1937 in Norway
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Incumbents
Events
- 29 May â Stavanger Airport, Sola is opened by King Haakon VII
- Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.
- A flash flood destroys 20 houses in the Sima Valley, Hordaland. No lives are lost.[2]
Popular culture
Sports
Music
Film
Literature
Notable births
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- 4 January â Harald Barlie, Greco-Roman wrestler (died 1995)
- 4 January â Ole Kristian Grimnes, historian
- 4 January â Per Tresselt, diplomat (died 2025).[3]
- 9 January â Arne Malmedal, painter, illustrator and printmaker (died 2018).[4]
- 11 February â Ola Teigen, politician (died 1970)
- 17 February â Bjørn Wiik, physicist (died 1999)
- 18 February â Halle Jørn Hanssen, television correspondent, development aid administrator and politician
- 21 February â Harald V, King of Norway
- 22 February â Bjarte Eikeset, jurist and politician
- 23 March â Per Olav Wiken, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 2011)
- 13 April â Berge Furre, historian, theologian and politician
- 15 April â Johan J. Jakobsen, politician and Minister (died 2016)
- 18 April â Arne AlsÃ¥ker Spilde, politician (died 2018)
- 21 April â Henrik Jahre, politician
- 7 May â Gullow Gjeseth, Army officer (died 2017.[5]
- 10 May â Arthur Arntzen, journalist, humorist, actor and writer (died 2025).[6]
- 11 May â Per Brunvand, newspaper editor (died 2015)
- 21 May â Grete Randsborg Jenseg, writer (died 2025).[7][8]
- 24 May â Fredrik Torp, architect
- 2 June â Geir Kjetsaa, professor of Russian literary history, translator and author (died 2008)
- 28 June â Odd Bergh, triple jumper and long jumper (died 2023)
- 4 July â Queen Sonja of Norway
- 29 July â PÃ¥l Bang-Hansen, actor, film producer, film critic and television personality (died 2010)
- 3 August â Gudrun Waadeland, actress and theatre director (died 2020)
- 20 August â Kjell Hovik, pole vaulter
- 4 September â Per Risvik, politician
- 6 September â Tom Veierød, civil servant
- 13 September â Alv Gjestvang, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist (died 2016)
- 14 September â Dag C. Weberg, politician
- 18 September â Per Flatberg, environmentalist and pharmacist (died 2022)
- 24 September â Børre Knudsen, Lutheran minister and anti-abortion activist (died 2022)
- 26 September â Aud Blattmann, politician (died 2023)
- 16 October â Reidar Hjermstad, cross country skier
- 17 October â Svein Johannessen, chess player, became Norway's second International Master (died 2007)
- 21 October â Johan Fredrik Heyerdahl, publisher and secretary general (died 2021).[9][10]
- 31 October â Per Ãien, flutist (died 2016).[11]
- 14 November â Bjørn Bang Andersen, shot putter
- 23 November â Turi Widerøe, Norway's first female air transport pilot
- 29 November â Johan Jørgen Holst, politician and Minister (died 1994)
- 1 December â Bodolf Hareide, politician
- 3 December â Willy Rasmussen, javelin thrower (died 2018)
- 8 December â Arne Næss, Jr., businessman and mountaineer (died 2004)
- 23 December â Arne Larsen, Nordic combined skier and World Champion
- 24 December â Ola Wærhaug, biathlete, Olympic silver medallist and World Champion (died 2025) .[12]
- 29 December â Hjalmar Inge Sunde, military officer
- 30 December â Einar Johan Rasmussen, ships engineer and ship owner.[13]
- 31 December â Bjørn Rønningen, children's writer
Full date unknown
- Jan Balstad, politician and Minister
- Knut Boye, civil economist (died 2008)[14]
- Ronald Bye, politician and Minister (died 2018)
- Nils Petter Faarlund, mountaineer.[15]
- Ãyvind Gustavsen, civil servant
- Einfrid Halvorsen, politician
- Knut Hartvig Johannson, businessperson
- Arild Nyquist, novelist, poet, children's writer and musician (died 2004)
- Oddrunn Pettersen, politician and Minister (died 2002)
- Gudmund Restad, politician and Minister (died 2021)
- Wenche Frogn Sellæg, politician and Minister
Notable deaths
- 7 January â Hjalmar Nygaard, boxer (born 1900)
- 4 May â Gina Oselio, opera singer (born 1858).[16]
- 19 July â Sigurd Asserson, civil servant (born 1882)
- 27 July â Hans Dahl, painter (born 1849)
- 27 October â Harald Pettersen, businessperson and politician (born 1869)
- 14 November â Harald Stormoen, actor (born 1872)
- 23 December â Nils Collett Vogt, poet (born 1864)
