1961 in Norway

Events in the year 1961 in Norway.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Olav V
 * Prime Minister – Einar Gerhardsen (Labour Party)

Events

 * 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.

January



 * 2 January – Ole Bremseth, ski jumper.
 * 4 January – Kristin Kloster Aasen, sports leader.
 * 7 January – Irene Johansen, politician
 * 8 January – Tore Hagebakken, politician.
 * 11 January
 * Carl Morten Amundsen, dramaturg and theatre director.
 * Vegard Opaas, ski jumper.
 * 13 January – Sinikka Langeland, traditional folk singer and musician.
 * 15 January – Guttorm Schjelderup, economist.
 * 16 January – Kenneth Sivertsen, guitarist, singer and composer (died 2006).
 * 18 January – Linn Siri Jensen, handball goalkeeper and coach.
 * 29 January – Per Axel Koch, media executive.

February



 * 3 February – Karoline Frogner, filmmaker, photographer and writer.
 * 4 February
 * Kristin Midthun, handball player.
 * Kari Veiteberg, bishop.
 * 12 February – Knut Reiersrud, blues guitarist.
 * 14 February – Raymond Johansen, politician.
 * 21 February – Per Arne Olsen, politician.
 * 22 February (in Switzerland) – Rolf Thorsen, competition rower.
 * 24 February – Erna Solberg, Prime Minister.
 * 28 February – Bjørn-Inge Larsen, physician and civil servant.

March



 * 3 March
 * Anita Hegerland, singer
 * Knut Nærum, comedian, author and comics writer.
 * 6 March – Knut Hjeltnes, architect.
 * 7 March – Øystein Jarlsbo, ice hockey player.
 * 8 March – Odd W. Surén, writer.
 * 12 March – Erik Kristiansen, ice hockey player.
 * 18 March
 * Ingvild Bryn, journalist and news anchor
 * Kyrre Nakkim, journalist
 * 19 March – Rune Bratseth, footballer.
 * 22 March
 * Arne Bergseng, ice hockey player.
 * Bente Pedersen, novelist.
 * 23 March
 * Eivind Aarset, guitarist.
 * Jørgen Sigurd Lien, software developer
 * 24 March – Henning Warloe, politician.
 * 28 March
 * Herborg Finnset, bishop.
 * Åsne Havnelid, businessperson and sports official.
 * 30 March – Per Arne Nilsen, sailor.

April



 * 6 April – Dag Hopen, cyclist.
 * 12 April
 * Henry Nilsen, speed skater.
 * Torfinn Opheim, politician.
 * 22 April – Atle Norstad, bobsledder.
 * 25 April – Truls Mørk, cellist.
 * 29 April – Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass, cross-country skier.

May



 * 5 May – Tore Johnsen, athlete.
 * 6 May – Geir Bergkastet, cultural director.
 * 9 May – Odd Reidar Humlegård, civil servant.
 * 12 May – André Krogsæter, footballer.
 * 23 May – Pål Brekke, astrophysicist
 * 30 May – Erik Thyness, judge.
 * 31 May – Ove Lemicka, politician.

June

 * 5 June – Kjetil Osvold, footballer.
 * 9 June – Ragnhild Bratberg, orienteering competitor and a cross country skier.
 * 21 June – Rolf Morgan Hansen, cyclist.
 * 22 June – Asbjørn Schaathun, composer.
 * 26 June – Kari Ofstad, canoeist.
 * 28 June – Ann-Magrit Austenå, journalist and organizational leader.

July



 * 8 July – Karl Seglem, jazz musician.
 * 12 July – Espen Andersen, Nordic combined skier.
 * 13 July
 * John Hugo Pedersen, ice hockey player.
 * Kjetil Rolness, sociologist and writer.
 * 23 July – Akhtar Chaudhry, politician.
 * 25 July
 * Johan H. Andresen Jr., industrialist and investor.
 * Petter Thoresen, ice hockey player.

August



 * 1 August – Marianne Andreassen, civil servant.
 * 12 August
 * Kristin Krohn Devold, politician.
 * Ingrid Heggø, politician.
 * 19 August – Frank Vestreng, ice hockey player.
 * 27 August
 * Anders Giæver, journalist.
 * Margit Tveiten, diplomat.
 * 28 August – Kim Leine, writer.
 * 29 August – Signy Fardal, magazine editor.

September



 * 6 September – Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, A-ha lead guitarist
 * 8 September – Espen Borge, middle-distance runner.
 * 11 September – Birgit Oline Kjerstad, politician.
 * 13 September – Leif Johan Sevland, politician.
 * 18 September – Linn Stokke, actress, singer and writer.
 * 25 September – Fridtjof Thoen, judoka.

October



 * 3 October – Bård Eker, industrial designer.
 * 6 October – Ib Thomsen, politician.
 * 8 October – Rune Lorentsen, wheelchair curler.
 * 18 October – Rolf Einar Fife, diplomat.
 * 20 October – Audun Kleive, jazz drummer.
 * 21 October – Arve Lønnum Jr., politician.
 * 24 October – Gunnar Stavrum, newspaper editor.
 * 27 October – Mia Gundersen, singer and actress.

November



 * 4 November – Olaug Bollestad, politician.
 * 12 November – Tomas Espedal, writer.
 * 20 November – Ingeborg Midttømme, bishop.
 * 24 November – Brit Pettersen, cross-country skier.

December



 * 3 December – Dag Usterud, sailor.
 * 14 December – Guri Schanke, singer and actress.
 * 16 December – Anders B. Werp, politician.
 * 19 December – Anne Kristine Linnestad, politician.
 * 25 December – Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo, biathlete and cross-country skier.
 * 30 December – Rolf Lislevand, lute player.

Full date missing

 * Espen Bergh, judge.
 * Leiv Lunde, politician.
 * Cecilie Mauritzen, oceanographer.
 * Rune Rebne, composer.

Notable deaths

 * 23 January – Andreas Baalsrud, engineer (b. 1872)
 * 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)
 * 26 April – Anna Sethne, educator (born 1872).
 * 2 May – Petter Jamvold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b. 1899)
 * 24 May – Rachel Grepp, journalist and politician (b. 1879)
 * 7 June – Harald Gram, jurist, politician and genealogist (b. 1887)
 * 8 June – Olav Bjaaland, ski champion and polar explorer (b. 1873)
 * 9 June – Arnstein Arneberg, architect (b.1882)
 * 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)
 * 25 September – Olav Gullvåg, playwright, novelist, poet and editor (b. 1885)
 * 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).
 * 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)
 * 2 December – Sven Sømme, zoologist and ichtyologist (born 1904).
 * 4 December – Ingvar Wedervang, economist and statistician (b. 1891)
 * 12 December – Hauk Aabel, comedian and actor (b. 1867)
 * 26 December – Kristofer Uppdal, poet and author (b. 1878)

Full date unknown

 * 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)