1980 in Sweden
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Events from the year 1980 in Sweden
Incumbents
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.[1]
- 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.[2]
References
- ^ "Claire Hedenskog". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Hans Wetterström". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2015.