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Incumbents

Monarch – Haakon VII
Prime Minister – Oscar Torp (Labour Party)

Events

1 June –The first Bergen International Festival opens.^[1]
16 July – Parliament voted to move the main base for the Navy from Horten to Bergen.
11 September – The Norwegian Consumer Council established
12 October – The 1953 Parliamentary election takes place.
15 November – Four men suspected of spying for the Soviet Union were arrested in Kirkenes.
The Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature (Det Norske Akademi for Sprog og Litteratur) is founded.

Popular culture

Sports

Music

Film

Literature

Notable births

6 January – Jon Eberson, jazz guitarist
10 February – Aud Folkestad, politician
18 February – Erling Aksdal, jazz pianist
6 March – Jan Kjærstad, author
8 March – Kristin Ørmen Johnsen, politician.^[2]
21 March – Per Inge Torkelsen, humorist (died 2021).^[3]
13 April – Tom Olstad, jazz drummer
24 April – Nina Bjerkedal, civil servant
24 April – Øyvind Sandberg, film director
8 May – May Hansen, politician
12 May – Odd Riisnæs, jazz saxophonist
20 May – John Arne Markussen, journalist and newspaper editor.^[4]
2 June – Vidar Johansen, jazz saxophonist
25 June – Svein Tindberg, actor.^[5]
30 June – Ståle Wikshåland, musicologist (died 2017).^[6]
13 July – Sigurd Ulveseth, jazz upright bassist
27 July – Hildegunn Eggen, actress.^[7]
19 September – Olav Berstad, diplomat
21 September – Lars Saabye Christensen, author
7 November – Erik Balke, jazz saxophonist
22 November – Stein Erik Lunde, novelist, children's writer, biographer and textbook writer.^[8]
7 December – Arne Nævra, photographer and politician, member of the Storting.^[9]

Full date unknown

Erik Blücher, political activist
Nils Lid Hjort, statistician and professor
Per Hannevold, principal bassoonist of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

Notable deaths

11 January – Hans Aanrud, author, poet and playwright (born 1863)
31 January – Fanny Schnelle, politician, women's rights advocate, teacher and humanitarian (born 1866)
9 March – Ole Iversen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (born 1884)
2 April – Halfdan Hansen, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1883)
20 May – Lorentz Brinch, barrister, military officer, resistance member and politician (born 1910).^[10]
18 June – Thomas Thorstensen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (born 1880)
24 June – Jentoft Jensen, politician (born 1901)
12 July – Otto Olsen, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (born 1884)
18 July – Ole Jensen Rong, politician (born 1885)
4 September – Magdalon Monsen, soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1910).^[11]
12 September – Sigrid Boo, author (born 1898)
11 November – Marie Karsten, interior designer (born 1872).^[12]
9 December – Issay Dobrowen, composer and conductor (born 27 February 1891).^[13]

Full date unknown

Solveig Haugan, stage and movie actress (born 1901)
Kristen Holbø, painter and illustrator (born 1869)
Johan Martin Holst, surgeon and military doctor (born 1892).^[14]
Christian Pierre Mathiesen, politician and Minister (born 1870)
Jonas Pedersen, politician (born 1871)
Marius Nygaard Smith-Petersen, physician and orthopaedic surgeon in America (born 1886)
Alfred Trønsdal, politician (born 1896)
Eirik Vandvik, professor in literature (born 1904)

References

^ Johannessen, Karen Falch (2 July 2010). "Edvard Grieg 1843-1907 (Translated from Norwegian by Deborah Miller)". Biography. Bergen Offentlige Bibliotek. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^ Tvedt, Knut Are. "Kristin Ørmen Johnsen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
^ Grepstad, Ottar; Asprusten, David T. "Per Inge Torkelsen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
^ Garvik, Olav. "John Arne Markussen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
^ Elstad, Hallgeir; Bikset, Lillian. "Svein Tindberg". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
^ Bjerkestrand, Nils E. "Ståle Wikshåland". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
^ Bikset, Lillian. "Hildegunn Eggen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Stein Erik Lunde". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
^ "Nævra, Arne". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 October 2017.
^ "Brinch, Lorentz Wilhelm". stortinget.no. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
^ "Magdalon Monsen". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
^ Linder, Mats. "Marie Karsten". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
^ "Issay Dobrowen". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. 14 February 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Johan Martin Holst". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 17 November 2020.