Gun Hägglund date of birth:
March 2, 1932
How old was Gun Hägglund when died?
79
Where was Gun Hägglund born?
Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
When did Gun Hägglund die?
August 19, 2011
What is Gun Hägglund nationality?
Swedish
What is Gun Hägglund's occupation?
Television journalist
Short Biography
Karin Gunvor Sjöblom Hägglund (2 March 1932 – 19 August 2011), better known as Gun Hägglund, was a Swedish television host and translator. Hägglund was the first female television news anchor in Sweden, hosting the Swedish national evening news show Aktuellt in 1958. She is sometimes credited as the first female television news reader in the world, but that claim is inaccurate as British ITN Midday News included female bulletin presenter Barbara Mandell in 1955 and BBC Regional news bulletin included Armine Sandford in 1957.