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Events in the year 1954 in Norway.

## Incumbents

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

## Events

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Bear Island accident. Photo by Per Harald Olsen

* 28 March – Bear Island accident: A Royal Norwegian Air Force seaplane crashed on the Bear Island. The plane had a crew of 8 men and one passenger. One of the crew members survived the accident.
* 5 April – Crown Princess Martha, wife of Crown Prince Olav dies, age 53.
* 3 May – Asbjørn Sunde and Erling Nordby were convicted for treason and espionage in favour of the Soviet Union.
* State-owned Årdal og Sunndal Verk begins construction on a plant in Sunndal Municipality.

## Anniversaries

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* 100 years since the opening of Norway's first railway line.

## Popular culture

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### Sports

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* Martin Stokken, cross country skier and athlete, is awarded the Holmenkollen medal, Norway's highest skiing award.
* Football Association of Norway joins UEFA.

### Music

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Main article: 1954 in Norwegian music

### Film

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Main article: Norwegian films of the 1950s § 1954

### Literature

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## Notable births

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Helen Bjørnøy Karin Fossum Kine Hellebust

* 12 January – Jan-Olav Ingvaldsen, politician (died 2021).[2][3]
* 27 January – Leif Holger Larsen, diplomat (died 2015).[4]
* 29 January – Vera Lysklætt, politician.[5]
* 8 February – Per Thomas Andersen, literary historian and novelist (died 2023).[6]
* 16 February – Viggo Hagstrøm, legal scholar (died 2013).[7]
* 18 February – Helen Bjørnøy, Lutheran minister and politician.[8]
* 15 March – Unni Steinsmo, chemical engineer.[9]
* 17 March – Bjørn Eidsvåg, singer, songwriter and Lutheran minister
* 25 March – Grete Berget, politician and Minister (died 2017).[10]
* 3 April – Mille-Marie Treschow, landlord and businessperson (died 2018).[11]
* 7 April – Geir Myhre, ice hockey player (died 2016).[12]
* 16 April – Ingun Brechan, sport rower.[13]
* 26 April – Toril Førland, alpine skier.[14]
* 28 April – Gunn Berit Gjerde, politician
* 10 July – Wenche Andersen, chef
* 3 August – Chris Tvedt, crime fiction writer.[15]
* 18 August – Egil Johansen, orienteering competitor.[16]
* 28 August – Torgeir Schjerven, author and poet
* 5 September – Per Knut Aaland, cross country skier
* 20 September – Arne Blix, journalist
* 23 September – Idar Lind, novelist, crime fiction writer, songwriter and playwright.[17]
* 1 October – Tone Pahle, sport rower.[18]
* 7 October – Kjell Grandhagen, military officer (died 2019).[19]
* 17 October – Hans Kristian Hogsnes, politician (died 2010).[20]
* 20 October – Terje Moe Gustavsen, politician (died 2019).[21]
* 6 November – Karin Fossum, author
* 15 November – Arne A. Jensen, media and corporate executive (died 2020).[22]
* 25 November – Kristin Moe, politician
* 27 November – Elisabeth Berge, businessperson and civil servant (died 2020).[23]
* 15 December – Kine Hellebust, singer, actress, children's writer, non-fiction writer and playwright.[24]
* 21 December – Grethe Fossli, politician

### Full date unknown

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* Jan Bugge-Mahrt, diplomat
* Bente Haukland Næss, politician
* Harald Thon, orienteering competitor (died 2019).[25]

## Notable deaths

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Oscar Mathisen

* 21 January – Per Reidarson, composer and music critic (born 1879)[26]
* 31 January – Christian Fredrik Monsen, politician (born 1878)
* 8 March – Leiv Heggstad, educator, linguist and translator (born 1879).[27]
* 5 April – Crown Princess Martha, royal (born 1901)
* 10 April – Oscar Mathisen, speed skater (born 1888)
* 28 April – Knud Leonard Knudsen, gymnast and Olympic gold-medallist (born 1879)
* 25 May – Snefrid Eriksmoen, politician (born 1894)
* 25 May – Albert Helgerud, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (born 1876).[28]
* 4 June – Wilhelm Keilhau, historian and economist (born 1888).[29]
* 7 June – Sigurd Smebye, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1886)
* 4 July – Wilhelm Blystad, track and field athlete (born 1881)
* 27 July – Jacob Tullin Thams, Olympian skier (born 1889)
* 29 July – Knut Johannes Hougen, politician and Minister (born 1854)[30]
* 14 August – Fredrik Ludvig Konow, politician and Minister (born 1864)[31]

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* Rasmus Olsen Langeland, politician and Minister (born 1873)
* Per Berg Lund, politician and Minister (born 1878)
* Torjus Værland, politician and Minister (born 1868)

## See also

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Portals:

* Norway
* History
* Lists

## 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. ^ "Ingvaldsen, Jan-Olav". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
3. ^ Bergundhaugen, Anders (7 April 2021). "Jan-Olav Ingvaldsen er død". an.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
4. ^ Lundbo, Sten. "Leif Holger Larsen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
5. ^ "Lysklætt, Vera (1954-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
6. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Per Thomas Andersen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
7. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Viggo Hagstrøm". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
8. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Helen Bjørnøy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
9. ^ Jensen, Johan O. (2008). "Steinsmo, Unni". In Åmås, Knut Olav (ed.). Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 548–549\. ISBN 978-82-03-23561-0.
10. ^ "Grete Berget". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
11. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Mille-Marie Treschow". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
12. ^ Bryhn, Rolf. "Geir Myhre". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
13. ^ "Ingun Brechan". olympedia.org. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
14. ^ "Toril Førland". olympedia.org. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
15. ^ Skei, Hans H. "Chris Tvedt". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
16. ^ Bryhn, Rolf. "Egil Johansen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
17. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Idar Lind". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
18. ^ "Tone Pahle". olympedia.org. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
19. ^ Leraand, Dag. "Kjell Grandhagen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
20. ^ "Hogsnes, Hans Kristian (1954-2010)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
21. ^ "Gustavsen, Terje Moe (1954-2019)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
22. ^ Holen, Øyvind. "Arne A. Jensen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
23. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Elisabeth Berge". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
24. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Kine Hellebust". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
25. ^ Werp, Hans L. (29 December 2019). "Vår alles gode venn Harald Thon er død". orientering.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
26. ^ Stenseth, Bodil (1995). "Reidarson, Per". In Dahl, Hans Fredrik (ed.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45. Oslo: Cappelen. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
27. ^ Venås, Kjell. "Leiv Heggstad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
28. ^ "Albert Helgerud". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
29. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Wilhelm Christian Keilhau". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
30. ^ Tjeldvoll, Arild. "Knut Johannes Hougen" (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
31. ^ Danielsen, Rolf. "Fredrik Ludvig Konow". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 December 2012.

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