# 1951 in Norway

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Events in the year 1951 in Norway.

## Incumbents

* Monarch – Haakon VII
* Prime Minister – Einar Gerhardsen (Labour Party) until 9 November, Oscar Torp (Labour Party)

## Events

* 19 November – Torp's Cabinet is appointed.
* Norsk Hydro opens a PVC plant at Herøya.
* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.

## Popular culture
### Literature

* Gunvor Hofmo, writer and poet, is awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment literature prize for the first time.
* Ola Viker makes his literary debut with the novel Gullskoen.

## Notable births

* 23 January – Dan Børge Akerø, television personality
* 1 February – Ellen Horn, actress, politician and Minister
* 24 February – Erna Osland, children's writer.
* 1 March – Berit Oskal Eira, politician (d. 2021)
* 10 March – Eva Harr, artist (died 2024).
* 16 March – Oddvar Brå, cross-country skier, world champion.
* 19 March – Vegard Bye, politician
* 22 March – Stein Kåre Kristiansen, journalist
* 29 March
** Elisabeth Røbekk Nørve, politician
** Hans-Wilhelm Steinfeld, journalist
* 13 April – Kaci Kullmann Five, politician and Minister
* 14 April – Terje Tysland, singer, songwriter.
* 26 April – Tor Bomann-Larsen, writer and illustrator.
* 13 May – Wenche Lyngholm, politician
* 2 June – Marianne Borgen, politician.
* 5 June – Sigrun Eng, politician
* 9 June – Geir Bøhren, composer
* 17 June – Sissel Buchholdt, handball player.
* 25 July – Hans O. Felix, trade unionist
* 4 August – Per Knutsen, writer and playwright (died 2022).
* 13 August – Barry Gjerde, translator and voice actor
* 20 August – Helge Torvund, writer.
* 21 August – Cecilie Løveid, writer.
* 7 September – Kari Lise Holmberg, politician
* 11 September – Odd Reitan, merchant.
* 2 November – John Olav Egeland, journalist and editor
* 30 November –
** Rønnaug Kleiva, writer.
** Torild Wardenær, writer.
* 8 December – Jan Eggum, singer-songwriter
* 8 November – Heidi Larssen, politician
* 2 December – Anne Berit Andersen, politician
* 12 December – Erik Hillestad, record producer.
* 15 December – Bente Angell-Hansen, diplomat
* 17 December – Sylvi Graham, politician
* 30 December – Trond Fevolden, civil servant

## Notable deaths

* 14 January – Tor Jonsson, author and journalist (born 1916)
* 21 January – Erik Ramstad, one of the founders of Minot, North Dakota (born 1860)
* 23 March – Johan Henrik Wiers-Jenssen, newspaper columnist and theatre director (born 1897)
* 24 March – Anton Djupvik, politician (born 1881)
* 5 April – Elias Corneliussen, naval officer (born 1881).
* 6 April – Halfdan Cleve, composer (born 1879)
* 9 April – Vilhelm Bjerknes, physicist and meteorologist (born 1862)
* 4 June – Lauritz Wigand-Larsen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (born 1895)
* 10 June – Håkon Evjenth, jurist and children's writer (born 1894).
* 19 June – Ivar Kirkeby-Garstad, politician and Minister (born 1877)
* 4 July – Anton Berge, agronomist and politician (born 1892)
* 17 September – Jon Skeie, jurist (born 1871).
* 6 October – Olav Kringen, newspaper editor (born 1867).
* 14 October – Anton Johnson Brandt, veterinarian (born 1893)
* 18 December – Arthur Olsen, boxer (born 1900)
* 28 December – Nils Opdahl, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (born 1882).

### Full date unknown

* Lars Olai Meling, politician and Minister (born 1876)
* Gustav Smedal, jurist and irredentist activist (born 1888)