1932 in Norway

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Events in the year 1932 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch – Haakon VII. ^[1]
• Prime Minister – Peder Kolstad, until death in March then Jens Hundseid

Events

• 12 July – Norway annexes King Frederick VI Coast in Greenland.

Popular culture

Sports

Main article: 1932 in Norwegian football

Music

Main article: 1932 in Norwegian music

Film

Main article: Norwegian films of the 1930s § 1932

Literature

• Stokke, Bernhard. I natt rømmer vi . ^{[2] [3]}

Births

January to March

Tormod Knutsen

• 7 January – Tormod Knutsen, Nordic combined skier and Olympic gold medallist (died 2021). ^[4]
• 11 January – Arne Barhaugen, Nordic combined skier (died 2008)
• 19 January – Knut Korsæth, educator, sports official and politician (died 2022)
• 20 January – Alv Jakob Fostervoll, politician and Minister (died 2015)
• 20 January – Finn Alnæs, novelist (died 1991). ^[5]
• 12 February –
  • Princess Astrid of Norway
  • Axel Jensen, author and poet (died 2003)
  • Kristian Lund, military officer, engineer and politician (died 2012). ^[6]
• 1 March – Kåre Berg, professor in medical genetics (died 2009)
• 4 March – Sigurd Jansen, composer, pianist and conductor
• 8 March – Per Høybråten, politician (died 1990)
• 15 March – Sølvi Sogner, historian (died 2017). ^[7]

April to June

• 2 April – Hroar Elvenes, speed skater (died 2014)
• 30 April – Kjell Hanssen, politician (died 2014)
• 5 May – Børt-Erik Thoresen, television host and folk singer (died 2011)
• 8 May – Astrid Murberg Martinsen, politician (died 1991)
• 11 May – Ingrid Schjelderup, politician (died 2022)
• 21 May – Sven Nyhus, folk musician (died 2023). ^[8]
• 31 May – Astrid Folstad, actress (died 2009)
• 4 June – Torstein Tynning, politician (died 2000)
• 5 June – Helga Haugen, politician
• 12 June – Per Ditlev-Simonsen, politician and Minister
• 13 June – Kari Risvik, translator (died 2021). ^[9]
• 19 June – Karstein Hansen, politician
• 22 June – Dagfinn Føllesdal, professor of philosophy
• 22 June – Ove Kristian Sundberg, church musician, musicologist and historian of ideas (died 2019). ^[10]

July to September

• 9 July – Ola Jonsmoen, writer. ^[11]
• 24 July – Ruth Ryste, politician
• 26 July – Knut Bjørnsen, sports commentator and journalist (died 2008)
• 4 August – Olav Angell, poet, novelist and translator (died 2018)
• 6 August – Kjartan Slettemark, artist (died 2008). ^[12]
• 8 August – Leif Arne Heløe, politician and Minister
• 26 August – Asgeir Dølplads, ski jumper
• 30 August – Ottar Brox, social scientist and politician
• 6 September – Arve Hans Otterlei, politician

October to December

• 3 October – Bengt Calmeyer, journalist and novelist. ^[13]
• 5 October – Kari Rasmussen, singer and actress (died 2021). ^[14]
• 7 October – Helge Stalsberg, physician
• 8 October – Per Theodor Haugen, actor (died 2018)
• 12 November – Magne Lystad, orienteering champion (died 1999)
• 12 December – Asbjørn Jordahl, politician and Minister
• 16 December – Kjell Heggelund, literary researcher, lecturer, editor, poet, translator and literary critic (died 2017). ^{[15] [16]}
• 26 December – Oluf Skarpnes, jurist (died 2019)

Deaths

Peder Kolstad

• 5 March – Peder Kolstad, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (born 1878)
• 17 March – Georg Brustad, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1892)
• 5 April – Kristian Friis Petersen, politician and Minister (born 1867)
• 19 April – Lars Oftedal, politician and Minister (born 1877)
• 28 May – Ejnar Torgensen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (born 1900)
• 26 August – Edvard Bull, Sr., historian and politician (born 1881)
• 16 December – Albert Gran, actor (born 1862)
• 24 December – Eyvind Alnæs, composer, pianist, organist and choir director (born 1872)

Full date unknown

• Simon Christian Hammer, writer and journalist (born 1866)

References

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