1944 in Norway
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- Government in Exile (in London)
- Monarch - Haakon VII of NorwayHaakon VII of NorwayHaakon VII , known as Prince Carl of Denmark until 1905, was the first king of Norway after the 1905 dissolution of the personal union with Sweden. He was a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg...
- Prime MinisterHeads of government of NorwayThis is a list of heads of government of Norway, who held, inter alia, offices and titles such as steward , viceroy , first minister and prime minister ....
- Johan NygaardsvoldJohan NygaardsvoldJohan Nygaardsvold was a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1935 to 1945 , as head of the cabinet Nygaardsvold.-Political career:...
(Labour PartyNorwegian Labour PartyThe Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
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- Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway
- German Military Governor
- Reichskommissar in Norway - Josef TerbovenJosef TerbovenJosef Antonius Heinrich Terboven was a Nazi leader, best known as the Reichskommissar during the German occupation of Norway.-Early life:...
- Reichskommissar in Norway - Josef Terboven
- German Puppet Government in OsloQuisling regimeThe Quisling regime, or the Quisling government are common names used to refer to the collaborationist government led by Vidkun Quisling in occupied Norway during the Second World War. The official name of the regime from 1 February 1942 until its dissolution in May 1945 was Nasjonale regjering...
- Minister-PresidentMinister-PresidentA minister-president is the head of government in a number of European countries or subnational governments, in which a parliamentary or semi-presidential system of government prevails, who presides over the council of ministers...
– Vidkun QuislingVidkun QuislingVidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling was a Norwegian politician. On 9 April 1940, with the German invasion of Norway in progress, he seized power in a Nazi-backed coup d'etat that garnered him international infamy. From 1942 to 1945 he served as Minister-President, working with the occupying...
(National Unification)
- Minister-President
Events
- 20 April - The German ammunition transport Voorbode accidentally explodes in the harbour of the Western Norway city of BergenBergenBergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
, killing around 160 people and leaving some 5,000 homeless. - 3 October - Soviet troops cross the border to Norway.
- 4 October - British aircraft bomb the U-boat bunker "Bruno" and the dock area in BergenBergenBergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
harbour. As a result, 194 civilians, including 60 children, are killed. - 25 October - the Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive the Red ArmyRed ArmyThe Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
liberates KirkenesKirkenesis a town in the municipality of Sør-Varanger in the county of Finnmark in the far northeast of Norway...
, the first town in Norway to be liberated. - 28 October - Hitler orders the German forces to withdraw from northern Norway. The Germans were determined to leave nothing of value to the Soviets, as Hitler had ordered to leave the area devoid of people, shelter and supplies.
- 29 October - The LaksevågLaksevågLaksevåg is a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway.-Location:Laksevåg was separated from Askøy as a municipality of its own July 1, 1918. It was merged with Bergen January 1, 1972....
borough of Bergen was bombed again. 52 civilians were killed. - 10 November - The first Norwegian troops (300 men from the brigade in Scotland) arrive in Finnmark.
- 12 November - 29 Royal Air ForceRoyal Air ForceThe Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
Avro LancasterAvro LancasterThe Avro Lancaster is a British four-engined Second World War heavy bomber made initially by Avro for the Royal Air Force . It first saw active service in 1942, and together with the Handley Page Halifax it was one of the main heavy bombers of the RAF, the RCAF, and squadrons from other...
bombers bomb and sink down the German battleship TirpitzGerman battleship TirpitzTirpitz was the second of two s built for the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. Named after Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, the architect of the Imperial Navy, the ship was laid down at the Kriegsmarinewerft in Wilhelmshaven in November 1936 and launched two and a half years later in April...
anchored in a fjord at TromsøTromsøTromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...
