1962 in Norway

none November 2025 May 2020 1962 Events in the year 1962 in Norway. Incumbents Monarch – Olav V.Olav 5. Tore Rem Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Olav_5. no 30 March 2026 Prime Minister – Einar Gerhardsen (Labour Party) Events Phillips Petroleum apply for exploration rights in the Norwegian North Sea, offering a high fee. The Norwegian authorities decide to involve multiple companies in exploration.Norway’s petroleum history https://www.norskpetroleum.no/en/framework/norways-petroleum-history/ 2024-10-28 Norwegianpetroleum.no en 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 Music 1962 in Norwegian music Film Norwegian films of the 1960s#1962 Notable births January thumb |right | 150 px | Svein Nyhus 13 January – Tor Heiestad, sport shooter.Tor Heiestad Rolf Bryhn Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Tor_Heiestad no 25 September 2021 19 January – Erling Landsværk, sailor.https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62702 Olympedia Erling Landsværk 25 September 2021 23 January Egil Nyhus, illustrator and editorial cartoonist.Egil Nyhus Katrine Kalleklev Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Egil_Nyhus no 25 September 2021 Svein Nyhus, illustrator and children's writer.Svein Nyhus Katrine Kalleklev Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Svein_Nyhus no 25 September 2021 25 January – Kari Kjønaas Kjos, politician.https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=KKK stortinget.no Kjos, Kari Kjønaas (1962-) no 25 September 2021 28 January – Brit Bildøen, writer.Brit Bildøen Vibeke Lauritsen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Brit_Bildøen no 30 September 2021 February thumb |right |150 px | Thomas Hylland Eriksen 4 February – Håvard Syvertsen, writer.Håvard Syvertsen Anne Grete Nilsen Ingvild Christine Herzog Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Håvard_Syvertsen no 12 October 2021Forfatterkatalogen 6 February – Thomas Hylland Eriksen, social anthropologist (died 2024).Thomas Hylland Eriksen Jon Schackt Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Thomas_Hylland_Eriksen no 15 December 2024 12 February – Stig-Arne Gunnestad, curler.https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/100333 Olympedia Stig-Arne Gunnestad 7 October 2021 20 February – Marius Voigt, ice hockey player.https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/98694 Olympedia Marius Voigt 27 September 2021 25 February – Elin Ørjasæter, organizational leader, children's writer, columnist, and non-fiction writer.Elin Ørjasæter Olav Garvik Olav Garvik Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Elin_Ørjasæter no 26 September 2021 26 February – Bent Svele, handball player, coach and sports reporter.Bent Svele Rolf Bryhn Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Bent_Svele Norwegian 16 May 2019Gode som gull. 30 år med håndballjentene Mediene Stian Haraldsen 2016 Aschehoug Oslo Norwegian 978-82-03-29618-5 103–114 March 2 March – Tom Nordlie, football coach.Tom Nordlie Jan Holm Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Tom_Nordlie no 30 September 2021 5 March – Håvard Tveite, orienteering competitor (died 2021).Håvard Tveite Rolf Bryhn Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Håvard_Tveite no 19 August 2021 11 March – Kjell Berg, curler.https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/900534 Olympedia Kjell Berg 25 September 2021 14 March – Vetle Vinje, competition rower.https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/39152 Olympedia Vetle Vinje 2 January 2023 19 March – Jenny Ellaug Følling, politician.https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=JFO stortinget.no Følling, Jenny (1962-) no 25 September 2021 27 March – Espen Thorsen, rower.https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/39140 Olympedia Espen Thorsen 25 September 2021 30 March – Marianne S. Bjorøy, politician.https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=MSB stortinget.no Bjorøy, Marianne S. (1962-) no 25 September 2021 April thumb |right |150 px | Edvard Moser 5 April – Bente Engesland, magazine editor Arild Monsen, cross-country skier.Arild Monsen Rolf Bryhn Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Arild_Monsen no 2 January 2023 19 April Pål Trulsen, curler.Pål Trulsen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Pål_Trulsen no 25 September 2021 Trine Trulsen Vågberg, curler.https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/900527 Olympedia Trine Trulsen 30 August 2021 22 April – Anne Aasheim, editor (died 2016).Anne Aasheim Olav Garvik Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Anne_Aasheim no 25 September 2021 25 April – Ole Edvard Antonsen, trumpeter.Ole Edvard Antonsen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ole_Edvard_Antonsen no 25 September 2021 27 