1955 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1955 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch  - Haakon VII
• Regent – Olav after July, following injury to King due to fall
• Prime Minister  - Oscar Torp (Labour Party) until 22 January, Einar Gerhardsen (Labour Party)

Events

• 14 January  - Prime Minister Oscar Torp resigned.
• 22 January  - Gerhardsen's Third Cabinet was appointed.
• 3 December  - Osvald Harjo returned to Norway after 13 years in Soviet prison camps.
• Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.

Popular culture

Sports

• Kristian Kristiansen, novelist, playwright, short story and children's writer, is awarded the Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment literary prize

Music

See main article: 1955 in Norwegian music.

Literature

• Jonas, novel by Jens Bjørneboe

Notable births

• 2 March  - Sven Mollekleiv, organizational leader
• 10 April  - Marit Breivik, handball player and coach.^[1]
• 16 June  - Grete Faremo, former politician and businessperson
• 18 July – Hilde Grythe, actress.^[2]
• 30 July – Gunnar Pettersen, handball player and coach.^[3]
• 5 August  - Lise Christoffersen, politician
• 7 August  - Vigdis Hjulstad Belbo, politician
• 10 August  - Kari Henriksen, politician
• 16 August  - Åse Lill Kimestad, politician
• 30 November – Berit Kjøll, corporate officer and sports administrator.^[4]
• 16 December  - Kari Økland, politician

Full date missing

• Gerd Kvale, psychologist

Notable deaths

• 16 January  - Asbjørn Halvorsen, international soccer player and general secretary of the Norwegian Football Association (born 1898)
• 25 January – Hans Peter Elisa Lødrup, journalist, newspaper editor, non-fiction writer and politician (born 1885).^[5]
• 16 February  - Einar Osland, politician (born 1886)
• 2 May  - Torkell Vinje, politician (born 1879)
• 6 May – Barbra Ring, writer (born 1870).^[6]
• 1 June  - F. Melius Christiansen, violinist and choral conductor (born 1871)
• 2 June  - Haaken Hasberg Gran, botanist (born 1870)
• 28 June  - Haakon Lind, boxer (born 1906)
• 6 July  - Alfred Næss, speed skater (born 1877)
• 10 July  - Einar Frogner, politician and Minister (born 1893)
• 11 July  - Christian S. Oftedal, politician (born 1907)
• 22 July  - Haakon Shetelig, archaeologist (born 1877)
• 30 July  - Ferdinand Schjelderup, mountaineer, Supreme Court Justice and resistance member (born 1886)
• 4 September  - Christen Gran Bøgh, jurist, tourism promoter and theatre critic (born 1876)
• 9 September  - Einar Liberg, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (born 1873).^[7]
• 17 October  - Charles Mackenzie Bruff, forensic chemist (born 1887).^[8]

Full date unknown

• Anders Fjelstad, politician (born 1879)
• Karl Hovelsen, Nordic skier (born 1877)
• Andreas Tostrup Urbye, politician and Minister (born 1869)

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Marit Breivik . . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian. 4 May 2015.
2. Encyclopedia: Hilde Grythe . Erik . Bolstad . Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian . 27 May 2019.
3. Encyclopedia: Gunnar Pettersen . Rolf . Bryhn . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 19 May 2019.
4. Encyclopedia: Berit Kjøll . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 30 May 2019.
5. Web site: Lødrup, Hans Peter Elisa (1885-1955) . stortinget.no . no . 25 May 2021.
6. Encyclopedia: Barbra Ring . Petra . Helgesen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 7 January 2024.
7. Web site: Einar Liberg . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417185005/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/einar-liberg-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . SR/Olympic Sports . 12 November 2012.
8. Encyclopedia: Charles M Bruff . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Jørn-Kr . Jørgensen . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 25 January 2014.