Events in the year 1959 in Norway .
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19 January
27 January – Elizabeth Norberg-Schulz , operatic soprano.[4]
10 February – Steinar Ness , politician.[5]
13 February – Arne Thomassen , politician.[6]
23 February – Sidsel Wold , correspondent and non-fiction writer.[7]
27 February – Tore Sagvolden , orienteering competitor.[8]
9 March – Nils T. Bjørke , farmer, organisational leader and politician.[9]
10 March – Ruth Mari Grung , politician.[10]
16 March – Jens Stoltenberg , prime minister and Secretary-General of NATO [11]
23 March – Unni Larsen , racing cyclist and dogsled racer.[12]
1 April – Pål Farstad , politician.[13]
3 April – Hanne Bramness , poet and translator.[14]
10 April – Mona Juul , diplomat and politician[15]
2 May – Sanna Grønlid , biathlete.[16]
6 May – Morten Staubo , speed skater.[17]
14 May – Bjørn Ousland , comics writer.[18]
22 June – Steffen Tangstad , boxer (died 2024).[19]
27 June – Thure Erik Lund , author
29 June – Harald Tveit Alvestrand , computer scientist
5 July – Synnøve Brenden Klemetrud , politician
8 July – Tom Egeland , author
27 August – Frode Fjellheim , Sami musician
14 September – Morten Harket , A-ha lead singer
29 September – Jon Fosse , author and dramatist
21 October – Åslaug Haga , politician and Minister
1 November – Pål Gerhard Olsen , author.[20]
7 November – Kristin Glosimot Kjelsberg , handball player.[21]
28 November – Lars Sørgard , economist and civil servant.[22]
2 December – Hans Kristian Amundsen , newspaper editor and politician (d. 2018 )
28 December – Ragnhild Noer , judge.[23]
21 March – Hartvig Caspar Christie , politician (born 1893)
17 May – Alf Grindrud , politician (born 1904)
16 June – Konrad Knudsen , painter, journalist and politician (born 1890)
3 July – Johan Bojer , novelist and dramatist (born 1872)
15 July – Peter Egge , writer (born 1869)
28 July – Roald Larsen , speed skater and Olympic silver medallist (born 1898)
5 September – Sigvald Hasund , researcher of agriculture, politician and Minister (born 1868)
21 November – Olav Meisdalshagen , politician and Minister (born 1903)