, with 12,000 lb Tallboy bombs. - 27 November - The German prisoner ship Rigel is sunk off SandnessjøenSandnessjøenSandnessjøen is the centre of the municipality of Alstahaug in the county of Nordland, Norway, with a population of over 9,000. It was made a township in 1788....
by Fleet Air ArmFleet Air ArmThe Fleet Air Arm is the branch of the British Royal Navy responsible for the operation of naval aircraft. The Fleet Air Arm currently operates the AgustaWestland Merlin, Westland Sea King and Westland Lynx helicopters...
bombers in the deadliest ship disaster in Norwegian history. - 31 December - Allied bombers tried to bomb the Victoria TerrasseVictoria TerrasseVictoria Terrasse is a building complex in central Oslo, Norway.Built in the 1880s, it was taken over the by Norwegian government in 1913 and put to use by the police and various political departments....
building in Oslo, which was used as the GestapoGestapoThe Gestapo was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. Beginning on 20 April 1934, it was under the administration of the SS leader Heinrich Himmler in his position as Chief of German Police...
headquarters, but missed the target and instead hit civilian targetsCollateral damageCollateral damage is damage to people or property that is unintended or incidental to the intended outcome. The phrase is prevalently used as an euphemism for civilian casualties of a military action.-Etymology:...
. 77 civilians are killed.
Notable births
- 5 January - Eystein EggenEystein EggenEystein Eggen was a Norwegian writer.As a novelist Eggen made his debut with a story built on the life and death of general Carl Gustav Fleischer, the Norwegian commander in chief at Narvik 1940. Besides a portrait of the writer Agnar Mykle, his late father-in-law, Eggen has written novels with...
, writer - 5 January - Eirin FaldetEirin FaldetEirin Faldet is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 1985, and has been re-elected on five occasions. She has served as Deputy President of the Storting since 2001. On the local level she was a member of Trysil municipal council...
, politician - 7 January - Arne ScheieArne ScheieArne Scheie is a sports commentator, with football and ski jumping as his specialities.He started working in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in 1972, and started commenting the Four Hills Tournament in 1973...
, sports commentator - 24 January - Kåre HovdaKåre HovdaKåre Hovda was a Norwegian biathlete. At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, he finished fourth with the Norwegian relay team. He received a bronze medal in the men's relay at the 1974 Biathlon World Championships, together with his brother Kjell Hovda, Terje Hanssen and Tor...
, biathlete (d.19991999 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:* 1 February - The Coastal Party is founded....
) - 13 February - Lasse EfskindLasse EfskindLasse Daniel Efskind is a Norwegian medical doctor, primarily known for his speedskating career and his books. He is the son of Leif Efskind , professor of medicine at the University of Oslo and a pioneer in the field of heart operations.Efskind burst onto the international speedskating scene...
, speed skater, medical doctor and writer - 21 February - Harald Sunde, international soccer player and coach
- 24 February - Terje SandkjærTerje SandkjærTerje Sandkjær is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Aust-Agder in 1993, but was not re-elected in 1997....
, politician - 3 March - Arvid KnutsenArvid KnutsenArvid Knutsen was a Norwegian footballer and later coach.He joined Viking FK from Stavanger IF in 1961, and made his senior team debut in 1963. With Viking he won the Norwegian First Division in 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975, and also took bronze medals in 1968 and 1971. He played for Viking 396...
, soccer player and coach (d.20092009 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* 1 January – Same-sex marriage became legal in Norway when a gender neutral marriage bill was enacted after being passed by the Norwegian legislature in June 2008...
) - 6 March - Jarmund ØyenJarmund ØyenJarmund Øyen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland during the terms 1993–1997 and 1997–2001.-References:...
, politician - 11 March - Øyvind GrønØyvind GrønØyvind Grøn is a Norwegian physicist.He was born in Oslo, and is a twin. He took the cand.real. degree at the University of Oslo in 1973, majoring in meteorology. He followed up with the dr.philos. degree in 1990 with a thesis on repulsive gravitation...
, physicist - 12 March - Fredrik EngelstadFredrik EngelstadFredrik Engelstad is a Norwegian sociologist. He has written several books.He is the son of writer Carl Fredrik Engelstad and physician Vibeke Engelstad, and a nephew of archivist Sigurd Engelstad. He is married to professor Irene Johnson....
