Events from the year 1938 in Sweden
Incumbents Monarch – Gustaf V Prime Minister – Per Albin Hansson
Events
20 December – The Saltsjöbaden Agreement was signed between the Swedish Trade Union Confederation and the Swedish Employers Association. Sweden places 4th at the 1938 World Cup. Abortion Act of 1938 - Abortion in Sweden was legalized only if the mother's life was in danger, the mother was raped, or on eugenical grounds.
Births 28 January – Tomas Lindahl, biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 9 March – Lill-Babs, schlager singer (d. 2018) 2 April – John Larsson, 17th General of The Salvation Army 2 June – Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld, royal (d. 2026) 11 June – Leif Axmyr, convicted murderer (d. 2018) 20 September – Pia Lindström, television journalist 4 October – Per Odensten, novelist. (d. 2023) 31 December – Lena Cronqvist, artist (d. 2025)
Deaths
5 February – Axel Ljung, gymnast (born 1884). 14 April – Gillis Grafström, figure skater (born 1893). 31 October – August Gustafsson, tug-of-war competitor (born 1875). Alexandra Skoglund, suffragette, women's rights activist and politician (born 1862) Augusta Andersson, restaurant owner (born 1856)
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