Swedish lieutenant and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Sweden (died 1985)

Tage Erlander

Tage Fritjof Erlander was a Swedish politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Sweden and leader of the Social Democratic Party from 1946 to 1969. During his record-long premiership, Erlander was an architect of the "Swedish Model" and oversaw a major expansion of the welfare state (Folkhemmet), marked by social equality, economic growth, and the development of extensive public services. Referred to as "Sweden’s longest prime minister" for both his towering height and his unprecedented 23-year tenure as head of government, he was known for his moderation, pragmatism, self-ironic humour, and modesty.

Born

1901

June 13

Died

1985

Era

1900s

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Tage, in brief

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1901 Born
1985 Died

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313 The decisions of the Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius, granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire, are published in Nicomedia.
1325 Ibn Battuta begins his travels, leaving his home in Tangiers to travel to Mecca (gone 24 years).
1381 In England, the Peasants' Revolt, led by Wat Tyler, comes to a head, as rebels set fire to the Savoy Palace.
1514 Henry Grace à Dieu, at over 1,000 tons the largest warship in the world at this time, built at the new Woolwich Dockyard in England, is dedicated.

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The world in 1901

When Tage arrived

april 25 New York becomes the first U.S. state to require automobile license plates.
august 10 The U.S. Steel recognition strike by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers begins.
august 14 The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
august 21 Six hundred American school teachers, Thomasites, arrived in Manila on the USAT Thomas.

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Alessandro Piccolomini 1508– Italian astronomer and philosopher (died 1579) Augusto Roa Bastos 1917–2005 Paraguayan journalist, author, and academic (born 1917) Ban Ki-moon 1944– South Korean politician and diplomat, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations Diego Mendieta 1980– Paraguayan footballer (died 2012) Frances Burney 1752–1840 English author and playwright (born 1752) Gao Qifeng 1889–1933 Chinese painter (died 1933) Jamario Moon 1980– American basketball player James Calado 1989– English racing driver Ryan McDonagh 1989– American ice hockey defenseman

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Also born in 1901

Walt Disney 1901–1966 American animator, director, producer, and screenwriter, co-founded The Walt Disney Company (born 1901) Adolph Rupp 1901–1977 American basketball player and coach (born 1901) André Malraux 1901–1976 French theorist and author (born 1901) Andreas Embirikos 1901–1975 Greek poet and photographer (born 1901) Art Rooney 1901–1988 American businessman, founded the Pittsburgh Steelers (born 1901) Charles Brenton Huggins 1901–1997 Canadian-American physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1901) Claude Autant-Lara 1901–2000 French director, screenwriter, and politician (died 2000) Ed Begley 1901–1970 American actor (born 1901) Eiji Tsuburaya 1901–1970 Japanese director and producer (born 1901)

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