Events in the year 1937 in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

Incumbents

Monarch A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College DictionarMonarch Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority ...

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Haakon VII Haakon VII (; born Prince Carl of Denmark; 3 August 187221 September 1957) was the King of Norway from November 1905 until his death in September 1957. Originally a Danish prince, he was born in Copenhagen as the son of the future Frederick VI ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

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Johan Nygaardsvold Johan Nygaardsvold (; 6 September 1879 – 13 March 1952) was a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party who served as the 21st prime minister of Norway from 1935 to 1945. From June 1940 until May 1945, he oversaw the Norwegian Government-in-ex ...

( Labour Party)

Events

* 29 May –

Stavanger Airport, Sola Stavanger Airport ( no, Stavanger lufthavn; ), commonly just known as Sola, is an international airport located in Rogaland county, Norway. The airport is located southwest of the centre of the city of Stavanger inside the neighboring munici ...

is opened by King Haakon VII * Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country. * A flash flood destroys 20 houses in the

Sima Valley The Sima Valley ( no, Simadal) is a river valley in the municipality of Eidfjord in Vestland county, Norway. The long valley begins below Lake Rembesdal, with an elevation of , which is one of the sources of the Sima River. The valley then runs ...

Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Municipal ...

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Popular culture

Sports

Music

Film

Literature

Notable births

* 4 January – Harald Barlie, Greco-Roman wrestler * 4 January –

Ole Kristian Grimnes Ole Kristian Grimnes (born 4 January 1937, in Tromsø) is a Norwegian historian. He was a professor in modern history at the University of Oslo, and is currently professor emeritus at the same university. In particular he has worked with the peri ...

, historian * 4 January – Per Tresselt, diplomat * 11 February –

Ola Teigen Ola Teigen (11 February 1937 – 28 July 1970) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Ankenes. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland during the term 1965–1969. On the ...

, politician (died

1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...

) * 17 February –

Bjørn Wiik Bjørn Håvard Wiik (born 13 February 1957 in Bruvik, Norway; died 26 February 1999 in Hamburg, Germany) was a Norwegian elementary particle physicist, noted for his role on the experiment that produced the first experimental evidence for gluons ...

, physicist (died

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

) * 18 February –

Halle Jørn Hanssen Halle Jørn Hanssen (born 18 February 1937) is a Norwegian television correspondent, development aid administrator and politician. He was born in Brønnøy, and worked as a teacher in Vinje, Sør-Trøndelag before enrolling at the University of O ...

, television correspondent, development aid administrator and politician * 21 February –

Harald V Harald V ( no, Harald den femte, ; born 21 February 1937) is King of Norway. He acceded to the throne on 17 January 1991. Harald was the third child and only son of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden. He was second in the lin ...

King of Norway The Norwegian monarch is the head of state of Norway, which is a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system. The Norwegian monarchy can trace its line back to the reign of Harald Fairhair and the previous petty kingdoms ...

* 22 February –

Bjarte Eikeset Bjarte Erling Eikeset (22 February 1937 – 22 April 2017) was a Norwegian lawyer, judge and politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Førde. He graduated from the University of Oslo with a cand.jur. degree in 1964, and at that i ...

, jurist and politician * 23 March – Per Olav Wiken, sailor and Olympic silver medallist * 13 April –

Berge Furre Berge Ragnar Furre (13 April 193711 January 2016) was a Norwegian historian, theologian and politician for the Socialist Left Party. Early life and career Furre was born in Sjernarøy in 1937, the son of engineer Berge Bergesen Furre (1887– ...

, historian, theologian and politician * 15 April –

Johan J. Jakobsen Johan Jakob Jakobsen (15 April 1937 – 30 June 2018) was a Norwegian politician, member of the Norwegian Centre Party.Arne Alsåker Spilde, politician * 21 April – Henrik Jahre, politician * 7 May – Gullow Gjeseth, Army officer (died

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

. * 11 May –

Per Brunvand Per Brunvand (11 May 1937 – 29 October 2015) was a Norwegian newspaper editor. He was born in Kristiansand as the son of Olav Brunvand. He worked as a journalist from 1957, in Arbeidernes Pressekontor, ''Fremtiden'' and ''Arbeiderbladet''. Fro ...

, newspaper editor * 24 May – Fredrik Torp, architect * 2 June –

Geir Kjetsaa Geir Kjetsaa (2 June 1937, in Oslo – 2 June 2008) was a Norwegian professor in Russian literary history at the University of Oslo, translator of Russian literature, and author of several biographies of classical Russian writers.

, professor of

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

n literary history, translator and author (died

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

) * 28 June –

Odd Bergh Odd Bergh (28 June 1937 – 13 January 2023) was a Norwegian athlete who specialized in the triple jump and long jump. Bergh finished seventh in the triple jump final at the 1962 European Championships with 15.52 metres. He never competed in an ...

