Hugo Alfvén
- 1862 – Emilie Rathou, newspaper publisher and activist for both women's rights and temperance, is born in Blekinge County.
- 1960 – The composer, conductor, violinist, and painter Hugo Alfvén (pictured) dies in Falun aged 88. He was known for his symphonies and rhapsodies, including Midsommarvaka.
- 1989 – A plane crashes on approach to Oskarshamn Airport in Kalmar County, killing all 16 people on board, including Social Democratic politician John-Olof Persson.