Events from the year 1973 in Sweden
Incumbents Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf (died 15 September), then Carl XVI Gustaf Prime Minister – Olof Palme
Events 20 January – A 34-year-old academic lecturer, Alf Svensson, becomes party leader of the Swedish political party Kristen Demokratisk Samling (KDS), a position he would hold for 31 years. 16 March – Residents of the municipality of Dorothea go on hunger strike in protest of the Swedish government's plans to merge with the municipalities of Åsele and Frederika, giving up after a week. 11 May – The Data Act (Sw. Datalagen) − the world's first national data protection law − is enacted in Sweden. 23–28 August – Norrmalmstorg robbery – a bank robbery and hostage crisis best known as the origin of the term Stockholm syndrome. 15 September – King Gustaf VI Adolf dies in his 91st year at 8:35 pm. He's succeeded by his 27-year-old grandson, Carl XVI Gustaf. 16 September – 1973 Swedish general election.
Births 23 January – Tomas Holmström, ice hockey player. 23 February – Linda Ulvaeus, actress and singer 19 March – Magnus Hedman, footballer 22 March – Martina Fortkord, alpine skier. 25 March – Anders Fridén, singer 1 April – Anna Carin Zidek, biathlete 3 April – Andreas Carlsson, music producer and songwriter 15 April – Teddy Lučić, footballer and manager 27 April – Sharlee D'Angelo, musical artist 5 May – Johan Hedberg, ice hockey player 24 May – Jill Johnson, Musical artist 5 July – Marcus Allbäck, footballer and coach 20 July – Peter Forsberg, ice hockey player. 24 July – Marléne Lund Kopparklint, politician 30 July – Markus Näslund, ice hockey player 6 August – Tina Nordström, chef 7 August – Armand Krajnc, professional boxer 9 August – Katarina Wennstam, journalist 15 September – Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland, Duke of Västergötland 26 September – Maria Bonnevie, Swedish-Norwegian actress 3 October – Ljubomir Vranjes, handball player 16 October – Eva Röse, actress 12 October – Martin Österdahl, author and television producer
Deaths
4 August – Gustav Freij, wrestler, Olympic champion in 1948 (born 1922). 7 September – Ernst Casparsson, horse rider (born 1886). 15 September – Gustaf VI Adolf, king (born 1882).
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