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Would some Swedish history interest anyone? Did you know that on this day: in 1720, the Treaty of Frederiksborg is signed, ending the hostilities between Denmark/Norway and Sweden, leaving Russia as the remaining military enemy in The Great Northern War. One of the concessions Sweden had to make in this treaty was to forfeit her right to duty-free passage of the Öresund sound. in 1976, a 20 year-old Swedish tennis player by the name of Björn Borg wins his first final of The Wimbledon Championships. Björn Borg (who has become a household name, and is considered one of Swedens top athletes in modern times) goes on to win at Wimbledon five times in a row (1976-1980). Some Swedish birthdays you may want to celebrate on this day are: 1942 - Gunilla Bergström (author, journalist and illustrator, most famous for creating the Alfie Atkins (Alfons Åberg) books) 1960 - Håkan Loob (ice-hockey player Färjestad BK/Calgary Flames) If you know someone named Aurora, today would be a good time to wish them grattis på namnsdagen (happy namesday)!
Posted on: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 06:13:38 +0000

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