1954 in Norway

none October 2025 May 2020 1954 Events in the year 1954 in Norway. Incumbents Monarch – Haakon VII.Haakon 7. Ole Kristian Grimnes Ole Kristian Grimnes Knut Dørum Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Haakon_7. no 29 April 2025 Prime Minister – Oscar Torp (Labour Party) Events 300px|right|thumb|Bear Island accident. Photo by Per Harald Olsen 28 March – Bear Island accident: A Royal Norwegian Air Force seaplane crashed on the Bear Island. The plane had a crew of 8 men and one passenger. One of the crew members survived the accident. 5 April – Crown Princess Martha, wife of Crown Prince Olav dies, age 53. 3 May – Asbjørn Sunde and Erling Nordby were convicted for treason and espionage in favour of the Soviet Union. State-owned Årdal og Sunndal Verk begins construction on a plant in Sunndal Municipality. Anniversaries 100 years since the opening of Norway's first railway line. Sports Martin Stokken, cross country skier and athlete, is awarded the Holmenkollen medal, Norway's highest skiing award. Football Association of Norway joins UEFA. Music 1954 in Norwegian music Film Norwegian films of the 1950s#1954 Literature Notable births January–March thumb |right |150 px |Thorvald Steen thumb |right |150 px | Helen Bjørnøy thumb |right |150 px |Bjørn Eidsvåg 9 January – Thorvald Steen, writer and government scholar 12 January – Jan-Olav Ingvaldsen, politician (d. 2021).Ingvaldsen, Jan-Olav stortinget.no https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=JAIN no 8 April 2021https://www.an.no/jan-olav-ingvaldsen-er-dod/s/5-4-1392845 an.no Jan-Olav Ingvaldsen er død Anders Bergundhaugen 7 April 2021 no 8 April 2021 14 January – Gunnar Andreas Berg, guitarist.Gunnar Andreas Berg Christopher Monsen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Gunnar_Andreas_Berg no 21 September 2026 22 January – Rita Tveiten, politician.https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=RTV stortinget.no Tveiten, Rita (1954-) no 22 September 2026 23 January – Rune J. Skjælaaen, politician.Rune Skjælaaen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Rune_Skjælaaen no 25 September 2026 27 January – Leif Holger Larsen, diplomat (died 2015).Leif Holger Larsen Sten Lundbo Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Leif_Holger_Larsen Norwegian 9 April 2021 29 January – Christian Bjelland IV, investor.Christian Bjelland Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Christian_Bjelland no 25 September 2026 29 January – Vera Lysklætt, politician.https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=VL stortinget.no Lysklætt, Vera (1954-) no 9 April 2021 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).Per Thomas Andersen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Per_Thomas_Andersen no 11 July 2021 9 February – Michael Tetzschner, politician.Michael Tetzschner Knut Are Tvedt Knut Are Tvedt Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Michael_Tetzschner no 25 September 2026 14 February – Per Christian Ellefsen, actor.Per Christian Ellefsen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Per_Christian_Ellefsen no 20 September 2026 16 February – Viggo Hagstrøm, legal scholar (died 2013).Viggo Hagstrøm Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Viggo_Hagstrøm Norwegian 9 April 2021 16 February – Kjartan Hatløy, poet.Kjartan Hatløy Hans H. Skei Hans H. Skei Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Kjartan_Hatløy no 23 September 2026 16 February – Torbjørn Sunde, jazz trombonist.Torbjørn Sunde Ola Djupvik Bjørn Stendahl Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Torbjørn_Sunde no 21 September 2026 18 February – Helen Bjørnøy, Lutheran minister and politician.Helen Bjørnøy Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Helen_Bjørnøy Norwegian 8 April 2021 28 February – Jan Fjærestad, orienteering competitor and athlete.Jan Fjærestad Rolf Bryhn Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Jan_Fjærestad no 21 September 2026 3 March – Christian Ringnes, businessman.Christian Ringnes Gunnar Stavrum Gunnar Stavrum Stian Brekke Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Christian_Ringnes