1977
Right bloc · CFälldin's nuclear deadlock and the birth of Crown Princess Victoria.
1977 infographic: Crown Princess, nuclear impasse, and economics Nobel
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Highlights
- Crown Princess born: Victoria, daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf, was born on 14 July 1977, beginning her path to the throne — formalised in 1980 when Sweden replaced agnatic with absolute primogeniture.
- Nuclear impasse: PM Thorbjörn Fälldin had campaigned in 1976 on shutting down nuclear power, but his coalition partners forced a compromise; the Barsebäck 2 reactor was loaded in 1977, deepening tensions that would eventually collapse his first government in 1978.
- Nobel Prize in Economics: Bertil Ohlin shared the 1977 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with James Meade for their work on international trade theory, affirming Sweden's standing in academic economics.