1951 in Norway
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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Year in region [[Category:Expression error: Unexpected < operator. in Norway| ]] [[Category:Years of the Script error: No such module "Ordinal". century in Norway|1951 in Norway]] Events in the year 1951 in Norway.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Haakon VII.[1]
- Prime Minister – Einar Gerhardsen (Labour Party) until 9 November, Oscar Torp (Labour Party)
Events
- 19 November – Torp's Cabinet is appointed.
- Norsk Hydro opens a PVC plant at Herøya.
- Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.
Popular culture
Sports
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Music
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Film
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Literature
- Gunvor Hofmo, writer and poet, is awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment literature prize for the first time.
- Ola Viker makes his literary debut with the novel Gullskoen.[2]
Notable births
- 23 January – Dan Børge Akerø, television personality
- 1 February – Ellen Horn, actress, politician and Minister
- 24 February – Erna Osland, children's writer.[3]
- 1 March – Berit Oskal Eira, politician (d. 2021)
- 10 March – Eva Harr, artist (died 2024).[4][5]
- 16 March – Oddvar Brå, cross-country skier, world champion.[6]
- 19 March – Vegard Bye, politician
- 22 March – Stein Kåre Kristiansen, journalist
- 29 March
- Elisabeth Røbekk Nørve, politician
- Hans-Wilhelm Steinfeld, journalist
- 13 April – Kaci Kullmann Five, politician and Minister
- 14 April – Terje Tysland, singer, songwriter.[7]
- 26 April – Tor Bomann-Larsen, writer and illustrator.[8]
- 13 May – Wenche Lyngholm, politician
- 2 June – Marianne Borgen, politician.[9]
- 5 June – Sigrun Eng, politician
- 9 June – Geir Bøhren, composer
- 17 June – Sissel Buchholdt, handball player.[10]
- 25 July – Hans O. Felix, trade unionist
- 4 August – Per Knutsen, writer and playwright (died 2022).[11][12]
- 13 August – Barry Gjerde, translator and voice actor
- 20 August – Helge Torvund, writer.[13]
- 21 August – Cecilie Løveid, writer.[14]
- 7 September – Kari Lise Holmberg, politician
- 11 September – Odd Reitan, merchant.[15]
- 2 November – John Olav Egeland, journalist and editor
- 30 November –
- Rønnaug Kleiva, writer.[16]
- Torild Wardenær, writer.[17]
- 8 December – Jan Eggum, singer-songwriter
- 8 November – Heidi Larssen, politician
- 2 December – Anne Berit Andersen, politician
- 12 December – Erik Hillestad, record producer.[18]
- 15 December – Bente Angell-Hansen, diplomat
- 17 December – Sylvi Graham, politician
- 30 December – Trond Fevolden, civil servant
Notable deaths
- 14 January – Tor Jonsson, author and journalist (born 1916)
- 21 January – Erik Ramstad, one of the founders of Minot, North Dakota (born 1860)
- 23 March – Johan Henrik Wiers-Jenssen, newspaper columnist and theatre director (born 1897)
- 24 March – Anton Djupvik, politician (born 1881)
- 5 April – Elias Corneliussen, naval officer (born 1881).[19]
- 6 April – Halfdan Cleve, composer (born 1879)
- 9 April – Vilhelm Bjerknes, physicist and meteorologist (born 1862)
- 4 June – Lauritz Wigand-Larsen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (born 1895)
- 10 June – Håkon Evjenth, jurist and children's writer (born 1894).[20]
- 19 June – Ivar Kirkeby-Garstad, politician and Minister (born 1877)
- 4 July – Anton Berge, agronomist and politician (born 1892)
- 17 September – Jon Skeie, jurist (born 1871).[21]
- 6 October – Olav Kringen, newspaper editor (born 1867).[22]
- 14 October – Anton Johnson Brandt, veterinarian (born 1893)
- 18 December – Arthur Olsen, boxer (born 1900)
- 28 December – Nils Opdahl, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (born 1882).[23]
Full date unknown
- Lars Olai Meling, politician and Minister (born 1876)
- Gustav Smedal, jurist and irredentist activist (born 1888)
See also
References
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