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1951 In Norway
Events in the year 1951 in Norway. Incumbents * List of Norwegian monarchs, Monarch – Haakon VII * Heads of government of Norway, Prime Minister – Einar Gerhardsen (Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party) until 9 November, Oscar Torp (Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party) Events * 19 November – Torp's Cabinet is appointed. * Norsk Hydro opens a Polyvinyl chloride, PVC plant at Herøya. * 1951 Norwegian local elections, Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country. Popular culture Sports Music Film Literature *Gunvor Hofmo, writer and poet, is awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment literature prize for the first time. *Ola Viker makes his literary debut with the novel ''Gullskoen''. Notable births *23 January – Dan Børge Akerø, television personality *1 February – Ellen Horn, actress, politician and Minister *24 February – Erna Osland, children's writer. *1 March – Berit Oskal Eira, politician (d. 2021) *10 March – Eva Harr, artist (died 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Norwegian Monarchs
The list of Norwegian monarchs ( no, kongerekken or ''kongerekka'') begins in 872: the traditional dating of the Battle of Hafrsfjord, after which victorious King Harald Fairhair merged several petty kingdoms into that of his father. Named after the homonymous geographical region, Harald's realm was later to be known as the Kingdom of Norway. Traditionally established in 872 and existing continuously for over 1,100 years, the Kingdom of Norway is one of the original states of Europe: King Harald V, who has reigned since 1991, is the 64th monarch according to the official list. During interregna, Norway has been ruled by variously titled regents. Several royal dynasties have possessed the Throne of the Kingdom of Norway: the more prominent include the Fairhair dynasty (872–970), the House of Sverre (1184–1319), and the House of Oldenburg (1450–1481, 1483–1533, 1537–1814, and from 1905) including branches Holstein-Gottorp (1814–1818) and Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Børge Akerø
Dan Børge Akerø (born 23 January 1951) is a Norwegian television personality. He took his education at the University of Oslo, graduating with a cand.mag. degree. From 1975 to 1980 he worked as a research assistant and research fellow at the International Peace Research Institute, Oslo. He specialized in Latin American topics. In his younger days he also played association football for Skeid and Viking FK. Before finishing his master's degree, he started his media career as a foreign affairs reporter in NRK Radio in 1979. He was then promoted to news anchor in the national news show ''Dagsrevyen''. In 1986, he became a talk show host, for ''SenFredag'', the first talk show on Norwegian television. He followed up with '' LørDan'', which ran from 1987 to 1990. From 1990 to 1992 he was the sub-director of culture and entertainment in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. In 1992, when a rivalling channel TV 2 was opened, Akerø was headhunted there. He hosted its opening show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terje Tysland
Terje Tysland (born 14 April 1951) is a Norwegian singer, songwriter, guitarist and accordion player. Tysland was born in Namsos. From 1969 to 1976 he was member of the rock group ''Prudence'', led by Åge Aleksandersen. His first solo album was ''Stakkars klovn'' from 1977, and he had a musical breakthrough with the album ''Mytji arti'' from 1978. His song "Ringdans" reached number one position on the hit list Norsktoppen in 1981. The album ''Gutta på by'n'' from 1987 was a commercial success, and includes the country duo "Heile livet" with Claudia Scott. His next albums include ''Kainn æ få lov'' from 1988, ''Værra me’ mæ hjæm'' from 1990, the live album ''Best i levende live'' from 1990 and ''Vik fra mæ!'' from 1992. The album ''Fullar enn fullmånen'' from 1993 was a collaboration with the hard rock band Clawfinger Clawfinger is a Swedish rap metal band from Stockholm. The group is known for aggressive but melodic music and tackling political and anti-racist theme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaci Kullmann Five
Karin Cecilie "Kaci" Kullmann Five (; 13 April 1951 – 19 February 2017) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She served as a Member of Parliament from 1981 to 1997, as Minister of Trade and Shipping in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1989 to 1990 and as leader of the Conservative Party from 1991 to 1994. After she left politics in 1997, she held roles in private business, ran her own consultancy and was a board member of Statoil and other companies and organisations. She was elected by the Storting as a member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in 2003, became a board member of the Nobel Foundation in 2009 and served as chairwoman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee from 2015 until her death; in this capacity she was responsible for awarding the Nobel Peace Prize. Biography Five was born Karin Cecilie Kullmann in Bærum, the daughter of a dentist, and was better known by the nickname "Kaci" (). After finishing upper secondary school at Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans-Wilhelm Steinfeld
Hans-Wilhelm Steinfeld (born 29 March 1951) is a Norwegian journalist, foreign correspondent and non-fiction writer. He has worked for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) from 1976, and been a foreign correspondent for NRK in Moscow for four periods. He has written several books. He received the Narvesen Prize in 1990, the Cappelen Prize in 1990, and the Peer Gynt Prize in 1991. References 1951 births Living people Journalists from Bergen Norwegian non-fiction writers NRK people Norwegian television reporters and correspondents Norwegian people of Jewish descent Norwegian expatriates in the Soviet Union Norwegian expatriates in Russia Mass media people from Bergen {{Norway-journalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth Røbekk Nørve
