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• Adolph Frederick (Adolf Fredrik of Holstein-Gottorp)    b. May 14, 1710  d. February 12, 1771
  Swedish Monarch. He reigned from 1751 to 1771, belonging to the Oldenburg Dynasty, originally Prince of Holstein-Gottorp. (May have been Sweden's Adolph II.) The kingdom he reigned over then included Finland and German areas of west-central and east-central Mecklenburg-West Pomerania. He was born at Gottorp Castle, Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany off the Danish border, and succeeded another German royal, King...[Read More] (Bio by: J T Demitz)
  Riddarholmskyrkan (Riddarholm Church), Riddarholmskyrkan, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   
• Adolphson, Edvin    b. February 25, 1893  d. October 31, 1979
  Actor, Motion Picture Director. He was active through a 50 year career, and appeared in over 500 roles. His debut was made in 1912, but his breakthrough came 1923 in the film "Friare från Landsvägen". He appeared with Ingrid Bergman in "Only One Night" (1939), and is noted for his roles in the film "Änglar, finns dom?" (1961), the television version of author [Read More] (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
  Solna kyrkogård, Solna, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   
• Agni (Agne Skjalfarbonde) 
  Swedish Monarch. A member of the Yngling Dynasty, he ruled Swealand, or the central Swea Region part of Sweden which subsequently developed into that country by about 980 A. D. Living approximately 355 to 400 A.D., he was the first of a succession of king of whom expertise has had the opinion that he did exist outside of the legends. He was assassinated by being hanged by Queen Skjalv, probably his consort, at an area called Agnefit, possibly located on the south shore of the current Old Town (...[Read More] (Bio by: J T Demitz)
  Lill-Hersby, Sollentuna, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
  Plot: Kung Agnes hög (Tumulus of King Agni)
   
• Alfvén, Hannes Olof Gosta    b. May 30, 1908  d. April 2, 1995
  Scientist. A pioneering physicist, he and Louis Eugene Felix Neel of France were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1970.
  Djursholms begravningsplats, Danderyd, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   
• Almqvist, Carl Jonas Love    b. November 28, 1793  d. September 26, 1866
  Writer, composer. He died in Bremen, Germany and was first buried there. The body was moved to Solna in 1901 and reburied there. (Bio by: Klas Grönqvist)
  Solna kyrkogård, Solna, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   
• Arnoldson, Karl Pontus    b. October 27, 1844  d. February 20, 1916
  Nobel Prize Recipient. Born in Gothenburg, Sweden, he was a journalist, pacifist and proponent of Scandinavian unity. He was a liberal in theology, familiar with the humanistic tenets of religious movements originating in the 19th Century in Great Britain and the United States. With his liberal political philosophy, principle of democracy and individualism, he was elected a member of the Swedish Parliament, serving (1882-87). He also was the founder and first president of the Swedish Peace...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Norra begravningsplatsen (Northern Cemetery), Solna, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
  Plot: Section Kv 21C, grave 1054 -10614
   
• Asplund, Gunnar    b. 1885  d. 1940
  Noted Architect. He was a leader of modern design, whom the magazine "Architectural Review" called "high priest of functionalism in Sweden." Born in Stockholm he studied there at the Technical High School and the Academy of Art, graduating in 1909. In the same year he entered an architectural competition for the Swedish Church in Paris. In 1913 he won the competition for an extension to the Town Hall in Göteborg. After visiting Italy and Greece he won, with Sigurd Lewerentz, a competition for...[Read More] (Bio by: Lennart Haglund)
  Skogskyrkogården (The Woodland Cemetery), Enskede, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   
• Bauman, Schamyl   b. December 4, 1893  d. February 28, 1966
  Director, Producer. Swedish director of light comedies. He started his career translating silent movie scripts in 1917. In 1929 he was the co-founder of Europafilm, which also gave him a platform for his own productions. Ten years later he co-founded his second film company, the Sandrew-Bauman. He was directing and producing several of the most popular Swedish comedies from the 1930s to the 1950s, working with such actors like Edvard Persson, Fridolf Rhudin and Sickan Carlsson. He also was...[Read More] (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
  Skogskyrkogården (The Woodland Cemetery), Enskede, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
  Plot: Kvarter 13, grav 1223
   
• Beatrice (Beatrix of Bavaria)  b. 1344  d. December 25, 1359
  Queen of Sweden. She was originally Princess of Bavaria and a daughter of the Roman-German Emperor Lewis IV, belonging to the powerful Wittelsbach Dynasty. Her mother was a Princess of Holland, and one of her brothers married a sister of King Waldemar IV Otherday of Denmark. At the age of twelve she became the consort of Crown Prince Eric (XII), the elder son of King Magnus and Queen Blanche of Norway and Sweden. In 1357 her husband revolted fully against his father's rule, having begun to do...[Read More] (Bio by: J T Demitz)
  Svartbrödraklostret (Abbey of Black Friars), Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
  Plot: Unknown (abbey long defunct)
   
• Bedrup, Bengt    b. June 10, 1928  d. March 27, 2005
  Sports Reporter. He was the first sports reporter for Swedish television, and became a "living legend" for more than 30 years. He commenced his career writing sporting news for local newspapers, and subsequently for Expressen, one of Sweden´s leading tabloids. He also made success with tv-specials like "Träna med TV" (work-out for common people) and "Torra fakta" ("Dry facts") about alcoholism, among others. (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
  Cause of death: Parkinson´s desease
  Bromma kyrkogård, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
  Plot: Kvarter DG 13
   
