1926 in Sweden

Events from the year 1926 in Sweden

← 1925 1924 1923 1926 in Sweden → 1927 1928 1929
Decades:	1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s
See also:	Other events of 1926 Timeline of Swedish history

Incumbents

• Monarch – Gustaf V
• Prime Minister – Rickard Sandler, Carl Gustaf Ekman

Events

• 6–14 February – The Nordic Games take place in Stockholm.^[1]

Births

Thorbjörn Fälldin, prime minister 1976-78 and 1979-82.

• 24 April – Thorbjörn Fälldin, politician
• 21 May – Gustaf Lindh, modern pentathlete

Exact date missing

• Lars Ardelius, psychologist and novelist.^[2]
• Hans Granlid, novelist and literary historian (died 1999).^[3]
• Rita Tornborg, novelist and short story writer.^[4]

Deaths

• 14 May – Adolf Bergman, tug-of-war competitor (born 1879).^[5]
• 23 May – Sigrid Elmblad, writer and translator (born 1860)^[6]
• 26 July – Olle Lanner, gymnast (born 1884).^[7]
• Wilhelmina Skogh
• Ellen Key
• Olga Sandberg

References

1. Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of international games. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. p. 474. ISBN 0-7864-1026-4.
2. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Lars Ardelius". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
3. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Hans Granlid". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
4. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Rita Tornborg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
5. "Adolf Bergman". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
6. Bohman, Nils; Dahl, Torsten (1955). Svenska män och Kvinnor: Biografisk Uppslagsbok (in Swedish). Stockholm: Bonnier. p. 394. OCLC 1137575928.
7. "Olle Lanner". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2014.