April – Edvard Moser, professor of psychology and neuroscience.Edvard Moser Bjørnar Hassel Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Edvard_Moser no 25 September 2021 29 April – Henning Kramer Dahl, poet, essayist and translator (died 2017).Henning Kramer Dahl Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Henning_Kramer_Dahl no 24 October 2021 May thumb |right |150 px | Gro Dahle 4 May Eli Arnstad, politician.Eli Arnstad Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Eli_Arnstad no 25 September 2021 Marit Arnstad, lawyer and politician 10 May – Arne Lyngstad, politician (died 2019).https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=AL stortinget.no Lyngstad, Arne (1962-2019) no 25 September 2021 15 May – Gro Dahle, poet and writer 18 May – Alf van der Hagen, journalist and newspaper editor.Hvem er hvem? 2008 Knut Olav Åmås Knut Olav Åmås Aschehoug no Oslo 978-82-03-23561-0 109 21 May – Hege Storhaug, journalist and writer.Hege Storhaug Tom Hetland Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Hege_Storhaug no 25 September 2021 31 May – Børge Ousland, adventurer.Børge Ousland Rolf Bryhn Susan Barr Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Børge_Ousland no 25 September 2021 June thumb |right |150 px | Marie Simonsen 1 June – Marie Simonsen, journalist and editor.Marie Simonsen Olav Garvik Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Marie_Simonsen no 27 September 2021 6 June – Tor Arne Bell Ljunggren, politician.https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=TLJU stortinget.no Ljunggren, Tor Arne Bell (1962-) no 27 September 2021 12 June – Petter Skarheim, civil servant.Petter Skarheim Sten Lundbo Sten Lundbo Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Petter_Skarheim no 28 September 2021 17 June – Øystein Stray Spetalen, businessman and investor.Øystein Stray Spetalen Trond Gram Stian Brekke Store norske leksikon Erik Bolstad Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Øystein_Stray_Spetalen no 11 February 2024 24 June – Kristian Seip, mathematician.Hvem er hvem? 2008 Knut Olav Åmås Knut Olav Åmås Aschehoug no Oslo 978-82-03-23561-0 511–512 26 June – Morten Skogstad, glam metal singer 27 June – Alf Bakken, politician.https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=ALBA stortinget.no Bakken, Alf M. (1962-) no 25 September 2021 30 June – Lars Lillo-Stenberg, singer, songwriter and guitarist.Lars Lillo-Stenberg Arne Forsgren Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Lars_Lillo-Stenberg no 25 September 2021 July thumb | right | 150 px | Heidi Greni 1 July – Aase Simonsen, politician.https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=AASS stortinget.no Simonsen, Aase (1962-) no 25 September 2021 2 July – Christl Kvam, trade unionist.Christl Kvam Vibeke Lauritsen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Christl_Kvam no 15 December 2024 3 July – Heidi Greni, politician.https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=HEIG stortinget.no Greni, Heidi (1962-) no 25 September 2021 7 July – Ellen Sofie Olsvik, orienteering competitor.Ellen Sofie Olsvik Rolf Bryhn Jørn Sundby Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ellen_Sofie_Olsvik no 28 September 2021 10 July – Trond Helleland, politician.https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=TROH stortinget.no Helleland, Trond (1962-) no 25 September 2021 16 July – Gøran Sørloth, footballer.Gøran Sørloth Jan Holm Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Gøran_Sørloth no 28 September 2021 24 July Frank Evensen, judoka.https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/33714 Olympedia Frank Evensen 28 September 2021 Anne Brit Skjæveland, heptathlete.https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/74092 Olympedia Anne Brit Skjæveland 29 September 2021 25 July – Nils Ove Hellvik, footballer.https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe124197/nils-ove-hellvik/ worldfootball.net Nils Ove Hellvik 28 September 2021 August thumb |right | 150 px | Vidar Benjaminsen 14 August – Per Elvestuen, illustrator.Per Elvestuen Øyvind Reisegg Katrine Kalleklev Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Per_Elvestuen no 28 September 2021 18 August – Vidar Benjaminsen, ski orienteering competitor.Vidar Benjaminsen Rolf Bryhn Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Vidar_Benjaminsen Norwegian 3 June 2019 23 August – Tore Hattrem, diplomat and politician.Tore Hattrem Sten Lundbo Jon Bech Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Tore_Hattrem no 28 September 2021 29 August – Idar Kreutzer, businessperson.Idar Kreutzer Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Idar_Kreutzer no 25 September 2021 September 2 September – Knut Leo Abrahamsen, Nordic combined skier.https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/83147 Olympedia Knut Leo Abrahamsen 8 October 2021 4 September – Margunn Ebbesen, politician.Margunn Ebbesen Knut Are Tvedt Knut Are Tvedt Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Margunn_Ebbesen no 23 October 2021 24 September – Ørjan Løvdal, ice hockey player and coach.