1950 in Norway

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Events in the year 1950 in Norway.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Popular culture 3.1 Sports 3.2 Music 3.3 Film 3.4 Literature 4 Notable births 4.1 Full date unknown 5 Notable deaths 5.1 Full date unknown 6 External links

Incumbents

• Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway
• Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen (Labour Party)

Events

• 2 January - The Norwegian Savings Bank Postbanken (lit. The Post Bank) starts its operations.
• 15 November - 14 people killed in the Hjuksebø train disaster.
• 1 December - Population Census: 3,278,546 inhabitants in Norway.
• The official inauguration of the Oslo City Hall.

Popular culture

Sports

Music

Film

Literature

Notable births

• 5 January - Halvdan Sivertsen, singer
• 22 January - Tomm Kristiansen, author and journalist
• 7 March - Eva M. Nielsen, politician
• 28 April - Martin Asphaug, film director and screenwriter
• 28 May - Anne Margrethe Larsen, politician
• 10 June - Mimmi Bæivi, politician
• 11 June - Kristin Bølgen Bronebakk, civil servant
• 5 December - Berit Brørby, politician

Full date unknown

• Gro Anita Schønn, singer (d.2001)

Notable deaths

• 22 February - Halvor Møgster, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1875)
• 4 March - Johanne Dybwad, stage actress and stage producer (b.1867)
• 19 June - Thor Jensen, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1889)
• 26 June - Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen, engineer, politician and Minister (b.1864)
• 3 August - Kristian Laake, Commanding General of the Norwegian Army 1931-1940 (b. 1875)
• 10 September - Alfred Larsen, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1863)
• 14 September - Marius Eriksen, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1886)

Full date unknown

• Gunvald Aus, engineer (b.1851)
• Bernhoff Hansen, wrestler and Olympic gold medallist (b.1877)
• Betzy Kjelsberg, politician and feminist (b.1866)
• Anders Sandvig, dentist and ethnologist (b.1862)
• Marta Steinsvik, author and translator (b.1877)

External links

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