1962 in Norway

Events in the year 1962 in Norway.

← 1961 1960 1959 1962 in Norway → 1963 1964 1965
Centuries:	18th 19th 20th 21st
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	List of years in Norway

Incumbents

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

Events

• 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.

Popular culture

Music

Main article: 1962 in Norwegian music

Film

Main article: Norwegian films of the 1960s § 1962

Notable births

January

Svein Nyhus

• 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

Thomas Hylland Eriksen

• 4 February – Håvard Syvertsen, writer.
• 6 February – Thomas Hylland Eriksen, social anthropologist.
• 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

Edvard Moser

• 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

Gro Dahle

• 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

Marie Simonsen

• 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

Heidi Greni

• 1 July – Aase Simonsen, politician.
• 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

Vidar Benjaminsen

• 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.

October

Eli Telhaug

• 5 October – Eli Telhaug, civil servant.
• 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

Turid Birkeland

• 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

Johannes Gerckens Bassøe

• 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)