1947 in Norway

Events in the year 1947 in Norway.

Incumbents

Monarch – Haakon VII.
Prime Minister – Einar Gerhardsen

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