1954 in Norway

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Events in the year 1954 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Haakon VII
• Prime Minister – Oscar Torp (Labour Party)

Events

Bear Island accident. Photo by Per Harald Olsen

• 28 March – Bear Island accident: A Royal Norwegian Air Force seaplane crashed on the Bear Island. The plane had a crew of 8 men and one passenger. One of the crew members survived the accident.
• 5 April – Crown Princess Martha, wife of Crown Prince Olav dies, age 53.
• 3 May – Asbjørn Sunde and Erling Nordby were convicted for treason and espionage in favour of the Soviet Union.
• State-owned Årdal og Sunndal Verk begins construction on the Sunndal plant.

Anniversaries

• 100 years since the opening of Norway's first railway line.

Popular culture

Sports

• Martin Stokken, cross country skier and athlete, is awarded the Holmenkollen medal, Norway's highest skiing award.
• Football Association of Norway joins UEFA.

Music

Main article: 1954 in Norwegian music

Film

Literature

Notable births

• 29 January – Vera Lysklætt, politician
• 18 February – Helen Bjørnøy, Lutheran minister and politician
• 17 March – Bjørn Eidsvåg, singer, songwriter and Lutheran minister
• 25 March – Grete Berget, politician and Minister (died 2017)[1]
• 28 April – Gunn Berit Gjerde, politician
• 10 July – Wenche Andersen, chef
• 28 August – Torgeir Schjerven, author and poet
• 5 September – Per Knut Aaland, cross country skier
• 7 October – Kjell Grandhagen, military officer (died 2019).[2]
• 20 September – Arne Blix, journalist
• 6 November – Karin Fossum, author
• 25 November – Kristin Moe, politician
• 21 December – Grethe Fossli, politician

Full date unknown

• Jan Bugge-Mahrt, diplomat
• Bente Haukland Næss, politician

Notable deaths

Oscar Mathisen

• 21 January – Per Reidarson, composer and music critic (born 1879)[3]
• 31 January – Christian Fredrik Monsen, politician (born 1878)
• 8 March – Leiv Heggstad, educator, linguist and translator (born 1879).[4]
• 5 April – Crown Princess Martha, royal (born 1901)
• 10 April – Oscar Mathisen, speed skater (born 1888)
• 28 April – Knud Leonard Knudsen, gymnast and Olympic gold-medallist (born 1879)
• 25 May – Snefrid Eriksmoen, politician (born 1894)
• 25 May – Albert Helgerud, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (born 1876).[5]
• 7 June – Sigurd Smebye, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1886)
• 4 July – Wilhelm Blystad, track and field athlete (born 1881)
• 27 July – Jacob Tullin Thams, Olympian skier (born 1889)
• 29 July – Knut Johannes Hougen, politician and Minister (born 1854)[6]
• 14 August – Fredrik Ludvig Konow, politician and Minister (born 1864)[7]

Full date unknown

• Rasmus Olsen Langeland, politician and Minister (born 1873)
• Per Berg Lund, politician and Minister (born 1878)
• Torjus Værland, politician and Minister (born 1868)

See also

References

1. "Grete Berget". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
2. Leraand, Dag. "Kjell Grandhagen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
3. Stenseth, Bodil (1995). "Reidarson, Per". In Dahl, Hans Fredrik (ed.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45. Oslo: Cappelen. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
4. Venås, Kjell. "Leiv Heggstad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
5. "Albert Helgerud". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
6. Tjeldvoll, Arild. "Knut Johannes Hougen" (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
7. Danielsen, Rolf. "Fredrik Ludvig Konow". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 December 2012.

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