1928 in Norway
Encyclopedia
Events
- 27 June – The opening of the underground railway line to NationaltheatretNationaltheatret (station)Nationaltheatret is an underground metro station and tram stop serving Vika and the city center of Oslo, Norway. It is located on the Common Tunnel of the Oslo Metro and on the Briskeby Line of the Oslo Tramway. Also located at the same place is Nationaltheatret Station of the Drammen Line. The...
station in Oslo . - At HerøyaHerøyaHerøya is a peninsula in the municipality of Porsgrunn, Norway. It is located between the fjords of Frierfjord to the west and Gunneklevfjord to the east, at the mouth of Telemarksvassdraget...
, outside PorsgrunnPorsgrunnis a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Porsgrunn....
, Norsk HydroNorsk HydroNorsk Hydro ASA is a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company, headquartered in Oslo. Hydro is the fourth largest integrated aluminium company worldwide. It has operations in some 40 countries around the world and is active on all continents. The Norwegian state holds a 43.8 percent...
establishes what is to become Norway's largest industrial parkIndustrial parkAn industrial park is an area zoned and planned for the purpose of industrial development...
. - Municipal and county electionsNorwegian local elections, 1928-Result of municipal elections:Results of the 1928 municipal elections....
are held throughout the country.
Sport
- Bernt EvensenBernt EvensenBernt Sverre Evensen was a Norwegian speed skater and racing cyclist.At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Bernt Evensen became the first Norwegian skater to win an Olympic gold medal by winning gold on the 500 m Bernt Sverre Evensen (8 April 1905 in Kristiania (Oslo) – 24 August 1979)...
, speed skater, Olympic gold medallist and racing cyclist, is awarded the Egebergs ÆresprisEgebergs ÆresprisThe Egebergs Ærespris is a prize awarded to Norwegian athletes who excel in more than one sport. The prize was created by Ferdinand Julian Egeberg, and consists of a bronze statuette modelled by sculptor Magnus Vigrestad.-History:...
for his achievements in speed skating and cycling.
Notable births
- 8 January - Bab ChristensenBab ChristensenBarbra Karine "Bab" Christensen is a Norwegian actress.She was born in Kristiania as a daughter of Gerda Ring and Halfdan Christensen and younger sister of Pelle Christensen...
, actress - 25 January - Rolf NilssenRolf NilssenRolf Nilssen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms in 1977, and was re-elected on two occasions....
, politician - 3 February - Kjell Magne FredheimKjell Magne FredheimKjell Magne Fredheim was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 1969, and was re-elected on four occasions...
, politician (d.20062006 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* June 7 – A meteorite impact event occurs in northern Troms County, Norway. Locals compare the resultant explosion to the nuclear explosion at Hiroshima...
) - 23 February - Bjørn UnnebergBjørn UnnebergBjørn Unneberg is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He was born in Stokke as a son of school inspector Agnar Unneberg and housewife Bergljot Lærum . He graduated with the cand.jur...
, politician - 24 February - Per LønningPer LønningPer Lønning is a Norwegian bishop, theologian, professor and politician. Lønning received his Doctor of theology from University of Oslo in 1955...
, bishop, theologian, professor and politician - 29 February - Anders MyklebustAnders MyklebustAnders Myklebust is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Sogn og Fjordane during the term 1969–1973.-References:...
, politician - 7 March - Finngeir Hiorth, philosopher
- 18 March - Hans BjørnstadHans BjørnstadHans Bjørnstad was a Norwegian ski jumper who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won the ski jumping gold medal at the 1950 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Lake Placid, New York. He was born in Lier, Norway.-External links:...
, ski jumper and World Champion (d.20072007 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* 13 January – The Greek ship Server breaks in half off the Norwegian coast, releasing over 200 tons of crude oil....
) - 25 March - Roald AasRoald AasRoald Edgar Aas is a former speed skater and cyclist from Norway.Roald Aas was the number two speed skater in Norway through the entire 1950s – initially after Hjalmar Andersen, later after Knut Johannesen...
