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Hans Ragnemalm

Hans Ragnemalm, Swedish lawyer and judge (died 2016)

Born
March 30, 1940
Died
August 7, 2016
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1940

About Hans Ragnemalm

Hans Olof Ragnemalm (30 March 1940 – 7 August 2016) was a Swedish lawyer, judge, and professor emeritus of public law. Ragnemalm became professor of public law at Lund University, and later professor of public law and dean of the law faculty at the Stockholm University. He served as Parliamentary Ombudsman between 1987 and 1992, and from 1992 to 1995 as judge at the Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden. In 1995 Ragnemalm became Sweden's first judge at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. In 2000 he returned to Sweden to serve as president of the Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden until his retirement in 2005.

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Hans Ragnemalm timeline

  1. Hans Olof Ragnemalm (30 March 1940 – 7 August 2016) was a Swedish lawyer, judge, and professor emeritus of public law.
  2. In 1995 Ragnemalm became Sweden's first judge at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.

The world when Hans Ragnemalm was born

Hans Ragnemalm was born in 1940. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1940

  • #1 song"In the Mood" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieRebecca
  • Best-selling bookFor Whom the Bell Tolls – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst televised college basketball game
  • Top headlineWinston Churchill becomes British Prime Minister
  • Technology milestoneFirst McDonald's restaurant opens
  • Defining fadSwing music hits its peak
  • Notable inventionJeep (military vehicle)
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championCincinnati Reds (World Series)
  • U.S. population132.2M

1940 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Hans Ragnemalm's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19402026
Gas$0.18$3.45/gal
Average home$5,300$435,000
Average income$3,100$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population132.2M341 million

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