1962 in Norway

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

• Phillips Petroleum apply for exploration rights in the Norwegian North Sea, offering a high fee. The Norwegian authorities decide to involve multiple companies in exploration. • 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 Film ==Notable births==

January • 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 • 4 February – Håvard Syvertsen, writer. • 6 February – Thomas Hylland Eriksen, social anthropologist (died 2024). • 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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • 1 July – Aase Simonsen, politician. • 2 July – Christl Kvam, trade unionist. • 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 • 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. • 30 September – Christian Syse, diplomat and civil servant. October • 5 October – Eli Telhaug, civil servant. • 8 October – Mona Høvring, writer. • 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 • 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. • 22 November – Ragnhild Bergheim, politician • 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==

• 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) ==See also==