Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
King of Sweden since 1973
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- Oct 7
Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai win 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for mirror-image molecule research
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 12 million crown prize to the French and Japanese chemists for solving how to direct chiral reactions in drug synthesis.
- Oct 6
Swedish police shoot and injure armed suspect outside Stockholm Royal Palace
Officers discharged service weapons on Tuesday evening at Lejonbacken outside the official residence of King Carl XVI Gustaf, hospitalizing an armed man with serious injuries.
- Aug 23
Norway holds state funeral for King Harald V as thousands gather in Oslo
World leaders and European royalty joined tens of thousands of mourners in Oslo on Wednesday for the state funeral of King Harald V, who was buried at Akershus Fortress following a 35-year reign.
