1947 in Norway

none May 2020 1947 Events in the year 1947 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 – Einar Gerhardsen (Labour Party) Events 7 August – Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft, the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after a 101-day, 4,300-mile journey across the Pacific Ocean, proving that pre-historic peoples could have traveled from South America. 28 August – Kvitbjørn disaster: A flying boat of type Short Sandringham named "Kvitbjørn" crashes into a mountain near Lødingen in Norway; all 35 on board (28 passengers and 7 crew) perish. Owned by Norsk Hydro between 1912 and 1918, the artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord is leased back to Hydro by the Norwegian government. This activity is 2008 today Yara International. Hydro also buys the power plant. Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country. Popular culture September 2010 Sports 1947 in Norwegian football Music 1947 in Norwegian music Film Norwegian films of the 1940s#1947 Literature The Norwegian Writers for Children association (Norske Barne- og Ungdomsbokforfattere) is founded.Norske Barne- og Ungdomsbokforfattere Morten O. Haugen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Norske_Barne-_og_Ungdomsbokforfattere no 19 April 2025 Nils Johan Rud, novelist, short story writer and magazine editor, is awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment literature prize for the first time.Gyldendalprisen Fred Huvenes Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Gyldendalprisen no 19 April 2025 Notable births January thumb |right |150 px |Ragni Piene thumb |right |150 px |Frank Aarebrot 2 January – Hans Gjeisar Kjæstad, politician.HRK Kjæstad, Hans Gjeisar (1947-) 27 April 2025 15 January – Erling Pedersen, writer.Erling Pedersen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Erling_Pedersen no 14 April 2025 16 January – Harald Stabell, barrister (died 2018).Harald Stabell Merete Agerbak-Jensen Merete Agerbak-Jensen Thor Falkanger Thor Falkanger Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Harald_Stabell no 14 April 2025 18 January – Ragni Piene, mathematician.Ragni Piene Reinhard Siegmund-Schultze Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ragni_Piene no 12 April 2025 19 January – Frank Aarebrot, political economist (died 2017.Frank Aarebrot Dag Einar Thorsen Iver B. Neumann Iver B. Neumann Olav Garvik Olav Garvik Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Frank_Aarebrot no 28 April 2025 20 January – Liv Marie Austrem, writer.Liv Marie Austrem Erle Stokke Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Liv_Marie_Austrem no 10 April 2025 Dag Jostein Fjærvoll, politician (died 2021).DJF Fjærvoll, Dag Jostein (1947-2021) 27 April 2025 24 January – Øystein Sunde, folk singer and guitarist.Øystein Sunde Jon Vidar Bergan Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Øystein_Sunde no 26 April 2025 29 January – Olaf Almenningen, linguist and lexicographer (died 2025).Olaf Almenningen Eirik Helleve Store norske leksikon Erik Bolstad Norsk nettleksikon Oslo http://snl.no/Olaf_Almenningen Norwegian 22 June 2025 February thumb |right |150 px |Ole Paus Nordiska radets session i Helsingfors (5).jpg 75 Marit Nybakk WenckeMyhreErfurt042009.jpg 80 Wenche Myhre Torstein-dahle.jpg 80 Torstein Dahle 4 February – Halvor Hagen, American football player 6 February – Arne Zwaig, chess player (died 2022).Arne Zwaig Rolf Bryhn Sheila Stanford Sheila Barth Stanford Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Arne_Zwaig no 12 April 2025 9 February – Ole Paus, singer, author and poet (died 2023).Ole Paus Per Magnus Finnanger Sandsmark Tor Marcussen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ole_Paus no 10 April 2025 14 February – Marit Nybakk, politician.MN Nybakk, Marit (1947-) 28 April 2025 15 February – Wenche