1947 in Sweden

← 1946 1945 1944 1947 in Sweden → 1948 1949 1950
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See also:	Other events of 1947 Timeline of Swedish history

Events from the year 1947 in Sweden

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf V
• Prime Minister – Tage Erlander

Events

• On 26 January Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Vasterbotten (second-in-line to the throne) was killed in a plane crash in Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Karin Kock-Lindberg becomes the first female government minister.

Births

Gunnar Lund

• 19 February – Ingvar Hansson, sailor.^[1]
• 17 March – Hans Jacobson, fencer, Olympic champion from 1976 (died 1984).^[2]
• 26 July – Gunnar Lund, diplomat and politician.
• 5 September – Tommy Limby, cross-country skier (died 2008).^[3]
• 30 October – Sven Melander, journalist and television presenter.(died 2022)^[4]

Deaths

• 26 January – Gustaf Adolf, prince of Sweden (born 1906)
• 14 February – Mauritz Eriksson, sport shooter, Olympic champion from 1912 (born 1888).^[5]
• 10 August – Elisabet Anrep-Nordin, pedagogue (born 1857)
• 6 December – Henric Horn af Åminne, horse rider (born 1880)

References

1. "Ingvar Hansson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
2. "Hans Jacobson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
3. "Tommy Limby". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
4. Sven Melander är död (in Swedish)
5. "Mauritz Eriksson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2014.