, speed skater and Olympic gold medallist and cyclist - 9 April - Erling NorvikErling NorvikErling Norvik was a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party.Norvik was born in Vadsø, the son of Erling Johannes Norvik, who served in the Norwegian parliament from 1949 to 1961...
, politician (d.19981998 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:*26 September - Christian Conservative Party merged with the New Future Coalition Party to form the Christian fundamentalist party Christian Unity Party.*7 October - Operations cease at Oslo Airport, Fornebu*8...
) - 10 April - Berit ÅsBerit ÅsBerit Ås is a Norwegian politician, professor of social psychology, and feminist. She was the first leader of the Socialist Left Party and served as a Member of Parliament 1973–1977. She was also a deputy member of parliament 1969–1973 and 1977–1981...
, politician, professor of social psychologySocial psychologySocial psychology is the scientific study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others. By this definition, scientific refers to the empirical method of investigation. The terms thoughts, feelings, and behaviors include all...
and feminist - 14 April - Egil Monn-IversenEgil Monn-IversenEgil Monn-Iversen is one of the most influential modern composers in Norway. He has had many important roles in Norwegian music, film, opera, television, comedy and theater...
, composer - 20 April - Svein Døvle LarssenSvein Døvle LarssenSvein Døvle Larssen is a Norwegian newspaper editor. He spent most of his career in the Conservative press in the county of Vestfold, and was also an elected politician for the Conservative Party. He also held a number of positions in Norwegian media organizations.-Career:He was born in Stokke,...
, newspaper editor - 6 May - Per J. HusabøPer J. HusabøPer J. Husabø is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sogn og Fjordane in 1977, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1973–1977.On the local level he was a...
, politician - 19 May - Arvid NybergArvid NybergArvid Nyberg is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark during the terms 1973–1977, 1977–1981 and 1981–1985....
, politician - 21 May - Inge JohansenInge JohansenInge Johannes Tjernes Johansen is a Norwegian electrical engineer and academican.-Career:Johansen was born in Gjerpen to an electrician and a homemaker. He took the siv.ing. degree, and in 1957 the dr.techn. degree. From 1959 to 1985 he was professor of high voltage technology at the Norwegian...
, electrical engineer - 22 May - Ulf Oscar SandUlf Oscar SandUlf Oscar Sand is a Norwegian civil servant and politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Bærum. He graduated as cand.oecon. from the University of Oslo in 1963...
, civil servant and politician - 29 May - Harald HennumHarald HennumHarald Hennum was a Norwegian footballer. Playing for Frigg and Skeid, he was one of Norway's greatest football profiles in the 1950s. He won the Norwegian cup with Skeid four times....
, international soccer player (d.19931993 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* 30 April - Norway's registered partnership civil union law is passed....
) - 27 July - Bill JohansenBill JohansenWilliam Odd "Red" Johansen was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. He played in one NHL game for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Born in Oslo, Norway, he grew up in Port Arthur, Ontario.-External links:...
, ice hockey player in CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... - 28 July – Tove Billington ByeTove Billington ByeTove Billington Bye was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus during the terms 1973–1977 and 1977–1981....
, politician (d.20082008 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* January 1 – The Agency for Public Management and eGovernment is established....
) - 4 August - Helge HøvaHelge HøvaHelge Høva was a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.He was born in Eidsvoll. He was educated with the cand.jur. degree, and worked as a jurist in the Norwegian Automobile Federation from 1959 to his retirement in 1995.He was a member of Bærum municipal council from 1979 to 2007 and...
, politician - 10 August - Per AsplinPer AsplinPer Asplin was a Norwegian singer, composer and actor. He co-starred in a handful of films as well as participating in Melodi Grand Prix five times in the 1960s...
, actor (d.19961996 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland until October 25, Thorbjørn Jagland -Events:...
) - 17 August - Arnt Gudleik HagenArnt Gudleik HagenArnt Gudleik Hagen was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He was born in Eid.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal in 1965, and was re-elected on two occasions...
, politician (d.20072007 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* 13 January – The Greek ship Server breaks in half off the Norwegian coast, releasing over 200 tons of crude oil....