, sociologist - 15 March - Jørun DrevlandJørun DrevlandJørun Drevland is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland during the term 1993–1997.-References:...
, politician - 17 March - Arne StrandArne StrandArne Strand is a Norwegian journalist and politician for the Labour Party. He is the current political editor in the newspaper Dagsavisen.Strand graduated from the University of Oslo with the cand.mag. degree in 1968...
, journalist and politician - 22 March - Rigmor Kofoed-LarsenRigmor Kofoed-LarsenRigmor Kofoed-Larsen is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland in 1997, but was not re-elected in 2001....
, politician - 30 March - Bjarne Johannes HopeBjarne Johannes HopeBjarne Johannes Hope was a Norwegian civil servant.He was born in Masfjorden. Having graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1968 as siv.ing., he worked as a consultant from 1972. From 1995 to his death in 2006 he served as director of the Norwegian Tax Administration.Shortly...
, civil servant (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...
) - 5 April - Arne RisaArne RisaArne Risa is a former Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in 3000 metres steeplechase and 10,000 metres. He represented IL Gular....
, long-distance runner - 7 April - Jorunn KjellsbyJorunn KjellsbyJorunn Kjellsby is a Norwegian actress. She has worked both for Trøndelag Teater , Oslo Nye Teater and Det Norske Teateret . She has also had almost 30 movies, such as Bryllupsfesten and Den som frykter ulven...
, actress - 8 April - Odd NerdrumOdd NerdrumOdd Nerdrum , is a Norwegian figurative painter. Themes and style in Nerdrum's work reference anecdote and narrative, while primary influences by the painters Rembrandt and Caravaggio place his work in direct conflict with the abstraction and conceptual art considered acceptable in much of his...
, painter - 11 April - Terje HauglandTerje HauglandTerje Haugland is a former Norwegian long jumper.He was a nephew of Jens Edv. Haugland, son of Eugen Haugland and father of Hanne Haugland....
, long jumper - 13 April - Steinar ImsenSteinar ImsenSteinar Imsen is a Norwegian historian, and a professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. His field of concentration is the Late Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period...
, historian and professor - 18 April - Åse Gunhild Woie DuesundÅse Gunhild Woie DuesundÅse Gunhild Woie Duesund is a Norwegian politician representing Aust-Agder in the Storting. She is a representative of Christian People's Party and was first elected in 1997.-Parliamentary Committee duties:...
, politician - 28 April - Magne AarøenMagne AarøenMagne Aarøen was a Norwegian politician for the Christian People's Party . He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sogn og Fjordane in 2001....
, politician (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...
) - 27 April - Siri AustengSiri AustengSiri Austeng is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark during the term 1985–1989....
, politician - 30 April - Jon BingJon BingJon Bing is a Norwegian writer and law professor at the Norwegian Research Center for Computers and Law , and the Faculty of Law at the University of Oslo. Bing is considered to be a pioneer in international legal information...
, writer and law professor - 6 May - Carl I. HagenCarl I. HagenCarl Ivar Hagen is a Norwegian politician and former Vice President of the Norwegian Parliament. He was the chairman of the Progress Party from 1978 until 2006, when Siv Jensen replaced him as chairman of the party...
, politician - 7 May - Eva NorvindEva NorvindEva Norvind was a writer, documentary producer, director, sex therapist/ dominatrix, and former actress of the cinema of Mexico...
, writer, documentary producer, director, sex therapist and actress (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...
) - 10 May - John FredriksenJohn FredriksenJohn Fredriksen, is a Norwegian-born Cypriot oil tanker and shipping tycoon, owner of the world's largest oil tanker fleet, and was Norway's richest man until he chose to abandon his Norwegian citizenship and take up a Cypriot passport. Norwegian magazine Kapital listed Fredriksen in 2010 with a...
, oil tanker and shipping tycoon - 16 May - Jørgen HolteJørgen HolteJørgen Holte is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal in 1993, but was not re-elected in 1997. He then instead served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1997–2001...
, politician - 1 June - Øyvind NordslettenØyvind NordslettenØyvind Nordsletten is a Norwegian diplomat.He was born in Time. He started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1974...
