1952 in Norway

none November 2023 1952 Events in the year 1952 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 September 2010 thumb|right|The "Oslo flag" used during the closing ceremonies of the 1952 Winter Games 7 January – 15 people are killed in a mine explosion in Svalbard. 14–25 February – 1952 Winter Olympics are held in Oslo.Olympedia – 1952 Winter Olympics Overview https://www.olympedia.org/editions/34 www.olympedia.org 12 December 2021 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. 1 September - Postwar rationing of sugar and coffee ended.Macadam Ivison S. C. Annual Register: A Review Of Public Events At Home And Abroad, For Year 1952 Macadam Ivison S. 1952 Longmans, Green and Co 978-1-61540-373-8 London 24 November – Folketeatret (lit. The People's Theatre) opened in Oslo. Popular culture September 2010 Sports 1952 in Norwegian football Olaf Barda, chess player, becomes the first Norwegian to be awarded the title of International Master Music 1952 in Norwegian music Film 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 Notable births 1 January – Aksel Nærstad, political activist and advisor (died 2022).1994 Nærstad, Aksel Hvem er hvem? Jon Gunnar Arntzen Jon Gunnar Arntzen Kunnskapsforlaget; Aschehoug; Gyldendal Oslo https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2015042348061?page=423&searchText= 413 no 4 April 2024Tidligere RV-leder Aksel Nærstad er død https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/tidligere-rv-leder-aksel-naerstad-er-dod-1.16152976 nrk.no no 25 October 2022 25 January – Inga Balstad, politician 11 March – Vigdis Giltun, politician 6 March – Nils Johan Ringdal, author and historian (died 2008)Verdens Gang (in Norwegian) 28 March – Espen Salberg, ballroom dancer 15 April – Ragnar Hovland, novelist, essayist, poet, and writer of children's books.Ragnar Hovland Ingvild Christine Herzog Mette Karlsvik Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ragnar_Hovland Norwegian 10 May 2021 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)https://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Radka_Toneff/utdypning Radka Toneff Tore Halvorsen Norwegian 14 November 2012 Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget 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).Karsten Klepsvik Sten Lundbo Sten Lundbo Jon Bech Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Karsten_Klepsvik no 21 January 2025 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.Unni Holmen Rolf Bryhn Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Unni_Holmen Norwegian 10 November 2022 25 October – Helen Fløisand, politician 25 October – Tove Nilsen, writer.Tove Nilsen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Tove_Nilsen no 1 January 2024 8 November – Carl Haakon Waadeland, musicologist and drummer 11 November – Ole Robert Sunde, writer.Ole Robert Sunde Janne Stigen Drangsholt Janne Stigen Drangsholt Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ole_Robert_Sunde no 9 April 2024 18 November – Gerd Janne Kristoffersen, politician 28 November – Ole Thomsen, jazz guitarist 16 December – Jon Laukvik, organist Full date unknown Anne-Lise Bakken, politician and Minister Magnus Takvam, journalist Notable deaths thumb|right|150px|Knut Hamsun 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).Even Ulving Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Even_Ulving Norwegian 19 September 2022 26 September – Aslak Nilsen, politician (born 1898).Biografier. Aslak Nilsen nsd.no https://www.nsd.no/polsys/index.cfm?urlname=storting&lan=&MenuItem=N1_1&ChildItem=&State=collapse&UttakNr=33&person=12163 Norwegian 14 March 2021 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 Einar Borch, landowner and politician (born 1870).Einar Gram Borch Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Einar_Gram_Borch Norwegian 28 January 2018 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 Norway History Lists References 1952