Events in the year 1954 in Norway.
Events
Bear Island accident. Photo by Per Harald Olsen
Notable births
Helen Bjørnøy
Karin Fossum
Kine Hellebust
January–March
- 9 January – Thorvald Steen, writer and government scholar
- 12 January – Jan-Olav Ingvaldsen, politician (d. 2021).[2][3]
- 27 January – Leif Holger Larsen, diplomat (died 2015).[4]
- 29 January – Vera Lysklætt, politician.[5]
- 30 January – Thomas Ebbesen, Franco-Norwegian physical chemist and professor at the University of Strasbourg in France
- 8 February – Per Thomas Andersen, literary historian and novelist (died 2023).[6]
- 16 February – Viggo Hagstrøm, legal scholar (died 2013).[7]
- 18 February – Helen Bjørnøy, Lutheran minister and politician.[8]
- 15 March – Unni Steinsmo, chemical engineer.[9]
- 17 March – Bjørn Eidsvåg, singer, songwriter and Lutheran minister
- 25 March – Grete Berget, politician and Minister (died 2017).[10]
July–September
- 10 July – Wenche Andersen, chef
- 26 July – Kjell Einar Midthun, illustrator and cartoonist
- 3 August – Chris Tvedt, crime fiction writer.[15]
- 18 August – Egil Johansen, orienteering competitor.[16]
- 28 August – Torgeir Schjerven, author and poet
- 5 September – Per Knut Aaland, cross country skier
- 20 September – Arne Blix, journalist
- 23 September – Idar Lind, novelist, crime fiction writer, songwriter and playwright.[17]
October–December
- 1 October – Tone Pahle, sport rower.[18]
- 7 October – Kjell Grandhagen, military officer (died 2019).[19]
- 17 October
- 20 October – Terje Moe Gustavsen, politician (died 2019).[21]
- 6 November – Karin Fossum, author
- 15 November – Arne A. Jensen, media and corporate executive (died 2020).[22]
- 25 November – Kristin Moe, politician
- 27 November – Elisabeth Berge, businessperson and civil servant (died 2020).[23]
- 15 December – Kine Hellebust, singer, actress, children's writer, non-fiction writer and playwright.[24]
- 21 December – Grethe Fossli, politician
- 26 December – Roy Jacobsen, writer (d. 2025)
Notable deaths
Oscar Mathisen
- 21 January – Per Reidarson, composer and music critic (born 1879)[26]
- 31 January – Christian Fredrik Monsen, politician (born 1878)
- 8 March – Leiv Heggstad, educator, linguist and translator (born 1879).[27]
- 5 April – Crown Princess Martha, royal (born 1901)
- 10 April – Oscar Mathisen, speed skater (born 1888)
- 28 April – Knud Leonard Knudsen, gymnast and Olympic gold-medallist (born 1879)
- 25 May – Snefrid Eriksmoen, politician (born 1894)
- 25 May – Albert Helgerud, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (born 1876).[28]
- 4 June – Wilhelm Keilhau, historian and economist (born 1888).[29]
- 7 June – Sigurd Smebye, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1886)
- 4 July – Wilhelm Blystad, track and field athlete (born 1881)
- 27 July – Jacob Tullin Thams, Olympian skier (born 1889)
- 29 July – Knut Johannes Hougen, politician and Minister (born 1854)[30]
- 14 August – Fredrik Ludvig Konow, politician and Minister (born 1864)[31]
References
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- "Ingvaldsen, Jan-Olav". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- Bergundhaugen, Anders (7 April 2021). "Jan-Olav Ingvaldsen er død". an.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- Lundbo, Sten. "Leif Holger Larsen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- "Lysklætt, Vera (1954-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Per Thomas Andersen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Viggo Hagstrøm". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Helen Bjørnøy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- Jensen, Johan O. (2008). "Steinsmo, Unni". In Åmås, Knut Olav (ed.). Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 548–549. ISBN 978-82-03-23561-0.
- "Grete Berget". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Mille-Marie Treschow". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- Bryhn, Rolf. "Geir Myhre". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- "Ingun Brechan". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- "Toril Førland". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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- Bryhn, Rolf. "Egil Johansen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Idar Lind". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- "Tone Pahle". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- Leraand, Dag. "Kjell Grandhagen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- "Hogsnes, Hans Kristian (1954-2010)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- "Gustavsen, Terje Moe (1954-2019)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- Holen, Øyvind. "Arne A. Jensen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Elisabeth Berge". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Kine Hellebust". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- Werp, Hans L. (29 December 2019). "Vår alles gode venn Harald Thon er død". orientering.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- Stenseth, Bodil (1995). "Reidarson, Per". In Dahl, Hans Fredrik (ed.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45. Oslo: Cappelen. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
- Venås, Kjell. "Leiv Heggstad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- "Albert Helgerud". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Wilhelm Christian Keilhau". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- Tjeldvoll, Arild. "Knut Johannes Hougen" (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
- Danielsen, Rolf. "Fredrik Ludvig Konow". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