, diplomat - 7 June - Kjartan FløgstadKjartan FløgstadKjartan Fløgstad is a Norwegian author. Fløgstad studied literature and linguistics at the University of Bergen. Subsequently he worked for a period as an industrial worker and as a sailor before he debuted as a poet with his collection of poems titled Valfart in 1968...
, author - 13 June - Bjørn TveterBjørn TveterBjørn Tveter is a former Norwegian speed skater who competed internationally in the 1960s and 1970s. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble he finished 5th in the 1500 metres...
, speed skater - 18 June - Ailo GaupAilo Gaup (author)Ailo Gaup is a Sámi shaman and author who writes in Norwegian. He currently lives in Oslo. He was involved in founding the Sámi theater Beaivváš Sámi Theatre in Kautokeino and has also written some plays for the theater...
, SámiSami peopleThe Sami people, also spelled Sámi, or Saami, are the arctic indigenous people inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, and the border area between south and middle Sweden and Norway. The Sámi are Europe’s northernmost...
shaman and author - 19 June - Arne HolenArne HolenArne Holen is a Norwegian musicologist.He was born in Asker, and took his degree in musicology in 1969. He was an associate professor at the University of Trondheim from 1974 to 1983, and was the director of Concerts Norway from 1983 to 1993. He was then hired in the Norwegian Ministry of...
, musicologist - 29 June - Lars GriniLars GriniLars Grini was a Norwegian ski jumper who competed between 1966 and 1972.His best known successes were at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, where he won a bronze medal in the individual large hill event, and another bronze medal in the individual normal hill at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski...
, ski jumper and Olympic bronze medallist - 3 July - Sverre MitsemSverre Mitsem (judge)Sverre Mitsem is a Norwegian judge.He was born in Oslo. He worked as a lawyer for the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions from 1981, as a judge in Asker and Bærum District Court from 1986, presiding judge in Eidsivating Court of Appeal from 1991 and in Borgarting Court of Appeal from 1995, and...
, judge (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....
) - 12 July – Kjell Kristian RikeKjell Kristian RikeKjell Kristian Rike was a Norwegian sports commentator, originally from Byglandsfjord. He reported on biathlon events for NRK starting in 1977, and also on cross-country skiing from 1985....
, sports commentator (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....
) - 18 July - Sverre Anker OusdalSverre Anker OusdalSverre Anker Ousdal is a Norwegian actor born in Flekkefjord, Norway.-Biography:Ousdal made his debut in 1965 at Den Nationale Scene in Bergen...
, actor - 31 July - Knut Einar EriksenKnut Einar EriksenKnut Einar Eriksen is a Norwegian historian.He was born in Sarpsborg, and took the cand.philol. degree in 1969. He was an associate professor at the University of Tromsø from 1975 to 1982, and a professor from 1982 to 1986. In 1989 he was appointed as a professor at the University of Oslo...
, historian - 5 August - Lars MyrauneLars Myraune- External links :...
, military officer and politician - 6 August - Halvor StenstadvoldHalvor StenstadvoldHalvor Stenstadvold is a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party. A political scientist by education, he spent most of his career in the Federation of Norwegian Industries and Orkla Group. He has also been the chair of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, the Research...
, business person and politician - 14 August - Åge HadlerÅge HadlerÅge Hadler is a Norwegian orienteering competitor, winner of the 1966 and 1972 individual World Orienteering Championships, relay champion from 1970, and individual bronze medalist from 1968.-Early life and career:...
, orienteer - 9 September - Finn UrdalFinn UrdalFinn Urdal is a retired Norwegian handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Horten and represented the club Fredensborg/Ski HK. In 1972 he was part of the Norwegian team which finished ninth in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches and scored three...
, handball player - 27 September - Villy HaugenVilly HaugenVilly Haugen is a former speed skater from Norway.Haugen earned a bronze medal on 1500 m at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. He came on eighth place on 500 m at the same Olympics. Haugen represented SK Falken in Trondheim.-External links:*...
