LOCATION

Official Website:
http://www.stockholm.se/

Population:
761,721 (2004)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Stockholm	1878

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Betsson	2000
Autoliv	1953
H&M	1947
Investor AB	1916
Electrolux	1910
ASEA	1883
Ericsson	1876

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Malin Akerman	Actor	12-May-1978		The Heartbreak Kid
Benny Andersson	Musician	16-Dec-1946		ABBA
Bibi Andersson	Actor	11-Nov-1935		Persona
Pernilla August	Actor	13-Feb-1958		The Best Intentions
Ingrid Bergman	Actor	29-Aug-1915	29-Aug-1982	Murder on the Orient Express
Sune K. Bergström	Scientist	10-Jan-1916	15-Aug-2004	Prostaglandins
Sissela Bok	Scholar	2-Dec-1934		Ethicist
Hjalmar Branting	Politician	23-Nov-1860	24-Feb-1925	Swedish Prime Minister
King Charles XII	Royalty	17-Jun-1682	30-Nov-1718	King of Sweden, 1697-1718
Neneh Cherry	Musician	10-Mar-1964		Raw Like Sushi
Britt Ekland	Actor	6-Oct-1942		The Man with the Golden Gun
Erik XIV	Royalty	13-Dec-1533	26-Feb-1577	King of Sweden, 1560-68
Ulf von Euler	Scientist	7-Feb-1905	9-Mar-1983	Neurotransmitters, norepinephrine and prostaglandins
Gustav Adolph the Great	Royalty	9-Dec-1594	6-Nov-1632	King of Sweden 1611-32
Gustav V	Royalty	16-Jun-1858	29-Oct-1950	King of Sweden, 1907-50
Lasse Hallstrom	Film Director	2-Jun-1946		My Life as a Dog
Signe Hasso	Actor	15-Aug-1910	7-Jun-2002	A Double Life
Toomas Hendrik Ilves	Head of State	26-Dec-1953		President of Estonia
Erland Josephson	Actor	15-Jun-1923		The Sacrifice
Vendela Kirsebom	Model	12-Jan-1967		1993 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue
Dolph Lundgren	Actor	3-Nov-1957		The Punisher
Yngwie Malmsteen	Guitarist	30-Jun-1963		Heavy Metal guitar virtuoso
Alfred Nobel	Inventor	21-Oct-1833	10-Dec-1896	Dynamite inventor, established Nobel Prize
Claes Oldenburg	Sculptor	28-Jan-1929		Pop-Art sculptor
Lena Olin	Actor	22-Mar-1956		Enemies: A Love Story
Oscar II	Royalty	21-Jan-1829	8-Dec-1907	King of Sweden and Norway
Olof Palme	Head of State	30-Jan-1927	28-Feb-1986	Swedish Prime Minister, assassinated
Marcus Schenkenberg	Model	4-Aug-1968		Male supermodel
Art Spiegelman	Cartoonist	15-Feb-1948		Underground cartoonist wrote Maus
Inger Stevens	Actor	18-Oct-1934	30-Apr-1970	The Farmer's Daughter
August Strindberg	Playwright	22-Jan-1849	14-May-1912	Röda Rummet
Mats Sundin	Hockey	13-Feb-1971		Toronto Maple Leafs
Emanuel Swedenborg	Philosopher	29-Jan-1688	29-Mar-1772	Swedish scientist turned Christian mystic
Carl Gustaf, Count Tessin	Aristocrat	5-Sep-1695	7-Jan-1770	Head of Swedish Chancellory
Arne Tiselius	Chemist	10-Aug-1902	29-Aug-1971	Electrophoresis
John Wattin	Business	1947		Chairman of MySQL

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Klas Pontus Arnoldson	Journalist	27-Oct-1844	20-Feb-1916	Helped to cleave Norway and Sweden
Svante Arrhenius	Chemist	19-Feb-1859	2-Oct-1927	Explored electrolytic conductivity
Nils Asther	Actor	17-Jan-1897	13-Oct-1981	The Single Standard
Sune K. Bergström	Scientist	10-Jan-1916	15-Aug-2004	Prostaglandins
Jöns Jacob Berzelius	Chemist	20-Aug-1779	7-Aug-1848	Inventor of modern chemical notation
Green Bar Bill	Author	6-Aug-1900	9-Nov-1992	Prominent Scouter
Gustaf Dalén	Inventor	30-Nov-1869	9-Dec-1937	Automatic sun valve
René Descartes	Philosopher	31-Mar-1596	11-Feb-1650	Discours de la Méthode
Allan Edwall	Actor	25-Aug-1924	7-Feb-1997	The Brothers Lionheart
Ulf von Euler	Scientist	7-Feb-1905	9-Mar-1983	Neurotransmitters, norepinephrine and prostaglandins
Hans von Euler-Chelpin	Chemist	15-Feb-1873	7-Nov-1964	Enzymes of sugar fermentation
Ragnar Granit	Scientist	30-Oct-1900	31-Mar-1990	Physiology of the retina
Allvar Gullstrand	Doctor	5-Jun-1862	28-Jul-1930	Ophthalmologist, refraction of light in the eye
Gustav V	Royalty	16-Jun-1858	29-Oct-1950	King of Sweden, 1907-50
Hjalmar Hammarskjöld	Head of State	4-Feb-1862	12-Oct-1953	Prime Minister of Sweden, 1914-17
Eyvind Johnson	Author	29-Jul-1900	25-Aug-1976	Rain at Dawn
Erik Axel Karlfeldt	Poet	20-Jul-1864	8-Apr-1931	Songs of the wilderness and love
Pär Lagerkvist	Author	23-May-1891	11-Jul-1974	Barabbas
Bertil Lindblad	Astronomer	26-Nov-1895	25-Jun-1965	Spiral structure of the galaxy
Astrid Lindgren	Author	14-Nov-1907	28-Jan-2002	Pippi Longstocking
Gerald Mohr	Actor	11-Jun-1914	9-Nov-1968	American character actor
Gunnar Myrdal	Economist	6-Dec-1898	17-May-1987	Monetary Equilibrium
Warner Oland	Actor	3-Oct-1879	6-Aug-1938	Charlie Chan
Oscar I	Royalty	4-Jul-1799	8-Jul-1859	King of Sweden and Norway
Oscar II	Royalty	21-Jan-1829	8-Dec-1907	King of Sweden and Norway
Olof Palme	Head of State	30-Jan-1927	28-Feb-1986	Swedish Prime Minister, assassinated
Nelly Sachs	Poet	10-Dec-1891	12-May-1970	O the Chimneys
Manne Siegbahn	Physicist	3-Dec-1886	26-Sep-1978	X-Ray spectroscopy
August Strindberg	Playwright	22-Jan-1849	14-May-1912	Röda Rummet
Hugo Theorell	Scientist	6-Jul-1903	15-Aug-1982	Oxidation enzymes
Ingrid Thulin	Actor	27-Jan-1926	7-Jan-2004	Swedish actress starred in 9 Ingmar Bergman films
Norbert Wiener	Mathematician	26-Nov-1894	18-Mar-1964	Cybernetics

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