Events in Gothenburg History
- 1875-02-24 The SS Gothenburg hits the Great Barrier Reef and sinks off the Australian east coast, killing approximately 100, including a number of high profile civil servants and dignitaries
- 1926-08-27 2nd Women's World Games (track & field competition for women) is conducted over 3-days at the Slottsskogsvallen Stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1927-04-14 The first Volvo car premieres in Gothenburg, Sweden
Wings Arrested
1972-08-10 Paul & Linda McCartney, and their band Wings are arrested in Gothenburg, Sweden on drug possession charges when custom official discover a package of hashish
- 1972-09-15 An SAS domestic flight from Gothenburg to Stockholm was hijacked and flown to Malmö-Bulltofta Airport.
- 1976-03-06 European Men's Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg, Sweden won by John Curry (Great Britain)
- 1976-03-06 Ice Dance Championship at Gothenburg won by Pakhomova & Gorshkov (URS)
- 1976-03-06 Ice Pairs Championship at Gothenburg won by Rodnina & Zaitsev (Soviet Union)
Sports History
1976-03-06 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by American Dorothy Hamill (19)
- 1983-05-11 Aberdeen of Scotland win 23rd European Cup Winner's Cup against Real Madrid of Spain 2-1 in Gothenburg
- 1984-12-18 73rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats USA in Gothenburg (4-1)
- 1985-05-04 30th Eurovision Song Contest: Bobbysocks! for Norway wins singing "La det swinge" in Gothenburg
- 1987-12-20 76th Davis Cup: Sweden beats India in Gothenburg (5-0)
- 1988-12-17 77th Davis Cup: Germany beats Sweden in Gothenburg (4-1)
- 1990-05-09 Sampdoria of Italy win 30th European Cup Winner's Cup against Anderlecht of Belgium 2-0 in Gothenburg
- 1992-06-26 UEFA European Championship Final, Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden: In a huge upset Denmark beats Germany, 2-0
- 1995-08-05 5th Athletics World Championships open at Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1997-11-30 86th Davis Cup: Sweden sweeps US in Gothenburg (5-0)
- 2012-09-18 World's first mother-to-daughter uterus transplant undertaken at the University of Gothenburg
Famous People from Gothenburg
- 1757-03-16 Bengt Lidner, Swedish poet (Medea, Yttersa Domen), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1793)
- 1844-10-27 Klas Arnoldson, Swedish politician and pacifist (Nobel Peace 1908), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1916)
- 1846-12-22 Andreas Hallén, Swedish composer, born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1925)
- 1853-05-30 Karl Valentin, Swedish composer, born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1918)
- 1886-07-26 Lars Hanson, Swedish actor (Flesh & Devil), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1965)
- 1887-12-12 Kurt Magnus Atterberg, Swedish composer, born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1974)
- 1890-03-12 Evert Axel Taube, Swedish ballad singer and composer, born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1976)
- 1900-10-26 Karin Boye, writer (Kallocain), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1941)
- 1904-06-24 Kurt Kusenberg, German writer (Wein Auf Lebenszeit), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1983)
- 1906-12-13 Ingemar Liljefors, Swedish composer, born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1981)
- 1920-02-15 Ingmar Milveden, Swedish organist, composer, and musicologist, born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 2007)
- 1920-04-17 Bengt Anderberg, Swedish poet and writer (Kain), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 2008)
- 1927-03-28 Marianne Fredriksson, Swedish author (Simon and the Oaks), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 2007)
- 1929-05-23 Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (Zulu, One Summer of Happiness), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 1982)
- 1931-12-18 Gunnel Lindblom, Swedish actress (Hunger, Virgin Spring), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 2021)
- 1932-09-13 Bengt Hallberg, Swedish jazz pianist and composer, born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 2013)
Ingemar Johansson (1932-2009)
1932-09-22 Swedish boxer (world heavyweight champion 1959-60; Olympic silver heavyweight 1952), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1935-03-22 Bertil Johansson, Swedish soccer striker (5 caps; IFK Göteborg 267 games) and manager (IFK Göteborg), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 2021)