Myhre, singer and entertainer.Wenche Myhre Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Wenche_Myhre no 11 April 2025 19 February – Øystein Dolmen, singer and songwriter.Knutsen & Ludvigsen Jon Vidar Bergan Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Knutsen_&_Ludvigsen no 13 April 2025 Vidar Sandem, actor, playwright and theatre director.Vidar Sandem Lillian Bikset Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Vidar_Sandem no 10 April 2025 20 February – Torstein Dahle, politician and economist.Torstein Dahle Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Torstein_Dahle no 28 April 2025 27 February – Johan Elsness, politician.JOEL Elsness, Johan (1947-) 28 April 2025 March thumb|right|150 px| Jan Garbarek thumb | right |150 px |Laila Riksaasen Dahl 2 March – Steinar Pedersen, politician.STEP Pedersen, Steinar (1947-) 28 April 2025 4 March – Jan Garbarek, saxophonist.Jan Garbarek Johs Bergh Christopher Monsen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Jan_Garbarek no 28 April 2025 5 March Jørg Willy Bronebakk, diplomat.Jørg Willy Bronebakk Sten Lundbo Sten Lundbo Jon Bech Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Jørg_Willy_Bronebakk no 29 April 2025 Lorents Lorentsen, civil servant Ola Didrik Saugstad, pediatrician and professor 7 March – Laila Riksaasen Dahl, bishop.Laila Riksaasen Dahl Hallgeir Elstad Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Laila_Riksaasen_Dahl no 28 April 2025 12 March Erling Lars Dale, educationalist (died 2011) Arne Sortevik, politician.AESO Sortevik, Arne (1947-) 28 April 2025 15 March – Henning Skumsvoll, politician.HSK Skumsvoll, Henning (1947-) 28 April 2025 16 March – Erling Lae, politician 16 March – Karin Kinge Lindboe, writer.Karin Kinge Lindboe Petra Helgesen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Karin_Kinge_Lindboe no 13 April 2025 28 March – Hanne Aga, poet (died 2019).Hanne Aga Erik Bolstad Store norske leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo https://snl.no/Hanne_Aga no 28 May 2019https://nordnorskforfatterlag.no/flere_nyheter/minneord_hanne_aga_1947_2019_/ Minneord, Hanne Aga (1947-2019) nordnorskforfatterlag.no no 28 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190330092016/https://nordnorskforfatterlag.no/flere_nyheter/minneord_hanne_aga_1947_2019_/ 30 March 2019 dead 29 March – Aage Kvalbein, cellist and professor of cello.Aage Kvalbein Rune J. Andersen Arne Forsgren Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Aage_Kvalbein no 14 April 2025 30 March – Torbjørn Digernes, physicist and professor Terje Venaas, jazz musician (died 2025).Terje Venaas Johs Bergh Ola Djupvik Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Terje_Venaas no 10 April 2025Terje Venaas er død – Veldig trist https://www.rbnett.no/kultur/i/KM9qp5/terje-venaas-er-doed-veldig-trist subscription Romsdal Budstikke 10 April 2025 31 March – Kjell Mørk Karlsen, composer and organist.Kjell Mørk Karlsen Ove Kristian Sundberg Ove Kristian Sundberg Hilde Holbæk-Hanssen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Kjell_Mørk_Karlsen no 14 April 2025 April thumb |right |150 px |Eilef A. Meland 4 April – Inger Smuk, politician.INSM Smuk, Inger (1947-) 28 April 2025 8 April – Odd Roar Lofterød, sailor and businessman (died 2012).Odd Roar Lofterød https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/62810 olympedia 15 April 2025 9 April – Olav Steinar Namtvedt, politician.OLSN Namtvedt, Olav Steinar (1947-) 28 April 2025 11 April – Kristen Fløgstad, triple jumper and long jumper.Kristen Fløgstad Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Kristen_Fløgstad no 28 April 2025 12 April – Eilef A. Meland, politician.Meland, Eilef A. (1947-) https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representantfordeling/Representant/?perid=EAM stortinget.no no 12 April 2025 22 April – Anne Brit Stråtveit, politician.ABS