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Events on Sunday 26 January 1947 1
1906 – 1947Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten (1906-1947)Died 26 January 1947, aged 40Prince Gustaf Adolf was second in line to the Swedish throne and the father of the future King Carl XVI Gustaf. He was killed in an air crash at Kastrup Airport in Copenhagen. The American singer Grace Moore also died in the crash.