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Decades:

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Incumbents

Monarch - Haakon VII
Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen (Labour Party)

Events

1 February - Trygve Lie is selected as the first United Nations Secretary General
6 December - The Home Guard was established.
Årdal og Sunndal Verk is established as a state-run corporation with the task of finishing unfinished industrial facilities started by the German occupational forces.

Popular culture

Sports

Godtfred Holmvang, decathlete and skier, is awarded the Egebergs Ærespris, for athletes who excel in more than one sport.

Film

Main article: Norwegian films of the 1940s § 1946

Notable births

8 January - Åse Klundelien, politician
10 January - Bernhard Riksfjord, politician
17 January - Finn Kristian Marthinsen, politician
20 January - Lisbeth Holand, politician
21 January - Bjørn Skogstad Aamo, economist and politician
22 January - Svein Kristensen, civil servant
31 January - Knut Lystad, actor, singer, translator, screenwriter, comedian and director
1 February - Øystein Rottem, philologist, literary historian and literary critic (died 2004)
2 February - Lasse Qvigstad, jurist
4 February - Anders Talleraas, politician
8 February - Karin Kjølmoen, politician
11 February - Knut Vollebæk, diplomat and politician
12 February
- Ingrid Hadler, orienteer and World Champion
- Ulf Thoresen, harness racer (died 1992)
17 February - Helge Jordal, actor
18 February - Torny Pedersen, politician
19 February - Tore Schei, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway
20 February - Ole Nafstad, rower and Olympic silver medallist
21 February - Knut Hove, veterinarian
24 February - Sverre Stub, diplomat
4 March - Harald Rensvik, civil servant
5 March
- Klaus Hagerup, author, translator, screenwriter, actor and director
- Oddvar Stenstrøm, journalist and television host
9 March - Britt Harkestad, politician
14 March - Knut Hanselmann, politician
19 March - Roar Grønvold, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist
21 March - Svein Sturla Hungnes, actor, theatre director and instructor
23 March - Jon Reinertsen, handball player
28 March - Marianne Gullestad, social anthropologist (died 2008)^[1]
8 April - Åge Korsvold, businessperson
18 April – Per Erik Monsen, politician (died 2008)^[2]
21 April - Inge Hansen, handball player
30 April - Lars Vikør, linguist
4 May - Gunnar Jordfald, civil servant
5 May - Svend Wam, film director
16 May
- Laila Stien, novelist, poet and translator
- Olav Anton Thommessen, composer
- Willy Ustad, novelist
18 May - Liv Sandven, politician
21 May
- Pål Bye, handball player
- Arne Fliflet, jurist and civil servant
23 May - Åge Starheim, politician
10 June - Sverre J. Hoddevik, politician
11 June
- Gunn Imsen, educationalist
- Jan Petersen, politician and Minister
13 June - Rune Gerhardsen, politician
21 June
- Trond Kirkvaag, comedian, actor, imitator, screenwriter, author, director and television host (died 2007)
- Harald Norvik, businessperson
23 June - Svein Thøgersen, rower and Olympic silver medallist
18 July
- Gerd Dvergsdal, politician
- Svein Ludvigsen, politician and Minister
22 July - Jan Grund, academic
2 August - Ivar Frønes, sociologist
4 August - Ola Dybwad-Olsen, international soccer player
14 August - Gunn Vigdis Olsen-Hagen, politician (died 1989)
18 August - Arild Braastad, diplomat
5 September - Sigurd Allern, media theorist and professor of journalism
15 September – Bente Sætrang, textile artist.^[3]
16 September - Trond Bergh, economic historian
23 September - John Haugland, rally driver
28 September
- Tarald Osnes Brautaset, diplomat
- Ingar Skaug, businessperson
29 September - Tove Strand, civil servant and politician
7 October - Svein Aaser, businessperson
13 October - Sven-Erik Svedman, diplomat and politician
27 October - Steinar Gullvåg, politician
28 October - Per Rom, sprinter
1 November - Jørgen Åsland, politician
7 November - Sten Egil Bjørnø, politician
7 December - Haakon Baardsøn Hjelde, diplomat
9 November - Gunnar Fatland, politician
18 November - Ulf Magnussen, handball player
23 November - Agnes Buen Garnås, folk singer
25 November - Harald Tyrdal, handball player
7 December
- Kirsti Sparboe, singer and actress
- Lars Wilhelmsen, civil servant
11 December
- Torbjørn Frøysnes, diplomat and politician
- Dagfinn Sundsbø, politician
14 December - Ingse Stabel, judge
29 December - Bernhard Ramstad, actor, theatre instructor and director

Full date unknown

Olav Terje Bergo, newspaper editor
Svein Koningen, painter
Torleiv Maseng, engineer
Oddbjørn Nordset, civil servant and politician
Arvid Noe, sailor and truck driver, one of the first non-Africans known to have died from AIDS (died 1976)
Arne Nore, businessperson

Notable deaths

Egil Eide

8 January - Rasmus Pedersen Thu, photographer (born 1864)
23 January - Bernt Tunold, painter (born 1877)
13 February - Johan Throne Holst, industrialist and politician (born 1868)
22 March - Ragnvald Bødtker, engineer (born 1859)
23 March - Ingolf Davidsen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (born 1893)
4 April - Klaus Sletten, organizational worker, editor and politician (born 1877)
16 May - Søren Berg Sørensen Moen, politician (born 1899)
21 August - Rudolf Gundersen, speed skater (born 1879)
16 September - Margit Schiøtt, politician (born 1889)
13 October - Ole Sæther, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (born 1870)
11 November - Egill Reimers, architect, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1878)
26 November - Ola Bertelsen, jurist and politician (born 1864)
13 December - Egil Eide, actor and director (born 1868)

Full date unknown

Olav Gunnarsson Helland, Hardanger fiddle maker (born 1875)
Gunnar Horn, petroleum geologist and Arctic explorer
Ambrotius Olsen Lindvig, politician and Minister (born 1855)

References

↑ Jan Petter Blom, Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Marianne Elisabeth Lien, Halvard Vik: «Marianne Gullestad». Obituary in Aftenposten, kultur pages 14, 17 March 2008. See also nb:Marianne Gullestad
↑ Rowe, Asle (16 February 2008). "Per Erik Monsen er død". Sandefjords Blad (in Norwegian).
↑ Hennum, Gerd. "Bente Sætrang". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 January 2015.

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