Events from the year 1972 in Sweden
Incumbents Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf Prime Minister – Olof Palme
Events 30 September – The Öland Bridge between mainland Sweden and Swedish Baltic Sea island of Öland is inaugurated. On 28 November, Princess Sibylla, Duchess of Vasterbotten dies at age 64. She was the widow of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Vasterbotten (1906–1947), and mother of Crown Prince Carl Gustaf (future King of Sweden). June - The first global conference on the environment was held in Stockholm.
Births
20 January – Oscar Dronjak, guitarist 17 February – Lars-Göran Petrov, singer and drummer (Entombed and Morbid) 23 March – Jonas Björkman, tennis player and coach 25 April – Malin Östh, politician 29 April – Fredrik Kempe, songwriter and opera and pop singer 19 May – Jenny Berggren, rock singer 20 May – Andreas Lundstedt, singer and actor (Alcazar) 3 July – Henrik Fritzon, politician 18 July – Fredrik Åkesson, guitarist 3 August – Patrik Isaksson, singer and songwriter 5 September – David Dalmo, Swedish dancerThe Swedish Film Database: David Dalmo, accessed 19 May 2010 29 September – Jörgen Jönsson, ice hockey player. 6 October – Anders Iwers, musician 28 November – Jesper Strömblad, musician 11 December – Daniel Alfredsson, ice hockey player. 29 December – Andreas Dackell, ice hockey player.
Deaths 14 February – Andreas Cervin, gymnast (born 1888). Aurora Nilsson (born 1894) 28 November – Sibylla, princess of Sweden (born 1908).
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