# 1961 in Norway

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Events in the year 1961 in Norway.

## Incumbents

* Monarch – Olav V
* Prime Minister – Einar Gerhardsen (Labour Party)

## Events

* 12 January – Princess Astrid marries Johan Martin Ferner.
* March – Ingrid Bjerkås, ordained as first female minister in the Church of Norway
* 15 April – The Socialist People's Party was founded.
* 9 August – Holtaheia Accident: A British passenger plane crashes in Strand. All 39 passengers aboard, including 34 children, are killed.
* 11 September – The 1961 Parliamentary election takes place.

## Notable births
### January

* 2 January – Ole Bremseth, ski jumper.
* 4 January – Kristin Kloster Aasen, sports leader.
* 7 January – Irene Johansen, politician
* 8 January – Tore Hagebakken, politician.
* 11 January
** Carl Morten Amundsen, dramaturg and theatre director.
** Vegard Opaas, ski jumper.
* 13 January – Sinikka Langeland, traditional folk singer and musician.
* 15 January – Guttorm Schjelderup, economist.
* 16 January – Kenneth Sivertsen, guitarist, singer and composer (died 2006).
* 18 January – Linn Siri Jensen, handball goalkeeper and coach.
* 29 January – Per Axel Koch, media executive.

### February

* 3 February – Karoline Frogner, filmmaker, photographer and writer.
* 4 February
** Kristin Midthun, handball player.
** Kari Veiteberg, bishop.
* 12 February – Knut Reiersrud, blues guitarist.
* 14 February – Raymond Johansen, politician.
* 21 February – Per Arne Olsen, politician.
* 22 February (in Switzerland) – Rolf Thorsen, competition rower.
* 24 February – Erna Solberg, Prime Minister.
* 28 February – Bjørn-Inge Larsen, physician and civil servant.

### March

* 3 March
** Anita Hegerland, singer
** Knut Nærum, comedian, author and comics writer.
* 6 March – Knut Hjeltnes, architect.
* 7 March – Øystein Jarlsbo, ice hockey player.
* 8 March – Odd W. Surén, writer.
* 12 March – Erik Kristiansen, ice hockey player.
* 18 March
** Ingvild Bryn, journalist and news anchor
** Kyrre Nakkim, journalist
* 19 March – Rune Bratseth, footballer.
* 22 March
** Arne Bergseng, ice hockey player.
** Bente Pedersen, novelist.
* 23 March
** Eivind Aarset, guitarist.
** Jørgen Sigurd Lien, software developer
* 24 March – Henning Warloe, politician.
* 28 March
** Herborg Finnset, bishop.
** Åsne Havnelid, businessperson and sports official.
* 30 March – Per Arne Nilsen, sailor.

### April

* 6 April – Dag Hopen, cyclist.
* 12 April
** Henry Nilsen, speed skater.
** Torfinn Opheim, politician.
* 14 April – Hilde Britt Mellbye, businesswoman.
* 22 April – Atle Norstad, bobsledder.
* 25 April – Truls Mørk, cellist.
* 29 April – Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass, cross-country skier.

### May

* 5 May – Tore Johnsen, athlete.
* 6 May – Geir Bergkastet, cultural director.
* 9 May – Odd Reidar Humlegård, civil servant.
* 12 May – André Krogsæter, footballer.
* 23 May – Pål Brekke, astrophysicist
* 30 May – Erik Thyness, judge.
* 31 May – Ove Lemicka, politician.

### June

* 5 June – Kjetil Osvold, footballer.
* 9 June – Ragnhild Bratberg, orienteering competitor and a cross country skier.
* 21 June – Rolf Morgan Hansen, cyclist.
* 22 June – Asbjørn Schaathun, composer.
* 26 June – Kari Ofstad, canoeist.
* 28 June – Ann-Magrit Austenå, journalist and organizational leader.

### July

* 8 July – Karl Seglem, jazz musician.
* 12 July – Espen Andersen, Nordic combined skier.
* 13 July
** John Hugo Pedersen, ice hockey player.
** Kjetil Rolness, sociologist and writer.
* 23 July – Akhtar Chaudhry, politician.
* 25 July
** Johan H. Andresen Jr., industrialist and investor.
** Petter Thoresen, ice hockey player.

