1947 in Norway
Events in the year 1947 in Norway.
Incumbents
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 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 Yara International. Hydro also buys the power plant.
- Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.
Popular culture
Literature
- The Norwegian Writers for Children association is founded.
- Nils Johan Rud, novelist, short story writer and magazine editor, is awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment literature prize for the first time.
Notable births
January
- 2 January – Hans Gjeisar Kjæstad, politician.
- 15 January – Erling Pedersen, writer.
- 16 January – Harald Stabell, barrister.
- 18 January – Ragni Piene, mathematician.
- 19 January – Frank Aarebrot, political economist.
- 24 January – Øystein Sunde, folk singer and guitarist.
- 29 January – Olaf Almenningen, linguist and lexicographer.
February
- 4 February – Halvor Hagen, American football player
- 6 February – Arne Zwaig, chess player.
- 9 February – Ole Paus, singer, author and poet.
- 14 February – Marit Nybakk, politician.
- 15 February – Wenche Myhre, singer and entertainer.
- 19 February –
- *Øystein Dolmen, singer and songwriter.
- *Vidar Sandem, actor, playwright and theatre director.
- 20 February – Torstein Dahle, politician and economist.
- 27 February – Johan Elsness, politician.
March
- 2 March – Steinar Pedersen, politician.
- 4 March – Jan Garbarek, saxophonist.
- 5 March
- *Jørg Willy Bronebakk, diplomat.
- *Lorents Lorentsen, civil servant
- *Ola Didrik Saugstad, pediatrician and professor
- 7 March – Laila Riksaasen Dahl, bishop.
- 12 March
- *Erling Lars Dale, educationalist
- *Arne Sortevik, politician.
- 15 March – Henning Skumsvoll, politician.
- 16 March – Erling Lae, politician
- 16 March – Karin Kinge Lindboe, writer.
- 28 March – Hanne Aga, poet.
- 29 March – Aage Kvalbein, cellist and professor of cello.
- 30 March –
- *Torbjørn Digernes, physicist and professor
- *Terje Venaas, jazz musician.
- 31 March – Kjell Mørk Karlsen, composer and organist.
April
- 4 April – Inger Smuk, politician.
- 8 April – Odd Roar Lofterød, sailor and businessman.
- 9 April – Olav Steinar Namtvedt, politician.
- 11 April – Kristen Fløgstad, triple jumper and long jumper.
- 12 April – Eilef A. Meland, politician.
- 22 April – Anne Brit Stråtveit, politician.
- 23 April – Hugo Parr, physicist.
- 26 April –
- * Sverre Leiro, businessperson
- * Jan Eivind Myhre, historian.
- 27 April – Svein Aage Christoffersen, theologian.
- 28 April – Ulla-Mari Brantenberg, glass artist.
- 30 April – Finn Kalvik, singer and composer
May
- 6 May – Odd Aalen, statistician and professor
- 8 May – Tone Birkeland, literary scholar.
- 9 May – Frank Stubb Micaelsen, poet and novelist.
- 12 May – Tore Eriksen, economist and civil servant
- 16 May
- *Kari Gjesteby, politician.
- *Tom Thoresen, politician.
- 17 May – Hans Brattestå, civil servant.
- 21 May – Arnved Nedkvitne, hisrorian.
- 27 May – Trude Drevland, politician.
- 31 May – Steinar Hansson, journalist and newspaper editor.
June
- 1 June –
- *Gunnar Kjønnøy, civil servant.
- *Jan Petter Rasmussen, politician.
- 2 June – Mads Gilbert, physician.
- 4 June – Ingolf Mork, ski jumper.
- 6 June – Ole Mathias Sejersted, medical doctor.
- 7 June – Hans M. Barstad, theologian.
- 8 June – Jan Otto Fredagsvik, politician.
- 9 June – Ragnhild Sælthun Fjørtoft, television presenter.
- 10 June – Finn Jarle Sæle, newspaper editor.
- 11 June – Svein Erik Bakke, entrepreneur.
- 13 June – Ketil Haugsand, harpsichordist.
- 14 June – Karen Margrethe Kuvaas, politician
- 23 June – Thor Hansen, professional poker player.
- 27 June –
- * Randi Bjørgen, trade unionist.
- *Tron Øgrim, journalist, author and politician.
- 28 June – Bjørn Simensen, culture administrator and former journalist.
July
- 1 July – Carl Schiøtz Wibye, diplomat.
- 3 July
- *Rolf Erling Andersen, politician
- *Grethe Kausland, singer, performer and actress.
- 5 July
- *Astrid Bekkenes, politician.
