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Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 4 Sport 5 Births 5.1 January to March 5.2 April to June 5.3 July to September 5.4 October to December 5.5 Full date unknown 6 Deaths 6.1 January to June 6.2 July to December 6.3 Full date unknown 7 References

[edit] Incumbents

• King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway

[edit] Events

• 1 February - Trygve Lie is selected as the first United Nations Secretary General
• Årdal og Sunndal Verk is established as a state-run corporation with the task of finishing unfinished industrial facilities started by the German occupational forces.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Sport

• Godtfred Holmvang, decathlete and skier, is awarded the Egebergs Ærespris, for athletes who excel in more than one sport.

[edit] Births

[edit] January to March

• 8 January - Åse Klundelien, politician
• 10 January - Bernhard Riksfjord, politician
• 17 January - Finn Kristian Marthinsen, politician
• 20 January - Lisbeth Holand, politician
• 21 January - Bjørn Skogstad Aamo, economist and politician
• 31 January - Knut Lystad, actor, singer, translator, screenwriter, comedian and director
• 1 February - Øystein Rottem, philologist, literary historian and literary critic (d.2004)
• 2 February - Lasse Qvigstad, jurist

• 4 February - Anders Talleraas, politician
• 8 February - Karin Kjølmoen, politician
• 11 February - Knut Vollebæk, diplomat and politician
• 12 February - Ingrid Hadler, orienteer and World Champion
• 17 February - Helge Jordal, actor
• 18 February - Torny Pedersen, politician
• 19 February - Tore Schei, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway
• 20 February - Ole Nafstad, rower and Olympic silver medallist
• 21 February - Knut Hove, veterinarian

• 24 February - Sverre Stub, diplomat
• 4 March - Harald Rensvik, civil servant
• 5 March - Klaus Hagerup, author, translator, screenwriter, actor and director
• 5 March - Oddvar Stenstrøm, journalist and television host
• 9 March - Britt Harkestad, politician
• 14 March - Knut Hanselmann, politician
• 19 March - Roar Grønvold, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist
• 21 March - Svein Sturla Hungnes, actor, theatre director and instructor
• 23 March - Jon Reinertsen, handball player

[edit] April to June

• 8 April - Åge Korsvold, businessperson
• 18 April – Per Erik Monsen, politician (d.2008)^[1]
• 21 April - Inge Hansen, handball player
• 30 April - Lars Vikør, linguist

• 4 May - Gunnar Jordfald, civil servant
• 5 May - Svend Wam, film director
• 16 May - Laila Stien, novelist, poet and translator
• 16 May - Olav Anton Thommessen, composer
• 16 May - Willy Ustad, novelist
• 18 May - Liv Sandven, politician
• 21 May - Pål Bye, handball player
• 21 May - Arne Fliflet, jurist and civil servant
• 23 May - Åge Starheim, politician
• 10 June - Sverre J. Hoddevik, politician
• 11 June - Gunn Imsen, educationalist
• 11 June - Jan Petersen, politician and Minister

• 13 June - Rune Gerhardsen, politician
• 21 June - Trond Kirkvaag, comedian, actor, imitator, screenwriter, author, director and television host (d.2007)
• 21 June - Harald Norvik, businessperson
• 23 June - Svein Thøgersen, rower and Olympic silver medallist

[edit] July to September

• 18 July - Gerd Dvergsdal, politician
• 18 July - Svein Ludvigsen, politician and Minister
• 22 July - Jan Grund, academic
• 2 August - Ivar Frønes, sociologist
• 4 August - Ola Dybwad-Olsen, international soccer player
• 14 August - Gunn Vigdis Olsen-Hagen, politician (d.1989)
• 18 August - Arild Braastad, diplomat
• 5 September - Sigurd Allern, media theorist and professor of journalism
• 16 September - Trond Bergh, economic historian
• 23 September - John Haugland, rally driver
• 28 September - Tarald Osnes Brautaset, diplomat
• 28 September - Ingar Skaug, businessperson
• 29 September - Tove Strand, civil servant and politician

[edit] October to December

• 7 October - Svein Aaser, businessperson
• 13 October - Sven-Erik Svedman, diplomat and politician
• 27 October - Steinar Gullvåg, politician
• 28 October - Per Rom, sprinter
• 1 November - Jørgen Åsland, politician
• 7 November - Sten Egil Bjørnø, politician
• 7 December - Haakon Baardsøn Hjelde, diplomat
• 9 November - Gunnar Fatland, politician
• 18 November - Ulf Magnussen, handball player
• 23 November - Agnes Buen Garnås, folk singer
• 25 November - Harald Tyrdal, handball player
• 7 December - Kirsti Sparboe, singer and actress
• 7 December - Lars Wilhelmsen, civil servant
• 11 December - Torbjørn Frøysnes, diplomat and politician
• 11 December - Dagfinn Sundsbø, politician
• 14 December - Ingse Stabel, judge
• 29 December - Bernhard Ramstad, actor, theatre instructor and director

[edit] Full date unknown

• Olav Terje Bergo, newspaper editor
• Marianne Gullestad, social anthropologist (d.2008)^[2]
• Svein Koningen, painter
• Svein Kristensen, civil servant
• Torleiv Maseng, engineer
• Oddbjørn Nordset, civil servant and politician
• Arvid Noe, sailor and truck driver, one of the first non-Africans known to have died from AIDS (d.1976)
• Arne Nore, businessperson

[edit] Deaths

[edit] January to June

• 8 January - Rasmus Pedersen Thu, photographer (b.1864)
• 23 January - Bernt Tunold, painter (b.1877)
• 13 February - Johan Throne Holst, industrialist and politician (b.1868)
• 22 March - Ragnvald Bødtker, engineer (b.1859)
• 23 March - Ingolf Davidsen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.1893)
• 4 April - Klaus Sletten, organizational worker, editor and politician (b.1877)
• 16 May - Søren Berg Sørensen Moen, politician (b.1899)

[edit] July to December

• 21 August - Rudolf Gundersen, speed skater (b.1879)
• 16 September - Margit Schiøtt, politician (b.1889)
• 13 October - Ole Sæther, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (b.1870)
• 11 November - Egill Reimers, architect, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1878)
• 26 November - Ola Bertelsen, jurist and politician (b.1864)
• 13 December - Egil Eide, actor and director (b.1868)

[edit] Full date unknown

• Olav Gunnarsson Helland, Hardanger fiddle maker (b.1875)
• Gunnar Horn, petroleum geologist and Arctic explorer
• Ambrotius Olsen Lindvig, politician and Minister (b.1855)

[edit] References