1953 in Sweden

Events from the year '''1953 in Sweden'''

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Incumbents

Monarch – Gustaf VI Adolf
Prime Minister – Tage Erlander

Events

8 September – The first motorway in Sweden is inaugurated, and runs between Malmö and Lund.

Births

27 January - Göran Flodström, fencer.
18 April - Bernt Johansson, cyclist.

Exact date unknown

Eva Runefelt, novelist.
Niklas Rådström, poet.

Deaths

3 April - Algot Lönn, cyclist.
22 May - Hanna Grönvall, politician and trade union worker
5 August - Sven Johansson, canoer.
7 August - Anna Johansson-Visborg, politician, trade unionist and women's right activist
Amanda Horney, politician, trade unionist and women's right activist