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Decades: 1930s • 1940s • 1950s • 1960s • 1970s Centuries: 18th • 19th • 20th • 21st See also: 1957 in Norwegian football Other events of 1957 List of years in Norway

Incumbents

• King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway (until death on 21 September)
• King of Norway - Olav V of Norway

Events

• 21 September - King Haakon VII of Norway dies

Arts and literature

Births

• 10 February - Hallvard Flatland, television presenter
• 20 April - Kristin Clemet, politician and Minister
• 10 July - Iselin Alme, singer and actress

Full date unknown

• Leonard Borgzinner, essayist, political philosopher, science fiction author, illustrator and fanzine editor (d.1990
• Freddy Fjellheim, author

Deaths

January to June

• 28 January - Harry Lundeberg, merchant seaman and labour leader in America (b.1901)
• 29 March - Laurits Grønland, politician (b.1887)
• 24 May - Rasmus Pettersen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1877)

July to December

• 29 July - Arnold Carl Johansen, politician (b.1898)
• 13 August - Carl Størmer, mathematician and physicist (b.1874)
• 21 August - Henrik Østervold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1878)
• 21 August - Harald Sverdrup, oceanographer and meteorologist (b.1888)
• 7 September - Bjørn Helland-Hansen, oceanographer (b.1877)
• 21 September - Haakon VII of Norway, King of Norway (b.1872)
• 1 November - Olav Kjetilson Nylund, politician (b.1903)

Full date unknown

• Anders Beggerud, civil servant (b.1894)
• Gustav Berg-Jæger, journalist and Nazi collaborator (b.1884)
• Olaf Bjerke, trade unionist and politician (b.1893)
• Just Knud Qvigstad, politician and Minister (b.1853)