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Sweden in 1978

Name: Sweden in 1978 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for Sweden in 1978, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

8Records

8Events

4Named people

5Places

3Categories

Historical records

October

October 1978Foreign Minister AppointmentHans Blix

Stockholm · Government / Government of Sweden

Is appointed Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs.

October 1978Swedish Foreign Ministry LeadershipHans Blix

Stockholm · Government / Government of Sweden

Takes Cabinet responsibility for Swedish foreign policy.

December

1 December 1978Japan NPT Safeguards Procedures Enter ForceSigvard Eklund

Vienna · Warfare / Nuclear

Exchanges notes bringing into force subsidiary arrangements implementing Japan's NPT safeguards agreement.

Other Events

1978First Major Nuclear Safety Training CourseSigvard Eklund

Argonne · Warfare / Nuclear

The IAEA holds its first major training course devoted entirely to nuclear safety at Argonne.

1978Foreign Secretary of SwedenHans Blix

Government / Government of Sweden

Appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs

1978French OpenBjorn Borg

Paris · Sport / Tennis

Winner of the French Menss Singles Tennis Championship, 3rd time

1978Prime Minister of SwedenOla Ullsten

Government / Government of Sweden

Appointed Prime Minister of Sweden

1978WimbledonBjorn Borg

Wimbledon · Sport / Tennis

Winner of the Wimbledon Menss Singles Tennis Championship, 3rd time

Names involved

Bjorn BorgHans BlixOla UllstenSigvard Eklund

Places involved

ArgonneParisStockholmViennaWimbledon

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.