1894 in Norway
Encyclopedia
Events
- The 1894 Parliamentary electionNorwegian parliamentary election, 1894-Results:-References:*...
takes place.
Arts and literature
- Erika NissenErika NissenErika Nissen, née Lie was a Norwegian pianist.She was born in Kongsvinger as the daughter of jurist Michael Strøm Lie and his wife Ingeborg Birgitte Røring Møinichen. She was the sister of Thomasine Lie, who married Jonas Lie...
, pianist, is granted an artist's scholarship by the Norwegian state
Notable births
- 1 January - Otto AasenOtto AasenOtto Aasen was a Norwegian nordic skier.He was born in Fåberg, but moved to Rjukan in 1916. He spent his working career at Norsk Hydro in Rjukan from 1916 to 1964....
, Nordic skier (d.19831983 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kåre Willoch -Events:* 18 March - Arnfinn Nesset is convicted of poisoning 22 patients with Curacit, a muscle relaxing drug, at a Geriatric institution in Orkdal, Norway where he was the director since 1977...
) - 4 January - Hans Nikolai StavrandHans Nikolai StavrandHans Nikolai Stavrand was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was born in Trondenes.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms in 1950, and was re-elected on two occasions...
, politician (d.19801980 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli -Events:* 27 March – The Norwegian oil platform Alexander L...
) - 15 January - Jacob OpdahlJacob OpdahlJacob Opdahl was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics....
, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (d.19381938 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold -Events:* January 14 – Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.* 20 November - Queen Maud of Norway dies* Construction starts on Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik...
) - 1 March - Sigurd MasengSigurd MasengSigurd Maseng was a diplomat in the Norwegian Foreign Service. Raised in Oslo, he entered the Foreign Service in 1918. He was sent to the United States in 1936 to serve as the Vice-Consul in Chicago, home of a large Norwegian community. In 1947 he was promoted to the post of Consul General, which...
, diplomat (d.19521952 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Oscar Torp -Events:* 7 January – 15 died in a mine explosion in Svalbard.* 14-25 February – 1952 Winter Olympics are held in Oslo....
) - 4 March - Arne RostadArne RostadArne Rostad was a Norwegian politician for the Farmers' Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland in 1945, but he was not re-elected in 1949....
, politician (d.19691969 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten -Events:* 6 April - Railway accident occurs in Darbu, resulting in the deaths of 8 people.* 8 September - The 1969 Parliamentary election takes place....
) - 9 March - Jørgen Leonard FiringJørgen Leonard FiringJørgen Leonard Firing was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Horten.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Vestfold county in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949...
, politician (d.19771977 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli -Events:* 12 September - The 1977 Parliamentary election takes place....
) - 18 March - John Anker JohansenJohn Anker JohansenJohn Anker Johansen-Iversen was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event....
, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (d.19861986 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kåre Willoch until 9 May, Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* 9 May - Gro Harlem Brundtland becomes Prime Minister of Norway for the second time....
) - 31 March - Svein RosselandSvein RosselandSvein Rosseland was a Norwegian astrophysicist and a pioneer in the field of theoretical astrophysics. -Biography:...
, astrophysicist (d.19851985 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kåre Willoch -Events:* 25 February - The trial of the accused spy Arne Treholt starts.* 20 June – Arne Treholt was sentenced to 20 years in prison for espionage....
) - 2 April - Jørgen BjørnstadJørgen BjørnstadJørgen Bjørnstad was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event.-External links:*...
, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (d.19421942 in Norway-Incumbents:*Government in Exile ** Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway** Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold *German Military Governor** Reichskommissar in Norway - Josef Terboven*German Puppet Government in Oslo...
) - 13 April - Ludvig Irgens-Jensen, composer (d.19691969 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten -Events:* 6 April - Railway accident occurs in Darbu, resulting in the deaths of 8 people.* 8 September - The 1969 Parliamentary election takes place....
) - 5 May - Johan Sigurd KarlsenJohan Sigurd KarlsenJohan Sigurd Karlsen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Fredrikstad.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag in 1954, and was re-elected on two occasions....
, politician (d.19671967 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten -Events:* 1 January - The Norwegian National Insurance Act was introduced.* 22 October – The opening of the Tjeldsund Bridge....
) - 19 May - Carl SøylandCarl SøylandCarl Søyland was a Norwegian American author, reporter, editor and community leader.-Background:Carl Søyland was born in Bergen, Norway. He immigrated to the United States during 1919 at 25 years of age. Søyland was the editor-in-chief of Nordisk Tidende from 1940 until his retirement in 1963...
