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Decades: 1930s • 1940s • 1950s • 1960s • 1970s Centuries: 18th • 19th • 20th • 21st See also: 1954 in Norwegian football Other events of 1954 List of years in Norway

Incumbents

• King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway

Events

• State-owned Årdal og Sunndal Verk begins construction on the Sunndal plant.

Arts and literature

Sport

• Martin Stokken, cross country skier and athlete, is awarded the Holmenkollen medal, Norway's highest skiing award.
• Football Association of Norway joins UEFA.

Births

January to June

• 29 January - Vera Lysklætt, politician
• 18 February - Helen Bjørnøy, Lutheran minister and politician
• 28 April - Gunn Berit Gjerde, politician

July to December

• 10 July - Wenche Andersen, chef
• 28 August - Torgeir Schjerven, author and poet
• 5 September - Per Knut Aaland, cross country skier
• 20 September - Arne Blix, journalist
• 6 November - Karin Fossum, author
• 25 November - Kristin Moe, politician
• 21 December - Grethe Fossli, politician

Full date unknown

• Grete Berget, politician and Minister
• Jan Bugge-Mahrt, diplomat
• Bjørn Eidsvåg, singer, songwriter and Lutheran minister
• Bente Haukland Næss, politician

Deaths

• 31 January - Christian Fredrik Monsen, politician (b.1878)
• 10 April - Oscar Mathisen, speed skater (b.1888)
• 28 April - Knud Leonard Knudsen, gymnast and Olympic gold-medallist (b.1879)
• 25 May - Snefrid Eriksmoen, politician (b.1894)
• 7 June - Sigurd Smebye, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1886)
• 25 June - Albert Helgerud, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (b.1876)
• 4 July - Wilhelm Blystad, track and field athlete (b.1881)

Full date unknown

• Knut Johannes Hougen, politician and Minister (b.1854)
• Fredrik Ludvig Konow, politician and Minister (b.1864)
• Rasmus Olsen Langeland, politician and Minister (b.1873)
• Per Berg Lund, politician and Minister (b.1878)
• Per Reidarson, composer and music critic (b.1879)
• Torjus Værland, politician and Minister (b.1868)