1951 in Norway

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Incumbents

Monarch – Haakon VII
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

Music

Film

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.^[1]

Notable births

23 January – Dan Børge Akerø, television personality
1 February – Ellen Horn, actress, politician and Minister
24 February – Erna Osland, children's writer.^[2]
1 March – Berit Oskal Eira, politician (d. 2021)
10 March – Eva Harr, artist (died 2024).^[3]^[4]
16 March – Oddvar Brå, cross-country skier, world champion.^[5]
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.^[6]
26 April – Tor Bomann-Larsen, writer and illustrator.^[7]
13 May – Wenche Lyngholm, politician
2 June – Marianne Borgen, politician.^[8]
5 June – Sigrun Eng, politician
9 June – Geir Bøhren, composer
17 June – Sissel Buchholdt, handball player.^[9]
25 July – Hans O. Felix, trade unionist
4 August – Per Knutsen, writer and playwright (died 2022).^[10]^[11]
13 August – Barry Gjerde, translator and voice actor
20 August – Helge Torvund, writer.^[12]
21 August – Cecilie Løveid, writer.^[13]
7 September – Kari Lise Holmberg, politician
11 September – Odd Reitan, merchant.^[14]
2 November – John Olav Egeland, journalist and editor
8 December – Jan Eggum, singer-songwriter
8 November – Heidi Larssen, politician
2 December – Anne Berit Andersen, politician
12 December – Erik Hillestad, record producer.^[15]
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)
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).^[16]
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).^[17]
6 October – Olav Kringen, newspaper editor (born 1867).^[18]
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).^[19]

Full date unknown

Lars Olai Meling, politician and Minister (born 1876)
Gustav Smedal, jurist and irredentist activist (born 1888)

References

^ "Ola Viker". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Erna Osland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Eva Harr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
^ "Kunstner Eva Harr er død". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
^ Goksøyr, Matti. "Oddvar Brå". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
^ Habbestad, Ida. "Terje Tysland". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ Herzog, Ingvild Christine. "Tor Bomann-Larsen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Marianne Borgen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
^ Bryhn, Rolf. "Sissel Karin Buchholdt". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
^ Myklebust, Eivind. "Per Knutsen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
^ "Forfatter Per Knutsen er død". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). 20 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
^ Skei, Hans H. "Helge Torvund". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
^ Øverland, Janneken. "Cecilie Løveid". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Odd Reitan". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Erik Hillestad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
^ Vold, Karen Beate. "Håkon Evjenth". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
^ Fliflet, Arne. "Jon Skeie". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
^ Damslora, Svein. "Olav Kringen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
^ "Nils Opdahl". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2012.

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