, triple jumper and long jumper * 4 July –

Queen Sonja of Norway Sonja (born Sonja Haraldsen on 4 July 1937) is Queen of Norway since 17 January 1991 as the wife of King Harald V. Sonja and the then Crown Prince Harald had dated for nine years prior to their marriage in 1968. They had kept their relations ...

* 29 July –

Pål Bang-Hansen Pål Bang-Hansen (29 July 1937 – 25 March 2010) was a Norwegian actor, film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is particularly known as a television personality and film expert at the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, leading the te ...

, actor, film producer, film critic and television personality * 3 August –

Gudrun Waadeland Gudrun Waadeland (3 August 1937 - 8 October 2020) was a Norwegian actress and theatre director. Career She was born in Oslo, made her film debut in 1955 in Arne Skouen's ''Det brenner i natt!'' and her stage debut at Det Norske Teatret in 1959. S ...

, actress and theatre director * 20 August –

Kjell Hovik Job Kjell Hovik (born 20 August 1937) is a former Norwegian pole vaulter. He represented SK Freidig Sportsklubben Freidig is a Norwegian sports club from Trondheim. Background Founded in 1903, the club has sections for association football, t ...

, pole vaulter * 4 September – Per Risvik, politician * 6 September –

Tom Veierød Tom Veierød (born 6 September 1937) is a Norwegian civil servant. He was born in Gran, and is a cand.philol. by education. He worked as chief administrative officer in Harstad municipality from 1985 to 1990, as permanent under-secretary of st ...

, civil servant * 13 September –

Alv Gjestvang Alv Gjestvang (13 September 1937 − 26 November 2016) was a Norwegian speed skater and Olympic medalist, born in Østre Toten. He received a bronze medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo,Dag C. Weberg Dag C. Weberg (born 14 September 1937 in Hole) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland in 1989, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served in the position of d ...

, politician * 18 September – Per Flatberg, environmentalist and pharmacist * 24 September –

Børre Knudsen Børre Arnold Knudsen (1937–2014) was a Norwegian Lutheran priest noted for his anti-abortion activism. Together with Ludvig Nessa, he staged protests at abortion clinics as well as other public stunts starting in the late 1980s, and he spent t ...

, Lutheran minister and anti-abortion activist * 26 September –

Aud Blattmann Aud Blattmann (26 September 1937 – 5 June 2023) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Biography Blattmann was born in Kristiansand on 26 September 1937. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vest-Agder Vest-Agder (; "We ...

, politician * 16 October –

Reidar Hjermstad Reidar Hjermstad (born 10 October 1937) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier and biathlete who competed in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1963, Hjermstad won two events at the Lahti, Finland ski games, earning a Salpausselkä Medal. For his Laht ...

, cross country skier * 17 October – Svein Johannessen, chess player, became Norway's second

International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

(died

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

) *21 October – Johan Fredrik Heyerdahl, publisher and secretary general (died 2021). *31 October – Per Øien, flutist (died

2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

). * 14 November – Bjørn Bang Andersen, shot putter * 23 November –

Turi Widerøe Turi Widerøe (born 23 November 1937) is a Norwegian aviator who was the world's first female commercial air pilot for a major airline. The daughter of aviator Viggo Widerøe, (who founded, which today is Scandinavia's largest regional airline Wide ...

, Norway's first female air transport pilot * 29 November –

Johan Jørgen Holst Johan Jørgen Holst (29 November 1937 – 13 January 1994) was a Norwegian politician representing Labour, best known for his involvement with the Oslo Accords. Holst was Minister of Defence from 1987 to 1989 and from 1990 to April 1993. He t ...

, politician and Minister (died

1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...

) * 1 December – Bodolf Hareide, politician * 3 December – Willy Rasmussen, javelin thrower * 8 December – Arne Næss, Jr., businessman and mountaineer (died

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

) * 23 December –

Arne Larsen Arne Kjell Larsen (born 23 December 1937) is a retired Norwegian Nordic combined skier who competed internationally in the early 1960s. Arne Kjlell Larsen was born in Heggedal, and represented Heggedal IL. Larsen was a baker by occupation ...

, Nordic combined skier and World Champion * 24 December –

Ola Wærhaug Ola Wærhaug (born 24 December 1937) is a former Norwegian biathlete. He received a silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. He participated on the winning teams at the 1965 and at the 1967 Biathlon World Championships. Biathlon resu ...

, biathlete, Olympic silver medallist and World Champion * 29 December –

Hjalmar Inge Sunde Hjalmar Inge Sunde (born 29 December 1937) is a Norwegian military officer and former county governor. He finished his secondary education at the school in 1956, and graduated from the Norwegian Military Academy and became a lieutenant in 1960. ...

