2009 in Norway
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Incumbents
- Monarch - Harald V of NorwayHarald V of NorwayHarald V is the king of Norway. He succeeded to the throne of Norway upon the death of his father Olav V on 17 January 1991...
- Prime MinisterPrime 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...
- Jens StoltenbergJens Stoltenbergis a Norwegian politician, leader of the Norwegian Labour Party and the current Prime Minister of Norway. Having assumed office on 17 October 2005, Stoltenberg previously served as Prime Minister from 2000 to 2001....
(Norwegian 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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Events
- 1 January – Same-sex marriageSame-sex marriage in NorwaySame-sex marriage became legal in Norway on January 1, 2009 when a gender neutral marriage bill was enacted after being passed by the Norwegian legislature in June 2008...
became legal in Norway when a gender neutral marriage bill was enacted after being passed by the Norwegian legislature in June 2008. Norway became the first Scandinavian country and the sixth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. - 1 January – the new Norwegian prostitution law (Sexkjøpsloven) bans the buying of sexual favours rather than selling (the client commits a crime, but not the prostitute).
- 10 March – Varg VikernesVarg VikernesVarg Vikernes is a Norwegian black metal musician, writer, philosopher, religious and political activist, arsonist and convicted murderer.Vikernes was born near Bergen, Norway. In 1991, he founded the one-man music project Burzum, which quickly became popular within the early Norwegian black metal...
is released on parole having served almost 16 years of a 21 years (life) sentence for murder. - 31 July – Full City oil spill: the Panama-flagged bulk carrierBulk carrierA bulk carrier, bulk freighter, or bulker is a merchant ship specially designed to transport unpackaged bulk cargo, such as grains, coal, ore, and cement in its cargo holds. Since the first specialized bulk carrier was built in 1852, economic forces have fueled the development of these ships,...
, Full CityFull CityFull City is a Panama-flagged bulk carrier made infamous by running aground after an engine failure during a storm near Langesund, Telemark, Norway, spilling 200 tons of heavy bunker fuel oil in a sensitive wildlife area on 31 July 2009. Full City was built by Hakodate Dockyard Co. Ltd...
, operated by COSCOCOSCOChina Ocean Shipping Company, known as COSCO or COSCO Group, is one of the largest liner shipping companies worldwide. It is a government owned company of the People's Republic of China...
, experienced engine failure and ran aground near LangesundLangesundis the administrative centre of the municipality of Bamble, Norway.The town of Langesund was established as a municipality January 1, 1838...
, TelemarkTelemarkis a county in Norway, bordering Vestfold, Buskerud, Hordaland, Rogaland and Aust-Agder. The county administration is in Skien. Until 1919 the county was known as Bratsberg amt.-Location:...
, NorwayNorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
during a storm, spilling 200 tons of heavy bunker fuel oilFuel oilFuel oil is a fraction obtained from petroleum distillation, either as a distillate or a residue. Broadly speaking, fuel oil is any liquid petroleum product that is burned in a furnace or boiler for the generation of heat or used in an engine for the generation of power, except oils having a flash...
in a sensitive wildlifeWildlifeWildlife includes all non-domesticated plants, animals and other organisms. Domesticating wild plant and animal species for human benefit has occurred many times all over the planet, and has a major impact on the environment, both positive and negative....
area. - 14 September – The 2009 Parliamentary electionNorwegian parliamentary election, 2009The 2009 parliamentary election was held in Norway on 14 September 2009. Elections in Norway are held on a Monday in September, usually the second or third Monday, as determined by the king. Early voting was possible between 10 August and 11 September 2009, while some municipalities held open...
takes place. Although the opposition received more votes, the governing Red-Green Coalition obtained more seats in parliament. This allowed Jens StoltenbergJens Stoltenbergis a Norwegian politician, leader of the Norwegian Labour Party and the current Prime Minister of Norway. Having assumed office on 17 October 2005, Stoltenberg previously served as Prime Minister from 2000 to 2001....
to continue as prime minister. - 9 December – The Norwegian spiral anomaly2009 Norwegian spiral anomalyThe Norwegian spiral anomaly of 2009 appeared in the night sky over Norway on 9 December 2009. It was visible from, and photographed from, northern Norway and Sweden. The spiral consisted of a blue beam of light with a greyish spiral emanating from one end of it...
initially shook thousands of witnesses in Northern Norway, as well as people across the globe, when what was later explained as a misfired Russian missile caused a spectacular light formation in the sky. The phenomenon was observed in the dark morning sky from Trøndelag through Finnmark. - 10 December – The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize2009 Nobel Peace PrizeThe 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to U.S. President Barack Obama "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between people." The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced the award on October 9, 2009, citing Obama's promotion of nuclear nonproliferation and...
was awarded to US President Barack ObamaBarack ObamaBarack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
in Oslo.
Music
- 16 May - Norway wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2009Eurovision Song Contest 2009The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....
with the song FairytaleFairytale (Alexander Rybak song)"Fairytale" is a song written and composed by Norwegian violinist/singer Alexander Rybak, and the first single from Rybak's debut album Fairytales...
performed by Alexander RybakAlexander RybakAlexander Igoryevich Rybak or in Belarusian Alyaksandr Igaravich Rybak , born 13 May 1986 in Byelorussian SSR is a Norwegian singer-composer, violinist, pianist, writer, and actor...