) - 23 August - Tor StokkeTor StokkeTor Stokke was a Norwegian film actor. He appeared in 27 films between 1956 and 1992. He is the father of actress Linn Stokke.-Selected filmography:* The Chasers * Struggle for Eagle Peak...
, actor (d.20032003 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Regent - Crown Prince Haakon - from 25 November until 12 April 2004 * Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik...
) - 4 September - Tor ArnebergTor ArnebergTor Birger Arneberg is a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He was born in Oslo. He received a silver medal in the 6 metre class with the boat Elisabeth X at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, together with Johan Ferner, Erik Heiberg, Finn Ferner and Carl Mortensen.He was an all-American...
, sailor and Olympic silver medallist - 15 September - Brikt JensenBrikt JensenBrikt Jensen was a Norwegian publisher, writer, journal editor, professor who also hosted a popular tv program about literature....
, writer, editor, literary manager, professor and television producer - 21 September - Liv AasenLiv AasenLiv Aasen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag in 1969, and was re-elected on four occasions. On the local level she was a member of Kongsberg city council from 1955 to 1959 and of Trondheim city council from 1959 to 1963...
, politician (d.20052005 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik until October 17, Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* 1 January - The University of Stavanger is established....
) - 27 September - Kjell BohlinKjell BohlinKjell Gotfred Bohlin was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Røros. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Telemark in 1977, and was re-elected on two occasions...
, politician - 29 September - Johan KleppeJohan KleppeJohan Kleppe is a Norwegian veterinarian and politician for the Liberal Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland in 1969, but was not re-elected in 1973...
, politician and Minister - 20 October - Kjell Egil EimhjellenKjell Egil EimhjellenKjell Egil Eimhjellen is a Norwegian microbiologist.He took the siv.ing. degree at the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1953, and studied at Stamford University from 1957 to 1959. From 1960 to 1996 he worked at the Norwegian Institute of Technolog, except for stays at the Woods Hole...
, microbiologist - 23 October - Jan Frøystein HalvorsenJan Frøystein HalvorsenJan Frøystein Halvorsen is a Norwegian judge.He was born in Oslo. He worked as a Supreme Court barrister from 1962, average adjuster from 1963, presiding judge in Eidsivating Court of Appeal from 1976 and as a Supreme Court Justice from 1983 to 1995. He was also a deputy member of the Labour Court...
, judge - 7 November - Roald Åsmund ByeRoald Åsmund ByeRoald Åsmund Bye was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag in 1969, and was re-elected on two occasions...
, politician - 8 November - Odd LangholmOdd LangholmOdd Langholm is a Norwegian economist and historian of economic thought. He spent his entire adacemic career at the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, being a professor from 1966 to 1998.-Personal life:...
, economist and historian of economic thought - 19 November - Reidar BirkelandReidar BirkelandGustav Reidar Birkeland is a Norwegian veterinarian.He was born in Sauda, and took the dr.med.vet. degree in 1955. He was a lecturer in surgery at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science from 1959 to 1984, and then professor from 1985 to 1994. He also served as dean there from 1983 to 1988...
, veterinarian - 24 November - Arne LangelandArne LangelandArne Langeland is a Norwegian jurist, civil servant and diplomat.He was born in Nøtterøy, and is a cand.jur. by education. He was hired in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1953, and was promoted to subdirector in 1963. From 1965 to 1970 he served as counsellor to the embassy in Geneva...
, jurist, civil servant and diplomat - 1 December - Arild AndresenArild AndresenArild Andresen was a Norwegian football and ice hockey player who played for Vålerenga in both sports.For the football team, he made his debut in 1948, in the inaugural season of the Norwegian Main League. He was capped once for Norway; in 1950, against Sweden. He retired after the 1954 season.He...
, soccer and ice hockey player (d.20082008 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* January 1 – The Agency for Public Management and eGovernment is established....
) - 3 December - Karin BangKarin BangKarin Bang is a Norwegian poet, novelist, children's writer and crime writer.-Early and personal life:Bang was born in Oslo as the daughter of industrial manager Alf Bang and Dagmar Kathinka Hansen...
