1947 in Norway
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Events in the year 1947 in Norway.
Incumbents
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
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Sports
Music
Film
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
- 1 January - Paul Benjamin Vogt, politician and Minister (born 1863)
- 2 January - Hans Gjeisar Kjæstad, politician
- 19 January - Frank Aarebrot, political economist
- 20 January - Dag Jostein Fjærvoll, politician
- 24 January - Øystein Sunde, folk singer and guitarist
- 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
- 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
- Arne Sortevik, politician
- 15 March - Henning Skumsvoll, politician
- 16 March - Erling Lae, politician
- 29 March - Aage Kvalbein, cellist and professor of cello
- 30 March - Torbjørn Digernes, physicist and professor
- 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
- 26 April - Sverre Leiro, businessperson
- 30 April - Finn Kalvik, singer and composer
- 6 May - Odd Aalen, statistician and professor
- 12 May - Tore Eriksen, economist and civil servant
- 16 May
- Kari Gjesteby, politician and Minister
- Tom Thoresen, politician
- 8 June - Jan Otto Fredagsvik, politician
- 11 June - Svein Erik Bakke, entrepreneur (died 2006)
- 14 June - Karen Margrethe Kuvaas, politician
- 23 June - Thor Hansen, professional poker player
- 27 June - Tron Øgrim, journalist, author and politician (died 2007)
- 28 June - Bjørn Simensen, culture administrator and former journalist
- 3 July - Rolf Erling Andersen, politician
- 5 July
- Astrid Bekkenes, politician
- Sigurd Frisvold, general and former Chief of Defence of Norway
- 24 July - Svein Rennemo, businessperson
- 26 July - Kristian Helland, politician
- 28 July - Kjell Øvergård, politician
- 4 August - Halvar Hansen, politician
- 12 August - Ole Henrik Magga, Sámi linguist and politician
- 20 August - Per Ravn Omdal, former president of the Norwegian Football Association
- 23 August - Terje Rypdal, guitarist and composer
- 1 September - Jan Jakob Tønseth, author, poet and translator
- 3 September - Kjell Magne Bondevik, Lutheran minister, politician and Prime Minister of Norway
- 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)
- 10 October - Håkon Helgøy, politician
- 11 October - Sigmund Kroslid, politician
- 19 October - Gunnar Staalesen, writer
- 31 October - Gunhild Elise Øyangen, politician and Minister
- 3 November - Tor Svendsberget, biathlete
- 5 November - Eyvind Skeie, priest and author
- 11 November - Surrey Marshe, model
- 18 November - Øyvind Stene, engineer and businessperson
- 19 November - Finn Tveter, rower, Olympic silver medallist and jurist
- 22 November - Terje Rød-Larsen, diplomat and sociologist
- 24 November - Eva Lundgren, feminist scholar and sociologist
- 5 December - Jørgen Kosmo, politician and Minister
- 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
- Kai Paulsen, journalist, photographer and computer collector (died 2002)
- Johan Vold, businessperson
Notable deaths
- 12 February - Ragnhild Kåta, first deafblind person in Norway to receive proper schooling (born 1873)
- 10 March - Ole Wehus, Nazi collaborator and torturist, 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)
- 1 August - Harald Natvig, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (born 1872).[1]
- 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 and Minister (born 1881)
- 23 October - Sigurd Christiansen, novelist and playwright (born 1891)
- 3 November - Embrik Strand, arachnologist (born 1876)
- 20 November - Magnus Nilssen, politician and Minister (born 1871)
Full date unknown
- Per Lysne, Rosemaling artist (born 1880)
References
- ^ "Harald Natvig". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
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