1932 in Norway

Events in the year 1932 in Norway.

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Centuries:	18th 19th 20th 21st
Decades:	1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
See also:	List of years in Norway

Incumbents

• Monarch – Haakon VII
• Prime Minister – Peder Kolstad, until death in March then Jens Hundseid

Events

• 12 July – Norway annexes King Frederick VI Coast in Greenland.

Popular culture

Sports

Main article: 1932 in Norwegian football

Music

Main article: 1932 in Norwegian music

Film

Main article: Norwegian films of the 1930s § 1932

Literature

• Stokke, Bernhard. I natt rømmer vi.^[1][2]

Births

January to March

 

Tormod Knutsen

• 7 January – Tormod Knutsen, Nordic combined skier and Olympic gold medallist (died 2021).^[3]
• 11 January – Arne Barhaugen, Nordic combined skier (died 2008)
• 19 January – Knut Korsæth, educator, sports official and politician (died 2022)
• 20 January – Alv Jakob Fostervoll, politician and Minister (died 2015)
• 20 January – Finn Alnæs, novelist (died 1991).^[4]
• 12 February –
  • Princess Astrid of Norway
  • Axel Jensen, author and poet (died 2003)
  • Kristian Lund, military officer, engineer and politician (died 2012).^[5]
• 1 March – Kåre Berg, professor in medical genetics (died 2009)
• 4 March – Sigurd Jansen, composer, pianist and conductor
• 8 March – Per Høybråten, politician (died 1990)
• 15 March – Sølvi Sogner, historian (died 2017).^[6]

April to June

• 2 April – Hroar Elvenes, speed skater (died 2014)
• 30 April – Kjell Hanssen, politician (died 2014)
• 5 May – Børt-Erik Thoresen, television host and folk singer (died 2011)
• 8 May – Astrid Murberg Martinsen, politician (died 1991)
• 11 May – Ingrid Schjelderup, politician (died 2022)
• 31 May – Astrid Folstad, actress (died 2009)
• 4 June – Torstein Tynning, politician (died 2000)
• 5 June – Helga Haugen, politician
• 12 June – Per Ditlev-Simonsen, politician and Minister
• 13 June – Kari Risvik, translator (died 2021).^[7]
• 19 June – Karstein Hansen, politician
• 22 June – Dagfinn Føllesdal, professor of philosophy
• 22 June – Ove Kristian Sundberg, church musician, musicologist and historian of ideas (died 2019).^[8]

July to September

• 24 July – Ruth Ryste, politician
• 26 July – Knut Bjørnsen, sports commentator and journalist (died 2008)
• 4 August – Olav Angell, poet, novelist and translator (died 2018)
• 6 August – Kjartan Slettemark, artist (died 2008).^[9]
• 8 August – Leif Arne Heløe, politician and Minister
• 26 August – Asgeir Dølplads, ski jumper
• 30 August – Ottar Brox, social scientist and politician
• 6 September – Arve Hans Otterlei, politician

October to December

• 3 October – Bengt Calmeyer, journalist and novelist.^[10]
• 5 October – Kari Rasmussen, singer and actress (died 2021).^[11]
• 7 October – Helge Stalsberg, physician
• 8 October – Per Theodor Haugen, actor (died 2018)
• 12 November – Magne Lystad, orienteering champion (died 1999)
• 12 December – Asbjørn Jordahl, politician and Minister
• 16 December – Kjell Heggelund, literary researcher, lecturer, editor, poet, translator and literary critic (died 2017).^[12][13]
• 26 December – Oluf Skarpnes, jurist (died 2019)

Deaths

 

Peder Kolstad

• 5 March – Peder Kolstad, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (born 1878)
• 17 March – Georg Brustad, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1892)
• 5 April – Kristian Friis Petersen, politician and Minister (born 1867)
• 19 April – Lars Oftedal, politician and Minister (born 1877)
• 28 May – Ejnar Torgensen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (born 1900)
• 26 August – Edvard Bull, Sr., historian and politician (born 1881)
• 16 December – Albert Gran, actor (born 1862)
• 24 December – Eyvind Alnæs, composer, pianist, organist and choir director (born 1872)

Full date unknown

• Simon Christian Hammer, writer and journalist (born 1866)

See also

References

1. Vormeland, Oddvar. "Bernhard Stokke". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
2. Ustvedt, Yngvar (2000). Djeveløya I Oslofjorden (in Norwegian). Cappelen. pp. 185–189.
3. "Tormod Knutsen". olympedia.org. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
4. Rottem, Øystein. "Finn Alnæs". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
5. "Lund, Kristian (1932-2012)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 July 2020.
6. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Sølvi Bauge Sogner". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
7. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Kari Risvik". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
8. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Ove Kristian Sundberg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
9. . Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). TT. 13 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
10. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Bengt Calmeyer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
11. Bikset, Lillian. "Kari Rasmussen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
12. Vold, Jan Erik. "Kjell Heggelund". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
13. "Kjell Heggelund er død" (in Norwegian). Den norske forfatterforening. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.

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