, Editor-in-chief of Nordisk Tidende (d.1978) - 4 June - Alv KjøsAlv KjøsAlv Kjøs was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Løiten.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 1937, and was re-elected on five occasions...
, politician (d.19901990 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Eli Ryan. Holliday until 3 November, Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:...
) - 15 June - Trygve Gulbranssen, novelist (d.19621962 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 7 June – The Nordland Line between Trondheim and Bodø was opened....
) - 5 July - Eivind HolmsenEivind HolmsenEivind Holmsen was a Norwegian shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle shooting.He was born in Berg, Østfold. At the 1924 Summer Olympics he finished nineteenth in the trap event and seventh in the team clay pigeons event.He died in 1990 in Moss.-References:...
, sport shooter (d.19901990 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Eli Ryan. Holliday until 3 November, Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:...
) - 13 July - Aani Aanisson RysstadAani Aanisson RysstadAani Aanisson Rysstad was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Aust-Agder in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949. He served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1937–1945 and 1954–1957.He was born in Valle...
, politician (d.19651965 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen until 12 October, Per Borten -Events:* 4 February-1 April – the "Grenade Man", an unidentified person whom placed grenades and grenade traps in several places in Oslo, spreads fear in Oslo...
) - 25 July - Otto JohannessenOtto JohannessenOtto Olavus Johannessen was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event. His affiliation was with Bergens TF. He died in New York City.-References:...
, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist - 20 August - Snefrid EriksmoenSnefrid EriksmoenSnefrid Eriksmoen was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.She was born in Brandval.She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud during the terms 1945–1949 and 1950–1953...
, politician (d.19541954 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Oscar Torp -Events:* 28 March – Bear Island accident: A Royal Norwegian Air Force seaplane crashed on the Bear Island. The plane had a crew of 8 men and one passenger...
) - 12 September - Endre Kristian VestvikEndre Kristian VestvikEndre Kristian Vestvik was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He was born in Finnås....
, politician (d.19561956 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 7 March - Several avalanches kill 21 people and causing heavy damage in Nordland and Troms.* 9 April - The Norwegian Humanist Association is founded....
) - 27 September - Johan ClementzJohan ClementzJohan Fog Clementz was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was eliminated in the first round of the light heavyweight class after losing his fight to Thomas Holdstock....
, boxer (d.19521952 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Oscar Torp -Events:* 7 January – 15 died in a mine explosion in Svalbard.* 14-25 February – 1952 Winter Olympics are held in Oslo....
) - 28 September - Thorleif HaugThorleif HaugThorleif Haug was a Norwegian skier who competed in nordic combined and cross-country. -Biography:Thorleif Haug was born in Vivelstad, a narrow valley between the Lier Lier, Drammen in Buskerud county, Norway...
, skier and Olympic gold medallist (d.19341934 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Johan Ludwig Mowinckel -Events:* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Notable births:*7 January - Per Ø...
) - 29 September - Ludvig EllefsrødLudvig EllefsrødLudvig Ellefsrød was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland during the terms 1950–1953, 1954–1957 and 1958–1961....
, politician (d.19831983 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kåre Willoch -Events:* 18 March - Arnfinn Nesset is convicted of poisoning 22 patients with Curacit, a muscle relaxing drug, at a Geriatric institution in Orkdal, Norway where he was the director since 1977...
) - 7 October - Ola Torstensen LyngstadOla Torstensen LyngstadOla Torstensen Lyngstad was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Liberal Party.He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Oppland in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949....
, politician (d.19521952 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Oscar Torp -Events:* 7 January – 15 died in a mine explosion in Svalbard.* 14-25 February – 1952 Winter Olympics are held in Oslo....
) - 16 October - Ingvald HaugenIngvald HaugenIngvald Haugen was a Norwegian labour union leader and politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Hadsel, Norway....
, trade unionist and politician (d.19581958 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 8 January - Fire breaks out in the coastal steamer MS Erling Jarl while it is docked in Bodø...
) - 30 October - Halvor BirkelandHalvor BirkelandHalvor O. Birkelund was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat Atlanta, which won the gold medal in the 12 metre class .-External links:...
, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (d.19711971 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten until 17 October, Trygve Bratteli -Events:* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.* 17 March – Bratteli's First Cabinet was appointed....
) - 5 November - Erling WikborgErling WikborgErling Wikborg was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1945, and was re-elected from Oslo on two occasions....
