1957 in Norway
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Events in the year 1957 in Norway.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Haakon VII – until his death on September 21, then Olav V
- Regent – Crown Prince Olav – until September 21, succeeded to the throne
- Prime Minister – Einar Gerhardsen (Labour Party)
Events
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- 16 March – The Kongsberg Silver Mines closes.
- 21 March – The Soviet Union threatened to use nuclear weapons if foreign military bases were established in Norway.
- 21 September – King Haakon VII dies
- 7 October – The 1957 Parliamentary election takes place.
- 16 December – During a NATO meeting in Paris, Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen declares that Norway will not allow nuclear weapons or foreign bases on Norwegian soil.
Popular culture
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Sports
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Music
Film
Literature
- Fuglane, novel by Tarjei Vesaas
Notable births
- 10 February – Hallvard Flatland, television presenter
- 20 April – Kristin Clemet, politician and Minister
- 10 July – Iselin Alme, singer and actress
Full date unknown
- Leonard Borgzinner, essayist, political philosopher, science fiction author, illustrator and fanzine editor (died 1990
- Freddy Fjellheim, author
Notable deaths
- 28 January – Harry Lundeberg, merchant seaman and labour leader in America (born 1901)
- 29 March – Laurits Grønland, politician (born 1887)
- 24 May – Rasmus Pettersen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (born 1877)
- 29 July – Arnold Carl Johansen, politician (born 1898)
- 13 August – Carl Størmer, mathematician and physicist (born 1874)
- 21 August – Henrik Østervold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1878).[1]
- 21 August – Harald Sverdrup, oceanographer and meteorologist (born 1888)
- 7 September – Bjørn Helland-Hansen, oceanographer (born 1877)
- 21 September – Haakon VII of Norway, King of Norway (born 1872)
- 1 November – Olav Kjetilson Nylund, politician (born 1903)
Full date unknown
- Anders Beggerud, civil servant (born 1894)
- Gustav Berg-Jæger, journalist and Nazi collaborator (born 1884)
- Olaf Bjerke, trade unionist and politician (born 1893)
- Just Knud Qvigstad, politician and Minister (born 1853)
See also
References
- ^ "Henrik Østervold". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
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