Events in the year 1953 in Norway.

Incumbents

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

Events

* 1 June –The first Bergen International Festival opens. * 16 July – Parliament voted to move the main base for the Navy from

Horten is a town and municipality in Vestfold in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway—located along the Oslofjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Horten. The municipality also includes the town of Åsgårdstrand an ...

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 Kirkenes (; ; Skolt Sami: ''Ǩeârkknjargg;'' fi, Kirkkoniemi; ; russian: Киркенес) is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, in the far northeastern part of Norway. The town ...

. * The Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature (''Det Norske Akademi for Sprog og Litteratur'') is founded.

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Notable births

*6 January – Jon Eberson, jazz guitarist *10 February – Aud Folkestad, politician *18 February – Erling Aksdal, jazz pianist *6 March –

Jan Kjærstad Jan Kjærstad (born 6 March 1953 in Oslo) is a Norwegian author.Jan Kjærstad
in

Per Inge Torkelsen Per Inge Torkelsen (21 March 1953 – 22 June 2021) was a Norwegian comedian, author, radio personality, and self declared clown. He was known for the Norwegian expression ''"Gi ungdommen en flaske brennevin før idretten tar dem"'' ( en, Give th ...

, humorist (died 2021). *13 April

Tom Olstad Tom Olstad (born 13 April 1953 in Gjøvik, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz drummer who has performed on many recordings. Career Olstad has lived in Oslo since 1973, when he started his musical studies at Østlandets Musikkonservatorium and Univ ...

, jazz drummer *24 April –

Nina Bjerkedal Nina Bjerkedal (born 24 April 1953) is a Norwegian civil servant. She graduated as siv.øk. from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration in 1975, worked for a short period as research assistant under Finn Kydland before s ...

, civil servant *24 April –

Øyvind Sandberg Øyvind Sandberg (24 April 1953 – 13 January 2021), was a Norwegian film director born in Bergen. Biography His directing career mainly consists of documentaries depicting Norwegian people leading original and often ancient ways of life. He won ...

, film director *8 May –

May Hansen May Hansen (born 8 May 1953) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party. Born in Fredrikstad, Hansen was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 2001, and has been re-elected on one occasion. On the local level she was a ...

, politician *12 May –

Odd Riisnæs Odd Riisnæs (born 12 May 1953) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone) and composer. He was born in Oslo, Norway, the son of pianist Eline Nygaard Riisnæs and the younger brother of jazz saxophonist Knut Riisnæs. He is known from a series of ...

, jazz saxophonist *2 June Vidar Johansen, jazz saxophonist *30 June Ståle Wikshåland, musicologist *13 July – Sigurd Ulveseth, jazz upright bassist *27 July – Hildegunn Eggen, actress. *19 September –

Olav Berstad Olav Berstad (born 19 September 1953) is a Norwegian diplomat. He was born in Tromsø, and is a cand.mag. by education. He started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( Norweg ...

, diplomat *21 September –

Lars Saabye Christensen Lars Saabye Christensen (born 21 September 1953 in Oslo) is a Norwegian/Danish author. Saabye Christensen was raised in the Skillebekk neighbourhood of Oslo, but lived for many years in Sortland in northern Norway; both places play a major rol ...

, author *7 November –

Erik Balke Erik Balke (born 7 November 1953) Store Norske Leksikon is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone), known as leader of the "Lille Frøen Saksofonkvartett" with Vidar Johansen, Arne Frang and Odd Riisnæs/Tore Brunborg/ Olav Dale, as member of hi ...

, jazz saxophonist *7 December –

Arne Nævra Arne Nævra (born 7 December 1953) is a Norwegian photographer and politician. Biography Nævra was born in Øvre Eiker. He was elected representative to the Storting from Buskerud for the period 2017–2021 for the Socialist Left Party. ...

, photographer and politician, member of the

Storting The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...

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* Erik Blücher, political activist * Nils Lid Hjort, statistician and professor *

Per Hannevold Per Hannevold, born 1953, is a member of the Bergen Woodwind QuintetBergen Blåsekvintett
in

, principal bassoonist of the

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra is a Norwegian orchestra based in Bergen. Its principal concert venue is the Grieg Hall. History Established in 1765 under the name ''Det Musicalske Selskab'' (The Musical Society), it later changed its name t ...

* Stein Erik Lunde, novelist, children's writer, biographer and textbook writer.

Notable deaths

*11 January –

Hans Aanrud Hans Aanrud (3 September 1863 – 11 January 1953) was a Norwegian writer. He wrote plays, poetry, and stories depicting rural life in his native Gudbrandsdal, Norway. Life Aanrud, who came from a rural family, was born and raised in Auggedal ...

, 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 Halfdan Nicolai Hansen (October 16, 1883 – April 1, 1953) was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ...

, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1883) *20 May – Lorentz Brinch, barrister, military officer, resistance member and politician (born 1910). *18 June –

Thomas Thorstensen Thomas Thorstensen (18 May 1880 – 18 June 1953) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games ...

, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (born 1880) *24 June –

Jentoft Jensen Jentoft Jensen (1 May 1901 – 24 June 1953) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Finnmark Finnmark (; se, Finnmárku ; fkv, Finmarku; fi, Ruija ; russian: � ...

, politician (born 1901) *12 July – Otto Olsen, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (born 1884) *18 July –

Ole Jensen Rong Ole Jensen Rong (26 November 1885 – 18 July 1953) was a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party. He was born in Herdla, Herlø. He was elected to the Stortinget, Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1945, and was ...

, politician (born 1885) *4 September –

Magdalon Monsen Magdalon Monsen (19 April 1910 – 4 September 1953 in Stockholm) was a Norwegian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known a ...

, soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1910). *12 September – Sigrid Boo, author (born 1898) *9 December – Issay Dobrowen, composer and conductor (born 27 February 1891).

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Solveig Haugan Solveig Haugan (November 1, 1901 – June 8, 1953) was a Norwegian stage and movie actress and writer. Solveig Haugan was born in Trondheim, Norway. She appeared most notably on the stage in the Trøndelag Teater production of ''På Kobberstad'' ...

, stage and movie actress (born 1901) * Kristen Holbø, painter and illustrator (born 1869) * Johan Martin Holst, surgeon and military doctor (born

1892 Events January–March * January 1 – Ellis Island begins accommodating immigrants to the United States. * February 1 - The historic Enterprise Bar and Grill was established in Rico, Colorado. * February 27 – Rudolf Diesel applies for ...

). * Christian Pierre Mathiesen, politician and Minister (born 1870) *

Jonas Pedersen Jonas Pedersen (20 September 1871–1953) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He served as the County Governor of Nordland county from 1913 until 1921 and then he was the County Governor of Aust-Agder county from 1921 until 19 ...

, politician (born 1871) *

Marius Nygaard Smith-Petersen Marius Nygaard Smith-Petersen ( November 14, 1886 – May 1953) was a Norwegian-United States, American physician and orthopaedic surgeon. Background Smith-Petersen was among the most prominent and innovative of orthopaedic surgeons of the ...

, physician and orthopaedic surgeon in America (born 1886) *

Alfred Trønsdal Alfred Olav Trønsdal (14 October 1896 – 1953) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He joined his first trade union in 1911, and joined the Labour Party in 1913. He was a manager for Norges Socialdemokratiske Ungdomsforbund and ' ...

, politician (born 1896) * Eirik Vandvik, professor in literature (born 1904)

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