Events in the year 1947 in Norway.
Incumbents
Monarch – Haakon VII
Prime Minister – Einar Gerhardsen (Labour Party)
Events
7 August – Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft, the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after a 101-day, 4,300-mile journey across the Pacific Ocean, proving that pre-historic peoples could have traveled from South America. 28 August – Kvitbjørn disaster: A flying boat of type Short Sandringham named "Kvitbjørn" crashes into a mountain near Lødingen in Norway; all 35 on board (28 passengers and 7 crew) perish. Owned by Norsk Hydro between 1912 and 1918, the artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord is leased back to Hydro by the Norwegian government. This activity is Yara International. Hydro also buys the power plant. Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.
Popular culture
Sports
Music
Film
Literature
The Norwegian Writers for Children association (Norske Barne- og Ungdomsbokforfattere) is founded. Nils Johan Rud, novelist, short story writer and magazine editor, is awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment literature prize for the first time
Notable births
January
2 January – Hans Gjeisar Kjæstad, politician
19 January – Frank Aarebrot, political economist (died 2017). 20 January – Dag Jostein Fjærvoll, politician (died 2021). 24 January – Øystein Sunde, folk singer and guitarist
February
4 February – Halvor Hagen, American football player
9 February – Ole Paus, singer, author and poet
14 February – Marit Nybakk, politician
20 February – Torstein Dahle, politician and economist
27 February – Johan Elsness, politician
March
2 March – Steinar Pedersen, politician
4 March – Jan Garbarek, saxophonist
5 March
Jørg Willy Bronebakk, diplomat
Lorents Lorentsen, civil servant
Ola Didrik Saugstad, pediatrician and professor
7 March – Laila Riksaasen Dahl, bishop
12 March
Erling Lars Dale, educationalist (died 2011) Arne Sortevik, politician 15 March – Henning Skumsvoll, politician 16 March – Erling Lae, politician 28 March – Hanne Aga, poet (died 2019). 29 March – Aage Kvalbein, cellist and professor of cello 30 March – Torbjørn Digernes, physicist and professor
April
4 April – Inger Smuk, politician
9 April – Olav Steinar Namtvedt, politician
11 April – Kristen Fløgstad, triple jumper and long jumper
21 April – Inge Hansen, businessperson
22 April – Anne Brit Stråtveit, politician
23 April – Hugo Parr, physicist. 26 April – Sverre Leiro, businessperson 30 April – Finn Kalvik, singer and composer
May
6 May – Odd Aalen, statistician and professor
9 May – Frank Stubb Micaelsen, poet and novelist (d. 2013). 12 May – Tore Eriksen, economist and civil servant 16 May Kari Gjesteby, politician Tom Thoresen, politician
June
8 June – Jan Otto Fredagsvik, politician
10 June – Finn Jarle Sæle, newspaper editor. 11 June – Svein Erik Bakke, entrepreneur (died 2006). 14 June – Karen Margrethe Kuvaas, politician 23 June – Thor Hansen, professional poker player (died 2018). 27 June – Tron Øgrim, journalist, author and politician (died 2007). 28 June – Bjørn Simensen, culture administrator and former journalist
July
3 July
Rolf Erling Andersen, politician (died 2021) Grethe Kausland, singer, performer and actress (died 2007). 5 July Astrid Bekkenes, politician Sigurd Frisvold, Chief of Defence (died 2022) 18 July – Berit Unn Johansen, figure skater. 24 July – Svein Rennemo, businessperson 26 July – Kristian Helland, politician 28 July – Kjell Øvergård, politician
August
4 August – Halvar Hansen, politician
12 August – Ole Henrik Magga, linguist and politician
20 August – Per Ravn Omdal, president of the Norwegian Football Association
23 August – Terje Rypdal, guitarist and composer
September
1 September – Jan Jakob Tønseth, author, poet and translator
3 September – Kjell Magne Bondevik, Prime Minister (died 2018) 12 September – Bjørn Floberg, actor 19 September – Knut Karlberg, veterinarian 21 September – Åge Tovan, politician 23 September – Morten Strand, soccer player and politician 24 September – Erik Hivju, actor 25 September – Torhild Staahlen, operatic mezzo-soprano 27 September – Svein Kvia, international soccer player (died 2005). 28 September – Gustav Lorentzen, singer-songwriter (died 2010).