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[timlarsson]

I just read a bit again, and noticed a typo.
Jan 18 1986 (H190):
Olaf Palme goes.

His name was Olof, not Olaf... (Swedish prime minister, was murdered)

[heartbreak]

It seems Olaf is commonly used as well. For example. Also, Olaf is pronounced OH-loff and Olof is one of its variants. See here. Are we sure that Olof isn't the typo?

[timlarsson]

I'm pretty sure his name was Olof. He was the Swedish prime minister, I'm Swedish...
This is found where he was assasinated: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...e_of_death.jpg

Besides, Olaf is more norwegian, while Olof is more common in Sweden.

EDIT: to prove my last argument, this site show statistics of names in Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Pages/NameSearch____259432.aspx

search for Olaf: 523 men with that name.
search for Olof: 119 668 men with that name (and 1 woman even)

[heartbreak]

Sorry about that. Did not notice that you were from Sweden.

Still it might not be a typo. With as many sources out there that have Olaf instead of Olof. It could be more due to what source MZD used.

[fearful_syzygy]

It's still not the man's name.

[heartbreak]

It's still not the man's name.

I agree. What I was trying to say was that it is possibly not a typo on MZD's or the editors of part. I think it is possible that it stems from sources that list the man's name as Olaf instead of Olof. Which could also not be a typo on the source's part considering that Olaf is pronounced OH-loff. The source could have heard the name spoken aloud and then thought that it was spelled Olaf.