1962 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1962 in Norway.

Incumbents

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

Events

• Phillips Petroleum apply for exploration rights in the Norwegian North Sea, offering a high fee. The Norwegian authorities decide to involve multiple companies in exploration.^[1]
• 7 June – The Nordland Line between Trondheim and Bodø was opened.
• 21 October – Hurtigruten passenger ship MS Sanct Svithun running between Bergen and Kirkenes goes in the northbound Hurtigruten, sank during a stormy night after running aground off her normal course, resulting in the deaths of 41 while 48 survived the event.
• 5 November – 21 workers were killed in a mine accident in the Kongsfjorden in Svalbard.
• 21 December – Rondane National Park is established as Norway's first national park.

Popular culture

Music

See main article: 1962 in Norwegian music.

Film

Notable births

January

• 13 January – Tor Heiestad, sport shooter.^[2]
• 19 January – Erling Landsværk, sailor.^[3]
• 23 January
  • Egil Nyhus, illustrator and editorial cartoonist.^[4]
  • Svein Nyhus, illustrator and children's writer.^[5]
• 25 January – Kari Kjønaas Kjos, politician.^[6]
• 28 January – Brit Bildøen, writer.^[7]

February

• 4 February – Håvard Syvertsen, writer.^{[8] [9]}
• 6 February – Thomas Hylland Eriksen, social anthropologist.^[10]
• 12 February – Stig-Arne Gunnestad, curler.^[11]
• 20 February – Marius Voigt, ice hockey player.^[12]
• 25 February – Elin Ørjasæter, organizational leader, children's writer, columnist, and non-fiction writer.^[13]
• 26 February – Bent Svele, handball player, coach and sports reporter.^{[14] [15]}

March

• 2 March – Tom Nordlie, football coach.^[16]
• 5 March – Håvard Tveite, orienteering competitor (died 2021).^[17]
• 11 March – Kjell Berg, curler.^[18]
• 14 March – Vetle Vinje, competition rower.^[19]
• 19 March – Jenny Ellaug Følling, politician.^[20]
• 27 March – Espen Thorsen, rower.^[21]
• 30 March – Marianne S. Bjorøy, politician.^[22]

April

• 5 April –
  • Bente Engesland, magazine editor
  • Arild Monsen, cross-country skier.^[23]
• 19 April
  • Pål Trulsen, curler.^[24]
  • Trine Trulsen Vågberg, curler.^[25]
• 22 April – Anne Aasheim, editor (died 2016).^[26]
• 25 April – Ole Edvard Antonsen, trumpeter.^[27]
• 27 April – Edvard Moser, professor of psychology and neuroscience.^[28]
• 29 April – Henning Kramer Dahl, poet, essayist and translator (died 2017).^[29]

May

• 4 May
  • Eli Arnstad, politician.^[30]
  • Marit Arnstad, lawyer and politician
• 10 May – Arne Lyngstad, politician (died 2019).^[31]
• 15 May – Gro Dahle, poet and writer
• 18 May – Alf van der Hagen, journalist and newspaper editor.^[32]
• 21 May – Hege Storhaug, journalist and writer.^[33]
• 31 May – Børge Ousland, adventurer.^[34]

June

• 1 June – Marie Simonsen, journalist and editor.^[35]
• 6 June – Tor Arne Bell Ljunggren, politician.^[36]
• 12 June – Petter Skarheim, civil servant.^[37]
• 17 June – Øystein Stray Spetalen, businessman and investor.^[38]
• 24 June – Kristian Seip, mathematician.^[39]
• 26 June – Morten Skogstad, glam metal singer
• 27 June – Alf Bakken, politician.^[40]
• 30 June – Lars Lillo-Stenberg, singer, songwriter and guitarist.^[41]

July

• 1 July – Aase Simonsen, politician.^[42]
• 3 July – Heidi Greni, politician.^[43]
• 7 July – Ellen Sofie Olsvik, orienteering competitor.^[44]
• 10 July – Trond Helleland, politician.^[45]
• 16 July – Gøran Sørloth, footballer.^[46]
• 24 July
  • Frank Evensen, judoka.^[47]
  • Anne Brit Skjæveland, heptathlete.^[48]
• 25 July – Nils Ove Hellvik, footballer.^[49]

August

• 14 August – Per Elvestuen, illustrator.^[50]
• 18 August – Vidar Benjaminsen, ski orienteering competitor.^[51]
• 23 August – Tore Hattrem, diplomat and politician.^[52]
• 29 August – Idar Kreutzer, businessperson.^[53]

September

• 2 September – Knut Leo Abrahamsen, Nordic combined skier.^[54]
• 4 September – Margunn Ebbesen, politician.^[55]
• 24 September – Ørjan Løvdal, ice hockey player and coach.^[56]
• 29 September – Odd Harald Hovland, politician.^[57]

October

• 5 October – Eli Telhaug, civil servant.^[58]
• 12 October – Jonny Halberg, author and dramatist
• 13 October – Hans Petter Blad, writer.^[59]
• 15 October – Morten Abel, singer and songwriter.^[60]
• 16 October
  • Elisabeth Aspaker, politician
  • Helge Lund, businessperson
• 28 October – Erik Thorstvedt, footballer.^[61]
• 30 October – Heidi Sundal, handball player.^[62]