Stråtveit, Anne Brit (1947-) 28 April 2025 23 April – Hugo Parr, physicist.Hugo Parr Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Hugo_Parr no 12 September 2021 26 April – Sverre Leiro, businessperson Jan Eivind Myhre, historian.Jan Eivind Myhre Jan Frode Hatlen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Jan_Eivind_Myhre no 14 April 2025 27 April – Svein Aage Christoffersen, theologian.Svein Aage Christoffersen Tarald Rasmusen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Svein_Aage_Christoffersen no 12 April 2025 28 April – Ulla-Mari Brantenberg, glass artist.Ulla-Mari Brantenberg Mats Linder Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ulla-Mari_Brantenberg no 10 April 2025 30 April – Finn Kalvik, singer and composer May thumb |right |150 px |Trude Drevland 6 May – Odd Aalen, statistician and professor 8 May – Tone Birkeland, literary scholar.Tone Birkeland Norunn Askeland Store norske leksikon Erik Bolstad Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Tone_Birkeland no 19 April 2025 9 May – Frank Stubb Micaelsen, poet and novelist (d. 2013).Frank Stubb Micaelsen Store norske leksikon Godal Anne Marit Anne Marit Godal Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Frank_Stubb_Micaelsen no 13 February 2017 12 May – Tore Eriksen, economist and civil servant 16 May Kari Gjesteby, politician.KAGJ Gjesteby, Kari (1947-) 28 April 2025 Tom Thoresen, politician.TTH Thoresen, Tom (1947-) 28 April 2025 17 May – Hans Brattestå, civil servant.Hans Brattestå Sten Lundbo Sten Lundbo Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Hans_Brattestå no 13 April 2025 21 May – Arnved Nedkvitne, historian.Arnved Nedkvitne Trond Olav Svendsen Tor Ragnar Weidling Marte Ericsson Ryste Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Arnved_Nedkvitne no 14 April 2025 27 May – Trude Drevland, politician.Trude Drevland Olav Garvik Olav Garvik Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Trude_Drevland no 10 April 2025 31 May – Steinar Hansson, journalist and newspaper editor (died 2004).Steinar Hansson Olav Garvik Olav Garvik Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Steinar_Hansson no 12 April 2025 June thumb |right |150 px |Ragnhild Sælthun Fjørtoft thumb|right|150 px| Thor Hansen 1 June – Gunnar Kjønnøy, civil servant.Gunnar Kjønnøy Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Gunnar_Kjønnøy no 14 April 2025 Jan Petter Rasmussen, politician. Rasmussen, Jan Petter (1947-) https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representantfordeling/Representant/?perid=JPR stortinget.no no 13 April 2025 2 June – Mads Gilbert, physician.Mads Gilbert John Magne Johansen Winther 4 March 2009 https://www.nrk.no/kultur/mads-gilbert-1.6501343 NRK no 13 April 2025 4 June – Ingolf Mork, ski jumper (died 2012).Ingolf Mork Rolf Bryhn Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ingolf_Mork no 13 April 2025 6 June – Ole Mathias Sejersted, medical doctor.Professor og tidligere prodekan Ole M. Sejerated 70 år Hedda Holth Julie Nybakk Kvaal 9 August 2017 https://www.med.uio.no/klinmed/om/aktuelt/aktuelle-saker/2017/professor-og-prodekan-sejersted.html med.uio.no no 14 April 2025 7 June – Hans M. Barstad, theologian (died 2020).Hans M. Barstad Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Hans_M._Barstad no 13 April 2025 8 June – Jan Otto Fredagsvik, politician.JOF Fredagsvik, Jan Otto (1947-) 28 April 2025 9 June – Ragnhild Sælthun Fjørtoft, television presenter.Ragnhild Sælthun Fjørtoft Svein Askheim Øyvind Holen Øyvind Holen Vibeke Lauritsen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ragnhild_Sælthun_Fjørtoft no 11 April 2025 10 June – Finn Jarle Sæle, newspaper editor.Finn Jarle Sæle Trond Smith-Meyer Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Finn_Jarle_Sæle no 16 September 2021 11 June – Svein Erik Bakke, entrepreneur (died 2006). 