Events in the year 1954 in Norway.

Incumbents

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

Events

* 28 March – Bear Island accident: A Royal Norwegian Air Force seaplane crashed on the Bear Island. The plane had a crew of 8 men and one passenger. One of the crew members survived the accident. * 5 April – Crown Princess Martha, wife of Crown Prince Olav dies, age 53. * 3 May – Asbjørn Sunde and Erling Nordby were convicted for treason and espionage in favour of the Soviet Union. * State-owned

Årdal og Sunndal Verk Årdal og Sunndal Verk or ÅSV is a defunct Norwegian state owned company that operated the aluminum plants in Årdal, Sunndal, Høyanger and Holmestrand. The company was established to take advantage of the hydro-electric power plants in the re ...

begins construction on the Sunndal plant.

Anniversaries

* 100 years since the opening of Norway's first railway line.

Popular culture

Sports

* Martin Stokken, cross country skier and athlete, is awarded the Holmenkollen medal, Norway's highest skiing award. * Football Association of Norway joins UEFA.

Music

Film

Literature

Notable births

*12 January –

Jan-Olav Ingvaldsen Jan-Olav Ingvaldsen (12 January 1954 – 5 April 2021) was a Norwegian politician. He was born in Fauske to Albin I. Ingvaldsen and Gunvor M. Petersen. He was elected representative to the Storting The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the G ...

, politician (died 2021). *27 January –

Leif Holger Larsen Leif Holger Larsen (27 January 1954 – 8 May 2015) was a Norwegian diplomat. He was born in Stavanger, and was a cand.polit. by education. He started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1984. He was a subdirector in the Mi ...

, diplomat (died 2015). *29 January – Vera Lysklætt, politician. *8 February –

Per Thomas Andersen Per Thomas Andersen (born 8 February 1954) is a Norwegian literary historian and novelist. He was appointed professor at the University of Tromsø from 1992, and at the University of Oslo from 1993. His thesis from 1992 treated the decadence of ...

, literary historian and novelist. *16 February –

Viggo Hagstrøm Viggo Hagstrøm (16 February 1954, Oslo – 19 January 2013) was a Norwegian legal scholar, and professor of law at the Department of Private Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, University of Oslo Faculty of Law. He obtained the cand.j ...

, legal scholar (died 2013). *18 February –

Helen Bjørnøy Helen Oddveig Bjørnøy (born 18 February 1954 in Ålesund, Norway) is a Norwegian Lutheran minister and politician ( Socialist Left Party), currently County Governor of Buskerud. From October 2005 to October 2007, she was Minister of the Enviro ...

, Lutheran minister and politician. *15 March –

Unni Steinsmo Unni Steinsmo (born 15 March 1954) is a Norwegian chemical engineer and researcher. She served as chief executive of SINTEF from 2004 to 2016. Steinsmo was born in Levanger. She graduated as chemical engineer from the Norwegian Institute of Tech ...

, chemical engineer. *17 March – Bjørn Eidsvåg, singer, songwriter and Lutheran minister *25 March –

Grete Berget Grete Anni Berget (25 March 1954 – 9 November 2017) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was born in Vinstra, Nord-Fron, Oppland, and worked as a journalist in her early career. Berget was private advisor to the Prime Minister ...

, politician and Minister (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 ...

). *3 April – Mille-Marie Treschow, landlord and businessperson (died 2018). *7 April –

Geir Myhre Geir Tore Myhre (7 April 1954 – 22 July 2016) was a Norwegian ice hockey player and coach. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated in the Winter Olympics in 1980 and 1984. Myrhe scored two goals in his Olympic ic ...

, ice hockey player (died 2016). *16 April –

Ingun Brechan Ingun Brechan (born 16 April 1954) is a Norwegian sport rower. She was born in Trondheim. She competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where she placed fourth in the double sculls together with Solfrid Johansen Solfrid Jo ...

, sport rower. *26 April – Toril Førland, alpine skier. *28 April –

Gunn Berit Gjerde Gunn Berit Gjerde (born 28 April 1954) is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party of Norway, Liberal Party. She serves as a deputy representative to the Stortinget, Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal during the term 2005–2009. ...

, politician *10 July –

Wenche Andersen Wenche Andersen (born 10 July 1954) is a Norway, Norwegian television chef. She has worked as a television chef in TV 2 (Norway), TV 2 since 1994 at ''God morgen Norge''. She had previously worked for the Opplysningskontoret for kjøtt (office f ...

, chef *18 August – Egil Johansen, orienteering competitor. *28 August – Torgeir Schjerven, author and poet *5 September – Per Knut Aaland, cross country skier *20 September – Arne Blix, journalist *23 September – Idar Lind, novelist, crime fiction writer, songwriter and playwright. *1 October –

Tone Pahle Tone Pahle (born 1 October 1954 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian sport rower. She was born in Oslo. She competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. She was for a time the Chair of the Masters Commission of FISA, the International Rowing Fe ...

, sport rower. *7 October –

Kjell Grandhagen Kjell Grandhagen (7 October 1954 – 3 May 2019) was a Norwegian military officer. He was born in Oslo. He served as head of the Norwegian Military Academy from 1996 to 1999. From 2002 to 2003 he headed the 6th Division, with the rank of major ...