• Beorn I (Björn)
  Swedish king. He was of a family of no certain name, though probably a branch of the Yngling Dynasty, and at least ruled Swealand, that is to say the central Swea Region that subsequently developed into modern Sweden by about 980. He lived approximately 760 to 805 and as king had at least two successor namesakes, though none of them used a numeral. An epithet of Ironside (Järnsida) was fabricated centuries later when he was assumed to have been one of the many sons of a legendary Viking...[Read More] (Bio by: J T Demitz)
  Husby Munsö, Ekero Kommun, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
  Plot: Björn järnsidas hög (Tumulus of Beorn Ironside)
   
• Beorn II (Björn) 
  Swedish king. He was probably of a branch of the ancient Yngling Dynasty, a grandson of Beorn I, and at least ruled Swealand, that is to say the central Swea Region that subsequently developed into modern Sweden by about 980. He lived approximately 800 to 850 and had at least one successor namesake as king, though no Beorn actually used a numeral. This one was King by 828 when the Roman Emperor, Lewis the Pious, received emissaries from the far north who requested, on behalf of the Swea king...[Read More] (Bio by: J T Demitz)
  Hovgårdens kungshögar Adelsö (Court Estate Tumuli), Ekero Kommun, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
  Plot: Mellanhögen (Middle Tumulus)
   
• Bergenstråhle, Johan   b. July 15, 1935  d. August 23, 1995
  Director, Script Writer. A renowned Swedish theatre and film director. He made his name at Sweden´s most leading theatres, and was directing several noted films as well; among them "Made in Sweden" (1969), "Baltutlämningen" (1970), "Hallo Baby" (1976), "Ett drömspel" (1980), "August Strindberg. Ett liv" (1985) and "Bryllupsfotografen" (1994). In 1973 he received the foremost Swedish film award, "Guldbaggen" (Best Director) for "Jag heter Stelios". He also became noted for his interpretations of...[Read More] (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
  Katarina kyrkogård, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   
• Berka (Bergquist), Svenne (Sven)    b. August 20, 1914  d. December 16, 1996
  Swedish all-round athlete. Concidered a "ball genious" and practised sports like soccer, hockey, bandy and handball. He made his debute for the Swedish international soccer team in 1935, and played 35 games until 1943. During that same period he also played 55 games for the Swedish international hockey team. In the 1936 Olympic Games he represented Sweden in soccer as well as hockey. After his acclaimed career, he was badly injured in a car crash, and had to spend the rest of his life in a...[Read More] (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
  Katarina kyrkogård, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   
• Bertil of Sweden (Bertil Gustaf Oscar Carl Eugen)    b. February 28, 1912  d. January 4, 1997
  Prince and sportsman. He was born at the Royal Palace of Stockholm, of the Bernadotte Dynasty, and was then created Duke of Hallandia (Halland). As the son of King Gustaf VI Adolf and his first wife, British Princess Margareta, he was an uncle of the present king (2006). For his great interest in sports, the Swedes nicknamed him a "Sports Prince" and "Motor Prince". Using the alias "Monsieur Adrian", without his royal father knowing, he indeed competed in over a dozen car races around Europe...[Read More] (Bio by: Find A Grave)
  Kungliga begravningsplatsen (Royal Cemetery), Solna, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   
• Berzelius, Jöns Jacob    b. August 20, 1779  d. August 7, 1848
  Chemist, regarded as one of the fathers of modern chemistry. He among other things invented the classical system of chemical symbols, in which elements are abbreviated by one or two letters. (Bio by: Klas Grönqvist)
  Solna kyrkogård, Solna, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   
• Beskow, Elsa    b. February 11, 1874  d. June 30, 1953
  Children's book writer, artist. She both wrote and illustrated numerous children's books, many of which have reached international fame. (Bio by: Klas Grönqvist)
  Djursholms begravningsplats, Danderyd, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   
• Blomdahl, Karl-Birger   b. October 19, 1916  d. June 14, 1968
  Composer. His most famous work, "Aniara" (1959), was the first opera to be set in outer space. He was later a professor at Sweden's Royal Academy of Music. He died at 51 of heart disease. (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Gustav Vasa Kolumbarium, Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   
• Bohman, Gösta   b. January 15, 1911  d. August 12, 1997
  Politician. He was concidered as "one of the post-war period´s leading political figures in Sweden". Leader of the Swedish Conservative Party (Moderata Samlingpartiet) 1970-1981. Minister of Economy 1976-1978 and 1979-1981. He was a member of the Swedish parliament for 33 years, 1958-1991. He wrote two political memoires, "Så var det" (As it was, 1983), and "Maktskifte" (A change of power, 1984). In 1994 his wife, Gunnel, died from Alzheimer´s disease which made him write the book "Sagan om...[Read More] (Bio by: Peter Robsahm)
  Rådmansö kyrkogård, Norrtalje, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   
• Bonnier, Jo (Joakim)    b. January 31, 1930  d. June 11, 1972
  He was a Swedish auto racer who started in 104 Grand Prix races. He was killed during the 24 Hours of Le Mans. (Bio by: Ron Moody)
  Cause of death: Racing accident
  Lidingö Kyrkogård, Lidingo, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
   

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