1937 in Norway

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Events in the year 1937 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch – Haakon VII. ^[1]
• Prime Minister – Johan Nygaardsvold (Labour Party)

Events

• 29 May – Stavanger Airport, Sola is opened by King Haakon VII
• Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.
• A flash flood destroys 20 houses in the Sima Valley, Hordaland. No lives are lost. ^[2]

Popular culture

Sports

Main article: 1937 in Norwegian football

Music

Main article: 1937 in Norwegian music

Film

Main article: Norwegian films of the 1930s § 1937

Notable births

Harald V of Norway

Queen Sonja of Norway

Johan Fredrik Heyerdahl

• 4 January – Harald Barlie, Greco-Roman wrestler (died 1995)
• 4 January – Ole Kristian Grimnes, historian
• 4 January – Per Tresselt, diplomat
• 9 January – Arne Malmedal, painter, illustrator and printmaker (died 2018). ^[3]
• 11 February – Ola Teigen, politician (died 1970)
• 17 February – Bjørn Wiik, physicist (died 1999)
• 18 February – Halle Jørn Hanssen, television correspondent, development aid administrator and politician
• 21 February – Harald V, King of Norway
• 22 February – Bjarte Eikeset, jurist and politician
• 23 March – Per Olav Wiken, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 2011)
• 13 April – Berge Furre, historian, theologian and politician
• 15 April – Johan J. Jakobsen, politician and Minister (died 2016)
• 18 April – Arne Alsåker Spilde, politician (died 2018)
• 21 April – Henrik Jahre, politician
• 7 May – Gullow Gjeseth, Army officer (died 2017. ^[4]
• 11 May – Per Brunvand, newspaper editor (died 2015)
• 21 May – Grete Randsborg Jenseg, writer (died 2025). ^{[5] [6]}
• 24 May – Fredrik Torp, architect
• 2 June – Geir Kjetsaa, professor of Russian literary history, translator and author (died 2008)
• 28 June – Odd Bergh, triple jumper and long jumper (died 2023)
• 4 July – Queen Sonja of Norway
• 29 July – Pål Bang-Hansen, actor, film producer, film critic and television personality (died 2010)
• 3 August – Gudrun Waadeland, actress and theatre director (died 2020)
• 20 August – Kjell Hovik, pole vaulter
• 4 September – Per Risvik, politician
• 6 September – Tom Veierød, civil servant
• 13 September – Alv Gjestvang, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist (died 2016)
• 14 September – Dag C. Weberg, politician
• 18 September – Per Flatberg, environmentalist and pharmacist (died 2022)
• 24 September – Børre Knudsen, Lutheran minister and anti-abortion activist (died 2022)
• 26 September – Aud Blattmann, politician (died 2023)
• 16 October – Reidar Hjermstad, cross country skier
• 17 October – Svein Johannessen, chess player, became Norway's second International Master (died 2007)
• 21 October – Johan Fredrik Heyerdahl, publisher and secretary general (died 2021). ^{[7] [8]}
• 31 October – Per Øien, flutist (died 2016). ^[9]
• 14 November – Bjørn Bang Andersen, shot putter
• 23 November – Turi Widerøe, Norway's first female air transport pilot
• 29 November – Johan Jørgen Holst, politician and Minister (died 1994)
• 1 December – Bodolf Hareide, politician
• 3 December – Willy Rasmussen, javelin thrower (died 2018)
• 8 December – Arne Næss, Jr., businessman and mountaineer (died 2004)
• 23 December – Arne Larsen, Nordic combined skier and World Champion
• 24 December – Ola Wærhaug, biathlete, Olympic silver medallist and World Champion
• 29 December – Hjalmar Inge Sunde, military officer
• 30 December – Einar Johan Rasmussen, ships engineer and ship owner. ^[10]
• 31 December – Bjørn Rønningen, children's writer

Full date unknown

• Jan Balstad, politician and Minister
• Knut Boye, civil economist (died 2008) ^[11]
• Ronald Bye, politician and Minister (died 2018)
• Nils Petter Faarlund, mountaineer. ^[12]
• Øyvind Gustavsen, civil servant
• Einfrid Halvorsen, politician
• Knut Hartvig Johannson, businessperson
• Arild Nyquist, novelist, poet, children's writer and musician (died 2004)
• Oddrunn Pettersen, politician and Minister (died 2002)
• Gudmund Restad, politician and Minister (died 2021)
• Wenche Frogn Sellæg, politician and Minister

Notable deaths

Harald Stormoen

• 7 January – Hjalmar Nygaard, boxer (born 1900)
• 4 May – Gina Oselio, opera singer (born 1858). ^[13]
• 19 July – Sigurd Asserson, civil servant (born 1882)
• 27 July – Hans Dahl, painter (born 1849)
• 27 October – Harald Pettersen, businessperson and politician (born 1869)
• 14 November – Harald Stormoen, actor (born 1872)
• 23 December – Nils Collett Vogt, poet (born 1864)

References

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2. "Simadalen og Sima kraftverk". Sogn og Fjordane County Municipality (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 September 2014.
3. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Arne Malmedal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
4. Leraand, Dag. "Gullow Gjeseth". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
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8. "Tidligere bokklubbredaktør Johan Fredrik Heyerdahl er død". abcnyheter.no (in Norwegian). NTB. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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11. NHHs internavis Paraplyen: Knut Boye er død Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
12. Askheim, Svein. "Nils Petter Faarlund". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
13. Haavet, Inger Elisabeth. "Gina Oselio". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 April 2025.