November

• 1 November
  • Magne Furuholmen, keyboardist and artist
  • Bjarne Håkon Hanssen, politician.^[63]
  • Lars Helle, journalist and newspaper editor.^[64]
• 3 November – Yngve Slyngstad, former CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM).^[65]
• 5 November – Turid Birkeland, politician and cultural executive (died 2015).^[66]
• 9 November – Mette Bergmann, discus thrower.^[67]
• 26 November – Gisken Armand, actress.^[68]
• 28 November – Jon Rønningen, wrestler.^[69]
• 29 November – Petter Stordalen, businessperson.^[70]

December

• 8 December – Olaf Kamfjord, jazz musician.^[71]
• 11 December – Ulrich Møller, footballer.^[72]
• 18 December – Dorthe Skappel, television personality and former model

Full date missing

• Ola Braanaas, fish farmer. ^[73]
• Liv Holmefjord, civil servant
• Ørnulf Seippel, sociologist

Notable deaths

• 24 February – Per Skou, international soccer player (b.1891)
• 11 April – Axel Revold, painter (born 1887).^[74]
• 22 April – Anders Johanneson Bøyum, politician (b.1890)
• 8 May – Alfred Madsen, editor, trade unionist and politician (b.1888)
• 5 June – Hans Eidnes, politician (b.1887)
• 11 June – Sveinung O. Flaaten, politician (b.1898)
• 30 July – Johannes Gerckens Bassøe, jurist and civil servant (b.1878)
• 1 August – Olaf Sørensen, politician (b.1892)
• 12 August – Vibeke Lunde, sailor (b.1921).^[75]
• 10 October – Trygve Gulbranssen, novelist (b.1894)
• 29 October – Einar Gundersen, footballer (b.1896)
• 23 November – Jacob Prytz, goldsmith and designer (born 1886).^[76]
• 7 December – Kirsten Flagstad, opera singer (b.1895)
• 17 December – Jens Schive, journalist and diplomat (b.1900)
• 21 December – Asbjørn Bodahl, gymnast (b.1896)
• 30 December – Olav Bruvik, politician (b.1912)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Norway’s petroleum history . 2024-10-28 . Norwegianpetroleum.no . en.
2. Encyclopedia: Tor Heiestad . Rolf . Bryhn . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 September 2021.
3. Web site: Erling Landsværk . olympedia.org . 25 September 2021.
4. Encyclopedia: Egil Nyhus . Katrine . Kalleklev . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 September 2021.
5. Encyclopedia: Svein Nyhus . Katrine . Kalleklev . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 September 2021.
6. Web site: Kjos, Kari Kjønaas (1962-) . stortinget.no . no . 25 September 2021.
7. Encyclopedia: Brit Bildøen . Vibeke . Lauritsen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 30 September 2021.
8. Encyclopedia: Håvard Syvertsen . Anne Grete . Nilsen . Ingvild Christine . Herzog . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 12 October 2021.
9. https://forfatterkatalogen.no/forfattere/havard-syvertsen/ Forfatterkatalogen
10. Encyclopedia: Thomas Hylland Eriksen . Jon . Schack . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 September 2021.
11. Web site: Stig-Arne Gunnestad . olympedia.org . 7 October 2021.
12. Web site: Marius Voigt . olympedia.org . 27 September 2021.
13. Encyclopedia: Elin Ørjasæter . Olav . Garvik . Olav Garvik . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 26 September 2021.
14. Encyclopedia: Bent Svele . Rolf . Bryhn . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 16 May 2019.
15. Book: Haraldsen, Stian . Gode som gull. 30 år med håndballjentene . Mediene . 2016 . Aschehoug . Oslo . Norwegian . 978-82-03-29618-5 . 103–114 .
16. Encyclopedia: Tom Nordlie . Jan . Holm . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 30 September 2021.
17. Encyclopedia: Håvard Tveite . Rolf . Bryhn . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 19 August 2021.
18. Web site: Kjell Berg . olympedia.org . 25 September 2021.
19. Web site: Vetle Vinje . olympedia.org . 2 January 2023.
20. Web site: Følling, Jenny (1962-) . stortinget.no . no . 25 September 2021.
21. Web site: Espen Thorsen . olympedia.org . 25 September 2021.
22. Web site: Bjorøy, Marianne S. (1962-) . stortinget.no . no . 25 September 2021.
23. Encyclopedia: Arild Monsen . Rolf . Bryhn . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 2 January 2023.
24. Encyclopedia: Pål Trulsen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 September 2021.
25. Web site: Trine Trulsen . olympedia.org . 30 August 2021.
26. Encyclopedia: Anne Aasheim . Olav . Garvik . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 September 2021.
27. Encyclopedia: Ole Edvard Antonsen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 September 2021.
28. Encyclopedia: Edvard Moser . Bjørnar . Hassel . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 September 2021.
29. Encyclopedia: Henning Kramer Dahl . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 24 October 2021.
30. Encyclopedia: Eli Arnstad . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 September 2021.
31. Web site: Lyngstad, Arne (1962-2019) . stortinget.no . no . 25 September 2021.