no 20 September 2026 6 March – Bjørg Tysdal Moe, politician.https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=BTM stortinget.no Moe, Bjørg Tysdal (1954-) no 22 September 2026 9 March – Harald Sunde, army general.Harald Sunde (offiser) Dag Leraand Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Harald_Sunde_-_offiser no 21 September 2026 15 March – Unni Steinsmo, chemical engineer. Hvem er hvem? Steinsmo, Unni Johan O. Jensen Knut Olav Åmås 2008 Knut Olav Åmås Aschehoug Oslo 978-82-03-23561-0 Norwegian 548–549 17 March – Bjørn Eidsvåg, singer, songwriter and Lutheran minister 25 March – Grete Berget, politician and Minister (died 2017).https://snl.no/Grete_Berget Grete Berget Store norske leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget Norwegian 1 March 2020 27 March – Helge Iberg, composer.Helge Iberg Egil Arnt Gundersen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Helge_Iberg no 21 September 2026 April–June thumb |right |150 px |Knut Værnes thumb |right |150 px |Khalid Salimi thumb |right |150 px |Liv Mildrid Gjernes 1 April – Knut Værnes, jazz musician.Knut Værnes Tor Hammerø Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Knut_Værnes no 21 September 2026 2 April – Olav Christopher Jenssen, visual artist.Olav Christopher Jenssen Tina Hanssen Arve Rød Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Olav_Christopher_Jenssen no 21 September 2026 3 April – Mille-Marie Treschow, landlord and businessperson (died 2018).Mille-Marie Treschow Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Mille-Marie_Treschow Norwegian 9 April 2021 7 April – Magne Lerø, publisher and editor.Magne Lerø Olav Garvik Olav Garvik Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Magne_Lerø no 25 September 2026 7 April – Geir Myhre, ice hockey player (died 2016).Geir Myhre Rolf Bryhn Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Geir_Myhre Norwegian 9 April 2021 15 April – Roar Hagen, illustrator.Roar Hagen Vibeke Lauritsen Glenny Alfsen Øystein Ustvedt Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Roar_Hagen no 19 September 2026 15 April – Stefan Kutzsche, physician.Stefan Kutzsche Henning Larsen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Stefan_Kutzsche no 21 September 2026 16 April – Ingun Brechan, sport rower.https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/39043 Olympedia Ingun Brechan 8 April 2021 20 April – Ove Wisløff, swimmer.Ove Wisløff Rolf Bryhn Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ove_Wisløff no 21 September 2026 22 April – Håkon Berge, composer.Håkon Berge Trond Olav Svendsen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Håkon_Berge no 20 September 2026 23 April – Rune Hauge, football agent.Rune Hauge Ole Petter Pedersen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Rune_Hauge no 20 September 2026 26 April – Toril Førland, alpine skier.https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/81104 Olympedia Toril Førland 8 April 2021 27 April – Geir Toskedal, politician.https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=GEST stortinget.no Toskedal, Geir Sigbjørn (1954-) no 25 September 2026 28 April – Gunn Berit Gjerde, politician 28 April – Frank Jakobsen, jazz musician.Frank Jakobsen Johs Bergh Christopher Monsen Ola Djupvik Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Frank_Jakobsen no 21 September 2026 2 May – Kristen Gislefoss, meteorologist.Kristen Gislefoss Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Kristen_Gislefoss no 21 September 2026 3 May – Ivonne Caprino, film director and model 6 May – Knut Magnus Olsen, politician.https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=KNO stortinget.no Olsen, Knut Magnus (1954-) no 25 September 2026 23 May – Khalid Salimi, journalist and organizational leader.Khalid Salimi Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Khalid_Salimi no 21 September 2026 29 May – Jon Øyvind Odland, politician.Odland, Jon Øyvind (1954-) stortinget.no https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=JOD no 21 September 2026 31 May – Arne Larsen Økland, retired footballer 1 June – Hanne Heuch, ceramist 2 June – Liv