Victoria became crown princess of Sweden on January 1, 1980, the same day a new Act of Succession took effect granting the throne to the firstborn child regardless of gender. She'd actually been born as second in line — her younger brother Carl Philip had been heir presumptive under the old male-preference rule. The law change bumped a toddler out of the succession. Carl Philip was three years old when he lost the crown. Victoria became the first female heir to the Swedish throne in modern history.
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89 years. That's what Pietro Nenni got. Italian politician.
Adolph Deutsch — american composer and arranger. Died in 1980 at 83.
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