1957 in Norway

Events in the year 1957 in Norway.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Haakon VII (until September 21), then Olav V
 * Regent – Olav (until September 21)
 * Prime Minister – Einar Gerhardsen (Labour Party)

Events



 * 16 March – The Kongsberg Silver Mines closes.
 * 21 March – The Soviet Union threatened to use nuclear weapons if foreign military bases were established in Norway.
 * 21 September – King Haakon VII dies
 * 7 October – The 1957 Parliamentary election takes place.
 * 16 December – During a NATO meeting in Paris, Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen declares that Norway will not allow nuclear weapons or foreign bases on Norwegian soil.

Literature

 * Fuglane, novel by Tarjei Vesaas

January



 * 2 January – Haldis Lenes, competitive rower.
 * 5 January –
 * Torbjørn Andersen, politician
 * Rolf Gramstad, speedway rider


 * 8 January – Christian Eggen, composer, pianist and conductor.
 * 11 January – Håvard Moen, footballer
 * 30 January – Inger Lise Husøy, trade unionist and politician

February



 * 4 February – Anne Krigsvoll, actress.
 * 6 February – Sven Nordin, actor
 * 7 February – Knut Jøran Helmers, chess player
 * 10 February – Hallvard Flatland, television presenter
 * 11 February – Oddmund Finnseth, jazz musician
 * 13 February – Inger Marie Gundersen, jazz vocalist
 * 14 February – Terje Totland, high jumper

March



 * 1 March –
 * Grete Brochmann, sociologist
 * Olav Njølstad, historian.


 * 3 March – Liv Bernhoft Osa, actress.
 * 5 March – Per Roar Bredvold, politician
 * 11 March – Per Barth Lilje, astronomer
 * 15 March – Roger Albertsen, footballer (died 2003).
 * 17 March – Mari Maurstad, actress.
 * 19 March – Øystein Sevåg, musician
 * 26 March – Randi Langøigjelten, middle-distance runner
 * 28 March – Rune Ulvestad, footballer
 * 29 March – Anne Grete Hollup, writer.

April



 * 3 April – Anne Krafft, visual artist
 * 6 April – Terje Mikkelsen, conductor
 * 9 April – Geir Borgan Paulsen, weightlifter
 * 11 April – Bjørn Tronstad, footballer
 * 12 April – Hallvar Thoresen, footballer.
 * 14 April – Rolf Åge Berg, ski jumper
 * 15 April – Thor Egil Olsen, coxswain
 * 20 April –
 * Kristin Clemet, politician and Minister.
 * Dag Vidar Kristoffersen, footballer


 * 22 April – Lene Jenssen, competitive swimmer.
 * 23 April –
 * Jarl Goli, actor, painter and television personality
 * Hege Peikli, cross-country skier.

May



 * 4 May – Jarle Halsnes, alpine skier.
 * 5 May –
 * Gene Dalby, poet
 * Siri Hatlen, businesswoman


 * 11 May –
 * Niels Fredrik Dahl, novelist, poet and playwright.
 * Synnøve Solbakken, politician


 * 17 May –
 * Lillian Hansen, politician
 * Arne Nygaard, organizational theorist


 * 22 May –
 * Anne Grete Preus, singer (died 2019)
 * Hege Schøyen, singer, actor and comedian


 * 23 May – Lars Sponheim, politician
 * 26 May – Ingebjørg Godskesen, politician
 * 27 May – Dag Terje Andersen, politician
 * 31 May – Ole Christian Bach, con artist (died 2005)

June



 * 13 June – Anne Berit Eid, orienteering competitor.
 * 19 June – Eirik Ildahl, comics writer, scriptwriter, playwright and novelist
 * 21 June – Kjell Søbak, biathlete
 * 22 June – Atle Torbjørn Karlsvik, naval officer
 * 25 June – Eddie Kalleklev, sprint canoer
 * 26 June – Astrid Tveit, high jumper
 * 28 June – Dag Mejdell, businessman.
 * 29 June – Jon Ewo, writer.

