1950 in Norway

← 1949 1948 1947 1950 in Norway → 1951 1952 1953
Centuries:	18th 19th 20th 21st
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1950 in Norway.

Incumbents

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

Events

The official inauguration of the Oslo City Hall

• 2 January - 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

Film

Notable births

• 5 January – Halvdan Sivertsen, singer
• 9 January – Maryon Eilertsen, actress and theatre director (died 2015).^[1]
• 22 January – Tomm Kristiansen, author and journalist
• 25 January – Svein Gjedrem, economist, Governor of the Central Bank of Norway
• 7 March – Eva M. Nielsen, politician
• 28 April – Martin Asphaug, film director and screenwriter
• 3 May – Morten Krogvold, photographer
• 7 May – Kjell Torriset, painter and graphic articst.^[2]
• 11 May – Jan Erik Langangen, businessperson
• 24 May – Sissel Rønbeck, politician
• 28 May – Anne Margrethe Larsen, politician
• 10 June – Mimmi Bæivi, politician
• 11 June – Kristin Bølgen Bronebakk, civil servant
• 13 July – Iben Sandemose, illustrator, children's writer, playwright and biographer.
• 8 August – Synne Skouen, composer
• 19 August – Kari Bøge, Swedish-born Norwegian poet, novelist, short story writer, children's writer and illustrator.^[3]
• 5 September – Bjørn Skagestad, actor
• 10 September – Tom Lund, football player
• 1 October – Sigbjørn Johnsen, politician
• 12 October – Knut Knudsen, racing cyclist
• 28 October – Beate Ellingsen, designer.^[4]
• 5 November – Thorbjørn Jagland, politician
• 5 December – Berit Brørby, politician
• 21 December – Lillebjørn Nilsen, singer-songwriter

Notable deaths

Johanne Dybwad

• 9 January - Elise Sem, barrister (born 1870)
• 22 February - Halvor Møgster, Olympic sailor (born 1875)
• 11 February - Anders Sandvig, dentist and ethnologist (born 1862)
• 4 March - Johanne Dybwad, actress and stage producer (born 1867)
• 27 May - Gunvald Aus, engineer (born 1851)
• 19 June - Thor Jensen, Olympic gymnast (born 1889)
• 26 June - Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen, engineer and politician (born 1864)
• 27 July - Marta Steinsvik, author and translator (born 1877)
• 3 August - Kristian Laake, Commanding General of the Norwegian Army (born 1875)
• 10 September - Alfred Larsen, Olympic sailor (born 1863).^[5]
• 14 September - Marius Eriksen, Olympic gymnast (born 1886).^[6]
• 3 October - Betzy Kjelsberg, politician and feminist (born 1866)
• 22 December - Bernhoff Hansen, wrestler and Olympic gold medallist (born 1877)

References

External links

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