- 1937-06-07 Neeme Järvi, Estonian-American conductor (Gothenburg Symphony, 1982-2004; Detroit Symphony, 1990-2005; Residentie Orkest, 2005-12), born in Tallinn, Estonia
- 1939-03-27 Bo Winberg, Swedish instrumental rock guitarist (The Spotnicks - "Hava Nagila"; "Amapola"; "Karelia"), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 2020)
- 1940-09-17 Jan Eliasson, Swedish diplomat (4th Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1943-02-09 Jonny Nilsson, Swedish speed skater (Olympic gold 10k 1964; World C'ships gold allround 1963), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 2022)
- 1943-03-31 Roy Andersson, Swedish film director (A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1945-03-28 Count Björn Hamilton, Swedish politician, count and engineer, born in Gothenburg, Sweden
Björn Ulvaeus (79 years old)
1945-04-25 Swedish pop songwriter, producer, guitarist and singer (ABBA), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1948-05-13 Jeffrey Evans, Lord Mayor of London (2015-16), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1950-01-12 Göran Lindblad, Swedish politician, born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1951-06-13 Stellan Skarsgård, Swedish actor (Breaking the Waves), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1951-08-02 Freddie Wadling, Swedish actor and musician (The Leather Nun, Fleshquartet), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 2016)
- 1951-10-20 Leif Pagrotsky, Swedish politician and diplomat, born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1952-04-15 Bengt Gingsjö, Swedish swimmer, born in Gothenburg, Västra Götaland
- 1954-11-20 Berit Andnor, Swedish politician, born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1958-09-05 Lars Danielsson, Swedish musician (Summerwind), born in Gothenburg
- 1960-01-05 Glenn Strömberg, Swedish footballer, born in Lundby, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1962-11-29 Andy LaRocque [Anders Allhage], Swedish musician and songwriter (King Diamond), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1963-10-31 Mikkey Dee [Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou], Swedish rock musician and drummer [Motörhead; Scorpions], born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1965-01-05 Patrik Sjöberg, Swedish high jumper (WR 2.42m 1987; World C'ship gold 1987; Olympic silver 1984, 92; bronze 1988), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1965-04-09 Helen Alfredsson, Swedish golfer (Nabisco Dinah Shore 1993), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1967-02-14 Calle Johansson, Swedish NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1967-03-21 Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Swedish musician, songwriter, and producer (Ace of Base - "All That She Wants"), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1967-07-19 Christian Bergstrom, Swedish tennis player, born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1969-11-04 Jan Apell, Swedish player, born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1970-06-13 Mikael Ljungberg, Swedish wrestler (Olympic gold 2000), born in Gothenburg, Sweden (d. 2004)
- 1970-10-31 Linn Berggren, Swedish pop singer (Ace of Base - "All That She Wants"; "The Sign"), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1970-12-06 Ulf Ekberg, Swedish pop singwriter and keyboardist (Ace of Base - "All That She Wants"), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1972-12-11 Daniel Alfredsson, Swedish NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1973-07-05 Marcus Allbäck, Swedish soccer striker (74 caps; Örgryte IS, Heerenveen, Aston Villa, FC Copenhagen), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1974-03-31 Stefan Olsdal, Swedish bassist (Placebo), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1974-04-02 Håkan Hellström, Swedish musician (Känn ingen sorg för mig Göteborg), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1975-05-07 Gunhild Carling, Swedish jazz trombonist, trumpeter, and multi-instrumentalist (Carling Family; Carling Big Band), and singer (Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1976-04-05 Henrik Stenson, Swedish golfer (British Open 2016), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1987-01-23 Felicia Brandström, Swedish singer, born in Gothenburg, Sweden
- 1988-10-03 Alicia Vikander, actress (The Danish Girl), born in Gothenburg, Sweden
PewDiePie (34 years old)
1989-10-24 Swedish YouTube star, born in Gothenburg, Sweden
Famous Swedish People
Agnetha Fältskog
Alfred Nobel
Anders Celsius
Anita Ekberg
Anni-Frid Lyngstad
Annika Sörenstam