1921 in Sweden
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Events from the year 1921 in Sweden
Incumbents
Events
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- 30 January – IFK Uppsala defeats Berliner SC, 4–1, in front of 2 022 spectators at the Stockholm Stadium when the first ice hockey game in Sweden is played.{{cite web|url=https://www.swehockey.se/globalassets/svenska-ishockeyforbundet/landslag/herr/tre-kronor/vm-historik/in-english/swedish_ice_hockey_year_by_year.pdf|title=Swedish Ice Hockey Year by Year|publisher=Swedish Ice Hockey Association|language=en|access-date=8 March 2020}}
- 10–26 September – the 1921 Swedish general election, which was the first Swedish election held under universal suffrage. The first women are elected to the parliament: Nelly Thüring (Social Democrat), Agda Östlund (Social Democrat) Elisabeth Tamm (liberal) and Bertha Wellin (Conservative) in the Lower chamber, and Kerstin Hesselgren in the Upper chamber.
- Foundation of Svenska Kvinnors Medborgarförbund.
Births
- 3 January – Gunnar Eriksson, cross country skier (died 1982).{{cite web|title=Gunnar Eriksson |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/er/gunnar-eriksson-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204659/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/er/gunnar-eriksson-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=28 November 2014}}
- 22 February – Sune Andersson, footballer (died 2002).{{cite web|title=Sune Andersson |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/sune-andersson-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417203632/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/sune-andersson-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=28 November 2014}}
- 29 April – Bert Lundin, union leader (died 2018)
- 13 July – Git Gay, actress, singer and revue director (died 2007).
- 31 July – Tore Sjöstrand, runner (died 2011).{{cite web|title=Tore Sjöstrand|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sj/tore-sjostrand-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174442/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sj/tore-sjostrand-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 April 2020|publisher=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=28 November 2014}}
- 3 August – Birgitta Arman, actress (died 2007).
- 15 September – Nils Rydström, fencer (died 2018)
- 6 October – Egon Jönsson, footballer (died 2000).
Deaths
- 11 March – Hulda Lundin, tailor and educator (born 1847)
- 20 November – Christina Nilsson, Countess de Casa Miranda, operatic soprano (born 1843)
- – Ellen Bergman, musician (born 1842)
- – Lilly Engström, civil servant (born 1843)
- - Hilda Sandels, opera singer (born 1830)
References
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