1956
Left bloc · SStockholm hosts the Olympic equestrian games; election sets stage for the ATP pension battle.
1956 infographic: equestrian Olympics, regular TV, election, and future champions
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Highlights
- Olympic equestrian games: Stockholm hosted the equestrian events of the Melbourne Olympics from 11–17 June, relocated due to Australian quarantine laws. Swedish riders excelled, winning individual gold in eventing and two golds in dressage.
- 1956 general election: The 16 September election left the Social Democrats with 106 seats; they continued their coalition with the Farmers' League, though growing disagreement over pension reform would split the government the following year.
- Future champions born: Björn Borg was born on 6 June and Ingemar Stenmark on 18 March — two athletes who would define Swedish sporting dominance in the following decade.
Events in this year
1956 Stockholm hosts the 1956 Olympic equestrian events SOK records that the 1956 Olympic equestrian events were held in Stockholm because Australian quarantine rules prevented them from being staged in Melbourne. Sweden also won equestrian golds at the split Games. Sports 1956-09-04 Regular Swedish television broadcasts begin SVT records regular Swedish TV broadcasts beginning from Nackamasten on 4 September 1956. The event marks television entering the postwar folkhem before the 1958 World Cup made it a mass household medium. Culture 1956-09-16 1956 general election 1956 general election: The 16 September election left the Social Democrats with 106 seats; they continued their coalition with the Farmers' League, though growing disagreement over pension reform would split the government the following year. Election