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Events in the year 1952 in Norway.

## Incumbents

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* Monarch – Haakon VII.[1]
* Prime Minister – Oscar Torp (Labour Party)

## Events

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The "Oslo flag" used during the closing ceremonies of the 1952 Winter Games

* 7 January – 15 people are killed in a mine explosion in Svalbard.
* 14–25 February – 1952 Winter Olympics are held in Oslo.[2]
* Around April 4 five Norwegian seal hunting vessels went down in a storm in the West Ice. The West Ice accidents claimed 78 lives in total.
* 24 November – Folketeatret (lit. The People's Theatre) opened in Oslo.

## Popular culture

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### Sports

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Main article: 1952 in Norwegian football

* Olaf Barda, chess player, becomes the first Norwegian to be awarded the title of International Master

### Music

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Main article: 1952 in Norwegian music

### Film

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Main article: Norwegian films of the 1950s § 1952

* 20 March – Thor Heyerdahl received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 24th Academy Awards for the Kon-Tiki film.

### Literature

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## Notable births

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* 1 January – Aksel Nærstad, political activist and advisor (died 2022).[3][4]
* 25 January – Inga Balstad, politician
* 11 March – Vigdis Giltun, politician
* 6 March – Nils Johan Ringdal, author and historian (died 2008)[5]
* 28 March – Espen Salberg, ballroom dancer
* 15 April – Ragnar Hovland, novelist, essayist, poet, and writer of children's books.[6]
* 25 April – Ketil Bjørnstad, pianist and composer
* 2 May – Gunda Johansen, politician
* 13 May – Lars Amund Vaage, author and playwright
* 19 May – Guri Ingebrigtsen, politician (died 2020)
* 19 June – Sidsel Endresen, jazz singer
* 25 June – Radka Toneff, jazz singer (died 1982)
* 27 June – Asle Amundsen, politician
* 10 July – Kari Husøy, politician
* 18 July – Per Petterson, novelist
* 27 July – Torfinn Bjarkøy, civil servant
* 4 August – Karsten Klepsvik, diplomat (died 2025).[7]
* 8 August – Jostein Gaarder, author
* 11 August – Finn Sletten, jazz drummer
* 19 August – Lillian Müller, model and actress
* 9 September – Per Jørgensen, jazz trumpeter
* 18 September – Gunn Olsen, politician
* 23 September – Unni Holmen, artistic gymnast.[8]
* 25 October – Helen Fløisand, politician
* 25 October – Tove Nilsen, writer.[9]
* 8 November – Carl Haakon Waadeland, musicologist and drummer
* 11 November – Ole Robert Sunde, writer.[10]
* 18 November – Gerd Janne Kristoffersen, politician
* 28 November – Ole Thomsen, jazz guitarist
* 16 December – Jon Laukvik, organist

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* Anne-Lise Bakken, politician and Minister
* Magnus Takvam, journalist

## Notable deaths

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Knut Hamsun

* 11 February – Ola Torstensen Lyngstad, politician (born 1894)
* 14 February – Johan Clementz, boxer (born 1894)
* 19 February – Knut Hamsun, author, Nobel Prize in Literature laureate (born 1859)
* 13 March – Johan Nygaardsvold, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (born 1879)
* 20 April – Sigurd Maseng, diplomat (born 1894)
* 14 May – Carl Julius Alvin Westerlund, politician (born 1885)
* 13 June – Andreas Brecke, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1879)
* 3 August – Even Ulving, painter (born 1863).[11]
* 26 September – Aslak Nilsen, politician (born 1898).[12]
* 28 September – Ingvald Tøndel, politician (born 1887)
* 14 November – Aldor Ingebrigtsen, politician (born 1888)
* 14 December – Fartein Valen, composer and musical theorist (born 1887)

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* Einar Borch, landowner and politician (born 1870).[13]
* Adam Egede-Nissen, politician (born 1868)
* Christian Wegner Haaland, ship-owner and politician (born 1892)
* Knut Liestøl, politician and Minister (born 1881)
* William Martin Nygaard, publisher and politician (born 1865)

## See also

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Portals:

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## References

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1. ^ Grimnes, Ole Kristian; Dørum, Knut. "Haakon 7.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
2. ^ "Olympedia – 1952 Winter Olympics Overview". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
3. ^ Arntzen, Jon Gunnar, ed. (1994). "Nærstad, Aksel". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget; Aschehoug; Gyldendal. p. 413. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
4. ^ "Tidligere RV-leder Aksel Nærstad er død". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 25 October 2022.
5. ^ Verdens Gang (in Norwegian)
6. ^ Herzog, Ingvild Christine; Karlsvik, Mette. "Ragnar Hovland". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
7. ^ Lundbo, Sten; Bech, Jon. "Karsten Klepsvik". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
8. ^ Bryhn, Rolf. "Unni Holmen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
9. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Tove Nilsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
10. ^ Drangsholt, Janne Stigen. "Ole Robert Sunde". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
11. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Even Ulving". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
12. ^ "Biografier. Aslak Nilsen". nsd.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 March 2021.
13. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Einar Gram Borch". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 28 January 2018.

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