1938 in Sweden
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Events from the year 1938 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
- 20 December – The Saltsjöbaden Agreement was signed between the Swedish Trade Union Confederation and the Swedish Employers Association.
- Sweden places 4th at the 1938 World Cup.[1]
Births
- 9 March – Lill-Babs, schlager singer (d. 2018)
- 2 April – John Larsson, 17th General of The Salvation Army
- 11 June – Leif Axmyr, convicted murderer (d. 2018)
- 20 September – Pia Lindström, television journalist
- 4 October – Per Odensten, novelist.[2] (d. 2023)
Deaths
- 5 February – Axel Ljung, gymnast (born 1884).[3]
- 14 April – Gillis Grafström, figure skater (born 1893).[4]
- 31 October – August Gustafsson, tug-of-war competitor (born 1875).[5]
- Alexandra Skoglund, suffragette, women's rights activist and politician (born 1862)
- Augusta Andersson, restaurant owner (born 1856)
References
- ^ "1938 FIFA World Cup in France". 1938 FIFA World Cup in France. 5 June 1938. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Per Odensten". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Axel Ljung". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "Gillis Grafström". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ "August Gustafsson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2014.