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Events relating to scandinavia
Jean Sibelius's tone-poemTapiola has its premiere in New York
Norwegian figure-skater Sonja Henie wins the first of three individual Olympic gold medals in successive games
Swedish tenor Jussi Björling makes his debut in Stockholm, in Puccini's Manon Lescaut
The Viipury Library in Finland makes the reputation of a young Finnish architect, Alvar Aalto
Danish author Karen Blixen publishes her autobiographical novel Out of Africa
Finnish designer Alvar Aalto develops a bent plywood three-legged stool, specifically designed for stacking
Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark jointly declare their neutrality
The Finns win spectacular victories in counter-attacks against the Russian invaders, destroying four Soviet divisions
303 captured merchant seamen are rescued in a daring British raid on the German supply ship Altmark, in use as a floating prison in a Norwegian fjord
German ships and marines occupy the harbours of neutral Denmark and Norway
The German invasion of Norway includes the world's first airborne assault, with troops arriving by plane to attack the airports of Oslo and Stavanger
Allied ships on patrol in the North Sea, soon followed by troops, rush to the defence of Norway
The last Allied forces withdraw from Norway, leaving the country entirely in the hands of its German occupiers
Vidkun Quisling, founder of the Norwegian Fascist party, is appointed president of German-occupied Norway
German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer flies to neutral Sweden to contact the British on behalf of conspirators against Hitler
Vidkun Quisling, Fascist president of occupied Norway from 1942, is tried and executed for treason
A prehistoric victim of strangling is found in Tollund Moss in Denmark, with part of the noose still round his neck
Swedish economist Dag Hammarskjöld becomes secretary-general of the United Nations
Swedish director Ingmar Bergman wins international fame with his film Smiles of a Summer Night
Danish architect Jørn Utzon wins the competition to design Sydney Opera House
Swedish director Ingmar Bergman's film The Seventh Seal wins the Jury Prize at Cannes
The Swedish tennis player Björn Borg wins the first of five consecutive singles titles at Wimbledon
Swedish prime minister Olof Palme is killed in a Stockholm street in an unsolved murder
The Oslo Accords, brokered by the Norwegian government between the PLO and Israel, are seen as a breakthrough in the Middle East crisis
Danish choreographer Peter Schaufuss founds his own ballet company at Holstebro
