Incumbents

Monarch – Haakon VII
Prime Minister – Einar Gerhardsen (Labour Party)

Events

30 August – The opening of the University of Bergen.
2 October – Bukken Bruse disaster: a flying boat crashes upon landing in Trondheim, Norway; 19 are killed; Bertrand Russell is among the 24 survivors.
12 June - Danmark - Norge 1-2, treningskamp Norway beat Denmark 1-2 in a football training match.

29 February – The Kråkerøy speech: Prime minister Einar Gerhardsen attacks the communists in a dramatic speech.
December - The first Donald Duck & Co cartoon magazine is released in Norway.
9 December – Riksteatret (The National Travelling Theatre) is established.

Popular culture

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Notable births

10 January – Ellen Kjellberg, dancer.^[1]
15 January – Kenneth Hugdahl, psychologist and author
27 January – Arne Skauge, politician and minister
31 January – Per Bjørang, speed skater and Sprint World Champion.^[2]
2 February – John Thune, politician
24 February – Modulf Aukan, politician
4 March – Ernst Håkon Jahr, linguist
5 March – Tore Tønne, politician and minister (d. 2002)
12 March – Rolf Reikvam, politician
14 March – Sten Osther, handball player
18 March – Ola T. Lånke, politician
19 March – Leif Jenssen, weightlifter and Olympic gold medallist.^[3]
23 March – Knut Magne Myrland, singer, guitarist and songwriter (died 2021).^[4]^[5]
3 April – Thor Lillehovde, politician
6 April – Philip Øgaard, cinematographer
19 April – Geir Røse, handball player
1 May – Bård Tønder, judge
4 May – Aud Kvalbein, politician
25 May
- Per Oskar Kjølaas, bishop
- Arild Stubhaug, poet and biographer
30 May –
- Inga Ravna Eira, Northern Sami language poet, children's writer and translator.^[6]
- Morten M. Kristiansen, illustrator.^[7]^[8]
31 May – Bård Mikkelsen, businessperson
6 June – Knut Kjeldstadli, historian
15 June – Asgeir Almås, politician
16 June – Gunnar Steintveit, lawyer and judge^[9]
23 June – Kari Nordheim-Larsen, politician and minister
29 June – Helge Karlsen, international soccer player
30 June – Dag Fornæss, speed skater and World Champion
6 July – Inger S. Enger, politician
9 July
- Leiv Kristen Sydnes, chemist
- Gunnar Torvund, sculptor.^[10]
- Gunnar Viken, politician
13 July – Alf Hansen, rower and Olympic gold medallist
22 July – Oddbjørg Ausdal Starrfelt, politician
23 July – Steinar Tjomsland, judge
26 July – Svein Ole Sæther, diplomat
4 August – Per Ankre, handball player
10 August – Per Ivar Gjærum, economist
11 August – Laila Dåvøy, politician and minister
16 August – Arne Bergodd, rower and Olympic silver medallist
25 August – Kjell Arne Bratli, writer and Norwegian Parliamentary Ombudsman for the Armed Forces
29 August – Jens Revold, politician
3 September – Oddbjørn Vatne, politician
18 September – Geir Karlsen, soccer player
20 September
- Terje Hanssen, biathlete
- Frida Nokken, civil servant
25 September
- Peter Gullestad, civil servant
- Petter Vennerød, film director
26 September – Svein Munkejord, politician and minister
28 September – Knut Børø, long-distance runner
11 October – Sharon Johansen, model and actress
12 October – Kari Sørheim, politician
21 October – I. H. Monrad Aas, researcher
25 October – Sigleif Johansen, biathlete
3 November – Elsa Skarbøvik, politician
11 November
- Marit Christensen, journalist
- Ole Christian Kvarme, bishop
12 November – Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa, politician and minister
22 November – Jens Harald Bratlie, pianist and professor
24 November – Sture Arntzen, trade unionist
29 November – Geir Ellingsrud, professor of mathematics
2 December – Eyvind Hellstrøm, chef and television presenter
10 December – Harald Espelund, politician
15 December – Olaf Gjedrem, politician

Full date unknown

Dag Album, sociologist
Gunnar Sørbø, anthropologist
Knut Sprauten, historian

Notable deaths

1 January – Hans Clarin Hovind Mustad, businessperson (b. 1871)
21 January – Ambrosia Tønnesen, sculptor (b. 1859).^[11]
30 January – Peter Andreas Morell, politician and minister (b. 1868)
7 February
- Alf Aanning, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b. 1896)
- Poul Heegaard, Danish mathematician active in the field of topology, professor in mathematics at the University of Copenhagen 1910–1917, professor in mathematics at the University of Kristiania 1917–1941 (b. 1871)
9 April – Cato Andreas Sverdrup, politician (b. 1896)
26 April – Johan Olaf Bredal, politician and minister (b. 1862)
23 June – Sven Oftedal, politician and minister (b. 1905)
4 August – Kristoffer Olsen, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b. 1883).^[12]
16 August – Paul Pedersen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b. 1886)
28 August – Ragnar Skancke, politician and minister (b. 1890)
30 August – Kristine Bonnevie, biologist and Norway's first female professor (b. 1872)
7 October – Johan Hjort, fisheries scientist, marine zoologist and oceanographer (b. 1869)
8 October – Olaf Bryn, politician (b. 1872)
12 October – Nils Trædal, cleric, politician and minister (b. 1879)
22 December – Emanuel Vigeland, artist (b. 1875)