1953 in Norway
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Incumbents
- Monarch - Haakon VII of NorwayHaakon VII of NorwayHaakon VII , known as Prince Carl of Denmark until 1905, was the first king of Norway after the 1905 dissolution of the personal union with Sweden. He was a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg...
- Prime MinisterHeads of government of NorwayThis is a list of heads of government of Norway, who held, inter alia, offices and titles such as steward , viceroy , first minister and prime minister ....
- Oscar TorpOscar Torpwas a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. He was party leader from 1923 to 1945, and mayor of Oslo in 1935 and 1936. In 1935 he became acting Minister of Defence in the government of Johan Nygaardsvold. He was also Minister of Social Affairs from 1936 to 1939, and then Minister of...
(Labour PartyNorwegian Labour PartyThe Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
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Events
- 1 June –The first Bergen International FestivalBergen International FestivalBergen International Festival is an annual international music and cultural festival in Bergen, Norway. The festival is the largest in the Nordic countries in its genre and has a large number of activities in music, dance, literature, visual arts, folklore etc...
opens. - 16 July – Parliament voted to move the main base for the Navy from HortenHortenis a town and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway—located along the Oslofjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Horten. The municipality also includes the villages of Borre, Åsgårdstrand, Skoppum, and Nykirke....
to BergenBergenBergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
. - 11 September - The Norwegian Consumer Council established
- 12 October – The 1953 Parliamentary electionNorwegian parliamentary election, 1953-Results:...
takes place. - 15 November – Four men suspected of spying for the Soviet UnionSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
were arrested in KirkenesKirkenesis a town in the municipality of Sør-Varanger in the county of Finnmark in the far northeast of Norway...
. - The Norwegian Academy for Language and LiteratureNorwegian Academy for Language and LiteratureThe Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature is a Norwegian learned body on matters pertaining to the Dano-Norwegian language. Its primary role is regulating the written standard known as Riksmål ....
(Det Norske Akademi for Sprog og Litteratur) is founded.
Notable births
- 10 February - Aud FolkestadAud FolkestadAud Folkestad is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal during the term 1997–2001.-References:...
, politician - 6 March - Jan KjærstadJan KjærstadJan Kjærstad is a Norwegian author. Kjærstad is a theology graduate from MF Norwegian School of Theology and the University of Oslo . He has written a string of novels, short stories and essays and was editor of the literary magazine Vinduet...
, author - 24 April - Nina BjerkedalNina BjerkedalNina Bjerkedal is a Norwegian civil servant.She graduated as siv.øk. from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration in 1975, worked for a short period as research assistant under Finn Kydland before starting a career in the Ministry of Finance...
, civil servant - 24 April - Øyvind SandbergØyvind SandbergØyvind Sandberg is a Norwegian film director, born 24 April, 1953 in Bergen, Norway. His directing career mainly consists of documentaries depicting Norwegian people leading original and often ancient ways of life...
, film director - 8 May - May HansenMay HansenMay Hansen is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.Born in Fredrikstad, Hansen was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 2001, and has been re-elected on one occasion....
, politician - 19 September - Olav BerstadOlav BerstadOlav Berstad is a Norwegian diplomat.He was born in Tromsø, and is a cand.mag. by education. He started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1980. After serving as sub-director from 1996 to 1998, he was the Norwegian ambassador to Azerbaijan from 1998 to 2001, and to Ukraine...
, diplomat - 21 September - Lars Saabye ChristensenLars Saabye ChristensenLars Saabye Christensen, born 21 September 1953 in Oslo, is a Norwegian author.Saabye Christensen was raised in the Skillebekk neighbourhood of Oslo, but lived for many years in Sortland in northern Norway; both places play a major role in his work...
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- Erik BlücherErik BlücherErik Blücher or Tor Erik Nilsen is a Norwegian former neo-nazi activist.In 1975 Erik Blücher founded the national political party Norsk Front on the foundation of the tiny organization Nasjonal Ungdomsfylking , where he himself became the leader...
, political activist - Nils Lid HjortNils Lid HjortNils Lid Hjort is a Norwegian statistician, and has been a professor of mathematical statistics at the University of Oslo since 1991...
, statistician and professor
Notable deaths
- 11 January - Hans AanrudHans AanrudHans Aanrud was a Norwegian author. He wrote plays, poetry, and stories depicting rural life in his native Gudbrandsdal, Norway.- Life :...
, author, poet and playwright (b.18631863 in Norway-January to June:*19 February - Axel Thue, mathematician *28 February - Lars Jonson Haukaness, Norwegian American impressionist artist *21 May - Gunnar Berg, painter *23 June - Christian Fredrik Michelet, politician and Minister...
) - 9 March - Ole IversenOle IversenOle Iversen was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.As a member of the Norwegian team, he won the silver medal in the gymnastics team event in 1908.-External links:*...
, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.18841884 in Norway-Incumbents:*Prime Minister of Norway: Christian August Selmer *Prime Minister of Norway: Christian Homann Schweigaard *Prime Minister of Norway: Johan Sverdrup-Events:...
) - 2 April - Halfdan HansenHalfdan HansenHalfdan Nicolai Hansen was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat Magda IX, which won the gold medal in the 12 metre class.-External links:*...
, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.18831883 in Norway-January to March:*10 January - Kristian Arvesen, farmer and politician*21 January - Olav Aukrust, poet and teacher *27 January - Hans Ingvald Hansen Ratvik, politician *10 February - Gunnar Jahn, jurist, economist and politician...
