Events in the year 1947 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
Popular culture
Sports
Music
Film
Literature
Notable births
January
February
- 4 February â Halvor Hagen, American football player
- 6 February â Arne Zwaig, chess player (died 2022).
- 9 February â Ole Paus, singer, author and poet (died 2023).
- 14 February â Marit Nybakk, politician.
- 15 February â Wenche Myhre, singer and entertainer.
- 19 February âÂÂ
- ÃÂystein Dolmen, singer and songwriter.
- Vidar Sandem, actor, playwright and theatre director.
- 20 February â Torstein Dahle, politician and economist.
- 27 February â Johan Elsness, politician.
March
- 2 March â Steinar Pedersen, politician.
- 4 March â Jan Garbarek, saxophonist.
- 5 March
- Jørg Willy Bronebakk, diplomat.
- Lorents Lorentsen, civil servant
- Ola Didrik Saugstad, pediatrician and professor
- 7 March â Laila Riksaasen Dahl, bishop.
- 12 March
- Erling Lars Dale, educationalist (died 2011)
- Arne Sortevik, politician.
- 15 March â Henning Skumsvoll, politician.
- 16 March â Erling Lae, politician
- 16 March â Karin Kinge Lindboe, writer.
- 28 March â Hanne Aga, poet (died 2019).
- 29 March â Aage Kvalbein, cellist and professor of cello.
- 30 March âÂÂ
- Torbjørn Digernes, physicist and professor
- Terje Venaas, jazz musician (died 2025).
- 31 March â Kjell Mørk Karlsen, composer and organist.
April
- 4 April â Inger Smuk, politician.
- 8 April â Odd Roar Lofterød, sailor and businessman (died 2012).
- 9 April â Olav Steinar Namtvedt, politician.
- 11 April â Kristen Fløgstad, triple jumper and long jumper.
- 12 April â Eilef A. Meland, politician.
- 22 April â Anne Brit StrÃÂ¥tveit, politician.
- 23 April â Hugo Parr, physicist.
- 26 April âÂÂ
- Sverre Leiro, businessperson
- Jan Eivind Myhre, historian.
- 27 April â Svein Aage Christoffersen, theologian.
- 28 April â Ulla-Mari Brantenberg, glass artist.
- 30 April â Finn Kalvik, singer and composer
May
- 6 May â Odd Aalen, statistician and professor
- 8 May â Tone Birkeland, literary scholar.
- 9 May â Frank Stubb Micaelsen, poet and novelist (d. 2013).
- 12 May â Tore Eriksen, economist and civil servant
- 16 May
- Kari Gjesteby, politician.
- Tom Thoresen, politician.
- 17 May â Hans BrattestÃÂ¥, civil servant.
- 21 May â Arnved Nedkvitne, hisrorian.
- 27 May â Trude Drevland, politician.
- 31 May â Steinar Hansson, journalist and newspaper editor (died 2004).
June
- 1 June âÂÂ
- Gunnar Kjønnøy, civil servant.
- Jan Petter Rasmussen, politician.
- 2 June â Mads Gilbert, physician.
- 4 June â Ingolf Mork, ski jumper (died 2012).
- 6 June â Ole Mathias Sejersted, medical doctor.
- 7 June â Hans M. Barstad, theologian (died 2020).
- 8 June â Jan Otto Fredagsvik, politician.
- 9 June â Ragnhild Sælthun Fjørtoft, television presenter.
- 10 June â Finn Jarle Sæle, newspaper editor.
- 11 June â Svein Erik Bakke, entrepreneur (died 2006).
- 13 June â Ketil Haugsand, harpsichordist.
- 14 June â Karen Margrethe Kuvaas, politician
- 23 June â Thor Hansen, professional poker player (died 2018).
- 27 June âÂÂ
- Randi Bjørgen, trade unionist.
- Tron ÃÂgrim, journalist, author and politician (died 2007).
- 28 June â Bjørn Simensen, culture administrator and former journalist (died 2025).
July
- 1 July â Carl Schiøtz Wibye, diplomat.
- 3 July
- Rolf Erling Andersen, politician (died 2021)
- Grethe Kausland, singer, performer and actress (died 2007).
- 5 July
- Astrid Bekkenes, politician.
