Events from the year 1978 in Sweden
Incumbents Monarch – Carl XVI Gustaf Prime Minister – Thorbjörn Fälldin, Ola Ullsten
Events 18 October – Thorbjörn Fälldin resigns as Prime Minister of Sweden, and is replaced with Ola Ullsten.
Births
30 January – Daniel Lindström, singer and winner of Idol 2004 (Sweden) 10 February – Isabella Eklöf, screenwriter and film director 22 March – Björn Lind, cross country skier. 12 May – Malin Akerman, actress 29 May – Pelle Almqvist, singer-songwriter of The Hives 7 June – Mini Andén, model 1 August – Björn Ferry, biathlete. 20 August – Anneli Heed, stand-up comedian, impersonator, and voice actress/dubber
Deaths
4 February – Olle Åkerlund, sailor (born 1911). 17 February – Erik Charpentier, gymnast (born 1897). 3 April – Karl Asplund, poet, short story writer and art historian (born 1890). 5 August – Victor Hasselblad, inventor and photographer. (born 1906)VICTOR HASSELBLAD 1906 - 1978
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