Events in the year 1950 in Norway.

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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Einar Gerhardsen Einar Henry Gerhardsen (; 10 May 1897 – 19 September 1987) was a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party of Norway. He was the 22nd prime minister of Norway for three periods, 1945–1951, 1955–1963 and 1963–1965. With totally 17 years i ...

( Labour Party)

Events

* 2 January –

Postbanken Postbanken (lit. The Postal Bank) was a Norwegian postal savings bank. The bank offered its services through the Norwegian post office. It was first merged into DNB ASA as a subsidiary, and then dissolved in 2011. History Postbanken was founded ...

(lit. The Post Bank) starts its operations. * 15 November – 14 people killed in the

Hjuksebø train disaster Hjuksebø is a village in Sauherad municipality, Norway. It is located between Notodden and Nordagutu, just south of Hjuksevelta. Hjuksebø used to have a train station on the Sørlandet Line. The Hjuksebø train disaster occurred between Hjuk ...

. * 1 December – Population Census: 3,278,546 inhabitants in Norway. * The official inauguration of the

Oslo City Hall Oslo City Hall ( no, Oslo rådhus) is a municipal building in Oslo, the capital of Norway. It houses the city council, the city's administration and various other municipal organisations. The building as it stands today was constructed between ...

Popular culture

Sports

Music

Film

Literature

September 18 Events Pre-1600 * 96 – Domitian, who has been conducting a reign of terror for the past three years, is assassinated as a result of a plot by his wife Domitia and two Praetorian prefects. * 96 – Nerva is proclaimed Roman emperor a ...

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Henrik Rytter Henrik Grytnes Rytter (18 January 1877 – 18 September 1950) was a Norwegian dramatist, lyricist and translator. He was born in Bjørnør. He made his debut in 1907, with the drama ''Dømde''. Later plays include ''Bråhamaren'' (1917), ''Her ...

, Norwegian dramatist, lyricist and translator (born

1887 Events January–March * January 11 – Louis Pasteur's anti-rabies treatment is defended in the Académie Nationale de Médecine, by Dr. Joseph Grancher. * January 20 ** The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Har ...

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Notable births

January

*5 January –

Halvdan Sivertsen Halvdan Sivertsen (born 5 January 1950) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was born in Tromsø, but raised and lives in Bodø. He has won Spellemannprisen awards five times, twice with his group Gitarkameratene, and received the ...

, singer *9 January – Maryon Eilertsen, actress and theatre director (died

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). *22 January –

Tomm Kristiansen Tomm Kristiansen (22 January 1950 – 6 November 2022) was a Norwegian author and journalist,Tomm Kristiansen
in Svein Gjedrem Svein Ingvar Gjedrem (born 25 January 1950 in Finnøy) is a Norwegian economist and former Governor of the Central Bank of Norway. He graduated in political economy from the University of Oslo in 1975, worked as a consultant in the Central Bank o ...

, economist,

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

of the

Central Bank of Norway Norges Bank / Noregs Bank is the central bank of Norway. The bank shall promote economic stability in Norway. Norges Bank also manages the Government Pension Fund of Norway and the bank’s own foreign exchange reserves. History The history of ...

*28 January –

Gro Anita Schønn Gro Anita Schønn (28 January 1950 – 24 April 2001) was a Norwegian singer. Schønn was born in Drammen. She made her solo debut in 1967, and issued eight albums between 1970 and 1980. Among her song hits were ''En enkel sang om frihet'' fro ...

, singer (died 2001).

March

*7 March – Eva M. Nielsen, politician *11 March – Ketil Egge, actor and theatre director (died 1997).

April

*28 April –

Martin Asphaug Martin Asphaug (born 28 April 1950) is a film director and screenwriter from Trondheim, Norway. With a background in writing and directing short films, industry documentaries and PSAs, Asphaug made his feature film debut with the award-winning 198 ...

, film director and screenwriter

May

*3 May –

Morten Krogvold Morten Krogvold (born 3 May 1950) is a Norwegian photographer and writer. Krogvold is especially known for his portraits of artists, politicians and other celebrities. He has published numerous books, held numerous exhibitions. Early life and ed ...

