# 1962 in Norway

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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.
* 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.

## Notable births
### January

* 13 January – Tor Heiestad, sport shooter.
* 19 January – Erling Landsværk, sailor.
* 23 January
** Egil Nyhus, illustrator and editorial cartoonist.
** Svein Nyhus, illustrator and children's writer.
* 25 January – Kari Kjønaas Kjos, politician.
* 28 January – Brit Bildøen, writer.

### February

* 4 February – Håvard Syvertsen, writer.
* 6 February – Thomas Hylland Eriksen, social anthropologist (died 2024).
* 12 February – Stig-Arne Gunnestad, curler.
* 20 February – Marius Voigt, ice hockey player.
* 25 February – Elin Ørjasæter, organizational leader, children's writer, columnist, and non-fiction writer.
* 26 February – Bent Svele, handball player, coach and sports reporter.

### March

* 2 March – Tom Nordlie, football coach.
* 5 March – Håvard Tveite, orienteering competitor (died 2021).
* 11 March – Kjell Berg, curler.
* 14 March – Vetle Vinje, competition rower.
* 19 March – Jenny Ellaug Følling, politician.
* 27 March – Espen Thorsen, rower.
* 30 March – Marianne S. Bjorøy, politician.

### April

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

### May

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

### June

* 1 June – Marie Simonsen, journalist and editor.
* 6 June – Tor Arne Bell Ljunggren, politician.
* 12 June – Petter Skarheim, civil servant.
* 17 June – Øystein Stray Spetalen, businessman and investor.
* 24 June – Kristian Seip, mathematician.
* 26 June – Morten Skogstad, glam metal singer
* 27 June – Alf Bakken, politician.
* 30 June – Lars Lillo-Stenberg, singer, songwriter and guitarist.

### July

* 1 July – Aase Simonsen, politician.
* 2 July – Christl Kvam, trade unionist.
* 3 July – Heidi Greni, politician.
* 7 July – Ellen Sofie Olsvik, orienteering competitor.
* 10 July – Trond Helleland, politician.
* 16 July – Gøran Sørloth, footballer.
* 24 July
** Frank Evensen, judoka.
** Anne Brit Skjæveland, heptathlete.
* 25 July – Nils Ove Hellvik, footballer.

### August

* 14 August – Per Elvestuen, illustrator.
* 18 August – Vidar Benjaminsen, ski orienteering competitor.
* 23 August – Tore Hattrem, diplomat and politician.
* 29 August – Idar Kreutzer, businessperson.

### September

* 2 September – Knut Leo Abrahamsen, Nordic combined skier.
* 4 September – Margunn Ebbesen, politician.
* 24 September – Ørjan Løvdal, ice hockey player and coach.
* 29 September – Odd Harald Hovland, politician.
* 30 September – Christian Syse, diplomat and civil servant.

### October

* 5 October – Eli Telhaug, civil servant.
* 8 October – Mona Høvring, writer.
* 12 October – Jonny Halberg, author and dramatist
* 13 October – Hans Petter Blad, writer.
* 15 October – Morten Abel, singer and songwriter.
* 16 October
** Elisabeth Aspaker, politician
** Helge Lund, businessperson
* 28 October – Erik Thorstvedt, footballer.
* 30 October – Heidi Sundal, handball player.

### November

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

### December

* 8 December – Olaf Kamfjord, jazz musician.
* 11 December – Ulrich Møller, footballer.
* 18 December – Dorthe Skappel, television personality and former model

### Full date missing

* Ola Braanaas, fish farmer.
* 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).
* 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).
* 10 October – Trygve Gulbranssen, novelist (b.1894)
* 29 October – Einar Gundersen, footballer (b.1896)
* 23 November – Jacob Prytz, goldsmith and designer (born 1886).
* 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)