July



 * 1 July – Pål Sandli, rower
 * 2 July – Jan Otto Myrseth, prelate
 * 5 July –
 * Trond H. Diseth, child psychiatrist
 * Tom Levorstad, ski jumper


 * 10 July – Iselin Alme, singer and actress
 * 12 July – Fredrik Carl Størmer, jazz drummer and entrepreneur
 * 16 July – Atle Teigland, trade unionist
 * 17 July – Njål Vindenes, musician
 * 23 July – Olav Hansson, ski jumper
 * 25 July – Tor Helness, bridge player
 * 26 July – Nils Tore Føreland, politician
 * 27 July –
 * Kurt Oddekalv, environmentalist (died 2021).
 * Jørn Hoel, composer, guitarist and singer.
 * Ellen Schlichting, gastroenterological surgeon


 * 29 July – Otto Ulseth, footballer and journalist
 * 30 July – Eirik Jensen, former policeman

August



 * 4 August – Øystein Langholm Hansen, trade unionist and politician
 * 6 August – Tor Brostigen, politician
 * 8 August – Bente A. Landsnes, business executive
 * 10 August – Elin Rodum Agdestein, politician.
 * 12 August – Ellen Marie Vars, writer.
 * 16 August – Terje Kojedal, footballer
 * 17 August – Dag Henrik Sandbakken, politician
 * 20 August – Hans Sverre Sjøvold, police chief and civil servant.
 * 30 August – Anne Lise Ådnøy, prelate

September



 * 4 September – Sylvelin Vatle, writer.
 * 7 September – Rolf Wallin, musician
 * 12 September –
 * Jan Egeland, diplomat, political scientist, humanitarian leader and politician
 * Arvid Libak, politician


 * 22 September – John G. Bernander, politician and media executive
 * 23 September – Sigurd Thinn, ice hockey player.
 * 25 September – Morten Qvale, photographer
 * 27 September – Tone Hulbækmo, musician
 * 28 September –
 * Torry Pedersen, newspaper editor.
 * Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk, jazz musician

October



 * 1 October – Arne Brimi, chef.
 * 4 October – Yngve Moe, musician (died 2013)
 * 7 October – Finn Øglænd, writer
 * 8 October – Claudia Scott, singer
 * 12 October – Trond Helge Torsvik, geophysicist
 * 13 October – Øivind Løsåmoen, ice hockey player.
 * 14 October – Morten Aasen, equestrian
 * 18 October – Erik Loe, sports official
 * 22 October –
 * Else Berit Eikeland, diplomat.
 * Hilde Indreberg, judge

November



 * 1 November – Anne Grethe Jeppesen, sport shooter.
 * 2 November – Erling Havnå, kickboxer and convicted criminal
 * 5 November – Anette Bøe, cross-country skier.
 * 15 November – Jon Grunde Vegard, diver.
 * 16 November – Kirsten Borgen, sport wrestler.
 * 30 November – Morten Brekke, sport wrestler

December



 * 2 December – Dagfinn Høybråten, politician
 * 3 December – Anne B. Ragde, writer.
 * 6 December –
 * Eva Vinje Aurdal, politician
 * Lars Egeland, librarian and politician


 * 14 December –
 * Steinar Aspli, politician
 * Runar Tafjord, musician


 * 21 December Olaug Svarva, economist.
 * 23 December –
 * Kjell Lars Berge, linguist
 * Svein Richard Brandtzæg, chemist and business executive


 * 30 December – Stein Versto, poet, novelist, translator and folk musician.

Full date missing

 * Åsmund Asdal, biologist and agronomist
 * Annika Biørnstad, media executive.
 * Leonard Borgzinner, essayist, political philosopher, science fiction author, illustrator and fanzine editor (died 1990)
 * Henrik Bull, judge
 * Freddy Fjellheim, author
 * John Grue, applied mathematician
 * Tine Jensen, psychologist
 * Jan Knudsen, crime fiction writer
 * Siri Røine, civil servant
 * Tom Stalsberg, journalist
 * Marit Elisebet Totland, politician