, politician (d.19921992 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* 6 June - The Fantoft stave church in Bergen, dating from the 12th century, is burnt to the ground by arsonists originating in the early Norwegian black metal scene.* 5 September - The Norwegian commercial...
) - 12 November - Thorleif Schjelderup-EbbeThorleif Schjelderup-EbbeThorleif Schjelderup-Ebbe was a Norwegian zoologist who described the pecking order of hens in his PhD dissertation of 1921. The work in his dissertation was partly based on his observations of his own chickens that he had recorded since the age of 10...
, zoologist - 25 November - Håkon EllingsenHåkon EllingsenHåkon Jarl Ellingsen was a Norwegian rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he won the bronze medal as crew member of the Norwegian boat in the eights competition.-External links:*...
, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (d.19711971 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten until 17 October, Trygve Bratteli -Events:* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.* 17 March – Bratteli's First Cabinet was appointed....
) - 11 December - Martin LingeMartin LingeMartin Jensen Linge was a former Norwegian actor who, in World War II, became the commander of the Norwegian Independent Company 1 , formed in March 1941 for operations on behalf of the Special Operations Executive.-Biography:Martin Linge was born in Norddal, Møre og Romsdal County, Norway...
, actor and military commander (d.19411941 in Norway-Incumbents:*Government in Exile ** Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway** Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold *German Military Governor** Reichskommissar in Norway - Josef Terboven-Events:...
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Full date unknown
- Anders BeggerudAnders BeggerudAnders Beggerud was a Norwegian civil servant during the Nazi regime.He hailed from Kongsberg, and was a crafts teacher by profession. He was a member of Nasjonal Samling...
, civil servant (d.19571957 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway - until his death on September 21, Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 16 March - The Kongsberg Silver Mines closes....
) - Arne Dagfin DahlArne Dagfin DahlArne Dagfin Dahl CBE was a Norwegian military officer most renowned as the commander of the Alta Battalion during the fighting at Narvik in Northern Norway in 1940.-First World War:...
, military officer (d.19901990 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Eli Ryan. Holliday until 3 November, Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:...
) - Mikkjel FønhusMikkjel FønhusMikkjel Fønhus was a Norwegian journalist, novelist and short story writer. Fønhus' stories are often set in the wilderness, featuring animals and animal behavior.-Personal life:...
, writer (d.19731973 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Lars Korvald until 16 October, Trygve Bratteli -Events:* 21 July – Lillehammer affair: Israeli Mossad agents assassinate a Moroccan waiter in Lillehammer...
) - Leif GrungLeif GrungLeif Kuhnle Grung was a Norwegian architect. He was among the leading architects in Bergen during the 1920s and 1930's.- Background :...
, architect (d.19451945 in Norway-Incumbents:*Government in Exile until 9 May** Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway** Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold until 25 June, Einar Gerhardsen *German Military Governor...
) - Johan Peter HoltsmarkJohan Peter HoltsmarkJohan Peter Holtsmark was a Norwegian physicist, who studied spectral line broadening and electron scattering. In 1929, while at the Norwegian Institute of Technology , Holtsmark established acoustics research laboratories, focusing on architectural acoustics and sound insulation...
, physicist (d.19751975 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Trygve Bratteli -Events:* 1 January - Advertising of alcohol and tobacco products are prohibited.* NRK started television broadcasts in color....
) - Olav LarssenOlav LarssenOlav Larssen was a Norwegian newspaper editor.He was a typographer by education. He edited the Labour Party newspapers Demokraten in Hamar from 1920 to 1927, and Hamar Arbeiderblad from 1927 to 1935. In 1935 he was hired as a journalist in Arbeiderbladet...
, newspaper editor (d.19811981 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli until 4 February, Gro Harlem Brundtland until 14 October, Kåre Willoch -Events:...
) - Kristian Vilhelm Koren Schjelderup, Jr.Kristian Vilhelm Koren Schjelderup, Jr.Kristian Vilhelm Koren Schjelderup was a Norwegian Lutheran theologian, author, and bishop of the Diocese of Hamar in the Church of Norway from 1947 to 1964. He was noted as a controversial, liberal theologian.-Personal life:...
, Lutheran theologian, author and bishop (d.19801980 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli -Events:* 27 March – The Norwegian oil platform Alexander L...
) - Carl SøylandCarl SøylandCarl Søyland was a Norwegian American author, reporter, editor and community leader.-Background:Carl Søyland was born in Bergen, Norway. He immigrated to the United States during 1919 at 25 years of age. Søyland was the editor-in-chief of Nordisk Tidende from 1940 until his retirement in 1963...
