1947 in Norway

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Incumbents

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

Events

Kon-Tiki, 1947

7 August - Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft, the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after a 101-day, 4,300-mile journey across the Pacific Ocean, proving that pre-historic peoples could have traveled from South America.
28 August - Kvitbjørn disaster: A flying boat of type Short Sandringham named "Kvitbjørn" crashes into a mountain near Lødingen in Norway; all 35 on board (28 passengers and 7 crew) perish.
Owned by Norsk Hydro between 1912 and 1918, the artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord is leased back to Hydro by the Norwegian government. This activity is today Yara International. Hydro also buys the power plant.
Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.

Popular culture

Sports

Music

Film

Literature

The Norwegian Writers for Children association (Norske Barne- og Ungdomsbokforfattere) is founded.
Nils Johan Rud, novelist, short story writer and magazine editor, is awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment literature prize for the first time

Notable births

1 January - Paul Benjamin Vogt, politician and Minister (born 1863)
2 January - Hans Gjeisar Kjæstad, politician
19 January - Frank Aarebrot, political economist
20 January - Dag Jostein Fjærvoll, politician
24 January - Øystein Sunde, folk singer and guitarist
4 February - Halvor Hagen, American football player
9 February - Ole Paus, singer, author and poet
14 February - Marit Nybakk, politician
20 February - Torstein Dahle, politician and economist
27 February - Johan Elsness, politician
2 March - Steinar Pedersen, politician
4 March - Jan Garbarek, saxophonist
5 March
- Jørg Willy Bronebakk, diplomat
- Lorents Lorentsen, civil servant
- Ola Didrik Saugstad, pediatrician and professor
7 March - Laila Riksaasen Dahl, bishop
12 March
- Erling Lars Dale, educationalist
- Arne Sortevik, politician
15 March - Henning Skumsvoll, politician
16 March - Erling Lae, politician
29 March - Aage Kvalbein, cellist and professor of cello
30 March - Torbjørn Digernes, physicist and professor
4 April - Inger Smuk, politician
9 April - Olav Steinar Namtvedt, politician
11 April - Kristen Fløgstad, triple jumper and long jumper
21 April - Inge Hansen, businessperson
22 April - Anne Brit Stråtveit, politician
26 April - Sverre Leiro, businessperson
30 April - Finn Kalvik, singer and composer
6 May - Odd Aalen, statistician and professor
9 May – Frank Stubb Micaelsen, poet and novelist (d. 2013).^[1]
12 May - Tore Eriksen, economist and civil servant
16 May
- Kari Gjesteby, politician and Minister
- Tom Thoresen, politician
8 June - Jan Otto Fredagsvik, politician
11 June - Svein Erik Bakke, entrepreneur (died 2006)
14 June - Karen Margrethe Kuvaas, politician
23 June - Thor Hansen, professional poker player
27 June - Tron Øgrim, journalist, author and politician (died 2007)
28 June - Bjørn Simensen, culture administrator and former journalist
3 July - Rolf Erling Andersen, politician
5 July
- Astrid Bekkenes, politician
- Sigurd Frisvold, general and former Chief of Defence of Norway
24 July - Svein Rennemo, businessperson
26 July - Kristian Helland, politician
28 July - Kjell Øvergård, politician
4 August - Halvar Hansen, politician
12 August - Ole Henrik Magga, Sámi linguist and politician
20 August - Per Ravn Omdal, former president of the Norwegian Football Association
23 August - Terje Rypdal, guitarist and composer
1 September - Jan Jakob Tønseth, author, poet and translator
3 September - Kjell Magne Bondevik, Lutheran minister, politician and Prime Minister of Norway
12 September - Bjørn Floberg, actor
19 September - Knut Karlberg, veterinarian
21 September - Åge Tovan, politician
23 September - Morten Strand, soccer player and politician
24 September - Erik Hivju, actor
25 September - Torhild Staahlen, operatic mezzo-soprano
27 September - Svein Kvia, international soccer player (died 2005)
28 September - Gustav Lorentzen, singer-songwriter (died 2010)
10 October - Håkon Helgøy, politician
11 October - Sigmund Kroslid, politician
19 October - Gunnar Staalesen, writer
31 October - Gunhild Elise Øyangen, politician and Minister
3 November - Tor Svendsberget, biathlete
5 November - Eyvind Skeie, priest and author
11 November - Surrey Marshe, model
18 November - Øyvind Stene, engineer and businessperson
19 November - Finn Tveter, rower, Olympic silver medallist and jurist
22 November - Terje Rød-Larsen, diplomat and sociologist
24 November - Eva Lundgren, feminist scholar and sociologist
5 December - Jørgen Kosmo, politician and Minister
18 December
- Einar Olav Skogholt, politician
- Sten Stensen, speed skater and Olympic gold medallist
29 December - Odd-Arne Jacobsen, musician

Full date unknown

Håvard Kjærstad, businessperson
Kai Paulsen, journalist, photographer and computer collector (died 2002)
Johan Vold, businessperson

Notable deaths

12 February - Ragnhild Kåta, first deafblind person in Norway to receive proper schooling (born 1873)
10 March - Ole Wehus, Nazi collaborator and torturist, executed (born 1909)
8 April - Olaf Frydenlund, rifle shooter and Olympic silver medallist (born 1862)
22 April - Einar Dønnum, Nazi collaborator, executed (born 1897)
30 April - Yngvar Bryn, track and field athlete and pairs figure skater (born 1881)
24 May - Øistein Schirmer, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (born 1879)
28 June - Per Steenberg, organist and composer (born 1870)^[2]
1 August - Harald Natvig, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (born 1872).^[3]
15 September - Øistein Jakobsen, politician (born 1907)
15 October - John Johansen, sprinter (born 1883)
18 October - Johan Cappelen, jurist and politician (born 1889)
21 October
- Torger Baardseth, bookseller and publisher (born 1875)
- Per Larssen, politician and Minister (born 1881)
23 October - Sigurd Christiansen, novelist and playwright (born 1891)
3 November - Embrik Strand, arachnologist (born 1876)
20 November - Magnus Nilssen, politician and Minister (born 1871)

Full date unknown

Per Lysne, Rosemaling artist (born 1880)

References

↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Frank Stubb Micaelsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
↑ Solhaug, Arne J. (2009-02-13). "Per Steenberg". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-03-26.
↑ "Harald Natvig". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 12 November 2012.

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