### August

* 1 August – Marianne Andreassen, civil servant.
* 12 August
** Kristin Krohn Devold, politician.
** Ingrid Heggø, politician.
* 19 August – Frank Vestreng, ice hockey player.
* 27 August
** Anders Giæver, journalist.
** Margit Tveiten, diplomat.
* 28 August – Kim Leine, writer.
* 29 August – Signy Fardal, magazine editor.

### September

* 6 September – Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, A-ha lead guitarist
* 8 September – Espen Borge, middle-distance runner.
* 11 September – Birgit Oline Kjerstad, politician.
* 13 September – Leif Johan Sevland, politician.
* 18 September – Linn Stokke, actress, singer and writer.
* 25 September – Fridtjof Thoen, judoka.

### October

* 3 October – Bård Eker, industrial designer.
* 6 October – Ib Thomsen, politician.
* 8 October – Rune Lorentsen, wheelchair curler.
* 18 October – Rolf Einar Fife, diplomat.
* 20 October – Audun Kleive, jazz drummer.
* 21 October – Arve Lønnum Jr., politician.
* 24 October – Gunnar Stavrum, newspaper editor.
* 27 October – Mia Gundersen, singer and actress.

### November

* 4 November – Olaug Bollestad, politician.
* 12 November – Tomas Espedal, writer.
* 20 November – Ingeborg Midttømme, bishop.
* 24 November – Brit Pettersen, cross-country skier.

### December

* 3 December – Dag Usterud, sailor.
* 14 December – Guri Schanke, singer and actress.
* 16 December – Anders B. Werp, politician.
* 19 December – Anne Kristine Linnestad, politician.
* 25 December – Grete Ingeborg Nykkelmo, biathlete and cross-country skier.
* 30 December – Rolf Lislevand, lute player.

### Full date missing

* Espen Bergh, judge.
* Leiv Lunde, politician.
* Cecilie Mauritzen, oceanographer.
* Rune Rebne, composer.

## Notable deaths

* 23 January – Andreas Baalsrud, engineer (b. 1872)
* 3 March – Henny Astrup, actress (b. 1876)
* 13 March – Lise Lindbæk, war correspondent (b. 1905).
* 27 March – Jacob Pedersen, track and field athlete (b. 1889)
* 2 April – Arne Torolf Strøm, politician (b. 1901)
* 26 April – Anna Sethne, educator (born 1872).
* 2 May – Petter Jamvold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b. 1899)
* 24 May – Rachel Grepp, journalist and politician (b. 1879)
* 7 June – Harald Gram, jurist, politician and genealogist (b. 1887)
* 8 June – Olav Bjaaland, ski champion and polar explorer (b. 1873)
* 9 June – Arnstein Arneberg, architect (b.1882)
* 30 June – Lars Sverkeson Romundstad, politician (b. 1885)
* 14 August – Thomas Aas, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b. 1887)
* 16 September – Johanne Samueline Pedersen, politician (b. 1887)
* 17 September – Henrik Ameln, jurist and politician (b. 1879)
* 25 September – Olav Gullvåg, playwright, novelist, poet and editor (b. 1885)
* 3 October – Anne Grimdalen, sculptor (b. 1899)
* 17 October – Jens Olai Steffensen, politician (b. 1891)
* 7 November – Johan Andreas Lippestad, NS politician (born 1902).
* 9 November – Ferdinand Bie, long jumper and Olympic gold medallist (b. 1888).
* 13 November – Herman Smitt Ingebretsen, politician (b. 1891)
* 20 November – Kitty Wentzel, writer, journalist (born 1868).
* 21 November – Hjalmar Olai Storeide, politician (b. 1901)
* 22 November – Ole Hallesby, Lutheran neo-orthodox pietist (b. 1879)
* 2 December – Sven Sømme, zoologist and ichtyologist (born 1904).
* 4 December – Ingvar Wedervang, economist and statistician (b. 1891)
* 12 December – Hauk Aabel, comedian and actor (b. 1867)
* 26 December – Kristofer Uppdal, poet and author (b. 1878)

### Full date unknown

* Haakon Hauan, politician and Minister (b.1871)
* Lars Høgvold, ski jumper (b.1888)
* Kristian Løken, military officer (b.1884)
* Niels Nielsen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (b.1883)
* Vaadjuv Nyqvist, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (b.1902)
* Arnold Rørholt, military officer (b.1884)
* Olav Martinus Knutsen Steinnes, politician and Minister (b.1886)