, poet, novelist, children's writer and crime writer - 5 December - Leif OttersenLeif OttersenLeif Petter Ottersen is a Norwegian priest.He was hired as a curate in Vestre Aker in 1972, and from 1977 he was a vicar as well as dean of the deanery of the same name. From 1988 to 1996 he was the dean of the Diocese of Oslo, which encompasses Asker, Bærum and the country's capital,...
, priest - 16 December - Bjørn HaugBjørn HaugBjørn Haug is a Norwegian judge.He was born in Oslo. He worked in the Office of the Attorney General of Norway from 1959 to 1962 and in the private company Christiania Spigerverk from 1962 to 1972. He was then the Attorney General of Norway from 1972 to 1993, and also served as the State...
, judge - 22 December - Arne ØienArne ØienArne Øien was a Norwegian economist and politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Petroleum and Energy between 1986 and 1989....
, economist, politician and Minister (d.19981998 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:*26 September - Christian Conservative Party merged with the New Future Coalition Party to form the Christian fundamentalist party Christian Unity Party.*7 October - Operations cease at Oslo Airport, Fornebu*8...
) - 29 December - Marit HemstadMarit HemstadMarit Hemstad was a Norwegian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. She represented the club Mo IL.She never participated in the Summer Olympics, but finished fourth at the 1946 European Championships at Bislett stadion in a personal best time of 25.7 seconds. This remained her career best...
, sprinter (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....
) - 29 December - Marit ØisethMarit ØisethMarit Øiseth was a Norwegian cross-country skier of the 1940s and 1950s who participated in the 1952 Winter Olympics, held in Oslo....
, cross country skier (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....
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- Helge BarstadHelge BarstadHelge Barstad is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in the Vartdal area of the municipality of Ørsta in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway....
, politician - Juul BjerkeJuul BjerkeJuul Bjerke is a Norwegian economist.Having graduated as cand.oecon, he served as state secretary in the Ministry of Finance from 1971 to 1972, in the first cabinet Bratteli. He later worked in Statistics Norway and as head of the economic department in the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions...
, economist - Astrid GjertsenAstrid GjertsenAstrid Gjertsen is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She was Minister of Administration and Consumer Affairs 1981–1986. She was born in Denmark, making her Norway's first government minister with an immigrant background. In 1973 she was elected as a member to the Norwegian...
, politician and Minister - Olav HaukvikOlav HaukvikOlav Haukvik was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Industry 1978-1979.-References:...
, politician and Minister (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...
) - Inger KoppernæsInger KoppernæsInger Koppernæs was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was Minister of Transport and Communications 1981-1983.-References:...
, politician and Minister (d.19901990 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Eli Ryan. Holliday until 3 November, Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:...
) - Sonja Aase LudvigsenSonja Aase LudvigsenSonja Aase Ludvigsen was a Norwegian politician, a member of the Labour Party.-Career:Ludvigsen was born in Vestby in 1928. After completing her education she did various white-collar jobs before obtaining employment with Vestby municipality where she was a tax adjuster from 1958 to 1965...
, politician and Minister (d.19741974 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Trygve Bratteli -Events:* 2 January - drilling rig "Transocean 3" sinks in the North Sea....
) - Kirsten MyklevollKirsten MyklevollKirsten Myklevoll was the Norwegian Minister of Administration and Consumer Affairs 1978-1979....
, politician and Minister (d.19961996 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland until October 25, Thorbjørn Jagland -Events:...
) - Arnulf OlsenArnulf OlsenArnulf Olsen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.Hailing from Hammerfest, he was a member of Finnmark county council from 1975 to 1983. During the entire period he served as county mayor. He was also mayor of Hammerfest in 1975–1979 and 1983–1987.-References:...
, politician - Haagen RingnesHaagen RingnesHaagen Ringnes was a Norwegian television journalist and non-fiction writer. He worked for the news agency Associated Press from 1956 to 1959, was a radio reporter for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1959, and worked with television from 1962. He received the award Humanistprisen in 1995...
