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Centuries:
  
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1950 in Norway

Decades:
  
1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s

Events in the year 1950 in Norway.

Contents

Incumbents

  • Monarch - Haakon VII
  • Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen (Labour Party)

    • Events

  • 2 January - Postbanken (lit. The Post Bank) starts its operations.
  • 15 November - 14 people killed in the Hjuksebø train disaster.
  • 1 December - Population Census: 3,278,546 inhabitants in Norway.
  • The official inauguration of the Oslo City Hall.

    • Notable births

  • 5 January – Halvdan Sivertsen, singer
  • 9 January – Maryon Eilertsen, actress and theatre director (died 2015).
  • 22 January – Tomm Kristiansen, author and journalist
  • 25 January – Svein Gjedrem, economist, Governor of the Central Bank of Norway
  • 7 March – Eva M. Nielsen, politician
  • 28 April – Martin Asphaug, film director and screenwriter
  • 3 May – Morten Krogvold, photographer
  • 7 May – Kjell Torriset, painter and graphic articst.
  • 11 May – Jan Erik Langangen, businessperson
  • 24 May – Sissel Rønbeck, politician
  • 28 May – Anne Margrethe Larsen, politician
  • 10 June – Mimmi Bæivi, politician
  • 11 June – Kristin Bølgen Bronebakk, civil servant
  • 13 July – Iben Sandemose, illustrator, children's writer, playwright and biographer.
  • 8 August – Synne Skouen, composer
  • 19 August – Kari Bøge, Swedish-born Norwegian poet, novelist, short story writer, children's writer and illustrator.
  • 5 September – Bjørn Skagestad, actor
  • 7 September – Anne Grosvold, journalist.
  • 10 September – Tom Lund, football player
  • 1 October – Sigbjørn Johnsen, politician
  • 12 October – Knut Knudsen, racing cyclist
  • 28 October – Beate Ellingsen, designer.
  • 5 November – Thorbjørn Jagland, politician
  • 5 December – Berit Brørby, politician
  • 21 December – Lillebjørn Nilsen, singer-songwriter

    • Notable deaths

  • 9 January - Elise Sem, barrister (born 1870)
  • 22 February - Halvor Møgster, Olympic sailor (born 1875)
  • 11 February - Anders Sandvig, dentist and ethnologist (born 1862)
  • 4 March - Johanne Dybwad, actress and stage producer (born 1867)
  • 27 May - Gunvald Aus, engineer (born 1851)
  • 19 June - Thor Jensen, Olympic gymnast (born 1889)
  • 26 June - Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen, engineer and politician (born 1864)
  • 27 July - Marta Steinsvik, author and translator (born 1877)
  • 3 August - Kristian Laake, Commanding General of the Norwegian Army (born 1875)
  • 10 September - Alfred Larsen, Olympic sailor (born 1863).
  • 14 September - Marius Eriksen, Olympic gymnast (born 1886).
  • 3 October - Betzy Kjelsberg, politician and feminist (born 1866)
  • 22 December - Bernhoff Hansen, wrestler and Olympic gold medallist (born 1877)

    • References

    1950 in Norway Wikipedia
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