, speed skater and Olympic bronze medallist - 9 October - Jan Fredrik WiborgJan Fredrik WiborgJan Fredrik Wiborg was a Norwegian civil engineer.During the early 1990s, he criticised plans for building Oslo's new airport at Gardermoen. The Parliament of Norway had originally decided to build the new airport at Hurumlandet, but weather surveys claimed this location would only be operable 80%...
, civil engineer (d.19941994 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* 15–17 April – The Progress Party national convention at Bolkesjø, turns out to be one of the most dramatic purges in the history of Norwegian party politics, ending with the libertarian section of the party...
) - 14 October - Svein FlåttenSvein FlåttenSvein Flåtten is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold in 2001, and has been re-elected on one occasion....
, politician - 17 October - Leiv NergaardLeiv NergaardLeiv L. Nergaard is a Norwegian businessperson, and since 2000, Chairman of Storebrand.-Biography:Nergård is educated with a siviløkonom degree from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration...
, businessperson - 18 October - Finn SeemannFinn SeemannFinn Ludvig Seemann was a Norwegian footballer. He was capped 15 times and scored four goals for Norway, and played for many clubs in Europe and the United States....
, international soccer player (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....
) - 5 November - Asmund KristoffersenAsmund KristoffersenAsmund Kristoffersen is a retired Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal in 1993 and has since been re-elected on three occasions....
, politician - 11 November - Tore BergerTore BergerTore Berger is a Norwegian sprint canoer. He won gold medal on K4 1000 m at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City , and obtained a bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics in Munich on the same distance.Berger also won a gold medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the 1970 ICF Canoe Sprint World...
, sprint canoer, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion - 11 November - Per Ivar MoePer Ivar MoePer Ivar Moe is a former speed skater from Norway.-Biography:In 1963, 18 year old Per Ivar Moe won bronze at the European Allround Championships, an achievement he would repeat the following year . In addition, in 1964, he became the first in 8 years to beat Knut Johannesen at the Norwegian...
, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist - 26 November - Kjellbjørg LundeKjellbjørg LundeKjellbjørg Lunde is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1981, and was re-elected on three occasions....
, politician - 3 December - Jan JohansenJan Johansen (kayaker)Jan Johansen is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s and the early 1970s. He won a gold medal in the K-4 1000 m at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City , and obtained a bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics in Munich at the same distance.Johansen also won three medals at the ICF...
, sprint canoer, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion - 13 December - Ursula EvjeUrsula EvjeUrsula Evje is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1997, and was re-elected on two occasions. However, in December 2004, during her third term, she left the party, continuing as an independent representative...
, politician - 27 December - John M. JacobsenJohn M. JacobsenJohn Martin Jacobsen is a Norwegian film producer.In 2008 he was awarded the Order of St. Olav. In 2003 he won the Amanda Committee's Honorary Award.-Filmography:* Max Manus * Elias og kongeskipet...
, film producer - 31 December - Kristin Hille VallaKristin Hille VallaKristin Hille Valla is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.From 1989 to 1990, while the cabinet Syse held office, Hille Valla was appointed Minister of the Environment....
, politician and Minister
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- Bjørn AamodtBjørn AamodtBjørn Aamodt was a Norwegian lyricist. He worked also a sailor, metal worker and social worker. He made his literary debut with the poetry collection Tilegnet in 1973....
, poet (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...
) - Stein H. AnnexstadStein H. AnnexstadStein Holst Annexstad is a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party.-Business:He has worked in Dyno Industrier, Nycomed and Hafslund Nycomed. He is the chairman of the board of Investinor , whose task is to invest in fledgling Norwegian companies, through a 49% ownership...
, businessperson and politician - Ole T. BergOle T. BergOle T. Berg is a Norwegian political scientist.He graduated from the University of Oslo with the mag.art. degree in 1968, and he later took the dr.philos. degree in 1983. He worked as a research fellow at the University of Oslo from 1970 to 1974, and had stays at Yale University from 1973 to 1974...
