1937 in Norway

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Events in the year 1937 in Norway.

Incumbents[]

  • Monarch – Haakon VII
  • Prime Minister – Johan Nygaardsvold (Labour Party)

Events[]

Popular culture[]

Sports[]

Main article: 1937 in Norwegian football

Music[]

Main article: 1937 in Norwegian music

Film[]

Main article: Norwegian films of the 1930s § 1937

Literature[]

Notable births[]

Harald V of Norway
Queen Sonja of Norway
Johan Fredrik Heyerdahl
  • 4 January – Harald Barlie, Greco-Roman wrestler
  • 4 January – Ole Kristian Grimnes, historian
  • 4 January – Per Tresselt, diplomat
  • 11 February – Ola Teigen, politician (died 1970)
  • 17 February – Bjørn Wiik, physicist (died 1999)
  • 18 February – Halle Jørn Hanssen, television correspondent, development aid administrator and politician
  • 21 February – Harald V, King of Norway
  • 22 February – Bjarte Eikeset, jurist and politician
  • 23 March – Per Olav Wiken, sailor and Olympic silver medallist
  • 13 April – Berge Furre, historian, theologian and politician
  • 15 April – Johan J. Jakobsen, politician and Minister
  • 18 April – Arne Alsåker Spilde, politician
  • 21 April – Henrik Jahre, politician
  • 7 May – Gullow Gjeseth, Army officer (died 2017.[2]
  • 11 May – Per Brunvand, newspaper editor
  • 24 May – Fredrik Torp, architect
  • 2 June – Geir Kjetsaa, professor of Russian literary history, translator and author (died 2008)
  • 28 June – Odd Bergh, triple jumper and long jumper
  • 4 July – Queen Sonja of Norway
  • 29 July – Pål Bang-Hansen, actor, film producer, film critic and television personality
  • 3 August – Gudrun Waadeland, actress and theatre director
  • 20 August – Kjell Hovik, pole vaulter
  • 4 September – Per Risvik, politician
  • 6 September – Tom Veierød, civil servant
  • 13 September – Alv Gjestvang, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist
  • 14 September – Dag C. Weberg, politician
  • 18 September – Per Flatberg, environmentalist and pharmacist
  • 24 September – Børre Knudsen, Lutheran minister and pro-life activist
  • 26 September – Aud Blattmann, politician
  • 16 October – Reidar Hjermstad, cross country skier
  • 17 October – Svein Johannessen, chess player, became Norway's second International Master (died 2007)
  • 21 October – Johan Fredrik Heyerdahl, publisher and secretary general (died 2021).[3][4]
  • 31 October – Per Øien, flutist (died 2016).[5]
  • 14 November – Bjørn Bang Andersen, shot putter
  • 23 November – Turi Widerøe, Norway's first female air transport pilot
  • 29 November – Johan Jørgen Holst, politician and Minister (died 1994)
  • 1 December – Bodolf Hareide, politician
  • 3 December – Willy Rasmussen, javelin thrower
  • 8 December – Arne Næss, Jr., businessman and mountaineer (died 2004)
  • 23 December – Arne Larsen, Nordic combined skier and World Champion
  • 24 December – Ola Wærhaug, biathlete, Olympic silver medallist and World Champion
  • 29 December – Hjalmar Inge Sunde, military officer
  • 30 December – Einar Johan Rasmussen, ships engineer and ship owner.[6]
  • 31 December – Bjørn Rønningen, children's writer

Full date unknown[]

Notable deaths[]

Harald Stormoen
  • 7 January – Hjalmar Nygaard, boxer (born 1900)
  • 19 July – Sigurd Asserson, civil servant (born 1882)
  • 27 July – Hans Dahl, painter (born 1849)
  • 27 October – Harald Pettersen, businessperson and politician (born 1869)
  • 14 November – Harald Stormoen, actor (born 1872)
  • 23 December – Nils Collett Vogt, poet (born 1864)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Simadalen og Sima kraftverk". Sogn og Fjordane County Municipality (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  2. ^ Leraand, Dag. "Gullow Gjeseth". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  3. ^ Arntzen, Jon Gunnar, ed. (1994). "Heyerdahl, Johan Fredrik". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget; Aschehoug; Gyldendal. p. 231. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Tidligere bokklubbredaktør Johan Fredrik Heyerdahl er død". abcnyheter.no (in Norwegian). NTB. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  5. ^ Bjerkestrand, Nils E. "Per Øien". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  6. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Einar Johan Rasmussen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  7. ^ NHHs internavis Paraplyen: Knut Boye er død Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)

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