Events from the year 1987 in Sweden
Incumbents Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf Prime Minister – Ingvar Carlsson
Events
23 January – The film Stockholmsnatt is released. 2 February – The 22nd Guldbagge Awards is presented. 2 April – Shopping mall A6 center is inaugurated near Jönköping. 27 July to 2 August – The tennis tournament 1987 Swedish Open. 16 November – In the Lerum train crash, nine people were killed and more than 100 were injured. 15 December – Covered bridge restaurant Gävlebro is inaugurated near Gävle. 25 December – The film Pelle the Conqueror is released. 31 December – TV 3 Sweden is launched.
Births
1 January – Patric Hörnqvist, ice hockey player 29 January – Christian Carlsson, politician 2 February – Christoffer Vikström, swimmer. 3 February – Christine Bjerendal, archer. 26 February – Johan Sjöstrand, handball player 10 March – Ebba Jungmark, high jumper. 14 April – Ida Odén, handball player 12 May – Björn Gund, ski mountaineer and cross-country skier 2 June – Darin Zanyar, singer-songwriter 7 July – Veronica Wagner, gymnast 27 July – Astrid Gabrielsson, sailor 8 August – Petter Menning, sprint canoer 2 October – Johanna Ahlm, handball player. 29 October – Tove Lo, singer-songwriter 14 November – Nour El-Refai, Lebanese born-Swedish actress and comedian 17 November – Jacob Wester, freestyle skier 12 December – Sibel Redžep, Macedonian-born singer
Deaths
10 January – Håkan Malmrot, swimmer (born 1900). 27 January – Ove Rainer, politician and jurist (born 1925) 16 June - John Mikaelsson, Olympic racewalker (born 1913) 10 August – Kerstin Gellerman, politician (born 1926) 20 October – Lars-Erik Sjöberg, ice-hockey player (born 1944) 7 November – Arne Borg, swimmer (born 1901). 12 November – Cornelis Vreeswijk, Dutch-Swedish singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (born 1937) 21 November – Axel Ståhle, horse rider (born 1891)
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