, political scientist - Sven G. EliassenSven G. EliassenSven G. Eliassen is a Norwegian historian.He was born in Gøteborg, and took the cand.philol. degree at the University of Oslo in 1973 with the paper Hafslund hovedgård og sagbruk. Oversikt over Hafslunds historie i tiden ca. 1600-1786. He was hired at Borgarsyssel Museum in 1972, and became the...
, historian - Karen FladsetKaren FladsetKaren Fladset is a former Norwegian team handball player and coach. She played for the club IL Vestar and the Norwegian women's national handball team. With Vestar she became Norwegian Champion both as player and coach, and she was top scorer in the Norwegian league for four seasons...
, handball player and coach - Oddvar FlæteOddvar FlæteOddvar Johannes Flæte is a Norwegian county governor.He was born in Leikanger and grew up in Årdal, and graduated from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration with a siviløkonom degree in 1971...
, county governor - Øystein Josefsen, businessperson and politician
- Johan C. Løken, politician and Minister
- Bjørn MyrsethBjørn MyrsethBjørn Myrseth is a Norwegian biologist and businessperson, and since 1987 chief executive officer of Marine Farms. Myrseth was educated in fishery biology from the University of Bergen, and was a co-founder of Stolt Sea Farms in 1972, where he was CEO until 1987. He then sold his stake in the...
, biologist and businessperson - Nic. NilsenNic. NilsenNicolay William Nilsen is a Norwegian businessperson.He is the current CEO of Oslo Lufthavn AS, the company that manages the Oslo Airport, Gardermoen. He started working at Gardermoen in 1995, overseeing the airport's transition from being second in rank to Oslo Airport, Fornebu into becoming the...
, businessperson - Åsmund ReikvamÅsmund ReikvamÅsmund Ragnar Reikvam is a Norwegian professor in medicine and former politician.He graduated as dr. med. in 1976 and became a specialist in Internal medicine and Heart disease in 1981. He worked at Ullevål university hospital and Sogn og Fjordane central hospital, the latter as head physician in...
, professor in medicine and former politician - Aud TalleAud TalleAud Talle was a Norwegian social anthropologist.She graduated as mag.art. from the University of Oslo and as fil. dr. from Stockholm University. She was a research assistant at the University of Bergen from 1975 to 1977, lector at Stockholm University from 1990 to 1995 and professor at the...
, social anthropologist - Torkel WetterhusTorkel WetterhusTorkel Wetterhus is a Norwegian businessperson and politician.A forester by education, he works as a farmer. He has been chairman of the board of Sparebanken NOR in Buskerud and of Norske Skog, and a member of the board of the DnB NOR Savings Bank Foundation, Sparebanken NOR nationwide, Gjensidige...
, businessperson and politician
Deaths
- 23 January - Edvard MunchEdvard MunchEdvard Munch was a Norwegian Symbolist painter, printmaker and an important forerunner of expressionist art. His best-known composition, The Scream, is part of a series The Frieze of Life, in which Munch explored the themes of love, fear, death, melancholia, and anxiety.- Childhood :Edvard Munch...
, painter and printmaker (b.18631863 in Norway-January to June:*19 February - Axel Thue, mathematician *28 February - Lars Jonson Haukaness, Norwegian American impressionist artist *21 May - Gunnar Berg, painter *23 June - Christian Fredrik Michelet, politician and Minister...
) - 19 February - Reidar Haave OlsenReidar Haave OlsenReidar Haave Olsen was a Norwegian pilot who was killed during World War II.He was born in Hommedal, but settled in Eide. During World War II, he took a pilot's education in Canada, before enlisting in the Royal Norwegian Air Force-in-exile in England...
, pilot (b.19231923 in Norway-Events:* 4 November – the Communist Party of Norway is formed, following a split in the Norwegian Labour Party.-January to March:*1 January - Kristin Kverneland Lønningdal, politician...
) - 25 April - Olav NielsenOlav NielsenOlav Nielsen was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Oslo.In 1928 he was eliminated in the first round of the flyweight class after losing his fight to Baddie Lebanon....
