1932 in Norway
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Haakon VII.[1]
- Prime Minister â Peder Kolstad, until death in March then Jens Hundseid
Events
- 12 July â Norway annexes King Frederick VI Coast in Greenland.
Popular culture
Births
January to March

- 7 January â Tormod Knutsen, Nordic combined skier and Olympic gold medallist (died 2021).[4]
- 11 January â Arne Barhaugen, Nordic combined skier (died 2008)
- 19 January â Knut Korsæth, educator, sports official and politician (died 2022)
- 20 January â Alv Jakob Fostervoll, politician and Minister (died 2015)
- 20 January â Finn Alnæs, novelist (died 1991).[5]
- 31 January â Per Grieg, ship broker and ship owner (died 2024).[6][7][8]
- 12 February â
- Princess Astrid of Norway
- Axel Jensen, author and poet (died 2003)
- Kristian Lund, military officer, engineer and politician (died 2012).[9]
- 1 March â KÃ¥re Berg, professor in medical genetics (died 2009)
- 4 March â Sigurd Jansen, composer, pianist and conductor
- 8 March â Per HøybrÃ¥ten, politician (died 1990)
- 15 March â Sølvi Sogner, historian (died 2017).[10]
April to June

- 2 April â Hroar Elvenes, speed skater (died 2014)
- 30 April â Kjell Hanssen, politician (died 2014)
- 5 May â Børt-Erik Thoresen, television host and folk singer (died 2011)
- 8 May â Astrid Murberg Martinsen, politician (died 1991)
- 10 May â Magne Malmanger, art historian (died 2023).[11]
- 11 May â Ingrid Schjelderup, politician (died 2022)
- 21 May â Sven Nyhus, folk musician (died 2023).[12]
- 31 May â Astrid Folstad, actress (died 2009)
- 4 June â Torstein Tynning, politician (died 2000)
- 5 June â Helga Haugen, politician
- 12 June â Per Ditlev-Simonsen, politician and Minister
- 13 June â Kari Risvik, translator (died 2021).[13]
- 19 June â Karstein Hansen, politician
- 22 June â Dagfinn Føllesdal, professor of philosophy
- 22 June â Ove Kristian Sundberg, church musician, musicologist and historian of ideas (died 2019).[14]
July to September

- 9 July â Ola Jonsmoen, writer.[15]
- 14 July â Leif Solheim, ice hockey player (died 2024).[16][17]
- 24 July â Ruth Ryste, politician
- 26 July â Knut Bjørnsen, sports commentator and journalist (died 2008)
- 4 August â Olav Angell, poet, novelist and translator (died 2018)
- 6 August â Kjartan Slettemark, artist (died 2008).[18]
- 8 August â Leif Arne Heløe, politician and Minister
- 26 August â Asgeir Dølplads, ski jumper
- 30 August â Ottar Brox, social scientist and politician
- 6 September â Arve Hans Otterlei, politician
October to December
- 3 October â Bengt Calmeyer, journalist and novelist.[19]
- 5 October â Kari Rasmussen, singer and actress (died 2021).[20]
- 7 October â Helge Stalsberg, physician
- 8 October â Per Theodor Haugen, actor (died 2018)
- 12 November â Magne Lystad, orienteering champion (died 1999)
- 12 December â Asbjørn Jordahl, politician and Minister
- 16 December â Kjell Heggelund, literary researcher, lecturer, editor, poet, translator and literary critic (died 2017).[21][22]
- 26 December â Oluf Skarpnes, jurist (died 2019)
Deaths

- 5 March â Peder Kolstad, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (born 1878)
- 17 March â Georg Brustad, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1892)
- 5 April â Kristian Friis Petersen, politician and Minister (born 1867)
- 9 April â Sophie Reimers, actress (born 1853).[23]
- 19 April â Lars Oftedal, politician and Minister (born 1877)
- 28 May â Ejnar Torgensen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (born 1900)
- 28 June â Urania Marquard Olsen, Danish-born actress and theatre director (born 1856)[24]
- 26 August â Edvard Bull, Sr., historian and politician (born 1881)
- 7 December â Joachim Grieg, ship broker and politician (born 1849).[25]
- 16 December â Albert Gran, actor (born 1862)
- 24 December â Eyvind Alnæs, composer, pianist, organist and choir director (born 1872)
Full date unknown
- Simon Christian Hammer, writer and journalist (born 1866)