- Sigurd Frisvold, Chief of Defence (died 2022)
- 10 July â Tor Morisse, illustrator (died 2017).
- 18 July â Berit Unn Johansen, figure skater.
- 24 July â Svein Rennemo, businessperson
- 26 July â Kristian Helland, politician
- 28 July â Kjell ÃÂvergÃÂ¥rd, politician.
August
September
- 1 September â Jan Jakob Tønseth, author, poet and translator
- 3 September â Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister (died 2018)
- 12 September â Bjørn Floberg, actor
- 19 September â Knut Karlberg, veterinarian
- 21 September âÂÂ
- Liv Jessen, social worker.
- ÃÂ
ge Tovan, politician.
- 23 September â Morten Strand, soccer player and politician
- 24 September â Erik Hivju, actor
- 25 September â Torhild Staahlen, operatic mezzo-soprano
- 27 September âÂÂ
- Svein Kvia, international soccer player (died 2005).
- Osmund Ueland, business executive.
- 28 September â Gustav Lorentzen, singer-songwriter (died 2010).
October
November
- 1 November â Aud Blankholm, trade unionist and civil servant.
- 3 November âÂÂ
- Gunnar Flikke, journalist and newspaper editor.
- Tor Svendsberget, biathlete.
- 5 November â Eyvind Skeie, priest and author
- 12 November â Ingelin Killengreen, jurist and civil servant.
- 18 November â ÃÂyvind Stene, engineer and businessperson
- 19 November â Finn Tveter, rower, Olympic silver medallist and jurist (died 2018).
- 21 November â Lars Ivar Hansen, historian.
- 22 November âÂÂ
- Stein Kuhnle, political scientist.
- Terje Rød-Larsen, diplomat and sociologist
- 24 November â Eva Lundgren, feminist scholar and sociologist
- 30 November â Bjørge Stensbøl, sports executive.
December
Full date unknown
Notable deaths
January to June
- 1 January â Paul Benjamin Vogt, politician (born 1863).
- 2 January â Ellen Gulbranson, operatic soprano (born 1863).
- 18 January â Johan Adrian Jacobsen, ethnographer (born 1853).
- 29 January â Olav Eysteinson Fjærli, politician (born 1883).
- 12 February â Ragnhild KÃÂ¥ta, first deaf-blind person in Norway to receive proper schooling (born 1873)
- 10 March â Ole Wehus, Nazi collaborator and torturer, executed (born 1909)
- 13 March â Ragnvald Hjerlow, painter (born 1863).
- 20 March â Victor Goldschmidt, mineralogist, petrographer and geochemist pioneer (born 1888).
- 8 April â Olaf Frydenlund, rifle shooter and Olympic silver medallist (born 1862)
- 22 April â Einar Dønnum, Nazi collaborator, executed (born 1897)
- 30 April â Yngvar Bryn, track and field athlete and pairs figure skater (born 1881)
- 23 May â Per Kvist, writer, actor (born 1890).
- 24 May â ÃÂistein Schirmer, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (born 1879)
- 28 June â Per Steenberg, organist and composer (born 1870)
July to December
- 1 July â Ivar Aavatsmark, officer and politician (born 1864).
- 1 August â Harald Natvig, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (born 1872).
- 14 August â Theodor Frølich, physician (born 1870).
- 25 August â Julli Wiborg, author of children's books and young girls' novels (born 1880).
- 15 September â ÃÂistein Jakobsen, politician (born 1907)
- 16 September â Eivind Reiersen, newspaper editor and politician (born 1877).
- 1 October â Torje Olsen Solberg, politician (born 1856).
- 15 October â John Johansen, sprinter (born 1883)
- 18 October â Johan Cappelen, jurist and politician (born 1889)
- 21 October
- Torger Baardseth, bookseller and publisher (born 1875)
- Per Larssen, politician (born 1881)
- 23 October â Sigurd Christiansen, novelist and playwright (born 1891).
- 3 November â Embrik Strand, arachnologist (born 1876)
- 6 November â Kristian Elster, writer and literary critic (born 1881).
- 20 November â Magnus Nilssen, politician (born 1871).
- 14 December â Arne Børresen, footballer (born 1907 or 1908).
Full date unknown
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