- *Sigurd Frisvold, Chief of Defence
- 10 July – Tor Morisse, illustrator.
- 18 July – Berit Unn Johansen, figure skater.
- 24 July – Svein Rennemo, businessperson
- 26 July – Kristian Helland, politician
- 28 July – Kjell Øvergård, politician.
August
- 1 August – Magnar Sortåsløkken, politician.
- 2 August – Ruth Bakke, organist and composer.
- 4 August – Halvar Hansen, politician.
- 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.
September
- 1 September – Jan Jakob Tønseth, author, poet and translator
- 3 September – Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister
- 12 September – Bjørn Floberg, actor
- 19 September – Knut Karlberg, veterinarian
- 21 September –
- *Liv Jessen, social worker.
- *Åge Tovan, politician.
- 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.
- *Osmund Ueland, business executive.
- 28 September – Gustav Lorentzen, singer-songwriter.
October
- 10 October – Håkon Helgøy, politician.
- 11 October – Sigmund Kroslid, politician.
- 14 October – Per Otto Furuseth, handball player, coach and administrator.
- 19 October – Gunnar Staalesen, writer
- 26 October – Eli Hagen, secretary.
- 28 October – Sissel Solbjørg Bjugn, writer.
- 31 October – Gunhild Elise Øyangen, politician.
November
- 1 November – Aud Blankholm, trade unionist and civil servant.
- 3 November –
- * Gunnar Flikke, journalist and newspaper editor.
- * Tor Svendsberget, biathlete.
- 5 November – Eyvind Skeie, priest and author
- 12 November – Ingelin Killengreen, jurist and civil servant.
- 18 November – Øyvind Stene, engineer and businessperson
- 19 November – Finn Tveter, rower, Olympic silver medallist and jurist.
- 21 November – Lars Ivar Hansen, historian.
- 22 November –
- * Stein Kuhnle, political scientist.
- * Terje Rød-Larsen, diplomat and sociologist
- 24 November – Eva Lundgren, feminist scholar and sociologist
- 30 November – Bjørge Stensbøl, sports executive.
December
- 5 December – Jørgen Kosmo, politician.
- 13 December – Alf Egil Holmelid, engineer and politician.
- 16 December – Tore Slagsvold, zoologist.
- 18 December
- *Einar Olav Skogholt, politician.
- *Sten Stensen, speed skater and Olympic gold medallist
- 29 December –
- *Odd-Arne Jacobsen, musician
- *Solfrid Sivertsen, writer.
Full date unknown
- Håvard Kjærstad, businessperson
- An-Magritt Jensen, sociologist
- Johan Vold, businessperson
Notable deaths
January to June
- 1 January – Paul Benjamin Vogt, politician.
- 2 January – Ellen Gulbranson, operatic soprano.
- 18 January – Johan Adrian Jacobsen, ethnographer.
- 29 January – Olav Eysteinson Fjærli, politician.
- 12 February – Ragnhild Kåta, first deaf-blind person in Norway to receive proper schooling
- 10 March – Ole Wehus, Nazi collaborator and torturer, executed
- 13 March – Ragnvald Hjerlow, painter.
- 20 March – Victor Goldschmidt, mineralogist, petrographer and geochemist pioneer.
- 8 April – Olaf Frydenlund, rifle shooter and Olympic silver medallist
- 22 April – Einar Dønnum, Nazi collaborator, executed
- 30 April – Yngvar Bryn, track and field athlete and pairs figure skater
- 23 May – Per Kvist, writer, actor.
- 24 May – Øistein Schirmer, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist
- 28 June – Per Steenberg, organist and composer
July to December
- 1 July – Ivar Aavatsmark, officer and politician.
- 1 August – Harald Natvig, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist.
- 14 August – Theodor Frølich, physician.
- 25 August – Julli Wiborg, author of children's books and young girls' novels.
- 15 September – Øistein Jakobsen, politician
- 16 September – Eivind Reiersen, newspaper editor and politician.
- 1 October – Torje Olsen Solberg, politician.
- 15 October – John Johansen, sprinter
- 18 October – Johan Cappelen, jurist and politician
- 21 October
- *Torger Baardseth, bookseller and publisher
- *Per Larssen, politician
- 23 October – Sigurd Christiansen, novelist and playwright.
- 3 November – Embrik Strand, arachnologist
- 6 November – Kristian Elster, writer and literary critic.
- 20 November – Magnus Nilssen, politician.
- 14 December – Arne Børresen, footballer.
Full date unknown
- Per Lysne, Rosemaling artist