Events from the year 1956 in Sweden
Incumbents Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf Prime Minister – Tage Erlander
Events 16 September – Swedish general election The Husaby Affair around Florence Stephens. The disappearance of Gunnel Gummeson.
Popular culture
Sport Guldpucken established 11-17 June - The country stages the Equestrian events in the 1956 Summer Olympics because of problems with quarantine laws affecting the host city of Melbourne
Theatre The Eugene O'Neill Award established
Film 11 June – Seventh Heaven released 10 September – The Staffan Stolle Story released
Births
18 March – Ingemar Stenmark, alpine skier. 2 May – Kenneth Johansson, politician 13 May – Staffan Hellstrand, rock musician, songwriter and record producer 23 May – Tomas Norström, actor and film director. 6 June – Björn Borg, tennis player 24 August – Clas Lindberg, film director and screenwriter 2 September – Marcus Wallenberg, banker and industrialist 8 November – Peter Lindmark, ice hockey player. 5 December – Peter Dalle, actor and comedian Unknown date – Agneta Nilsson, politician
Deaths 10 March – Åke Fjästad, football player (born 1887). 21 March – Per Kaufeldt, football player (born 1902) 7 April – Sven Linderot, politician (born 1890) Elin Engström, politician (Social Democrat), trade unionist and women's right activist (born 1860) 15 April – Leonard Peterson, gymnast (born 1857)
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