, journalist and author (d.20082008 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* January 1 – The Agency for Public Management and eGovernment is established....
) - Fritz RøedFritz RøedFritz Røed was a Norwegian sculptor. He is most associated with his work, Sverd i fjell, the commemorative monument which symbolizes the unification of the nation of Norway. -Biography:...
, sculptor (d.20022002 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:* June – World Bank Oslo 2002 Protests-Notable deaths:*1 January - Arne Røgden, bobsledder...
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Notable deaths
- 16 January - Bjarne SolbergBjarne SolbergBjarne Solberg was a Norwegian physician and politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Kristiania. He finished his secondary education in 1895, and graduated as cand.med. in 1903. He was hired as municipal physician in Heddal and Notodden in 1907, and was town physician in Notodden from...
, physician and politician (b.18771877 in Norway-January to June:*25 February - Bernt Tunold, painter *5 March - Klaus Sletten, organizational worker, editor and politician *23 March - Marta Steinsvik, author and translator *29 March - Nils Waltersen Aasen, arms inventor...
) - 18 January - Nordahl RolfsenNordahl RolfsenJohan Nordahl Brun Rolfsen was a Norwegian writer, educationalist and teacher, journalist, translator and speaker. He is best known for the series of five readers for elementary school, Læsebog for folkeskolen , which became the most widespread schoolbook in Norway.-Family:Rolfsen was born in Bergen...
, writer, educationalist and teacher, journalist, translator and speaker (b.18481848 in Norway-Events:* Ålesund received city rights.-Notable births:*3 February - Jørgen Løvland, politician and Prime Minister of Norway *2 May - Hans Gabriel Nissen Buck, physician and politician *17 May - Erik Jørgensen, master gunsmith...
) - 21 January - Nikolai AstrupNikolai AstrupNikolai Astrup was a Norwegian painter.-Biography:Astrup was born in Bremanger in Nordfjord, but grew up in Ålhus in Jølster where his father worked as a priest. He was the great-grandson of Nils Astrup, a one-term member of parliament...
, painter (b.18801880 in Norway-January to June:*20 March - Oscar Ludvig Larsen, politician*13 April - Alfred Vågnes, politician *29 April - Anders Krogvig, librarian, writer, literary consultant and critic *29 April - Jonas Lie, artist...
) - 27 April - Amund B. LarsenAmund B. LarsenAmund Bredesen Larsen was a Norwegian linguist. He was one of the first to study Norwegian dialects and made the first dialect map of any Nordic country.-Early and personal life:...
, linguist (b.18491849 in Norway-Events:* 26 July – The official inauguration of the Norwegian Royal Palace , which occurred during the reign of Oscar I.-Births:*18 February - Alexander Kielland, novelist...
) - 17 June - Torgrim CastbergTorgrim Castberg-Personal life:Torgrim Castberg was born in Skien as the son of customs surveyor and politician Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg and his wife Hanna Magdalene Frisak Ebbesen . He had several brothers and sisters, including the notable politician Johan.His paternal grandfather Peter Hersleb Harboe...
, violinist (b.18741874 in Norway-Births:*8 May - Endre Johannes Cleven, settler in Canada *2 July - Oluf Wesmann-Kjær, rifle shooter *14 July - Torleiv Hannaas, philologist *3 September - Carl Størmer, mathematician and physicist...
) - June - Roald AmundsenRoald AmundsenRoald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He led the first Antarctic expedition to reach the South Pole between 1910 and 1912 and he was the first person to reach both the North and South Poles. He is also known as the first to traverse the Northwest Passage....
, polar explorer, led the first Antarctic expedition to reach the South PoleSouth PoleThe South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth and lies on the opposite side of the Earth from the North Pole...
(b.18721872 in Norway-Events:* 18 September – King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway.* 7 October - The railway line Drammenbanen between Oslo and Drammen is opened.* Oslo Vestbanestasjon opens.-Notable births:...