32. Book: Hvem er hvem? . 2008 . Knut Olav . Åmås . Knut Olav Åmås . Aschehoug . no . Oslo . 978-82-03-23561-0 . 109 .
33. Encyclopedia: Hege Storhaug . Tom . Hetland . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 September 2021.
34. Encyclopedia: Børge Ousland . Rolf . Bryhn . Susan . Barr . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 September 2021.
35. Encyclopedia: Marie Simonsen . Olav . Garvik . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 27 September 2021.
36. Web site: Ljunggren, Tor Arne Bell (1962-) . stortinget.no . no . 27 September 2021.
37. Encyclopedia: Petter Skarheim . Sten . Lundbo . Sten Lundbo . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 28 September 2021.
38. Encyclopedia: Øystein Stray Spetalen . Trond . Gram . Stian . Brekke . . Erik . Bolstad . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 11 February 2024.
39. Book: Hvem er hvem? . 2008 . Knut Olav . Åmås . Knut Olav Åmås . Aschehoug . no . Oslo . 978-82-03-23561-0 . 511–512 .
40. Web site: Bakken, Alf M. (1962-) . stortinget.no . no . 25 September 2021.
41. Encyclopedia: Lars Lillo-Stenberg . Arne . Forsgren . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 September 2021.
42. Web site: Simonsen, Aase (1962-) . stortinget.no . no . 25 September 2021.
43. Web site: Greni, Heidi (1962-) . stortinget.no . no . 25 September 2021.
44. Encyclopedia: Ellen Sofie Olsvik . Rolf . Bryhn . Jørn . Sundby . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 28 September 2021.
45. Web site: Helleland, Trond (1962-) . stortinget.no . no . 25 September 2021.
46. Encyclopedia: Gøran Sørloth . Jan . Holm . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 28 September 2021.
47. Web site: Frank Evensen . olympedia.org . 28 September 2021.
48. Web site: Anne Brit Skjæveland . olympedia.org . 29 September 2021.
49. Web site: Nils Ove Hellvik . worldfootball.net . 28 September 2021.
50. Encyclopedia: Per Elvestuen . Øyvind . Reisegg . Katrine . Kalleklev . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 28 September 2021.
51. Encyclopedia: Vidar Benjaminsen . Rolf . Bryhn . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 3 June 2019.
52. Encyclopedia: Tore Hattrem . Sten . Lundbo . Jon . Bech . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 28 September 2021.
53. Encyclopedia: Idar Kreutzer . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 September 2021.
54. Web site: Knut Leo Abrahamsen . olympedia.org . 8 October 2021.
55. Encyclopedia: Margunn Ebbesen . Knut Are . Tvedt . Knut Are Tvedt . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 23 October 2021.
56. Encyclopedia: Ørjan Løvdal . Rolf . Bryhn . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 23 September 2021.
57. Web site: Hovland, Odd Harald (1962-) . stortinget.no . no . 4 October 2021.
58. Encyclopedia: Eli Telhaug . Sten . Lundbo . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 17 August 2018.
59. News: Fra Dag Solstad til inspektør Maigret. Brøymer. Bjørn. 15 September 2002. Aftenposten. no.
60. Encyclopedia: Morten Abel . Jon Vidar . Bergan . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 September 2021.
61. Encyclopedia: Erik Thorstvedt . Jan . Holm . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 September 2021.
62. Web site: Heidi Sundal . olympedia.org . 25 September 2021.
63. Encyclopedia: Bjarne Håkon Hanssen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 September 2021.
64. Encyclopedia: Lars Helle . Olav . Garvik . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 September 2021.
65. Book: Valebrokk, Per . Per Valebrokk

    . Hvem er hvem? . 2008 . Knut Olav . Åmås . Knut Olav Åmås . Per Valebrokk . Aschehoug . no . Oslo . 978-82-03-23561-0 . 526–527 .

66. Encyclopedia: Turid Birkeland . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 September 2021.
67. Web site: Mette Bergmann . olympedia.org . 8 October 2021.
68. Encyclopedia: Gisken Armand . Lillian . Bikset . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 September 2021.
69. Encyclopedia: Jon Rønningen . Rolf . Bryhn . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 September 2021.
70. Encyclopedia: Petter Stordalen . Stian . Brekke . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 September 2021.
71. Web site: Kamfjord, Olaf . mic.no . no . 26 September 2021.
72. Web site: Ulrich Møller . eu-football.info . 26 September 2021.
73. Encyclopedia: Ola Braanaas . Svein . Askheim . . Erik . Bolstad . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 14 February 2024.
74. Encyclopedia: Axel Revold . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no. 14 March 2024.
75. Web site: Vibeke Lunde . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034302/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lu/vibeke-lunde-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . SR/Olympic Sports . 12 November 2012.
76. Encyclopedia: Jacob Prytz . Mats . Linder . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 2 January 2023.