1947 in Norway

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Events in the year 1947 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Haakon VII
• Prime Minister – Einar Gerhardsen (Labour Party)

Events

• 7 August – Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft, the Kon-Tiki , smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after a 101-day, 4,300-mile journey across the Pacific Ocean, proving that pre-historic peoples could have traveled from South America.
• 28 August – Kvitbjørn disaster: A flying boat of type Short Sandringham named "Kvitbjørn" crashes into a mountain near Lødingen in Norway; all 35 on board (28 passengers and 7 crew) perish.
• Owned by Norsk Hydro between 1912 and 1918, the artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord is leased back to Hydro by the Norwegian government. This activity is today ^[update] Yara International. Hydro also buys the power plant.
• Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.

Popular culture

Sports

Main article: 1947 in Norwegian football

Music

Main article: 1947 in Norwegian music

Film

Main article: Norwegian films of the 1940s § 1947

Literature

• The Norwegian Writers for Children association (Norske Barne- og Ungdomsbokforfattere) is founded.
• Nils Johan Rud, novelist, short story writer and magazine editor, is awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment literature prize for the first time

Notable births

Ole Paus

Marit Nybakk

Torstein Dahle

Jan Garbarek

January

• 2 January – Hans Gjeisar Kjæstad, politician
• 19 January – Frank Aarebrot, political economist (died 2017).
• 20 January – Dag Jostein Fjærvoll, politician (died 2021).
• 24 January – Øystein Sunde, folk singer and guitarist

February

• 4 February – Halvor Hagen, American football player
• 9 February – Ole Paus, singer, author and poet
• 14 February – Marit Nybakk, politician
• 20 February – Torstein Dahle, politician and economist
• 27 February – Johan Elsness, politician

March

• 2 March – Steinar Pedersen, politician
• 4 March – Jan Garbarek, saxophonist
• 5 March
  • Jørg Willy Bronebakk, diplomat
  • Lorents Lorentsen, civil servant
  • Ola Didrik Saugstad, pediatrician and professor
• 7 March – Laila Riksaasen Dahl, bishop
• 12 March
  • Erling Lars Dale, educationalist (died 2011)
  • Arne Sortevik, politician
• 15 March – Henning Skumsvoll, politician
• 16 March – Erling Lae, politician
• 28 March – Hanne Aga, poet (died 2019). ^{[1] [2]}
• 29 March – Aage Kvalbein, cellist and professor of cello
• 30 March – Torbjørn Digernes, physicist and professor

April

• 4 April – Inger Smuk, politician
• 9 April – Olav Steinar Namtvedt, politician
• 11 April – Kristen Fløgstad, triple jumper and long jumper
• 21 April – Inge Hansen, businessperson
• 22 April – Anne Brit Stråtveit, politician
• 23 April – Hugo Parr, physicist. ^[3]
• 26 April – Sverre Leiro, businessperson
• 30 April – Finn Kalvik, singer and composer

May

• 6 May – Odd Aalen, statistician and professor
• 9 May – Frank Stubb Micaelsen, poet and novelist (d. 2013). ^[4]
• 12 May – Tore Eriksen, economist and civil servant
• 16 May
  • Kari Gjesteby, politician
  • Tom Thoresen, politician

June

Thor Hansen

• 8 June – Jan Otto Fredagsvik, politician
• 10 June – Finn Jarle Sæle, newspaper editor. ^[5]
• 11 June – Svein Erik Bakke, entrepreneur (died 2006).
• 14 June – Karen Margrethe Kuvaas, politician
• 23 June – Thor Hansen, professional poker player (died 2018).
• 27 June – Tron Øgrim, journalist, author and politician (died 2007).
• 28 June – Bjørn Simensen, culture administrator and former journalist

July

Grethe Kausland

• 3 July
  • Rolf Erling Andersen, politician (died 2021)
  • Grethe Kausland, singer, performer and actress (died 2007). ^[6]
• 5 July
  • Astrid Bekkenes, politician
  • Sigurd Frisvold, Chief of Defence (died 2022)
• 18 July – Berit Unn Johansen, figure skater. ^[7]
• 24 July – Svein Rennemo, businessperson
• 26 July – Kristian Helland, politician
• 28 July – Kjell Øvergård, politician

August

• 4 August – Halvar Hansen, politician
• 12 August – Ole Henrik Magga, linguist and politician
• 20 August – Per Ravn Omdal, president of the Norwegian Football Association
• 23 August – Terje Rypdal, guitarist and composer

September

Kjell Magne Bondevik

• 1 September – Jan Jakob Tønseth, author, poet and translator
• 3 September – Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister (died 2018)
• 12 September – Bjørn Floberg, actor
• 19 September – Knut Karlberg, veterinarian
• 21 September – Åge Tovan, politician
• 23 September – Morten Strand, soccer player and politician
• 24 September – Erik Hivju, actor
• 25 September – Torhild Staahlen, operatic mezzo-soprano
• 27 September – Svein Kvia, international soccer player (died 2005).
• 28 September – Gustav Lorentzen, singer-songwriter (died 2010).

October

Per Otto Furuseth

Gunnar Staalesen

• 10 October – Håkon Helgøy, politician
• 11 October – Sigmund Kroslid, politician
• 14 October – Per Otto Furuseth, handball player, coach and administrator. ^[8]
• 19 October – Gunnar Staalesen, writer
• 26 October – Eli Hagen, secretary. ^[9]
• 31 October – Gunhild Elise Øyangen, politician

November

• 3 November – Tor Svendsberget, biathlete. ^[10]
• 5 November – Eyvind Skeie, priest and author
• 18 November – Øyvind Stene, engineer and businessperson
• 19 November – Finn Tveter, rower, Olympic silver medallist and jurist (died 2018).
• 22 November – Terje Rød-Larsen, diplomat and sociologist
• 24 November – Eva Lundgren, feminist scholar and sociologist

December

Jørgen Kosmo

• 5 December – Jørgen Kosmo, politician (died 2017).
• 18 December
  • Einar Olav Skogholt, politician
  • Sten Stensen, speed skater and Olympic gold medallist
• 29 December – Odd-Arne Jacobsen, musician

Full date unknown

• Håvard Kjærstad, businessperson
• An-Magritt Jensen, sociologist
• Johan Vold, businessperson

Notable deaths

• 1 January – Paul Benjamin Vogt, politician (born 1863)
• 12 February – Ragnhild Kåta, first deaf-blind person in Norway to receive proper schooling (born 1873)
• 10 March – Ole Wehus, Nazi collaborator and torturer, executed (born 1909)
• 8 April – Olaf Frydenlund, rifle shooter and Olympic silver medallist (born 1862)
• 22 April – Einar Dønnum, Nazi collaborator, executed (born 1897)
• 30 April – Yngvar Bryn, track and field athlete and pairs figure skater (born 1881)
• 24 May – Øistein Schirmer, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (born 1879)
• 28 June – Per Steenberg, organist and composer (born 1870) ^[11]
• 1 August – Harald Natvig, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (born 1872). ^[12]
• 15 September – Øistein Jakobsen, politician (born 1907)
• 15 October – John Johansen, sprinter (born 1883)
• 18 October – Johan Cappelen, jurist and politician (born 1889)
• 21 October
  • Torger Baardseth, bookseller and publisher (born 1875)
  • Per Larssen, politician (born 1881)
• 23 October – Sigurd Christiansen, novelist and playwright (born 1891). ^[13]
• 3 November – Embrik Strand, arachnologist (born 1876)
• 20 November – Magnus Nilssen, politician (born 1871)

Full date unknown

• Per Lysne, Rosemaling artist (born 1880)

References

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