, military officer *30 December –

Einar Johan Rasmussen Einar Johan Rasmussen (born 30 December 1937) is a Norwegian engineer and ship owner. Rasmussen was born in Kristiansand to ship owner Einar Normann Rasmussen and Jenny Alvilde Tjøm. He graduated as ships engineer from the Norwegian Institute o ...

, ships engineer and ship owner. * 31 December – Bjørn Rønningen, children's writer

Full date unknown

Jan Balstad Jan Balstad (born 16 November 1937 in Oslo) is a Norwegian labour leader for the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions, and a politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of trade and shipping affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs In m ...

, politician and Minister * Knut Boye, civil economist (died 2008) *

Ronald Bye Ronald Joseph Bye (23 November 1937 – 24 September 2018) was a Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group ...

, politician and Minister * Nils Petter Faarlund, mountaineer. *

Øyvind Gustavsen Øyvind Gustavsen (born 1937) is a Norwegian civil servant. He took his sivilingeniør education at the Norwegian Institute of Technology. He was appointed director of the Norwegian Coastal Administration Norwegian Coastal Administration ( no ...

, civil servant * Einfrid Halvorsen, politician *

Knut Hartvig Johannson Knut Hartvig Johannson (born 1937) is a Norwegian businessperson. He inherited the large wholesaler company Joh. Johannson, which was established in 1866, together with his brother Torbjørn. His son Johan Johannson was later brought in as own ...

, businessperson *

Arild Nyquist Arild Nyquist (6 March 1937 – 21 December 2004) was a Norwegian novelist, poet, writer of children's books and musician. Biography He was born in Oslo, the son of Arild Otto Nyquist (1911–74) and Gerd Nyquist (1913-84). His father was a sh ...

, novelist, poet, children's writer and musician (died 2004) *

Oddrunn Pettersen Oddrunn Kristine Helene Pettersen (5 March 1937 – 30 November 2002) was a Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethn ...

, politician and Minister (died

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

) *

Gudmund Restad Gudmund Olav Restad (19 December 1937 – 18 September 2021) was a politician for the Norwegian Centre Party. He was Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, e ...

, politician and Minister *

Wenche Frogn Sellæg Wenche Frogn Sellæg (born 12 August 1937) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party, and between 1981 and 1989 a parliamentary representative for Nord-Trøndelag Nord-Trøndelag (; "North Trøndelag") was a county constituting the ...

, politician and Minister

Notable deaths

* 7 January – Hjalmar Nygaard, boxer (born

1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 ...

) * 19 July –

Sigurd Asserson Sigurd Karsten Asserson (25 June 1882 – 19 July 1937 in Oslo) was a Norwegian civil servant. Asserson was born in Sandnes, southwestern Norway. He was the son of captain Kristian Asserson (1838–1916) and Anna Anfindsen (1850–1926). He ser ...

, civil servant (born

1882 Events January–March * January 2 ** The Standard Oil Trust is secretly created in the United States to control multiple corporations set up by John D. Rockefeller and his associates. ** Irish-born author Oscar Wilde arrives in ...

) * 27 July –

Hans Dahl Hans Dahl (19 February 1849 – 27 July 1937) was a Norwegian painter. Hans Dahl was most known for his paintings of Norwegian fjords and surrounding landscapes. Background Hans Dahl was born in the village of Granvin, on the Hardangerfjo ...

, painter (born

1849 Events January–March * January 1 – France begins issue of the Ceres series, the nation's first postage stamps. * January 5 – Hungarian Revolution of 1848: The Austrian army, led by Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz, enters in th ...

) * 27 October –

Harald Pettersen Harald Nicolai Pettersen (27 February 1869 – 27 October 1937) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician. Biography He was born in Christiania as a son of merchant Gunerius Pettersen (1826–1892) and his wife Iverine, née Grorud (1828� ...

, businessperson and politician (born

1869 Events January–March * January 3 – Abdur Rahman Khan is defeated at Tinah Khan, and exiled from Afghanistan. * January 5 – Scotland's oldest professional football team, Kilmarnock F.C., is founded. * January 20 – E ...

) * 14 November – Harald Stormoen, actor (born

1872 Events January–March * January 12 – Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first ruler crowned in that city in over 500 years. * February 2 – The government of the United Kingdom buys a number of forts on ...

) * 23 December –

Nils Collett Vogt Nils Collett Vogt (24 September 1864 – 23 December 1937) was a Norwegian poet. He was born in Christiania (now Oslo) as the son of tramway director Jens Theodor Paludan Vogt (1830–1892) and writer Johanne Collett (1833–1906). He was gr ...

, poet (born

1864 Events January–March * January 13 – American songwriter Stephen Foster ("Oh! Susanna", "Old Folks at Home") dies aged 37 in New York City, leaving a scrap of paper reading "Dear friends and gentle hearts". His parlor song " ...

)

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