, military officer (died

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). *17 October –

Hans Kristian Hogsnes Hans Kristian Hogsnes (17 October 1954 – 30 December 2010) was a Norwegian journalist and politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Tønsberg, finished his secondary education here in 1973 before attending Rønningen Folk High School ...

, politician (died 2010). *20 October – Terje Moe Gustavsen, politician (died 2019). *6 November – Karin Fossum, author *15 November –

Arne A. Jensen Arne Agnar Jensen (15 November 1954 – 29 December 2020) was a Norwegian media and corporate executive. Born in Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , ...

, media and corporate executive (died 2020). *25 November –

Kristin Moe Kristin Heidi Elisabeth Moe (25 November 1954 – 18 August 2023) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. Life and career Kristin Moe was born in Asker. She was head of the Norwegian Consumer Council from 1984 to 1993. She was also ...

, politician *27 November –

Elisabeth Berge Elisabeth Berge (27 November 1954 – 12 April 2020) was a Norwegian businessperson and civil servant. She graduated with the siv.øk. degree from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration in 1978, and as Master of Arts in E ...

, businessperson and civil servant (died 2020). *15 December –

Kine Hellebust Kine Hellebust (born 15 December 1954 in Harstad) is a Norwegian singer, actress, children's writer, non-fiction writer and playwright. Hellebust was assigned with the Hålogaland Teater from 1976 to 1977, and again from 1984 to 1987. From 1978 ...

, singer, actress, children's writer, non-fiction writer and playwright. *21 December –

Grethe Fossli Grethe Fossli (born 21 December 1954 in Bærum) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, establi ...

, politician

Full date unknown

* Jan Bugge-Mahrt, diplomat *

Bente Haukland Næss Bente Haukland Næss (born 25 September 1954) is the former chair of the Norwegian Consumer Council. She is the CEO of Rembra, an engineering consultancy firm. She has been a member of the board of ''Norsk Forening for Kvalitet og Risikostyring'', ...

, politician *

Harald Thon Harald Thon (1954 – 28 December 2019) is a Norwegian orienteering competitor who represented the club IF Sturla and the Norwegian national team. He was part of the Norwegian winning team in relay at the World Orienteering Championships in 1981 ...

, orienteering competitor (died 2019).

Notable deaths

*21 January –

Per Reidarson Per Reidarson (27 May 1879 – 21 January 1954) was a Norwegian composer and music critic. In the early twentieth century he was an acknowledged composer. For his body of work he was granted ''kunstnerlønn'', a guaranteed minimum income fo ...

, composer and music critic (born 1879) *31 January –

Christian Fredrik Monsen Christian Fredrik Monsen (27 April 1878 – 31 January 1954) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party and the Communist Party. History He was born in Kristiania as a son of Ludvig Monsen (1854–1942) and Josefine Aurora Marcelie Dehn ( ...

, politician (born 1878) *8 March –

Leiv Heggstad Leiv Heggstad (24 March 1879 8 March 1954) was a Norwegian educator, linguist and translator. He was born in Namsos as the son of linguist and professor Marius Hægstad and Pernele Larsdotter Midgaard, and was a brother of engineering professor ...

, educator, linguist and translator (born 1879). *5 April – Crown Princess Martha, royal (born 1901) *10 April – Oscar Mathisen, speed skater (born 1888) *28 April –

Knud Leonard Knudsen Knud Leonard Knudsen (6 September 1879 – 28 April 1954) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event. He was ...

, gymnast and Olympic gold-medallist (born 1879) *25 May –

Snefrid Eriksmoen Snefrid Eriksmoen (20 August 1894 – 25 May 1954) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She was born in Brandval. She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud during the terms 1945– ...

, politician (born 1894) *25 May –

Albert Helgerud Albert Helgerud (16 September 1876 – 25 May 1954) was a Norwegian rifle shooter Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts ...

, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (born 1876). *7 June – Sigurd Smebye, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1886) *4 July –

Wilhelm Blystad Wilhelm Arnt Blystad (September 15, 1881 – July 4, 1954) was a Norwegian track and field athlete. He represented IK Tjalve. Participating in the 1908 Summer Olympics, he first competed in the 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles, or 110 ...

, track and field athlete (born 1881) *27 July – Jacob Tullin Thams, Olympian skier (born 1889) *29 July –

Knut Johannes Hougen Knut Johannes Hougen (26 November 1854 – 29 July 1954) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He served as Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1909 to 1910. Hougen was also a representative for the city of Kristiansand i ...

, politician and Minister (born 1854) *14 August –

Fredrik Ludvig Konow Fredrik Ludvig Konow (23 June 1864 – 14 August 1953) was a Norwegian businessman and a politician for the Free-minded Liberal Party. He was born in Bergen as a son of merchant and consul Wollert Konow (1829–1885) and Wilhelmine Marie Br ...

, politician and Minister (born 1864)

Full date unknown

* Rasmus Olsen Langeland, politician and Minister (born 1873) * Per Berg Lund, politician and Minister (born 1878) *

Torjus Værland Torjus Værland (1868-1954) was the 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 native to Norway *Demographics ...

, politician and Minister (born 1868)

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