Notable deaths



 * 28 January – Harry Lundeberg, merchant seaman and labour leader in America (born 1901)
 * 29 January – Mimi Falsen, painter (born 1861)
 * 17 February – Wilhelm Preus Sommerfeldt, bibliographer and librarian (born 1881)
 * 24 February – John A. Schefte, newspaper editor and politician (born 1872)
 * 6 March – Hans Jacob Nilsen, actor, theatre director and film director (born 1897)
 * 9 March – Otto Delphin Amundsen, genealogist (born 1896)
 * 15 March – Just Knud Qvigstad, philologist, linguist, ethnographer, historian and cultural historian (born 1853)
 * 29 March – Laurits Grønland, politician (born 1887)
 * 5 April – Arne Leonhard Nilsen, politician (born 1893)
 * 22 April – Mikkjel Hemmestveit, Nordic skier (born 1863)
 * 3 May – Kristian Schreiner, professor of medicine (born 1874)
 * 5 May – Olaf Løhre, politician (born 1877).
 * 24 May – Rasmus Pettersen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (born 1877)
 * 22 June – Anders Beggerud, civil servant during the Nazi regime (born 1894)
 * 12 July – James Maroni, theologian and priest, Bishop of the Diocese of Agder (born 1873)
 * 27 July – Eivind Blehr, government minister in the NS government during the German occupation of Norway (born 1881)
 * 29 July – Arnold Carl Johansen, politician (born 1898)
 * 2 August – Carsten Tank-Nielsen, naval officer (born 1877).
 * 5 August – Tilla Valstad, teacher, novelist and journalist (born 1871)
 * 13 August – Carl Størmer, mathematician and physicist (born 1874)
 * 19 August – Hans Prydz, physician and politician (born 1868)
 * 21 August –
 * Henrik Østervold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1878).
 * Harald Sverdrup, oceanographer and meteorologist (born 1888)


 * 7 September – Bjørn Helland-Hansen, oceanographer (born 1877)
 * 10 September – Hallvard Devold, Arctic explorer, trapper and meteorologist (born 1898)
 * 20 September – Edvard Bræin, organist, composer, and orchestra conductor (born 1887)
 * 21 September –
 * Olaf Bjerke, trade unionist and politician (born 1893)
 * Haakon VII of Norway, King of Norway (born 1872)


 * 27 September – Nicolai Rygg, economist (born 1872)
 * 28 September – Arnt J. Mørland, ship-owner, resistance member, and politician (born 1888)
 * 24 October –
 * Andreas Claussen, barrister, civil servant and politician (born 1883)
 * Hans Endrerud, footballer (born 1885)


 * 26 October – Sverre Krogh, actuary, newspaper editor and politician (born 1883)
 * 29 October – Roar Tank, educator and local historian (born 1880)
 * 1 November – Olav Kjetilson Nylund, politician (born 1903)
 * 17 November – Harald Herlofson, rower (born 1887)
 * 19 November – Christian Leden, ethno-musicologist and composer (born 1882)
 * 23 November – Andreas Fleischer, theologian, missionary to China, and Lutheran Bishop (born 1878)
 * 1 December – Magnus Vigrestad, sculptor (born 1887)
 * 2 December – Tellef Wagle, competitive sailor (born 1883)
 * 4 December – Magnus Falkberget, actor and artistic director (born 1900)
 * 13 December – Erling Bühring-Dehli, newspaper editor and politician (born 1887)
 * 14 December – Audun Rusten, swimmer (born 1894)
 * 18 December – Thomas Refsum, sport shooter (born 1878)
 * 20 December – Carl Keilhau, journalist and poet (born 1919)
 * 25 December – Yngvar Fredriksen, gymnast (born 1887)

Full date missing

 * Anders Beer, businessman (born 1875)
 * Gustav Berg-Jæger, journalist and Nazi collaborator (born 1884)
 * Erling Eriksen, film director, screenwriter, and film producer (born 1878)
 * Andreas Fredrik Falkenberg, engineer, businessperson and politician (born 1875)
 * Hartvig Johannson, businessman (born 1875)
 * Arne Juland, educator (born 1877)
 * Carl Rustad, military officer and businessman (born 1881)
 * Halvor Saamundsen, politician (born 1877)
 * Johannes Henrik Schiøtz, military officer and historian (born 1884)