) - 18 June - Thomas ThorstensenThomas ThorstensenThomas Thorstensen was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.As a member of the Norwegian team, he won a silver medal in the gymnastics team event in 1908...
, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.18801880 in Norway-January to June:*20 March - Oscar Ludvig Larsen, politician*13 April - Alfred Vågnes, politician *29 April - Anders Krogvig, librarian, writer, literary consultant and critic *29 April - Jonas Lie, artist...
) - 24 June - Jentoft JensenJentoft JensenJentoft Jensen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Finnmark during the terms 1945–1949.-References:...
, politician (b.19011901 in Norway-January to March:*9 January - Bjarne Lyngstad, politician and Minister *16 January - Narve Bonna, ski jumper and Olympic silver medallist *16 January - Hans Karolus Ommedal, politician *26 January - Alf Konningen, alpine skier...
) - 12 July - Otto OlsenOtto OlsenOtto Martin Olsen was a Norwegian rifle shooter who competed in the early 20th century. He won eight Olympic medals....
, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (b.18841884 in Norway-Incumbents:*Prime Minister of Norway: Christian August Selmer *Prime Minister of Norway: Christian Homann Schweigaard *Prime Minister of Norway: Johan Sverdrup-Events:...
) - 18 July - Ole Jensen RongOle Jensen RongOle Jensen Rong was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Herlø.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1945, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1934–1936 and...
, politician (b.18851885 in Norway-Events:*Norwegian parliamentary election is won by the Liberal Party of Norway.-January to March:*8 January - Anders Hove, politician *8 January - Anders Tjøstolvsen Noddeland, politician...
) - 4 September - Magdalon MonsenMagdalon MonsenMagdalon Monsen was a Norwegian football player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Norwegian team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament.-External links:*...
, soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (b.19101910 in Norway-Events:* Norwegian Institute of Technology is established in Trondheim.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Notable births:*10 January - Kitty Petrine Fredriksen, politician...
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- Solveig HauganSolveig HauganSolveig Haugan was a Norwegian stage and movie actress.Solveig Haugan was born in Trondheim, Norway. She appeared most notably on the stage in the Trøndelag Teater production of På Kobberstad and the Det Norske Teatret production of Ungen from the 1911 book written by Oskar Braaten.Today,...
, stage and movie actress (b.1901) - Kristen HolbøKristen HolbøKristen Holbø was a Norwegian painter and illustrator, most noted for his landscapes.-Biography:...
, painter and illustrator (b.18691869 in Norway-January to June:*18 February - Johan Hjort, fisheries scientist, marine zoologist and oceanographer *23 March - Waldemar Ager, newspaperman and author in America *1 April - Peter Egge, writer *11 April - Gustav Vigeland, sculptor...
) - Christian Pierre MathiesenChristian Pierre MathiesenChristian Pierre Mathiesen was a Norwegian landowner and politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Kristiania as the youngest son of landowner and industrialist Haaken C. Mathiesen. He finished his secondary education in 1888, graduated from the agricultural school at Sem in 1890 and...
, politician and Minister (b.18701870 in Norway-Births:*23 January - Ole Sæther, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist *17 April - Haaken Hasberg Gran, botanist *19 May - Nils Nilsen Ronning, Norwegian-American author, journalist and editor...
) - Jonas PedersenJonas PedersenJonas Pedersen was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was born in Stavanger. He enrolled as a law student in 1889, and graduated as cand.jur. in 1893...
, politician (b.18711871 in Norway-Notable births:*27 January - Bodil Katharine Biørn, missionary known as Mother Katharine *1 February - Hellmer Hermandsen, rifle shooter and Olympic silver medallist *26 March - Karl Haagensen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist...
) - Marius Nygaard Smith-PetersenMarius Nygaard Smith-PetersenMarius Nygaard Smith-Petersen was Norwegian-born American physician and orthopaedic surgeon.-Background:Marius Nygaard Smith-Petersen was born of a merchant marine family in the coastal town of Grimstad, in Aust-Agder county, southwest of Oslo, Norway. He emigrated with his mother to Milwaukee in...
, physician and orthopaedic surgeon in America (b.18861886 in Norway-Events:* The Norwegian Medical Association is established.-Notable births:*2 January - Elise Ottesen-Jensen, sex educator, journalist and anarchist agitator *6 January - Hans Oskar Evju, politician...
) - Alfred TrønsdalAlfred TrønsdalAlfred Olav Trønsdal was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He joined his first trade union in 1911, and joined the Labour Party in 1913. He was a manager for Norges Socialdemokratiske Ungdomsforbund and Klassekampen from 1920, and in Østfold Arbeiderblad from 1924 to 1928...
, politician (b.18961896 in Norway-Events:* 11 July – Noregs Ungdomslag was founded.-January to March:*2 February - Einar Ræder, long jumper *5 February - Paul Tjøstolsen Sunde, politician...
) - Eirik VandvikEirik VandvikEirik Vandvik was professor in literature at the university of Oslo. Professor Vandvik was one of the major interpreters of the ancient Greek and Latin literature, and saw it as his purpose to make these works available to Norwegian literati....
, professor in literature (b.19041904 in Norway-Events:* 23 January – Ålesund Fire: a major fire break out during the night in the town of Ålesund. The fire destroyed almost the whole city centre, built mostly of wood like the majority of Norwegian towns in that era...
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