Ørjan Løvdal Rolf Bryhn Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ørjan_Løvdal no 23 September 2021 29 September – Odd Harald Hovland, politician.Hovland, Odd Harald (1962-) https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=ODDHOV stortinget.no no 4 October 2021 30 September – Christian Syse, diplomat and civil servant.Christian Syse Sten Lundbo Sten Lundbo Marte Ericsson Ryste Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Christian_Syse no 15 December 2024 October thumb|right|150 px |Eli Telhaug 5 October – Eli Telhaug, civil servant.Eli Telhaug Sten Lundbo Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Eli_Telhaug Norwegian 17 August 2018 8 October – Mona Høvring, writer.Mona Høvring Per Roger Sandvik Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Mona_Høvring no 15 December 2024 12 October – Jonny Halberg, author and dramatist 13 October – Hans Petter Blad, writer.Fra Dag Solstad til inspektør Maigret Brøymer Bjørn 15 September 2002 Aftenposten no 15 October – Morten Abel, singer and songwriter.Morten Abel Jon Vidar Bergan Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Morten_Abel no 25 September 2021 16 October Elisabeth Aspaker, politician Helge Lund, businessperson 28 October – Erik Thorstvedt, footballer.Erik Thorstvedt Jan Holm Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Erik_Thorstvedt no 25 September 2021 30 October – Heidi Sundal, handball player.https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/32491 Olympedia Heidi Sundal 25 September 2021 November thumb |right |150 px | Turid Birkeland 1 November Magne Furuholmen, keyboardist and artist Bjarne Håkon Hanssen, politician.Bjarne Håkon Hanssen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Bjarne_Håkon_Hanssen no 25 September 2021 Lars Helle, journalist and newspaper editor.Lars Helle Olav Garvik Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Lars_Helle no 25 September 2021 3 November – Yngve Slyngstad, former CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM).Hvem er hvem? 2008 Knut Olav Åmås Knut Olav Åmås Per Valebrokk Per Valebrokk Aschehoug no Oslo 978-82-03-23561-0 526–527 5 November – Turid Birkeland, politician and cultural executive (died 2015).Turid Birkeland Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Turid_Birkeland no 25 September 2021 9 November – Mette Bergmann, discus thrower.https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/74082 Olympedia Mette Bergmann 8 October 2021 22 November – Ragnhild Bergheim, politician 26 November – Gisken Armand, actress.Gisken Armand Lillian Bikset Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Gisken_Armand no 25 September 2021 28 November – Jon Rønningen, wrestler.Jon Rønningen Rolf Bryhn Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Jon_Rønningen no 25 September 2021 29 November – Petter Stordalen, businessperson.Petter Stordalen Stian Brekke Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Petter_Stordalen no 25 September 2021 December 8 December – Olaf Kamfjord, jazz musician.http://www.mic.no/nmi.nsf/micdoc/art2006052910280638917830 mic.no Kamfjord, Olaf no 26 September 2021 11 December – Ulrich Møller, footballer.https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=26052 eu-football.info Ulrich Møller 26 September 2021 18 December – Dorthe Skappel, television personality and former model Full date missing Ola Braanaas, fish farmer.Ola Braanaas Svein Askheim Store norske leksikon Erik Bolstad Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ola_Braanaas no 14 February 2024 Liv Holmefjord, civil servant Ørnulf Seippel, sociologist Notable deaths thumb|150 px|right|Johannes Gerckens Bassøe 24 February – Per Skou, international soccer player (b.1891) 11 April – Axel Revold, painter (born 1887).Axel Revold Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Axel_Revold no 14 March 2024 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).https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lu/vibeke-lunde-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034302/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lu/vibeke-lunde-1.html dead 18 April 2020 Vibeke Lunde Sports Reference LLC SR/Olympic Sports 12 November 2012 10 October – Trygve Gulbranssen, novelist (b.1894) 29 October – Einar Gundersen, footballer (b.1896) 23 November – Jacob Prytz, goldsmith and designer (born 1886).Jacob Prytz Mats Linder Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Jacob_Prytz no 2 January 2023 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 Norway History Lists References External links 1962