LOCATION

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

Population:
761,721 (2004)

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of Stockholm	1878
Royal Institute of Technology	1827

ORCHESTRA

Orchestra	Founded
Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra	1965
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra	1902

OPERA

Opera	Founded
Royal Swedish Opera	1773

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
Spotify	2006
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
Harriet Andersson	Actor	14-Feb-1932		Dogville
Pernilla August	Actor	13-Feb-1958		The Best Intentions
Avicii	Disc Jockey	8-Sep-1989		Swedish House DJ
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
Per Theodor Cleve	Chemist	10-Feb-1840	18-Jun-1905	Discovered holmium (Ho) and thulium (Tm)
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
Greta Garbo	Actor	18-Sep-1905	15-Apr-1990	Vanted to be alone
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	25-Feb-2012	The Sacrifice
Joel Kinnaman	Actor	25-Nov-1979		Stephen Holder on The Killing
Vendela Kirsebom	Model	12-Jan-1967		1993 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue
Jenny Lind	Singer	6-Oct-1820	2-Nov-1887	Soprano, The Swedish Nightingale
Tove Lo	Singer/Songwriter	29-Oct-1987		Queen of the Clouds
Fredrik Logevall	Historian	1963		Embers of War
Dolph Lundgren	Actor	3-Nov-1957		The Punisher
Yngwie Malmsteen	Guitarist	30-Jun-1963		Heavy Metal guitar virtuoso
Max Martin	Music Producer	26-Feb-1971		Swedish hitmaker
Alfred Nobel	Inventor	21-Oct-1833	10-Dec-1896	Dynamite inventor, established Nobel Prize
Michael Nyqvist	Actor	8-Nov-1960		Mikael Blomkvist
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
Alexander Skarsgård	Actor	25-Aug-1976		Eric Northman on True Blood
Art Spiegelman	Cartoonist	15-Feb-1948		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
Ann Telnaes	Cartoonist	1960		Political cartoonist
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
Tomas Tranströmer	Poet	15-Apr-1931	26-Mar-2015	Scandinavian poet
Astrid Varnay	Singer	25-Apr-1918	4-Sep-2006	Wagnerian soprano
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
Anita Björk	Actor	25-Apr-1923	24-Oct-2012	Miss Julie
Per Theodor Cleve	Chemist	10-Feb-1840	18-Jun-1905	Discovered holmium (Ho) and thulium (Tm)
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
Erland Josephson	Actor	15-Jun-1923	25-Feb-2012	The Sacrifice
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
Anna Lindh	Government	19-Jun-1957	11-Sep-2003	Swedish Foreign Minister
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
Tomas Tranströmer	Poet	15-Apr-1931	26-Mar-2015	Scandinavian poet
Herbert Hall Turner	Astronomer	13-Aug-1861	20-Aug-1930	Stellar positions
Norbert Wiener	Mathematician	26-Nov-1894	18-Mar-1964	Cybernetics

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