Mildrid Gjernes, artist.Liv Mildrid Gjernes Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Liv_Mildrid_Gjernes no 19 September 2026 13 June – Cecilie Landsverk, diplomat.Cecilie Landsverk Sten Lundbo Sten Lundbo Jon Bech Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Cecilie_Landsverk no 21 September 2026 19 June – Jon Jæger Gåsvatn, politician.https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=JONG stortinget.no Gåsvatn, Jon Jæger (1954-) no 25 September 2026 26 June – Rigmor Andersen Eide, politician.https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=RAE stortinget.no Eide, Rigmor Andersen (1954-) no 25 September 2026 July–September thumb |right |150 px |Cecilie Ore thumb |right |150 px |Per Knut Aaland 10 July – Wenche Andersen, chef 11 July – Berit Reiss-Andersen, lawyer.Berit Reiss-Andersen Knut Are Tvedt Knut Are Tvedt Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Berit_Reiss-Andersen no 20 September 2026 15 July – Ole-Anton Teigen, politician.https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=OLT stortinget.no Teigen, Ole-Anton (1954-) no 23 September 2026 19 July – Cecilie Ore, composer.Cecilie Ore Hilde Holbæk_Hanssen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Cecilie_Ore no 19 September 2026 21 July – Otto Jespersen, comedian.Otto Jespersen (norsk komiker) Øyvind Holen Øyvind Holen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Otto_Jespersen_-_norsk_komiker no 19 September 2026 26 July – Kjell Einar Midthun, illustrator and cartoonist 3 August – Chris Tvedt, crime fiction writer.Chris Tvedt Hans H. Skei Hans H. Skei Store norske leksikon 26 November 2024 Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Chris_Tvedt no 19 January 2025 16 August – Egil Svartdahl, pentecontalist.Egil Svartdahl Tormod Engelsviken Svein Ivar Langhelle Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Egil_Svartdahl no 20 September 2026 18 August – Egil Johansen, orienteering competitor.Egil Johansen Rolf Bryhn Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Egil_Johansen no 30 November 2022 18 August – Jostein Stige, sprint canoer.Jostein Stige https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/10420 olympedia.org 21 September 2026 28 August – Torgeir Schjerven, author and poet 5 September – Per Knut Aaland, cross country skier 17 September – Helge Bjørnsen, politician.https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=HBH stortinget.no Bjørnsen, Helge (1954-) no 23 September 2026 20 September – Arne Blix, journalist 20 September – Geir Adelsten Iversen, politician.Geir Adelsten Iversen Knut Are Tvedt Knut Are Tvedt Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Geir_Adelsten_Iversen no 21 September 2026 23 September – Idar Lind, novelist, crime fiction writer, songwriter and playwright.Idar Lind Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Idar_Lind no 11 July 2021 28 September – Åge Konradsen, politician.https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=ÅKO stortinget.no Konradsen, Åge (1954-) no 23 September 2026 October–December thumb |right |150 px |Terje Moe Gustavsen thumb |right |150 px | Karin Fossum thumb |right |150 px |Anne Carine Tanum thumb |right |150 px | Kine Hellebust 1 October – Tone Pahle, sport rower.https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/39047 Olympedia Tone Pahle 8 April 2021 5 October – Frank Krog, actor (died 2008).Frank Krog Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Frank_Krog no 21 September 2026 7 October – Kjell Grandhagen, military officer (died 2019).Kjell Grandhagen Erik Bolstad Dag Leraand Store norske leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo https://snl.no/Kjell_Grandhagen Norwegian 28 May 2019 7 October – Olav Ulleren, politician.Olav Ulleren Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Olav_Ulleren no 21 September 2026 17 October Hans Kristian Hogsnes, politician (d. 2010).https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=HKH&tab=Biography stortinget.no Hogsnes, Hans Kristian (1954-2010) no 9 April 2021 Øystein Sørensen, historian 20 October – Terje Moe Gustavsen, politician (died 