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1957 in Sweden

Explore 9 historical events and records for Sweden in 1957.

Historical records for Sweden in 1957

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February

Salvage Crews Continue Clearing Navigational Channel

Hammarskjold, Dag ยท Suez Canal ยท Secretary General of United Nations ยท Warfare / Suez War

International clearance operations progressively removed ships and debris while surveying damage to the canal route.

March

UNEF Helps Stabilize Israeli Withdrawal Area

Hammarskjold, Dag ยท United Nations ยท Secretary General of United Nations ยท Warfare / Suez War

United Nations personnel deployed into areas evacuated by Israeli troops as the withdrawal from Sinai and Gaza was completed.

Final Canal Clearance Stage Approaches Completion

Hammarskjold, Dag ยท Suez Canal ยท Secretary General of United Nations ยท Warfare / Suez War

International salvage work had reopened much of the obstructed route and prepared the waterway for a return to commercial operation.

April

UN Assists Conditions for Canal Reopening

Hammarskjold, Dag ยท United Nations ยท Secretary General of United Nations ยท Warfare / Suez War

United Nations efforts to supervise the aftermath of the crisis complemented clearance operations that enabled the Suez Canal to reopen to shipping.

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Dopamine Neurotransmitter

Carlsson, Arvid ยท Lund ยท Pharmacologist ยท Science / Medicine

Demonstrates that dopamine functions as an independent brain neurotransmitter.

Election

Palme, Sven Olof Joachim ยท Youth Leader-SDLP ยท Politics / SDP

Elected as an MP

Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis

Siegbahn, Kai Manne Borje ยท Uppsala ยท Experimental Physicist ยท Science / Physics

Develops methods for accurately measuring electron energies emitted from matter.

High-Resolution Photoelectron Spectroscopy

Siegbahn, Kai Manne Borje ยท Uppsala ยท Experimental Physicist ยท Science / Physics

Creates high-resolution spectroscopy for studying atomic and molecular electronic structure.

Parkinson Disease Mechanism

Carlsson, Arvid ยท Lund ยท Pharmacologist ยท Science / Medicine

Links dopamine depletion with movement symptoms resembling Parkinson disease.

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