Permanent historical records ยท Updated 2026-11-03

1979 in Sweden

Explore 9 historical events and records for Sweden in 1979.

Historical records for Sweden in 1979

Sorted by month and day. Records with no month are shown last. Showing 9 of 9 unique records.

9Unique records
1 of 1Page
9Named events on this page
6Named people on this page
4Places on this page

May

Birth of Charles Philip Edmund

Charles Philip Edmund ยท Stockholm ยท House / House of Bernadotte

Birth of Charles Philip Edmund, eldest son of Charles XVI

Birth of Charles Philip Edmund Bertil

Charles XVI ยท Stockholm ยท House / House of Bernadotte

Birth of Charles Philip Edmund Bertil, Charles XVIs son

August

Vienna International Centre Inaugurated

Eklund, Sigvard ยท Vienna ยท Director General IAEA ยท Warfare / Nuclear

The Vienna International Centre is inaugurated and becomes the IAEA's permanent headquarters complex.

October

Physical Protection Convention Adopted

Eklund, Sigvard ยท Vienna ยท Director General IAEA ยท Warfare / Nuclear

The Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material is adopted under IAEA auspices.

Other events (month unknown)

Foreign Ministry Tenure Ends

Blix, Hans ยท Stockholm ยท Minister for Foreign Affairs ยท Government / Government of Sweden

Completes his service as Sweden's foreign minister.

French Open

Borg, Bjorn ยท Paris ยท Sport / Tennis

Winner of the French Menss Singles Tennis Championship, 4th time

Leaves Foreign Minister Office

Blix, Hans ยท Stockholm ยท Minister for Foreign Affairs ยท Government / Government of Sweden

Returns to international legal and nuclear policy work.

Prime Minister of Sweden

Felldin, Thorbjorn ยท Prime Minister of Sweden ยท Government / Government of Sweden

Appointed Prime Minister of Sweden, 2nd term

Wimbledon

Borg, Bjorn ยท Wimbledon ยท Sport / Tennis

Winner of the Wimbledon Menss Singles Tennis Championship, 4th time

How these records were prepared

Generated from the World History Database historical_events table. Identical display records are collapsed; descriptions otherwise retain the stored text. Coverage and source quality vary. Check primary and specialist sources before citing individual historical claims.