1954 in Norway

Events in the year 1954 in Norway.

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28 March – Bear Island accident: A Royal Norwegian Air Force seaplane crashed on the Bear Island. The plane had a crew of 8 men and one passenger. One of the crew members survived the accident.
5 April – Crown Princess Martha, wife of Crown Prince Olav dies, age 53.
3 May – Asbjørn Sunde and Erling Nordby were convicted for treason and espionage in favour of the Soviet Union.
State-owned Årdal og Sunndal Verk begins construction on a plant in Sunndal Municipality.

Martin Stokken, cross country skier and athlete, is awarded the Holmenkollen medal, Norway's highest skiing award.
Football Association of Norway joins UEFA.

9 January – Thorvald Steen, writer and government scholar
12 January – Jan-Olav Ingvaldsen, politician (d. 2021).^[2]^[3]
27 January – Leif Holger Larsen, diplomat (died 2015).^[4]
29 January – Vera Lysklætt, politician.^[5]
30 January – Thomas Ebbesen, Franco-Norwegian physical chemist and professor at the University of Strasbourg in France
8 February – Per Thomas Andersen, literary historian and novelist (died 2023).^[6]
16 February – Viggo Hagstrøm, legal scholar (died 2013).^[7]
18 February – Helen Bjørnøy, Lutheran minister and politician.^[8]
15 March – Unni Steinsmo, chemical engineer.^[9]
17 March – Bjørn Eidsvåg, singer, songwriter and Lutheran minister
25 March – Grete Berget, politician and Minister (died 2017).^[10]

10 July – Wenche Andersen, chef
26 July – Kjell Einar Midthun, illustrator and cartoonist
3 August – Chris Tvedt, crime fiction writer.^[15]
18 August – Egil Johansen, orienteering competitor.^[16]
28 August – Torgeir Schjerven, author and poet
5 September – Per Knut Aaland, cross country skier
20 September – Arne Blix, journalist
23 September – Idar Lind, novelist, crime fiction writer, songwriter and playwright.^[17]

1 October – Tone Pahle, sport rower.^[18]
7 October – Kjell Grandhagen, military officer (died 2019).^[19]
17 October
- Hans Kristian Hogsnes, politician (d. 2010).^[20]
- Øystein Sørensen, historian
20 October – Terje Moe Gustavsen, politician (died 2019).^[21]
6 November – Karin Fossum, author
15 November – Arne A. Jensen, media and corporate executive (died 2020).^[22]
25 November – Kristin Moe, politician
27 November – Elisabeth Berge, businessperson and civil servant (died 2020).^[23]
15 December – Kine Hellebust, singer, actress, children's writer, non-fiction writer and playwright.^[24]
21 December – Grethe Fossli, politician
26 December – Roy Jacobsen, writer (d. 2025)

21 January – Per Reidarson, composer and music critic (born 1879)^[26]
31 January – Christian Fredrik Monsen, politician (born 1878)
8 March – Leiv Heggstad, educator, linguist and translator (born 1879).^[27]
5 April – Crown Princess Martha, royal (born 1901)
10 April – Oscar Mathisen, speed skater (born 1888)
28 April – Knud Leonard Knudsen, gymnast and Olympic gold-medallist (born 1879)
25 May – Snefrid Eriksmoen, politician (born 1894)
25 May – Albert Helgerud, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (born 1876).^[28]
4 June – Wilhelm Keilhau, historian and economist (born 1888).^[29]
7 June – Sigurd Smebye, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1886)
4 July – Wilhelm Blystad, track and field athlete (born 1881)
27 July – Jacob Tullin Thams, Olympian skier (born 1889)
29 July – Knut Johannes Hougen, politician and Minister (born 1854)^[30]
14 August – Fredrik Ludvig Konow, politician and Minister (born 1864)^[31]