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It is 75 years today since Ingrid Hedström was born.
TThe Swedish journalist and author Ingrid Hedström were born in Söderhamn in the central Swedish province of Hälsingland, and then moved to Avesta in nearby Dalarna when she was five years old. She is said to be one of the 1960’s so-called "welfare-state princesses", meaning that she was the first in her family to graduate from high school. She completed her final exam at Avesta Grammar School in...
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Brodrick, William
1960 -
The British crime writer William Brodrick was born in Bolton, Lancashire, but when he was eleven years old the family...
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Blædel, Sara
1964 -
The Danish journalist and author Sara Blædel spent her early life in the Copenhagen district of Østerbro. When she was a...
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Milne, A.A.
1882 - 1956
English writer, poet and journalist who became world famous for having created one of the most beloved figures in...
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Carlsson, Christoffer
1986 -
Christoffer Carlsson grew up a rather lonely child in the small community of Skedala "in the gap between Halmstad and...
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