, photographer *7 May – Kjell Torriset, painter and graphic artist. *11 May – Jan Erik Langangen, businessperson *24 May –

Sissel Rønbeck Sissel Marie Rønbeck (born 24 May 1950 in Hammerfest, Finnmark) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Biography She was Minister of Administration and Consumer Affairs 1979–1981, Minister of Environmental Affairs 1986–1989, and ...

, politician *28 May – Anne Margrethe Larsen, politician

June

*10 June – Mimmi Bæivi, politician *11 June – Kristin Bølgen Bronebakk, civil servant *19 June – Wenche Kvamme, singer and actress (died

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July

*13 July – Iben Sandemose, illustrator, children's writer, playwright and biographer. *22 July – Elisabeth Eide, journalist, teacher, novelist and non-fiction writer.

August

*4 August – Inga Magistad, diplomat *8 August –

Synne Skouen Synne Skouen (born 8 August 1950) is a Norwegian music writer and composer. Biography Skouen was born in Oslo. She studied at the Vienna Academy of Music with Alfred Uhl and Erwin Ratz for composition and Dieter Kaufmann and Friedrich Cerha for el ...

, composer *19 August – Kari Bøge, Swedish-born Norwegian poet, novelist, short story writer, children's writer and illustrator. *25 August 1950 – Karen-Marie Ellefsen, journalist and sports reporter.

September

*5 September –

Bjørn Skagestad Bjørn Skagestad (born 5 September 1950) is a Norwegian actor. Selected filmography * 1974: ''Ungen'' * 1980: ''Life and Death'' * 1981: ''Martin'' * 1981: ''The Witch Hunt ''The Witch Hunt'' ( no, Forfølgelsen) is a 1981 Norwegian drama film ...

, actor *5 September –

Kari Svendsen Kari Svendsen (born 5 September 1950) is a Norwegian singer, banjo player and revue artist. She was born in Oslo, and has been married to singer-songwriter Lillebjørn Nilsen. She was a co-founder and member of the band Christiania Fusel & Blaagr ...

, singer, banjo player and revue artist. *7 September –

Anne Grosvold Anne Merete Grosvold (born 7 September 1950) is a Norwegian journalist, who worked for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) until her retirement in 2015. Biography Born in Oslo on 7 September 1950, Grosvold graduated from the . She has ...

, journalist. *10 September –

Tom Lund Tom Lund (born 10 September 1950) is a former Norwegian football coach and striker, he is considered by some as Norway's greatest football player of all time. Lund spent his entire career at Norwegian club Lillestrøm, despite receiving numerou ...

, football player *26 September – Ida Børresen, civil servant.

October

*1 October –

Sigbjørn Johnsen Sigbjørn Johnsen (born 1 October 1950) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party and was Norwegian Minister of Finance in the periods 1990–1996 and 2009–2013. He is a former member of parliament and served as County Governor of Hed ...

, politician *12 October –

Knut Knudsen Knut Knudsen (born 12 October 1950) is a retired Norwegian road and track cyclist. As an amateur, he placed fifth in the 4000m individual pursuit at the 1968 Olympics before becoming Olympic champion in the same discipline in 1972. He would foll ...

, racing cyclist *28 October – Beate Ellingsen, designer.

November

*5 November –

Thorbjørn Jagland Thorbjørn Jagland (born Thorbjørn Johansen; , 5 November 1950) is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. He served as the secretary general of the Council of Europe from 2009 to 2019. He served as the 32nd prime minister of Norway from ...

, politician *5 December –

Berit Brørby Berit Brørby (born 5 December 1950) is a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party. She was President of the Nordic Council in 1998. She was elected to the Storting, Norwegian Parliament from Oppland in 1985, and has been ...

, politician

December

*21 December –

Lillebjørn Nilsen Bjørn "Lillebjørn" Falk Nilsen (born 21 December 1950) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and folk musician. He was born in Oslo, and is considered by some to be the leading "voice of Oslo", thanks to numerous classic songs about the city from th ...