13 June – Ketil Haugsand, harpsichordist.Ketil Haugsand Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ketil_Haugsand no 13 April 2025 14 June – Karen Margrethe Kuvaas, politician 23 June – Thor Hansen, professional poker player (died 2018). 27 June – Randi Bjørgen, trade unionist.Randi Bjørgen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Randi_Bjørgen no 10 April 2025 Tron Øgrim, journalist, author and politician (died 2007). 28 June – Bjørn Simensen, culture administrator and former journalist (died 2025).Bjørn Simensen Gudleiv Forr Gudleiv Forr Trond Olav Svendsen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Bjørn_Simensen no 13 April 2025 July thumb |right |150 px | Grethe Kausland 1 July – Carl Schiøtz Wibye, diplomat.Carl Schiøtz Wibye Sten Lundbo Sten Lundbo Jon Bech Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Carl_Schiøtz_Wibye no 14 April 2025 3 July Rolf Erling Andersen, politician (died 2021) Grethe Kausland, singer, performer and actress (died 2007).Grethe Kausland Lillian Bikset Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Grethe_Kausland no 16 September 2021 5 July Astrid Bekkenes, politician.AJB Bekkenes, Astrid (1947-) 28 April 2025 Sigurd Frisvold, Chief of Defence (died 2022) 10 July – Tor Morisse, illustrator (died 2017).Tor Morisse Øyvind Holen Øyvind Holen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Tor_Morisse no 13 April 2025 18 July – Berit Unn Johansen, figure skater.https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/81406 Olympedia Berit Unn Johansen 12 September 2021 24 July – Svein Rennemo, businessperson 26 July – Kristian Helland, politician 28 July – Kjell Øvergård, politician.KJØ Øvergård, Kjell (1947-) 28 April 2025 August thumb |right |150 px |Terje Rypdal 1 August – Magnar Sortåsløkken, politician.Magnar Sortåsløkken Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Magnar_Sortåsløkken no 14 April 2025 2 August – Ruth Bakke, organist and composer.Ruth Bakke Rune J. Andersen Hilde Holbæk-Hanssen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ruth_Bakke no 10 April 2025 4 August – Halvar Hansen, politician.HAHS Hansen, Halvar (1947-) 28 April 2025 12 August – Ole Henrik Magga, linguist and politician 20 August – Per Ravn Omdal, president of the Norwegian Football Association 23 August – Terje Rypdal, guitarist and composer 28 August – Ellen Holager Andenæs, jurist.Ellen Holager Andenæs Olav Garvik Olav Garvik Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ellen_Holager_Andenæs no 10 April 2025 September thumb |right|150 px | Kjell Magne Bondevik 1 September – Jan Jakob Tønseth, author, poet and translator 3 September – Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister (died 2018) 12 September – Bjørn Floberg, actor 19 September – Knut Karlberg, veterinarian 21 September – Liv Jessen, social worker.Liv Jessen Gunhild Gursli-Berg Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Liv_Jessen no 13 April 2025 Åge Tovan, politician.ÅGET Tovan, Åge (1947-) 28 April 2025 23 September – Morten Strand, soccer player and politician 24 September – Erik Hivju, actor 25 September – Torhild Staahlen, operatic mezzo-soprano 27 September – Svein Kvia, international soccer player (died 2005). Osmund Ueland, business executive.Osmund Ueland Stian Brekke Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Osmund_Ueland no 14 April 2025 28 September – Gustav Lorentzen, singer-songwriter (died 2010). October 2010 03 13 Per Otto Furuseth.JPG 145 Per Otto Furuseth Gunnar.Staalesen.jpg 130 Gunnar Staalesen 10 October – Håkon Helgøy, politician.HÅHE Helgøy, Håkon (1947-) 28 April 2025 11 October – Sigmund Kroslid, politician.SK Kroslid, Sigmund (1947-) 28 April 2025 14 October – Per Otto Furuseth, handball player, coach and administrator.Per Otto Furuseth Erik Bolstad Rolf Bryhn Store norske leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo https://snl.no/Per_Otto_Furuseth no 21 May 2019 19 October – Gunnar Staalesen, writer 26 October – Eli Hagen, secretary.https://nbl.snl.no/Carl_I_Hagen Carl I Hagen Forr Gudleiv Gudleiv Forr Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Norsk nettleksikon no 16 September 2021 28 October – Sissel Solbjørg Bjugn, writer (died 2011).Sissel Solbjørg Bjugn Anne Berit Klungsøyr Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Sissel_Solbjørg_Bjugn no 10 April 2025 31 October – Gunhild Elise Øyangen, politician.GO Øyangen, Gunhild Elise (1947-) 28 April 2025 November thumb |right |150 px |Ingelin Killengreen 1 November – Aud Blankholm, trade unionist and civil servant.Aud Blankholm Arild Aspøy Arild Aspøy Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Aud_Blankholm no 10 April 2025 3 November – Gunnar Flikke, journalist and newspaper editor.Gunnar Flikke Vibeke Lauritsen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Gunnar_Flikke no 13 April 2025 Tor Svendsberget, biathlete.Tor Svendsberget Rolf Bryhn Store norske leksikon Erik Bolstad Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Tor_Svendsberget no 2 May 2024 5 November – Eyvind Skeie, priest and author 12 November – Ingelin Killengreen, jurist and civil servant.Ingelin Killengreen Jørn-Kr. Jørgensen Arild Aspøy Arild Aspøy Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ingelin_Killengreen no 11 April 2025 18 November – Øyvind Stene, engineer and businessperson 19 November – Finn Tveter, rower, Olympic silver medallist and jurist (died 2018). 21 November – Lars Ivar Hansen, historian.Lars Ivar Hansen Tor Ragnar Weidling Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Lars_Ivar_Hansen no 13 April 2025 22 November – Stein Kuhnle, political scientist.Stein Kuhnle Ole T. Berg Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Stein_Kuhnle no 14 April 2025 Terje Rød-Larsen, diplomat and sociologist 24 November – Eva Lundgren, feminist scholar and sociologist 30 November – Bjørge Stensbøl, sports executive.Bjørge Stensbøl Rolf Bryhn Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Bjørge_Stensbøl no 12 April 2025 December thumb |right |150 px | Jørgen Kosmo 5 December – Jørgen Kosmo, politician (died 2017).JK Kosmo, Jørgen (1947-2017) 28 April 2025 13 December – Alf Egil Holmelid, engineer and politician.Alf Egil Holmelid Vibeke Lauritsen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Alf_Egil_Holmelid no 13 April 2025 16 December – Tore Slagsvold, zoologist.Tore Slagsvold Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Tore_Slagsvold no 13 April 2025 18 December Einar Olav Skogholt, politician (died 2025).Einar Olav Skogholt Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Einar_Olav_Skogholt no 18 January 2025 Sten Stensen, speed skater and Olympic gold medallist 29 December – Solfrid Sivertsen, writer.Solfrid Sivertsen Vibeke Lauritsen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Solfrid_Sivertsen no 12 April 2025 Full date unknown Håvard Kjærstad, businessperson An-Magritt Jensen, sociologist Johan Vold, businessperson Notable deaths January to June thumb | right |150 px |Ellen Gulbranson thumb |right |150 px |Ragnhild Kåta with Elias Hofgaard 1 January – Paul Benjamin Vogt, politician (born 1863).Benjamin Vogt Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Benjamin_Vogt no 16 April 2025 2 January – Ellen Gulbranson, operatic soprano (born 1863).Ellen Gulbranson Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ellen_Gulbranson no 17 April 2025 18 January – Johan Adrian Jacobsen, ethnographer (born 1853).Adrian Jacobsen Kirsten Katharine Holimen Espen Wæhle Kjetil Fosshagen Jon Schackt Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Adrian_Jacobsen no 26 April 2025 29 January – Olav Eysteinson Fjærli, politician (born 1883).Olav Eysteinson Fjærli (1883 – 1947) https://polsys.sikt.no/politikere/biografi/?person=10798 