1977 in Sweden
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Events from the year 1977 in Sweden.
Incumbents
Events
- 15 January – Linjeflyg Flight 618 plane crash: Linjeflyg Flight 618 crashes near Kälvesta after ice causes a loss of control, killing all 22 aboard.[1]
- 3-8 May – The 1st IBF World Championships (badminton) are held in Malmö.
- 19 June – The 1977 Swedish Grand Prix (Formula One) is held at Anderstorp.[2]
- 14 October – The 1977 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences is awarded jointly to Bertil Ohlin (Sweden) and James E. Meade.[3]
- 17 November – Miss Sweden Mary Ann Catrin Stavin is crowned Miss World in London, UK.
- 12 December – ABBA: The Album released.
Births
- 26 January – Nicholaus Arson, guitarist and songwriter
- 19 March – Robert Lindstedt, tennis player
- 23 March – Daniel Espinosa, filmmaker
- 5 April – Daniel Majstorović, footballer
- 16 April – Freddie Ljungberg, Swedish footballer
- 17 May – Anders Södergren, cross-country skier
- 14 July – Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden[4]
- 26 August – Therese Alshammar, swimmer
- 28 August – Daniel Andersson, footballer
- 3 September – Olof Mellberg, footballer
- 14 September – Malik Bendjelloul, film and documentary director
- 4 October – Ana Johnsson, singer
- 14 October – Carl Johan Grimmark, guitarist
- 20 November – Daniel Svensson, drummer
- 22 November – Jonas Öberg, open source software activist
- 17 December – Samuel Påhlsson, Swedish ice hockey player
- 18 December – Axwell, DJ, remixer and record producer
- 20 December – Sonja Aldén, singer
Full date missing
- Erika Lust, film director
Deaths
- 5 March – Albert Andersson, athlete and gymnast (born 1902)[5]
- 10 October – Bengt Bengtsson, gymnast (born 1897)[6]
References
- ^ Ranter, Harro. "Accident Vickers 838 Viscount SE-FOZ, Saturday 15 January 1977". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "1977 Swedish Grand Prix - Race Result". Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1977". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ Paxton, J. (16 December 2016). The Statesman's Year-Book 1987-88. Springer. p. 1138. ISBN 978-0-230-27116-6.
- ^ "Albert Andersson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Bengt Bengtsson". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2014.