1952 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1952 in Norway.

Incumbents

7 January – 15 people are killed in a mine explosion in Svalbard.
14–25 February – 1952 Winter Olympics are held in Oslo.^[1]
Around April 4 five Norwegian seal hunting vessels went down in a storm in the West Ice. The West Ice accidents claimed 78 lives in total.
24 November – Folketeatret (lit. The People's Theatre) opened in Oslo.

Olaf Barda, chess player, becomes the first Norwegian to be awarded the title of International Master

1 January – Aksel Nærstad, politicial activist and advisor (died 2022).^[2] ^[3]
25 January – Inga Balstad, politician
11 March – Vigdis Giltun, politician
6 March – Nils Johan Ringdal, author and historian (died 2008)^[4]
15 April – Ragnar Hovland, novelist, essayist, poet, and writer of children's books.^[5]
25 April – Ketil Bjørnstad, pianist and composer
2 May – Gunda Johansen, politician
13 May – Lars Amund Vaage, author and playwright
19 May – Guri Ingebrigtsen, politician (died 2020)
19 June – Sidsel Endresen, jazz singer
25 June – Radka Toneff, jazz singer (died 1982)
27 June – Asle Amundsen, politician
10 July – Kari Husøy, politician
18 July – Per Petterson, novelist
27 July – Torfinn Bjarkøy, civil servant
8 August – Jostein Gaarder, author
11 August – Finn Sletten, jazz drummer
19 August – Lillian Müller, model and actress
9 September – Per Jørgensen, jazz trumpeter
18 September – Gunn Olsen, politician
23 September – Unni Holmen, artistic gymnast.^[6]
25 October – Helen Fløisand, politician
25 October – Tove Nilsen, writer.^[7]
8 November – Carl Haakon Waadeland, musicologist and drummer
11 November – Ole Robert Sunde, writer.^[8]
18 November – Gerd Janne Kristoffersen, politician
28 November – Ole Thomsen, jazz guitarist
16 December – Jon Laukvik, organist

11 February – Ola Torstensen Lyngstad, politician (born 1894)
14 February – Johan Clementz, boxer (born 1894)
19 February – Knut Hamsun, author, Nobel Prize in Literature laureate (born 1859)
13 March – Johan Nygaardsvold, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (born 1879)
20 April – Sigurd Maseng, diplomat (born 1894)
14 May – Carl Julius Alvin Westerlund, politician (born 1885)
13 June – Andreas Brecke, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1879)
3 August – Even Ulving, painter (born 1863).^[9]
26 September – Aslak Nilsen, politician (born 1898).^[10]
28 September – Ingvald Tøndel, politician (born 1887)
14 November – Aldor Ingebrigtsen, politician (born 1888)
14 December – Fartein Valen, composer and musical theorist (born 1887)

Web site: Olympedia – 1952 Winter Olympics Overview . www.olympedia.org . 12 December 2021.
Encyclopedia: 1994 . Nærstad, Aksel . . Jon Gunnar . Arntzen . Jon Gunnar Arntzen . Kunnskapsforlaget; Aschehoug; Gyldendal . Oslo . 413 . no . 4 April 2024.
News: Tidligere RV-leder Aksel Nærstad er død . nrk.no . no . 25 October 2022.
http://www.vg.no/rampelys/artikkel.php?artid=526169 Verdens Gang
Encyclopedia: Ragnar Hovland . Ingvild Christine . Herzog . Mette . Karlsvik . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 10 May 2021.
Encyclopedia: Unni Holmen . Rolf . Bryhn . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 10 November 2022.
Encyclopedia: Tove Nilsen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 1 January 2024.
Encyclopedia: Ole Robert Sunde . Janne Stigen . Drangsholt . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 9 April 2024.
Encyclopedia: Even Ulving . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 19 September 2022.
Web site: Biografier. Aslak Nilsen . nsd.no . Norwegian . 14 March 2021 .
Encyclopedia: Einar Gram Borch . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 28 January 2018.