, newspaper editor (d.19781978 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli -Events:* 7 September - Skateboarding is banned in Norway.-Literature:*Harald Sverdrup, poet and children's writer, is awarded the Dobloug Prize literature award....
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Notable deaths
- 7 January - Søren JaabækSøren JaabækSøren Pedersen Jaabæk was a Norwegian politician and farmer. Jaabæk is the longest-serving member of the Parliament of Norway in the history of Norway, and was one of the founders of the Liberal Party of Norway....
, politician and farmer (b.18141814 in Norway- Overview :1814 has historically been considered the most important year in the history of Norway. Sovereignty was transferred from the King of Denmark to the King of Sweden. The Constitution of Norway was signed at Eidsvoll on May 17, later to be designated and celebrated as Norwegian...
) - 29 March - Jacob Smith JarmannJacob Smith JarmannJacob Smith Jarmann was a Norwegian firearms designer and inventor of the Jarmann rifle.-Biography:Jarmann was born in Gudbrandsdalen at Nord-Fron, in Oppland County, Norway...
, firearms designer (b.18161816 in Norway-Births:*5 January - Jens Zetlitz Kielland, consul and artist *30 May - Jacob Smith Jarmann, firearms designer *6 June - August Thomle, jurist and politician *30 July - Johan Sverdrup, politician and first Prime Minister of Norway...
) - 13 July - Daniel Cornelius DanielssenDaniel Cornelius DanielssenDaniel Cornelius Danielssen was a Norwegian physician, from Bergen. He worked with Gerhard Armauer Hansen, discovering the bacteria causing leprosy, and made Bergen a world centre of lepra research in the middle of the nineteenth century.Danielssen was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of...
, physician (b.18151815 in Norway-Events:* 30 April - Population Census: Norway had 885,431 inhabitants.* The Supreme Court of Norway was established on the basis of the Constitution of Norway's §88, prescribing an independent judiciary.-Births:...
) - 25 December - Julius Nicolai JacobsenJulius Nicolai JacobsenJulius Nicolai Jacobsen was a Norwegian businessperson and politician. Based in Græsvig, a settlement built around his sawmill Græsvig Brug, he founded the company J. N. Jacobsen & Co. which was successful during his lifetime.He was born in Strømsø as the son of a sexton...
, businessperson and politician (b.18291829 in Norway-Events:*17 May - Henrik Wergeland became a symbol of the fight for celebration of the constitution at May 17, which was later to become the Norwegian National Day...
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Full date unknown
- Hans J. C. AallHans J. C. AallHans Jørgen Christian Aall was a Norwegian politician.He was born on Næs iron works in Holt as the son of Jacob Aall. Like his father, his uncles Niels and Jacob were involved in politics, whereas his aunt Benedicte Henricka married Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen, and another sister Inger married...
, politician (b.18061806 in Norway-Births:*2 February - Bersvend Martinussen Røkkum, politician *2 March - Carl Andreas Fougstad, politician *7 August - Tellef Dahll Schweigaard, politician *15 November - Hans Severin Arentz, politician -Full date unknown:...
) - Svend FoynSvend FoynSvend Foyn was a Norwegian whaling and shipping magnate who pioneered revolutionary methods for hunting and processing whales. Svend Foyn introduced the modern harpoon gun and brought whaling into a modern age....
, whaler (b.18091809 in Norway-Births:*24 February - Haagen Ludvig Bergh, politician *23 September - Oluf Steen Julius Berner, politician -Full date unknown:*Svend Foyn, whaler *Ludvig Johan Carl Manthey, civil servant -Full date unknown:...
) - Niels Petersen VogtNiels Petersen VogtNiels Petersen Vogt was the Norwegian Minister of the Interior for six period between 1871 and 1884, and member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm four times 1872-1883....
, politician and Minister (b.18171817 in Norway-Births:*9 January - Jacob Jørgen Kastrup Sømme, businessperson, consul and politician *2 June - Vilhelm Frimann Christie Bøgh, archivist *23 July - Johan Christian Collett, politician...
) - Gisle JohnsonGisle JohnsonGisle Christian Johnson was a Norwegian theologian.He grew up in Kristiansand, and studied theology until 1845. In 1849 he became a lecturer at the University of Christiana, and in 1860 became a professor, first in systematic theology and dogmatic history, and from 1875 in church history...
, theologian (b.18221822 in Norway-Events:* March 11 – A powerful sudden storm struck the western Norwegian coast killing about 300 men at sea.* May 26 – 116 people die in the Grue Church fire...
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