Events from the year 1972 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- 30 September – The Öland Bridge between mainland Sweden and Swedish Baltic Sea island of Öland is inaugurated.[1]
- On 28 November, Princess Sibylla, Duchess of Vasterbotten dies at age 64. She was the widow of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Vasterbotten (1906–1947), and mother of Crown Prince Carl Gustaf (future King of Sweden).
- June - The first global conference on the environment was held in Stockholm.[2]
Births
- 20 January – Oscar Dronjak, guitarist
- 17 February – Lars-Göran Petrov, singer and drummer (Entombed and Morbid)
- 23 March – Jonas Björkman, tennis player and coach
- 29 April – Fredrik Kempe, songwriter and opera and pop singer
- 19 May – Jenny Berggren, rock singer
- 20 May – Andreas Lundstedt, singer and actor (Alcazar)
- 3 July – Henrik Fritzon, politician
- 18 July – Fredrik Åkesson, guitarist
- 3 August – Patrik Isaksson, singer and songwriter
- 5 September – David Dalmo, Swedish dancer[3]
- 29 September – Jörgen Jönsson, ice hockey player.[4]
- 6 October – Anders Iwers, musician
- 28 November – Jesper Strömblad, musician
- 11 December – Daniel Alfredsson, ice hockey player.[5]
- 29 December – Andreas Dackell, ice hockey player.[6]
Deaths
- 14 February – Andreas Cervin, gymnast (born 1888).[7]
- Aurora Nilsson (born 1894)
- 28 November – Sibylla, princess of Sweden (born 1908).[8]
References
- ^ "September 30 in Swedish History". Nordstjernan. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ United Nations. "United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, Stockholm 1972". United Nations. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
- ^ The Swedish Film Database: David Dalmo, accessed 19 May 2010
- ^ "Jörgen Jönsson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ "Daniel Alfredsson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ "Andreas Dackell". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ "Andreas Cervin". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ "Prinsessan Sibylla 100 år" (in Swedish). kungahuset.se. Swedish Royal Court. 2008. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2024.