1955 in Norway

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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

Main article: 1955 in Norwegian music

Film

Main article: Norwegian films of the 1950s § 1955

Literature

• Jonas, novel by Jens Bjørneboe

Notable births

January to March

Are Helseth

Ingjerd Schou

Gunn Wærsted

• 4 January – Bror Yngve Rahm, politician
• 4 January – Åshild Karlstrøm Rundhaug, politician.
• 6 January – Inge Staldvik, politician.
• 10 January – Ole Henrik Giørtz, jazz pianist.
• 11 January – Are Helseth, physician and politician.
• 16 January – Even Erlien, politician.
• 18 January – Trine Krogh, swimmmer (died 2014).
• 18 January – Erik Solheim, politician and diplomat.
• 20 January – Ingjerd Schou, politician.
• 8 February – Svein Grøndalen, footballer.
• 9 February – Tor Bremer, farmer and politician.
• 9 February – Harald Nilsen, sprint canoer.
• 10 February – Gabriel Høyland, footballer.
• 16 February – Jens Edvin Andreassen Skoghøy, judge and professor of law.
• 27 February – Terje Tønnesen, violinist.
• 2 March – Sven Mollekleiv, organizational leader
• 2 March – Bjørg Sandal, politician.
• 7 March – Lasse Lindtner, actor.
• 11 March – Odd Eriksen, trade unionist and politician (died 2023).
• 16 March – Gunn Wærsted, business executive.
• 17 March – Ole Petter Ottersen, physician and neuroscientist.
• 18 March – Lars Rise, politician.
• 21 March – Sindre Guldvog, publisher.
• 30 March – Ingjerd Hanevold, jewellery designer.

April to June

Marit Breivik

Hege Skjeie

Grete Faremo

• 6 April – Arne Morten Granlien, Nordic skier.
• 8 April – Haakon Blankenborg, politician and diplomat.
• 8 April – Dag Danielsen, politician.
• 10 April – Marit Breivik, handball player and coach.
• 12 April – Nils Gaup, Sami film director.
• 13 April – Kjell Habbestad, composer.
• 13 April – Marit Kaldhol, writer.
• 13 April – Kjersti Markusson, politician.
• 16 April – Brit Dyrnes, ceramist.
• 19 April – Rune Klakegg, jazz pianist.
• 19 April – Rolf Løvland, keyboardist, composer and lyricist.
• 28 April – Arne Ringnes, judge.
• 30 April – Morten Opsahl, sprint canoer.
• 5 May – Wilhelm Matheson, judge.
• 9 May – Stein Lier-Hansen, civil servant and organizational leader.
• 10 May – Even Stormoen, actor.
• 14 May – Jorun Thørring, crime fiction writer.
• 15 May – Hege Skjeie, political scientist (died 2018).
• 18 May - Reidar Johansen, politician
• 21 May – Ansgar Gabrielsen, politician.
• 29 May – Tom Kristensen, crime fiction writer.
• 3 June – Harald Gjein, veterinarian and civil servant.
• 7 June – Jon Balke, jazz pianist.
• 8 June – Merete Armand, actress (died 2017).
• 15 June – Jarle Pedersen, speed-skater.
• 16 June – Grete Faremo, former politician and businessperson
• 20 June – Anders Bakken, cross-country skier.
• 24 June – Lars Gule, philosopher.
• 26 June – Terje Dragseth, writer.

July to September

Pål Thowsen

Gerd Kristiansen

Geir Otto Pedersen

• 7 July – Anne Odenmarck, politician.
• 15 July – Pål Thowsen, jazz drummer.
• 18 July – Hilde Grythe, actress.
• 20 July – Eivind Dale, civil servant.
• 30 July – Gunnar Pettersen, handball player and coach.
• 1 August – Gerd Kristiansen, trade unionist.
• 5 August – Lise Christoffersen, politician
• 7 August – Vigdis Hjulstad Belbo, politician
• 10 August – Kari Henriksen, politician
• 16 August – Åse Lill Kimestad, politician
• 19 August – Fabian Stang, lawyer and politician.
• 27 August – Arne Dokken, footballer.
• 29 August – Geir Mork, publisher.
• 30 August – Kåre Simensen, politician.
• 5 September – Kjell Nupen, painter (died 2014).
• 7 September – Knut Petter Torgersen, politician.
• 22 September – Torill Ø. Hanssen, politician.
• 22 September – Eli Rygg, singer and writer.
• 28 September – Geir Otto Pedersen, diplomat.

October to December

Morten Gunnar Larsen

Sverre Knudsen

Ingalill Olsen

• 1 October – Morten Gunnar Larsen, jazz pianist and composer.
• 2 October – Unni Straume, film director.
• 8 October – Steinar Stokke, businessperson.
• 8 October – Lars Peder Brekk, politician.
• 12 October – Einar Jan Aas, footballer.
• 17 October – Hans Petter Moland, film director.
• 17 October – Trond Sirevåg, footballer.
• 27 October – Vibeke Hammer Madsen, business executive.
• 29 October – Geir Kvernmo, long-distance runner.
• 3 November – Pål Børnick, rower.
• 15 November – Bård Vonen, fencer.
• 22 November – Sverre Knudsen, writer and musician.
• 24 November – Erik Gustavson, film director.
• 29 November – Håkon Iversøn, swimmer (died 2021).
• 30 November – Berit Kjøll, corporate officer and sports administrator.
• 5 December – Morten Harg, politician.
• 7 December – Marta Norheim, journalist and literary critic.
• 8 December – Ola Mestad, legal scholar.
• 15 December – Ingalill Olsen, schoolteacher and politician.
• 16 December – Kari Økland, politician
• 21 December – Helge Simonnes, editor.
• 24 December – Stein Olav Fiskebeck, sport shooter (died 2007).
• 28 December – Ivar Schjøtt, fencer.
• 28 December – Yngve Slettholm, cultural executive and politician.
• 29 December – Fritz Warncke, swimmmer.

Full date missing

• Marit Anne Hauan, folklorist and museum leader.
• Gerd Kvale, psychologist
• Terje Liverød, footballer.

Notable deaths

Haaken Hasberg Gran photographed by fellow student Carl Størmer outside the University in the 1890s

Alfred Næss

• 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).
• 14 February – Einar Liljedahl, military officer (born 1882).
• 16 February – Einar Osland, politician (born 1886)
• 2 May – Torkell Vinje, politician (born 1879)
• 6 May – Barbra Ring, writer (born 1870).
• 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)
• 19 July – Tordis Halvorsen, actress (born 1884)
• 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).
• 17 October – Charles Mackenzie Bruff, forensic chemist (born 1887).
• 25 December – Anders Bugge, art historian (born 1889).

Full date unknown

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