2019).https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=TMG stortinget.no Gustavsen, Terje Moe (1954-2019) no 9 April 2021 6 November – Karin Fossum, author 15 November – Arne A. Jensen, media and corporate executive (died 2020).Arne A. Jensen Øyvind Holen Øyvind Holen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Arne_A._Jensen Norwegian 9 April 2021 21 November – Jon Fredrik Baksaas, business executive.Jon Fredrik Baksaas Stian Brekke Svein Askheim Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Jon_Fredrik_Baksaas no 23 September 2026 25 November – Kristin Moe, politician 27 November – Elisabeth Berge, businessperson and civil servant (died 2020).Elisabeth Berge Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Elisabeth_Berge Norwegian 9 April 2021 27 November – Anne Carine Tanum, business executive.Anne Carine Tanum Olav Garvik Olav Garvik Stian Brekke Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Anne_Carine_Tanum no 21 September 2026 15 December – Kine Hellebust, singer, actress, children's writer, non-fiction writer and playwright.Kine Hellebust Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Kine_Hellebust Norwegian 8 April 2021 18 December – Kåre Nordstoga, organist.Kåre Nordstoga Torkil Olav Baden Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Kåre_Nordstoga no 21 September 2026 20 December – Trond Halstein Moe, operatic baritone.Trond Halstein Moe Katarina I. de Brisis Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Trond_Halstein_Moe no 21 September 2026 21 December – Grethe Fossli, politician 26 December – Roy Jacobsen, writer (d. 2025) 30 December – Solveig Torsvik, politician.https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=ST stortinget.no Torsvik, Solveig (1954-) no 25 September 2026 Full date unknown Jan Bugge-Mahrt, diplomat Bente Haukland Næss, politician Harald Thon, orienteering competitor (died 2019).http://orientering.no/nyheter/var-alles-gode-venn-harald-thon-er-dod/ orientering.no Vår alles gode venn Harald Thon er død Hans L. Werp 29 December 2019 no 9 April 2021 16 January 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200116082907/http://www.orientering.no/nyheter/var-alles-gode-venn-harald-thon-er-dod/ dead Notable deaths thumb|150px|right|Oscar Mathisen 21 January – Per Reidarson, composer and music critic (born 1879)Stenseth Bodil Dahl, Hans Fredrik Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45 Reidarson, Per http://mediabase1.uib.no/krigslex/r/r1.html#reidarson-per 2008-11-08 1995 Cappelen Oslo dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100104075201/http://mediabase1.uib.no/krigslex/r/r1.html#reidarson-per 2010-01-04 31 January – Christian Fredrik Monsen, politician (born 1878) 8 March – Leiv Heggstad, educator, linguist and translator (born 1879).Leiv Heggstad Norsk biografisk leksikon Kjell Venås Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Leiv_Heggstad/utdypning Norwegian 20 December 2012 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).https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/albert-helgerud-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417171801/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/albert-helgerud-1.html dead 17 April 2020 Albert Helgerud Sports Reference LLC SR/Olympic Sports 12 November 2012 4 June – Wilhelm Keilhau, historian and economist (born 1888).Wilhelm Christian Keilhau Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Wilhelm_Christian_Keilhau no 3 February 2024 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)http://www.snl.no/Knut_Johannes_Hougen Knut Johannes Hougen Tjeldvoll Arild Store Norske Leksikon Norwegian 2011-06-05 14 August – Fredrik Ludvig Konow, politician and Minister (born 1864)Fredrik Ludvig Konow Norsk biografisk leksikon Rolf Danielsen Rolf Danielsen Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Fredrik_Ludvig_Konow/utdypning Norwegian 12 December 2012 Full date unknown Rasmus Olsen Langeland, politician and Minister (born 1873) Per Berg Lund, politician and Minister (born 1878) Torjus Værland, politician and Minister (born 1868) See also Norway History Lists References External links 1954