Events from the year 1980 in Sweden
Incumbents Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf Prime Minister – Thorbjörn Fälldin
Events 23 March – Nuclear power referendum The Right Livelihood Award established
Popular culture
Literature Vredens barn, novel by Sara Lidman
Sport The 1980 European Figure Skating Championships were held in Gothenburg The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships took place in Falun
Births
5 January – Elin Nordegren, model 25 January – Christian Olsson, athlete 22 February – Jimmie Ericsson, ice hockey player 10 March – Claire Hedenskog, swimmer. 19 March – Johan Olsson, cross country skier 3 April – Johan Brunström, tennis player 4 April – Björn Wirdheim, professional racing driver 4 June – Pontus Farnerud, former professional footballer 13 June – Linda Wessberg, golf player 30 June – Emil Almén, actor 30 June – Rade Prica, footballer 19 August – Tove Fraurud, politician 20 September – Gustav Larsson, cyclist 26 September – Daniel and Henrik Sedin, ice hockey players 9 October – Henrik Zetterberg, ice hockey player 2 November – Kennedy Bakircioglu, footballer 12 November – gustaf Skarsgård, actor 14 November – Johanna Thydell, writer 22 November – Emma Ejwertz, singer and songwriter 2 December – Charlotte Rohlin, former footballer 21 December – Stefan Liv, ice hockey player
Deaths 17 February – Einar Karlsson, wrestler (born 1908) 17 April – Alf Sjöberg, film director (born 1903) 20 June – Allan Pettersson, composer and violist (born 1911) 26 October – Per-Olof Östrand, swimmer (born 1930) 17 November – Hans Wetterström, sprint canoer.
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