) - 11 September - Per Klingenberg HestetunPer Klingenberg HestetunPer Klingenberg Hestetun was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.Locally he was mayor of Årdal municipality from 1908 to 1920 and 1923 to 1926...
, politician (b.18771877 in Norway-January to June:*25 February - Bernt Tunold, painter *5 March - Klaus Sletten, organizational worker, editor and politician *23 March - Marta Steinsvik, author and translator *29 March - Nils Waltersen Aasen, arms inventor...
) - 1 December - Gunnar KnudsenGunnar KnudsenGunnar Knudsen , born Aanon Gunerius Knudsen, was a Norwegian politician from the Liberal Party who had two spells as Prime Minister of Norway from 1908 to 1910 and from 1913 to 1920...
, politician and twice Prime Minister of NorwayPrime Minister of NorwayThe Prime Minister of Norway is the political leader of Norway and the Head of His Majesty's Government. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Stortinget , to their political party, and ultimately the...
(b.18481848 in Norway-Events:* Ålesund received city rights.-Notable births:*3 February - Jørgen Løvland, politician and Prime Minister of Norway *2 May - Hans Gabriel Nissen Buck, physician and politician *17 May - Erik Jørgensen, master gunsmith...
) - 29 December - Eilif PeterssenEilif PeterssenHjalmar Eilif Emanuel Peterssen was a Norwegian painter.-Background:Hjalmar Eilif Emanuel Peterssen was born in Christiania, now Oslo, Norway. He grew up in the neighborhood of Hegdehaugen in the district of Frogner.He attended the Johan Fredrik Eckersberg School of Painting in Oslo in 1869...
, painter (b.18521852 in Norway-Births:*10 February - Svend Borchmann Hersleb Vogt, jurist and politician *13 August - Christian Krohg, painter, illustrator, author and journalist *4 September - Eilif Peterssen, painter...
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- Anna BuggeAnna BuggeAnna Wicksell Bugge was a Norwegian feminist. She helped found the debate society Skuld in high school...
, feminist (b.18621862 in Norway-Events:*23 June - Norway's second railway, Hamar-Grundsetbanen, is opened, followed shortly by*3 October - Kongsvingerbanen, Norway's third railway opens between Lillestrøm and Kongsvinger-January to June:...
) - Hartvig Sverdrup EckhoffHartvig Sverdrup EckhoffHartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff was a Norwegian architect.He took his education at the Technical University of Munich, and opened an architect's office in Stavanger in 1881. He was assigned to design several important city buildings; the first was Rogaland Teater, erected in 1883...
, architect (b.18551855 in Norway-Events:* 31 December – Population Census: 1,490,047 inhabitants in Norway.-Notable births:*23 January - Edvard Hagerup Bull, judge and politician *11 February - Erik Werenskiold, painter and illustrator...
) - Sverre HasselSverre HasselSverre Helge Hassel was a Norwegian polar explorer and one of the first five people to reach the South Pole.- Biography :...
, polar explorer (b.18761876 in Norway-January to June:*8 January - Nils Tveit, politician *23 March - Nils Erik Flakstad, businessperson and politician *22 April - Ole Edvart Rølvaag, novelist and professor in America *9 May - Johan Arndt, politician...
) - Herman Johan Foss ReimersHerman Johan Foss ReimersHerman Johan Foss Reimers was Norwegian judge and politician for the Conservative Party.-Career:He was hired in the Ministry of Finance in 1878. From 1884 he was a Supreme Court Assessor...
, politician and Minister (b.18431843 in Norway-Births:*5 January - Jørgen Christian Knudsen, ship-owner and politician *8 January - Johan Jeremiassen, ship-owner, consul and politician...
) - August Geelmuyden SpørckAugust Geelmuyden SpørckAugust Geelmuyden Spørck was a Norwegian military officer and politician for the Liberal Party. He is best known as the Norwegian Minister of Defence from 1909 to 1910.-Career:...
, politician and Minister (b.18511851 in Norway-Arts and literature:*10 January - The Norwegian Booksellers Association is founded.-January to June:*2 January - Haldor Boen, teacher and politician in America *25 January - Arne Garborg, writer...
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