1958 in Norway

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8 January - Fire breaks out in the coastal steamer MS Erling Jarl while it is docked in Bodø. 14 people are killed.
22 June - Olav V is crowned as ruler of Norway in the Nidaros Cathedral.

Harald Sverdrup, poet and children's writer, is awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for his poetry, Sankt Elms ild.^[1]
Astrid Tollefsen, poet, is awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment literature prize.

4 February - Kjell Ola Dahl, writer
25 February - Eugene Ejike Obiora, died during police arrest (died 2006)
19 June - Siri Bjerke, politician
28 July - Peter M. Haugan, scientist and Director of the Geophysical Institute, University of Bergen
26 August - Nils Carl Aspenberg, historian, author and businessperson
23 October - Liv Signe Navarsete, politician and Minister
30 October - Gunn Marit Helgesen, politician
23 November - Kjerstin Andersen, handball player.^[2]
24 November - Randi Hansen, pop singer
15 December - Christopher Hjort, typographer and graphical designer

21 January - Sven Nielsen, politician (born 1883)
29 January - Arnfinn Heje, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1887)
29 January - Birger Øivind Meidell, politician (born 1882)
9 February - Lars Osa, artist (born 1860)
22 February - Thorleif Petersen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (born 1884)
25 February - Ole Sørensen, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1883)
18 March - Sigve Lie, sailor and twice Olympic gold medallist (born 1906)
19 March - Hellmer Hermandsen, rifle shooter and Olympic silver medallist (born 1871)
19 April - Andreas Strand, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (born 1889)
20 June - Ingvald Haugen, trade unionist and politician (born 1894)
27 June - Ragna Wettergreen, stage and film actress (born 1864)
16 July - Birger Eriksen, military officer (born 1875)
2 September - Paul Tjøstolsen Sunde, politician (born 1896)
11 September - Dorthea Dahl, writer in America (born 1881)
16 September - Olav Berntsen Oksvik, politician and Minister (born 1887)
18 September - Olaf Gulbransson, artist, painter and designer (born 1873)
5 October - Nils Bertelsen, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1879)
5 November - Gunnar Larsen, journalist, writer and translator (born 1900)
10 December - Hans Næss, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1886)

↑ Lotherington, Tom. "Harald Sverdrup". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
↑ "Kjerstin Andersen". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2 May 2015.

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