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1979 in Sweden
Events from the year
1979 in
Sweden
Incumbents
Monarch
–
Carl XVI Gustaf
Prime Minister
–
Ola Ullsten
,
Thorbjörn Fälldin
Events
23 February
- The
comedy film
Repmånad
, directed by
Lasse Åberg
, was released in Sweden.
23 April - the
ABBA
album
Voulez-Vous
released.
16 September – The
1979 Swedish general election
is held.
12 October –
Ola
Ullsten resigns as
Prime Minister of Sweden
, and is replaced with Thorbjörn
Fälldin
.
Date unknown –
1979 Star World Championships
are held in
Marstrand
.
Music
Film
Births
29 January
-
Andreas Thorstensson
, entrepreneur
2 April
-
Mika Hannula
,
ice hockey
player.
24 May
-
Dalibor Doder
, handballer.
2 October
-
Maja Ivarsson
, singer-songwriter.
Deaths
4 August
-
Ivar Johansson
, wrestler.
31 October
-
Edvin Adolphson
,
film actor
and director.