, singer-songwriter

Notable deaths

*9 January –

Elise Sem Elise Sem (26 November 1870 – 9 January 1950) was a Norwegian barrister, women's activist and sports official. She was the first female attorney in Europe and the first female barrister in Norway. Early life and education She was a daughter of d ...

, barrister (born 1870) *22 February –

Halvor Møgster Halvor Olai Møgster (21 December 1875 – 22 February 1950) was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: O ...

, Olympic sailor (born 1875) *11 February –

Anders Sandvig Anders Sandvig (11 May 1862 – 11 February 1950) was a Norwegian dentist most noted for having founded Maihaugen, an innovative regional ethnological and architectural museum in Lillehammer, documenting the vernacular architecture of Gudbra ...

, dentist and ethnologist (born 1862) *4 March –

Johanne Dybwad Johanne Dybwad (née Juell; 2 August 1867 – 4 March 1950) was a Norwegian stage actress and stage producer. She was the leading actress in Norwegian theatre for half a century. Early and personal life Johanne was born in Christiania (now ...

, actress and stage producer (born 1867) *6 March –

Vilhelm Dybwad Vilhelm Dybwad (12 February 1863 – 16 March 1950) was a Norwegian barrister and writer. He wrote comedies, revues and songs. In his later years he wrote several memoir books from his life as a lawyer. Personal life Dybwad was born in Chri ...

, songswriter, barrister and writer of comedies and revues (born 1863) *5 April –

William Farre William Andrew Farre (born William Johnsen, 1 August 1874 – April 5, 1950) was a Norwegian musician, conductor, and composer. Farre was born in Trondheim. He directed a Salvation Army orchestra in Stavanger in 1895 and also played in a Salva ...

(71), composer. *6 April – Signe Lund (81), composer. *27 May –

Gunvald Aus Gunvald Aus, also written Aas (May 30, 1851 – May 27, 1950) was a Norwegian-American engineer. He is most associated with the engineering of the Woolworth Building in New York City. Background He was born the son of Gabriel Godfrey Aas and So ...

, engineer (born 1851) *10 June –

Karen Platou Karen Platou (9 July 1879 – 10 June 1950) was a Norwegian businesswoman and a politician for the Conservative Party. Platou was the country's first woman to be elected Member of Parliament. She was born in Mandal, Vest-Agder, the daughter o ...

, politician (born 1879) *26 June –

Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen (22 June 1864 – 26 June 1950) was a Norwegian engineer and politician for the Free-minded Liberal Party. He was the Minister of Labour from 1910 to 1912, and thereafter served as director of the Norwegian State Ra ...

, engineer and politician (born 1864) *27 July –

Marta Steinsvik Marta Steinsvik (23 March 1877 – 27 July 1950) was a Norwegian author and translator. She was a champion of women's rights, a proponent of antisemitism and anti-Catholicism, and promoter of the use of Nynorsk. She was the first female to graduat ...

, author and translator (born 1877) *3 August –

Kristian Laake Kristian Kristiansen Laake (9 April 1875 – 3 August 1950) was a Norwegian military officer. He is best known for having commanded the Norwegian Army in the first days after the German invasion of Norway on 9 April 1940, and for having been ...

, Commanding General of the Norwegian Army (born 1875) *10 September – Alfred Larsen, Olympic sailor (born 1863). *14 September –

Marius Eriksen Emil Marius Eriksen (9 December 1886 – 14 September 1950) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Barbu, Norway and died in Oslo. He was the father of Marius Eriksen, Jr. and Stein Eriksen St ...

, Olympic gymnast (born 1886). *3 October – Betzy Kjelsberg, politician and feminist (born 1866) *22 December –

Bernhoff Hansen Bernhoff Otelius Hansen (August 17, 1877 – December 22, 1950) was a Norwegian wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics for the United States. He was born in Rognan in the municipality of Saltdal in Norway. Originally he w ...

, wrestler and Olympic gold medallist (born 1877)

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