1951 in Norway

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

Main article: 1951 in Norwegian football

Music

Main article: 1951 in Norwegian music

Film

Main article: Norwegian films of the 1950s#1951

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.

Notable births

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

Full date unknown

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

References

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