1961 in Norway
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Events in the year 1961 in Norway.
Contents
Incumbents
Events
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- 12 January - Princess Astrid marries Johan Martin Ferner.
- March - Ingrid Bjerkås, ordained as first female minister in the Church of Norway
- 15 April - The Socialist People's Party was founded.
- 9 August - Holtaheia Accident: A British passenger plane crashes in Strand. All 39 passengers aboard, including 34 children, are killed.
- 11 September - The 1961 Parliamentary election takes place.
Popular culture
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Sports
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Music
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Film
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Literature
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Notable births
- 7 January - Irene Johansen, politician
- 11 January - Carl Morten Amundsen, dramaturg and theatre director
- 3 March - Anita Hegerland, singer
- 18 March - Ingvild Bryn, journalist and news anchor
- 18 March - Kyrre Nakkim, journalist
- 23 March - Jørgen Sigurd Lien, software developer
- 23 May - Pål Brekke, astrophysicist
- 12 August - Kristin Krohn Devold, politician
- 12 August - Ingrid Heggø, politician
- 29 August - Signy Fardal, magazine editor
- 6 September - Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, A-ha lead guitarist
Notable deaths
- 13 March - Lise Lindbæk, war correspondent (b.1905)
- 27 March - Jacob Pedersen, track and field athlete (b.1889)
- 2 April - Arne Torolf Strøm, politician (b.1901)
- 2 May - Petter Jamvold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1899)
- 7 June - Harald Gram, jurist, politician and genealogist (b.1887)
- 8 June - Olav Bjaaland, ski champion and polar explorer (b.1873)
- 30 June - Lars Sverkeson Romundstad, politician (b.1885)
- 14 August - Thomas Aas, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1887)
- 16 September - Johanne Samueline Pedersen, politician (b.1887)
- 17 September - Henrik Ameln, jurist and politician (b.1879)
- 3 October - Anne Grimdalen, sculptor (b.1899)
- 17 October - Jens Olai Steffensen, politician (b.1891)
- 9 November - Ferdinand Bie, long jumper and Olympic gold medallist (b.1888).[1]
- 13 November - Herman Smitt Ingebretsen, politician (b.1891)
- 21 November - Hjalmar Olai Storeide, politician (b.1901)
- 22 November - Ole Hallesby, Lutheran neo-orthodox pietist (b.1879)
- 4 December - Ingvar Wedervang, economist and statistician (b.1891)
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- Hauk Aabel, comedian and actor (b.1867)
- Arnstein Arneberg, architect (b.1882)
- Andreas Baalsrud, engineer (b.1872)
- Rachel Grepp, journalist and politician (b.1879)
- Olav Gullvåg, playwright, novelist, poet and editor (b.1885)
- Haakon Hauan, politician and Minister (b.1871)
- Lars Høgvold, ski jumper (b.1888)
- Kristian Løken, military officer (b.1884)
- Niels Nielsen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (b.1883)
- Vaadjuv Nyqvist, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (b.1902)
- Arnold Rørholt, military officer (b.1884)
- Olav Martinus Knutsen Steinnes, politician and Minister (b.1886)
- Kristofer Uppdal, poet and author (b.1878)
References
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