Elisabeth Røbekk Nørve (born 29 March 1951 in Borgund) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal in 2001, but she was not re-elected in 2005. She served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1997–2001 and 2005–2009, when she was elected to the Stortinget once more. Nørve held various positions in Ålesund Ålesund () sometimes spelled Aalesund in English, is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal County, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre and the centre of the Ålesund Region. The town of Ålesund is the administrativ ... city council from 1995 to 2003. From 1995 to 2001 she was also involved in Møre og Romsdal county council. References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Norve, Elisabeth Robekk 1951 births Living people Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting Women members of the Storting 21st-century Norwegian polit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stein Kåre Kristiansen
Stein Kåre Kristiansen (born 22 March 1951) is a Norwegian journalist. He is currently political editor of the television channel TV 2. As such, he appears on-screen as a news analyst on political affairs. In 2006, Kristiansen was one of only three journalists in Norway to be taxed on an income of more than a million Norwegian kroner. The incomes of the top three were Davy Wathne with 1,672,845, Oddvar Stenstrøm Oddvar Stenstrøm (born 5 March 1946) is a Norwegian journalist and former host of the TV2 debate program ''Holmgang''. Stenstrøm has worked in a number of different journals and news channels, including the local newspaper '' Akers Avis''/'' Gr ... with 1,187,114, and Stein Kåre Kristiansen with 1,055,417. In 2005, he took up a new position in the channel as political editor. From 2010 he led the programme Kristiansen and Strand, together with Arne Strand. He joined TV 2 in 2014. He has since been an advisor to Gambit H+K and a political commentator. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vegard Bye
Vegard Bye (born 19 March 1951) is a Norwegian political scientist, writer, consultant and ex-politician. He has represented the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Angola and Bolivia, written extensively on Latin America, and is a consultant specializing on human rights, democracy, conflict and post-conflict societies as well as solar energy. He served as a Substitute Representative (Vararepresentant) to the Norwegian Parliament for the Socialist Left Party from Oslo (1993-1997), meeting in the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs. Career history Vegard Bye holds a Dr.philos in Political Science from the University of Oslo (2019), and an MA from the same university (1977). He has a life-long history working on North-South issues with Latin America as his special area of expertise. His professional experiences include journalism and writing, solidarity work, civil service (in Norwegian government and the UN), leadership positions in NGOs (Norwegian People's Aid and Norweg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut Helle
Knut Helle (19 December 1930 – 27 June 2015) was a Norwegian historian. A professor at the University of Bergen from 1973 to 2000, he specialized in the late medieval history of Norway. He has contributed to several large works. Early life, education and marriage He was born in Larvik as the son of school inspector Hermann Olai Helle (1893–1973) and teacher Berta Marie Malm (1906–1991). He was the older brother of politician Ingvar Lars Helle. The family moved to Hetland when Knut Helle was seventeen years old. He took the examen artium in Stavanger in 1949, and a teacher's education in Kristiansand in 1952. He studied philology in Oslo and Bergen, and graduated with the cand.philol. degree in 1957. His paper ''Omkring Bǫglungasǫgur'', on the Bagler sagas, was printed in 1959. In December 1957 he married Karen Blauuw, who would later become a professor. Helle's marriage to Blauuw was dissolved in 1985. In October 1987 Helle married museum director and professor of mediev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norsk Biografisk Leksikon
is the largest Norwegian biographical encyclopedia. The first edition (NBL1) was issued between 1921 and 1983, including 19 volumes and 5,100 articles. It was published by Aschehoug with economic support from the state. bought the rights to NBL1 from Aschehoug in 1995, and after a pre-project in 1996–97 the work for a new edition began in 1998. The project had economic support from the Fritt Ord Foundation and the Ministry of Culture, and the second edition (NBL2) was launched in the years 1999–2005, including 10 volumes and around 5,700 articles. In 2006 the work for an electronic edition of NBL2 began, with support from the same institutions. In 2009 an Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ... edition, with free access, was released by together with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oddvar Brå
Oddvar Brå (born 16 March 1951) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier. He was among the best skiers in Norway, the three-times winner of the World Cup (1972–73, then named "World ranking", 1974–75 and 1978–79) and the winner of 16 national championships. His success in the major international championships was more modest. Career Brå participated in the 1972 Winter Olympics and the 1991 Holmenkollen ski festival, but his first individual major international win was at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo, where he won the 15 km event. In this championship, he also tied for the gold medal with Alexander Zavyalov of the Soviet Union in the relay after a dramatic finish in which his pole broke. This event remained in the memory of most Norwegians, leading to the popular all-Norwegian expression "Hvor var du da Brå brakk staven?" ("Where were you when Brå’s pole broke?"). Brå also won three relay medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eva Harr
Eva Harr (10 March 1951 – 9 February 2024) was a Norwegian visual artist. Life and career Eva Harr was born in Harstad on 10 March 1951, a daughter of Randi Heitmann and Karl Harr. She was a sister of Karl Erik Harr and . Harr studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry from 1972 to 1977, and at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts from 1977 to 1981, under Arne Malmedal and Guttorm Guttormsgaard Guttorm Guttormsgaard (13 September 1938 – 26 October 2019) was a Norwegian visual artist, educator and collector. Personal life Guttormsgaard was born on 13 September 1938 in Oslo, to Knut Guttormsgaard and Ingeborg Stenstad. He married Kar .... Known for her landscape motives from Northern Norway, she is represented at the National Museum of Norway. Harr died on 9 February 2024, of cancer, aged 72. References 1951 births 2024 deaths People from Harstad Norwegian artists Deaths from cancer in Norway {{norway-artist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
