1962 in Norway

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Events in the year 1962 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Olav V
• Labour Party
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Events

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• 7 June – The Nordland Line between Trondheim and Bodø was opened.
• 21 October – Hurtigruten passenger ship MS Sanct Svithun running between Bergen and Kirkenes goes in the northbound Hurtigruten, sank during a stormy night after running aground off her normal course, resulting in the deaths of 41 while 48 survived the event.
• 5 November – 21 workers were killed in a mine accident in the Kongsfjorden in Svalbard.
• 21 December – Rondane National Park is established as Norway's first national park.

Popular culture

Sports

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Music

Film

Notable births

January

• 13 January – Tor Heiestad, sport shooter.^[1]
• 19 January – Erling Landsværk, sailor.^[2]
• 23 January
  • Egil Nyhus, illustrator and editorial cartoonist.^[3]
  • Svein Nyhus, illustrator and children's writer.^[4]
• 25 January – Kari Kjønaas Kjos, politician.^[5]
• 28 January – Brit Bildøen, writer.^[6]

February

• 4 February – Håvard Syvertsen, writer.^[7][8]
• 6 February – Thomas Hylland Eriksen, social anthropologist.^[9]
• 12 February – Stig-Arne Gunnestad, curler.^[10]
• 20 February – Marius Voigt, ice hockey player.^[11]
• 25 February – Elin Ørjasæter, organizational leader, children's writer, columnist, and non-fiction writer.^[12]
• 26 February – Bent Svele, handball player, coach and sports reporter.^[13][14]

March

• 2 March – Tom Nordlie, football coach.^[15]
• 5 March – Håvard Tveite, orienteering competitor (died 2021).^[16]
• 11 March – Kjell Berg, curler.^[17]
• 14 March – Vetle Vinje, competition rower.^[18]
• 19 March – Jenny Ellaug Følling, politician.^[19]
• 27 March – Espen Thorsen, rower.^[20]
• 30 March –
  Marianne S. Bjorøy, politician.^[21]

April

• 5 April –
  • Bente Engesland, magazine editor
  • Arild Monsen, cross-country skier.^[22]
• 19 April
  • Pål Trulsen, curler.^[23]
  • Trine Trulsen Vågberg, curler.^[24]
• 22 April – Anne Aasheim, editor (died 2016).^[25]
• 25 April – Ole Edvard Antonsen, trumpeter.^[26]
• 27 April – Edvard Moser, professor of psychology and neuroscience.^[27]
• 29 April – Henning Kramer Dahl, poet, essayist and translator (died 2017).^[28]

May

• 4 May
  • Eli Arnstad, politician.^[29]
  • Marit Arnstad, lawyer and politician
• 10 May – Arne Lyngstad, politician (died 2019).^[30]
• 15 May – Gro Dahle, poet and writer
• 18 May – Alf van der Hagen, journalist and newspaper editor.^[31]
• 21 May – Hege Storhaug, journalist and writer.^[32]
• 31 May – Børge Ousland, adventurer.^[33]

June

• 1 June – Marie Simonsen, journalist and editor.^[34]
• 6 June – Tor Arne Bell Ljunggren, politician.^[35]
• 12 June – Petter Skarheim, civil servant.^[36]
• 17 June – Øystein Stray Spetalen, businessman and investor.^[37]
• 24 June – Kristian Seip, mathematician.^[38]
• 26 June – Morten Skogstad, glam metal singer
• 27 June – Alf Bakken, politician.^[39]
• 30 June – Lars Lillo-Stenberg, singer, songwriter and guitarist.^[40]

July

• 1 July – Aase Simonsen, politician.^[41]
• 3 July – Heidi Greni, politician.^[42]
• 7 July – Ellen Sofie Olsvik, orienteering competitor.^[43]
• 10 July – Trond Helleland, politician.^[44]
• 16 July – Gøran Sørloth, footballer.^[45]
• 24 July
  • Frank Evensen, judoka.^[46]
  • Anne Brit Skjæveland, heptathlete.^[47]
• 25 July – Nils Ove Hellvik, footballer.^[48]

August

• 14 August – Per Elvestuen, illustrator.^[49]
• 18 August – Vidar Benjaminsen, ski orienteering competitor.^[50]
• 23 August – Tore Hattrem, diplomat and politician.^[51]
• 29 August – Idar Kreutzer, businessperson.^[52]

September

• 2 September – Knut Leo Abrahamsen, Nordic combined skier.^[53]
• 4 September – Margunn Ebbesen, politician.^[54]
• 24 September – Ørjan Løvdal, ice hockey player and coach.^[55]
• 29 September – Odd Harald Hovland, politician.^[56]

October

• 5 October – Eli Telhaug, civil servant.^[57]
• 12 October – Jonny Halberg, author and dramatist
• 13 October – Hans Petter Blad, writer.^[58]
• 15 October – Morten Abel, singer and songwriter.^[59]
• 16 October
  • Elisabeth Aspaker, politician
  • Helge Lund, businessperson
• 28 October – Erik Thorstvedt, footballer.^[60]
• 30 October – Heidi Sundal, handball player.^[61]

November

• 1 November
  • Magne Furuholmen, keyboardist and artist
  • Bjarne Håkon Hanssen, politician.^[62]
  • Lars Helle, journalist and newspaper editor.^[63]
• 3 November –
  Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM).^[64]
• 5 November – Turid Birkeland, politician and cultural executive (died 2015).^[65]
• 9 November – Mette Bergmann, discus thrower.^[66]
• 26 November – Gisken Armand, actress.^[67]
• 28 November – Jon Rønningen, wrestler.^[68]
• 29 November – Petter Stordalen, businessperson.^[69]

December

• 8 December – Olaf Kamfjord, jazz musician.^[70]
• 11 December – Ulrich Møller, footballer.^[71]
• 18 December – Dorthe Skappel, television personality and former model

Full date missing

• Ola Braanaas, fish farmer. ^[72]
• Liv Holmefjord, civil servant
• Ørnulf Seippel, sociologist

Notable deaths

• 24 February – Per Skou, international soccer player (b.1891)
• 11 April – Axel Revold, painter (born 1887).^[73]
• 22 April – Anders Johanneson Bøyum, politician (b.1890)
• 8 May – Alfred Madsen, editor, trade unionist and politician (b.1888)
• 5 June – Hans Eidnes, politician (b.1887)
• 11 June – Sveinung O. Flaaten, politician (b.1898)
• 30 July – Johannes Gerckens Bassøe, jurist and civil servant (b.1878)
• 1 August – Olaf Sørensen, politician (b.1892)
• 12 August – Vibeke Lunde, sailor (b.1921).^[74]
• 10 October – Trygve Gulbranssen, novelist (b.1894)
• 29 October – Einar Gundersen, footballer (b.1896)
• 23 November – Jacob Prytz, goldsmith and designer (born 1886).^[75]
• 7 December – Kirsten Flagstad, opera singer (b.1895)
• 17 December – Jens Schive, journalist and diplomat (b.1900)
• 21 December – Asbjørn Bodahl, gymnast (b.1896)
• 30 December – Olav Bruvik, politician (b.1912)

See also

References

External links

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