Brief Life History of Karl
When Karl Olsson was born on 23 May 1916, in Silbodal, Värmland, Sweden, his father, Anders Johan Olsson, was 39 and his mother, Beda Karolina Groth, was 42. He died from 1917 to 1997, in Värmland, Sweden.
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World Events (3)
1918
Sweden recognized Finland as independent state. Swedish naval expedition sent to Aland Islands to protect against Russians. Spanish flu epidemic killed 38,000 in Sweden.
1920
Sweden joined League of Nations.
1921 · Capital Punishment Abolished
Sweden abolished capital punishment for all crimes committed during peacetime on June 30, 1921.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Lennart, Sven, Nils, Erik, Mats, Per, Anders, Bjorn, Fredrik, Nels, Olle. German Hans, Kurt, Fritz, Ingeborg, Otto, Ute.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Ola, a short form of Olof, Swedish variant of Olaf (see Olafsen ), or a shortened form of the patronymic Olofsson (see Olofson ). Compare Ohlsson , Oleson , and Olson .
German (Eastphalia): patronymic from a short form of the personal name Ulrich .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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