1949 in Norway

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Centuries:

18th
19th
20th
21st

Decades:

1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s

Incumbents

Monarch - Haakon VII
Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen (Labour Party)

Events

October 10 - The 1949 Parliamentary election takes place.
November 20 - Hurum air disaster: an Aero Holland Douglas DC-3 crashes near Hurum, Norway, killing 34 of the 35 on board, including 26 Jewish children from Tunisia on their way to Norway, as an intermediary stop before immigrating to Israel.

Popular culture

Sports

Martin Stokken, cross country skier and athlete, is awarded the Egebergs Ærespris for excellence in more than one sport, and the Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year.

Film

Main article: Norwegian films of the 1940s § 1949

Notable births

7 January - Bente Erichsen, culture director
7 February - Oddvar Einarson, film director
2 April - Per Husby, jazz musician and orchestra leader
10 April - Ingolf Håkon Teigene, journalist and editor (died 2007)
3 May - Esben Esther Pirelli Benestad, doctor and sexologist
14 May - Sverre Årnes, novelist
19 May - Inga Kvalbukt, politician
30 May - Bjørn T. Grydeland, civil servant and diplomat
8 November - Clement Endresen, judge
10 November - Aud Gaundal, politician
18 November - Sverre Diesen, military officer and Chief of Defence of Norway
9 December - Anne Enger, politician
14 December - Inger Lise Rypdal, singer and actress

Notable deaths

Sigrid Undset

5 February - Rudolf Elias Peersen, politician and Minister (born 1868)
14 February – Lise Stauri, educator (born 1882).^[1]
21 February - Anders Beer Wilse, photographer (born 1865)
2 June - Gudbrand Bernhardsen Tandberg, politician (born 1903)
10 June - Sigrid Undset, novelist, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1928 (born 1882)
13 July - Nils Tveit, politician (born 1876)
15 July - Erik Solem, judge (born 1877)
8 August - Eivind Kristoffer Eriksen, politician (born 1893)
8 October - Erik Ørvig, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1895)
4 December - Ivar Lykke, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (born 1872)
22 December - Ole Reistad, military officer and pentathlete (born 1898).^[2]

References

↑ Engen, Arnfinn. "Lise Stauri". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
↑ "Ole Reistad". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 12 November 2012.

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