Events from the year 1985 in Sweden
Incumbents Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf Prime Minister – Olof Palme
Events 28 March to 7 April – The 1985 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Gothenburg 23 August to 1 September – The 1985 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Södertälje 15 September – Swedish general election. Olof Palme remains Prime Minister of Sweden following a victory for the Social Democrats.
Births
14 March – Jessica Samuelsson, heptathlete 27 March – Caroline Winberg, model 18 May – Johan Eurén, wrestler 30 May – Erik Rost, ski orienteer 6 June – Sebastian Larsson, footballer 10 June – Kristina Lundberg, ice hockey player 26 June – Bobo Sollander, footballer 27 June – Patrik Fahlgren, handball player 27 June – Stina Viktorsson, curler 6 July – Niklas Edin, curler 28 August – Helena Jansson, orienteer 6 September – Elias Granath, ice hockey player 17 September – Jimmy Jansson, singer and songwriter 11 October – Gabriella Fagundez, swimmer 24 October – Oscar Wendt, footballer 25 November – Marcus Hellner, cross-country skier Unknown date – Nila Vikhe Patil, politician
Deaths 3 May – Ruth Forsling, activist and politician (born 1923). 3 July – Erik Ågren, boxer (born 1916).Erik Ågren 27 August – John Albrechtson, sailor, world champion and Olympic champion (born 1936). 3 October – Yngve Stoor, singer and composer (born 1912)
See also 1985 in Swedish television
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