, boxer (b.19021902 in Norway-Incumbents:*Prime Minister of Norway: Johannes Steen, succeeded by:*Prime Minister of Norway: Otto Blehr-Notable births:*15 January - Olaug Hay, politician *24 January - Sigurd Lund Hamran, politician...
) - 12 June - Einar HærlandEinar HærlandEinar Hærland was a Norwegian military officer who was executed during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.He was born in Solum as the son of Ole Hærland and his wife Marie, née Knudsen...
, military officer, executed (b.19091909 in Norway-Events:* 27 January - The Young Left is founded* 27 November - The Bergen Line was opened.* Rjukanbanen railway line is opened. The 16 km line, part of the 80 km Tinnosbanen, connects Mæl and Rjukan in Telemark. The line is operated by Norsk Hydro and its purpose is to transport...
) - 24 June - Sigurd RollSigurd RollSigurd Emil Roll was a Norwegian diplomat and former sprinter who was executed during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.-Early life and family:...
, diplomat and former sprinter (b.18931893 in Norway-Arts and literature:*The Norwegian Authors' Union is established.*Edvard Munch paints "The Scream"-January to March:*6 January - Olaf Bjerke, trade unionist and politician...
) - 8 August - Ragnvald HvoslefRagnvald HvoslefRagnvald Hvoslef was a Norwegian councillor of state in the Nasjonal Samling government of Vidkun Quisling, 1940.-References:...
, politician (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:...
) - 14 October - Torleif TorkildsenTorleif TorkildsenTorleif Torkildsen was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Norwegian gymnastics team, which won the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event....
, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (b.18921892 in Norway-Events:* 31 January - The Holmenkollen ski jump opens.-Notable births:*5 January - John Johnsen, swimmer *1 February - Eugen Johansen, horse rider and Olympic silver medallist...
) - 13 November - Gregers GramGregers GramGregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram MC MM was a Norwegian resistance fighter and saboteur. A corporal and later second lieutenant in the Norwegian Independent Company 1 during the Second World War, he was killed in 1944....
, resistance fighter and saboteur (b.19171917 in Norway-Events:* Bratsbergbanen railway line began traffic between Eidanger and Notodden. The line was closed in 2001.-Sport:*2 April - Lillestrøm SK football club is founded after the merger of two local football clubs.*19 May - Rosenborg BK football club is founded....
) - 12 December - Alf HjortAlf HjortAlf Hjort was a Norwegian born American electrical engineer.-Background:Alf Hjort was born in Christiania, now Oslo, Norway. He was a younger brother of Norwegian oceanographer and marine zoologist Johan Hjort. Their parents were Johan S.A. Hjort, a professor of ophthalmology, and Elisabeth Falsen...
, electrical engineer in America (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...
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- Haakon Martin FiveHaakon Martin FiveHåkon Martin Henriksen Five was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was Minister of Agriculture 1919–1920. 1921-1923, 1924-1926 and 1933-1935, and Minister of Provisioning 1919-1920....
, politician and Minister (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...
) - Alfred KlingenbergAlfred KlingenbergAlf Klingenberg , a Norwegian pianist of great distinction, was the Eastman School of Music´s first director . He was succeeded by composer Howard Hanson in 1924. Klingenberg started the DKG Institute of Musical Art in Rochester 1912. This School would later become the Eastman School of Music....
, pianist (b.18671867 in Norway-January to June:*19 January - Isak Kobro Collett, politician *20 January - Mons Monssen, sailor in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor *29 January - Carl L...
) - Odd Sverressøn KlingenbergOdd Sverressøn KlingenbergOdd Sverressøn Klingenberg was the Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs 1920-1921, 1923 and 1923-1924 in addition to mayor of Trondheim 1911-1916....
, politician and Minister (b.18711871 in Norway-Notable births:*27 January - Bodil Katharine Biørn, missionary known as Mother Katharine *1 February - Hellmer Hermandsen, rifle shooter and Olympic silver medallist *26 March - Karl Haagensen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist...
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