1952 in Norway
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Events in the year 1952 in Norway .
Incumbents
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- 7 January – 15 people are killed in a mine explosion in Svalbard.
- 14–25 February – 1952 Winter Olympics are held in Oslo.[1]
- Around April 4 five Norwegian seal hunting vessels went down in a storm in the West Ice. The West Ice accidents claimed 78 lives in total.
- 24 November – Folketeatret (lit. The People's Theatre) opened in Oslo.
Popular culture
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Sports
[edit ]Main article: 1952 in Norwegian football
- Olaf Barda, chess player, becomes the first Norwegian to be awarded the title of International Master
Music
[edit ]Main article: 1952 in Norwegian music
Film
[edit ]Main article: Norwegian films of the 1950s § 1952
- 20 March – Thor Heyerdahl received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 24th Academy Awards for the Kon-Tiki film.
Literature
[edit ]Notable births
[edit ]- 1 January – Aksel Nærstad, political activist and advisor (died 2022).[2] [3]
- 25 January – Inga Balstad, politician
- 11 March – Vigdis Giltun, politician
- 6 March – Nils Johan Ringdal, author and historian (died 2008)[4]
- 15 April – Ragnar Hovland, novelist, essayist, poet, and writer of children's books.[5]
- 25 April – Ketil Bjørnstad, pianist and composer
- 2 May – Gunda Johansen, politician
- 13 May – Lars Amund Vaage, author and playwright
- 19 May – Guri Ingebrigtsen, politician (died 2020)
- 19 June – Sidsel Endresen, jazz singer
- 25 June – Radka Toneff, jazz singer (died 1982)
- 27 June – Asle Amundsen, politician
- 10 July – Kari Husøy, politician
- 18 July – Per Petterson, novelist
- 27 July – Torfinn Bjarkøy, civil servant
- 4 August – Karsten Klepsvik, diplomat (died 2025).[6]
- 8 August – Jostein Gaarder, author
- 11 August – Finn Sletten, jazz drummer
- 19 August – Lillian Müller, model and actress
- 9 September – Per Jørgensen, jazz trumpeter
- 18 September – Gunn Olsen, politician
- 23 September – Unni Holmen, artistic gymnast.[7]
- 25 October – Helen Fløisand, politician
- 25 October – Tove Nilsen, writer.[8]
- 8 November – Carl Haakon Waadeland, musicologist and drummer
- 11 November – Ole Robert Sunde, writer.[9]
- 18 November – Gerd Janne Kristoffersen, politician
- 28 November – Ole Thomsen, jazz guitarist
- 16 December – Jon Laukvik, organist
Full date unknown
[edit ]- Anne-Lise Bakken, politician and Minister
- Magnus Takvam, journalist
Notable deaths
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- 11 February – Ola Torstensen Lyngstad, politician (born 1894)
- 14 February – Johan Clementz, boxer (born 1894)
- 19 February – Knut Hamsun, author, Nobel Prize in Literature laureate (born 1859)
- 13 March – Johan Nygaardsvold, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (born 1879)
- 20 April – Sigurd Maseng, diplomat (born 1894)
- 14 May – Carl Julius Alvin Westerlund, politician (born 1885)
- 13 June – Andreas Brecke, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1879)
- 3 August – Even Ulving, painter (born 1863).[10]
- 26 September – Aslak Nilsen, politician (born 1898).[11]
- 28 September – Ingvald Tøndel, politician (born 1887)
- 14 November – Aldor Ingebrigtsen, politician (born 1888)
- 14 December – Fartein Valen, composer and musical theorist (born 1887)
Full date unknown
[edit ]- Einar Borch, landowner and politician (born 1870).[12]
- Adam Egede-Nissen, politician (born 1868)
- Christian Wegner Haaland, ship-owner and politician (born 1892)
- Knut Liestøl, politician and Minister (born 1881)
- William Martin Nygaard, publisher and politician (born 1865)
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ "Olympedia – 1952 Winter Olympics Overview". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ Arntzen, Jon Gunnar, ed. (1994). "Nærstad, Aksel". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget; Aschehoug; Gyldendal. p. 413. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Tidligere RV-leder Aksel Nærstad er død". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 25 October 2022.
- ^ Verdens Gang (in Norwegian)
- ^ Herzog, Ingvild Christine; Karlsvik, Mette. "Ragnar Hovland". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ Lundbo, Sten; Bech, Jon. "Karsten Klepsvik". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ Bryhn, Rolf. "Unni Holmen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Tove Nilsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Drangsholt, Janne Stigen. "Ole Robert Sunde". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Even Ulving". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Biografier. Aslak Nilsen". nsd.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Einar Gram Borch". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
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