Find A Grave - Orebro Lan

Bergman, Hjalmar b. September 19, 1883 d. January 1, 1931
Acclaimed Swedish Novelist, Poet, Dramatist and Screenwriter. Concidered one of the most important figures in the twentieth-century Swedish literature. He wrote novels as well as plays, and several of his works have become modern-day classics. His works have been translated to many languages, and are subject to research, in Sweden and abroad. Noted novels are for instance ”Hans nåds testamente” (1910), ”Markurells i Wadköping” (1919), ”Chefen fru Ingeborg” (1924) and ”Clownen Jac” (1930). Some...[Read More] (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
Norra Kyrkogården (North Cemetery), Örebro, Orebro Lan, Sweden
Bergmark, Orvar b. November 16, 1930 d. May 10, 2004
Legendary Swedish Soccer-player. In the Swedish "Hall of Fame" as one of the best players of all time. He played 94 international games for Sweden, and won Silver medal in the World Cup 1958. That same year, he received "Guldbollen" (The Golden Ball) for best player of the year. He also became a professional in Italy, playing for AS Roma. Retireing from his splendid career in 1966, he commenced a new one as coach for the Swedish international team, and coached the team through World Cup in...[Read More] (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
Almby kyrkogård, Orebro, Orebro Lan, Sweden
Plot: Garden of Remembrance
Bridget (Birgitta Haraldsdotter) b. 1131 d. October 22, 1208
Queen of Sweden. She was an extramarital daughter of King Harold IV Gilchrist of Norway, Fairhair Dynasty, and at about 16 was already the widow of a Swedish lord, Carl Sonnison, when she married the future King Magnus II around 1148. They were King and Queen only for the last year of Magnus's life, until he was killed in battle in 1161. Despite around 12 years of marriage, the royal couple had no known children. The widowed queen was soon married for a third time, to the famous Earl of the...[Read More] (Bio by: J T Demitz)
Riseberga klosterruin (Ruins of Riseberga Abbey), Fjugesta, Orebro Lan, Sweden
Plot: In Örebro kommun
Ehrenmark, Torsten b. 1919 d. 1985
Journalist, Author, Columnist, Media Figure. He was for many years foreign correspondent for the Swedish newspapers Aftonbladet, Dagens Nyheter and Stockholms-Tidningen, placed in New York, Paris and London. He was an observer, and every year, from 1966 on to his death, he released a book called ”Årets Ehrenmark” (Ehrenmark of the Year). He described the trivial everyday and captured moments of recognition, and reached his readers with both great humour and deep insight. He was a frequent guest...[Read More] (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
Norra Kyrkogården (North Cemetery), Örebro, Orebro Lan, Sweden
Lange, Dagmar b. March 31, 1914 d. October 9, 1991
Mystery Writer. Pseudonym: Maria Lang. One of Sweden's most popular writers of detective stories. She wrote 43 novels, most of them about superintendent 'Christer Wijk'. She created the fictive country town "Skoga', which is synonymous to her home town of Nora. She made her debute in 1949 with "Mördaren ljuger inte ensam" (The murderer doesn't lie alone), and her last novel was released in 1990 - "Se Skoga och sedan...". The three best-sellers of her production are "Mördaren ljuger inte ensam"...[Read More] (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
Nora kyrkogård, Nora, Orebro Lan, Sweden
Nordquist, Per Eric b. December 24, 1940 d. June 17, 2002
Journalist. Hosted many shows in Swedish radio and TV, for instance ”Radioapparaten”, ”Café Örebro”, ”Sommarnöje” and ”I afton dans”. He also made several documentaries for Swedish national Television (SVT), among them a renowned series about Swedish-American artists. In the United States media he was called ”Sweden´s Ken Burns”. He also wrote many books on subjects like cooking, beverages, history and travels. (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
Längbro kyrkogård, Örebro, Orebro Lan, Sweden
Plot: Garden of Remembrance
Peterson, Ronnie b. 1944 d. 1978
Race Car Driver. Born in Almby, Sweden, he was a world class driver of Formula One race cars. He began his career driving to a 1969 Formula Three Championship and winning the European Formula Two Championship in 1971. His first Formula One win was at the French Grand Prix in 1973, driving a Lotus model 72. From 1973 to 1978, in 123 Grand Prix races, he won nine more Grand Prix races at Monaco, Italy, Austria and the United States. During the 1978 Italian Grand Prix in Monza, Italy, he died at...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Almby kyrkogård, Orebro, Orebro Lan, Sweden

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