polsys.sikt.no no 27 April 2025 12 February – Ragnhild Kåta, first deaf-blind person in Norway to receive proper schooling (born 1873) 10 March – Ole Wehus, Nazi collaborator and torturer, executed (born 1909) 13 March – Ragnvald Hjerlow, painter (born 1863).Ragnvald Hjerlow Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ragnvald_Hjerlow no 20 April 2025 20 March – Victor Goldschmidt, mineralogist, petrographer and geochemist pioneer (born 1888).Victor Moritz Goldschmidt Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Victor_Moritz_Goldschmidt no 18 April 2025 8 April – Olaf Frydenlund, rifle shooter and Olympic silver medallist (born 1862) 22 April – Einar Dønnum, Nazi collaborator, executed (born 1897) 30 April – Yngvar Bryn, track and field athlete and pairs figure skater (born 1881) 23 May – Per Kvist, writer, actor (born 1890).Per Kvist Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Per_Kvist no 27 January 2025 24 May – Øistein Schirmer, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (born 1879) 28 June – Per Steenberg, organist and composer (born 1870)https://nbl.snl.no/Per_Steenberg Per Steenberg no Solhaug Arne J. Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget 2009-02-13 2017-03-26 July to December thumb |right |150 px |Johan Cappelen thumb |right |150 px |Kristian Elster Jr. 1 July – Ivar Aavatsmark, officer and politician (born 1864). Ivar Aavatsmark (offiser) Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ivar_Aavatsmark_-_offiser no 26 April 2025 1 August – Harald Natvig, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (born 1872).https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/na/harald-natvig-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417185007/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/na/harald-natvig-1.html dead 17 April 2020 Harald Natvig Sports Reference LLC SR/Olympic Sports 12 November 2012 14 August – Theodor Frølich, physician (born 1870). Theodor Christian Brun Frølich Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Theodor_Christian_Brun_Frølich no 19 April 2025 25 August – Julli Wiborg, author of children's books and young girls' novels (born 1880).Julli Wiborg Morten O. Haugen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Julli_Wiborg no 17 April 2025 15 September – Øistein Jakobsen, politician (born 1907) 16 September – Eivind Reiersen, newspaper editor and politician (born 1877).Eivind Reiersen (1877 – 1947) https://polsys.sikt.no/politikere/biografi/?person=12409 polsys.sikt.no no 27 April 2025 1 October – Torje Olsen Solberg, politician (born 1856).Torje Olsen Solberg (1856 – 1947) https://polsys.sikt.no/politikere/biografi/?person=12717 polsys.sikt.no no 26 April 2025 15 October – John Johansen, sprinter (born 1883) 18 October – Johan Cappelen, jurist and politician (born 1889) 21 October Torger Baardseth, bookseller and publisher (born 1875) Per Larssen, politician (born 1881) 23 October – Sigurd Christiansen, novelist and playwright (born 1891).Sigurd Christiansen Roar Sørbø Kristiansen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Sigurd_Christiansen no 18 June 2024 3 November – Embrik Strand, arachnologist (born 1876) 6 November – Kristian Elster, writer and literary critic (born 1881).Kristian Elster Edvard Beyer Edvard Beyer Morten Moi Morten O. Haugen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Kristian_Elster no 16 April 2025 20 November – Magnus Nilssen, politician (born 1871).Magnus Nilssen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Magnus_Nilssen no 16 April 2025 14 December – Arne Børresen, footballer (born 1907 or 1908).Arne Børresen Ole Petter Pedersen Jan Holm Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Arne_Børresen no 26 April 2025 Full date unknown Per Lysne, Rosemaling artist (born 1880) See also Norway History Lists References External links 1947