, with a record-breaking 387 points.
Anniversaries
- 150 years since the birth of author Knut HamsunKnut HamsunKnut Hamsun was a Norwegian author, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. He was praised by King Haakon VII of Norway as Norway's soul....
on 4 August 1859 - 100 years since the founding of the Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted (Norges Blindeforbund) on 22 October 1909
- 100 years since the establishment of the Norwegian National Academy of Fine ArtsNorwegian National Academy of Fine ArtsThe Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts is a Norwegian university offering studies in the areas of specialization painting, photography / video / film, digital art, sound art, sculpture, installation, performance art, and art theory.-History:...
(Statens kunstakademi) on 29 November 1909 - 75 years since the TafjordenTafjordenTafjorden is a branch of the Norddalsfjorden/Storfjorden in the municipality of Norddal in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The fjord is located southeast of Sylte, the municipal center of Norddal...
tsunamiTsunamiA tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake...
killed 41 people in TafjordTafjordTafjord is a village in the municipality of Norddal in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Tafjorden, about southeast of Sylte, and just west of the borders of Reinheimen National Park...
in Møre og Romsdal on 7 April 1934. The tsunami was triggered by landslide.
Notable deaths
- 2 January - John Olav LarssenJohn Olav LarssenJohn Olav Larssen was a Norwegian evangelical preacher and missionary.He was born in Hellvik, and settled in Bryne. He started as a preacher at the age of eighteen, and eventually began touring Norway. He has been nicknamed "Norway's Billy Graham"...
, evangelical preacher and missionary (b. 19271927 in Norway-Events:* Norsk Hydro forms a companionship with the German company IG Farben in order to gain access to the newly developed Haber-Bosch process for manufacturing artificial fertilizer...
) - 4 January - 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 (b. 19441944 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...
) - 4 January - Leif Herbrand EriksenLeif Herbrand EriksenLeif Herbrand Eriksen was a Norwegian journalist and politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Eidsvoll and finished his secondary school in 1941 at Oslo Cathedral School. In 1946 he was hired as a journalist in Arbeiderbladet. He also edited Arbeiderkalenderen. He retired in 1988.He joined...
, journalist and politician (b. 19211921 in Norway-Events:* 6 May - A general strike begins in Norway.* 17 September - the Dovre Line was opened.* 18 September - Nidareid train disaster on the Trondhjem-Størenbanen railway line...
) - 6 January - Magne Rommetveit, linguist (b. 19181918 in Norway-Events:* Norsk Hydro's artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord is bought by the Norwegian government. In 1947 it is leased back to Hydro. This activity is Yara International.* The 1918 Parliamentary election takes place.-Sport:...
) - 6 January - Eldar Hagen, ski salesman and sports official (b. 19181918 in Norway-Events:* Norsk Hydro's artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord is bought by the Norwegian government. In 1947 it is leased back to Hydro. This activity is Yara International.* The 1918 Parliamentary election takes place.-Sport:...
) - 8 January - Björn HauganBjorn HauganBjörn Haugan was a Swedish born, Norwegian operatic lyric tenor.-Background:Björn Haugan was born in Söderhamn Municipality in the province of Hälsingland within Gävleborg County, Sweden...
, operatic lyric tenor - 12 January - Jack Erik KjuusJack Erik KjuusJack Erik Kjuus was a Norwegian far-right politician of the former White Electoral Alliance who was convicted of racism in 1997...
, anti-immigration politician (b. 19271927 in Norway-Events:* Norsk Hydro forms a companionship with the German company IG Farben in order to gain access to the newly developed Haber-Bosch process for manufacturing artificial fertilizer...
) - 12 January – Arne NæssArne NæssArne Dekke Eide Næss was a Norwegian philosopher, the founder of deep ecology. He was the youngest person to be appointed full professor at the University of Oslo....
, philosopher (b. 19121912 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Jens Bratlie-Events:*7 March - Roald Amundsen announces his success in reaching the South Pole*Norsk Hydro establishes artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord in Nordland...
) - 21 January - Astrid FolstadAstrid FolstadAstrid Borgny Folstad was a Norwegian actress.She was educated at the Norwegian National Academy of Theatre from 1953 to 1956. She made her debut at the National Theatre in 1955, and was employed at Det Norske Teatret from 1956 to 1959 and at the National Theatre from 1959. She had ninety parts in...
, actress (b. 19321932 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Peder Kolstad, until death in March-January to March:*7 January - Tormod Knutsen, Nordic combined skier and Olympic gold medallist...
) - 24 January - Kåre BergKåre BergKåre Ingmar Berg was a Norwegian MD, professor in medical genetics, physician-in-chief and well-cited researcher.-Education and positions:...
, professor in medical genetics (b. 19321932 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Peder Kolstad, until death in March-January to March:*7 January - Tormod Knutsen, Nordic combined skier and Olympic gold medallist...
) - 24 January - Herman PedersenHerman PedersenHerman Pedersen was a Norwegian diplomat and politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Vestre Toten as a son of Asbjørn Pedersen and housewife Hanna Nøkleby...
, politician (b. 19281928 in Norway-Events:* 27 June – The opening of the underground railway line to Nationaltheatret station in Oslo .* At Herøya, outside Porsgrunn, Norsk Hydro establishes what is to become Norway's largest industrial park....
) - 29 January - Olaf ØenOlaf ØenOlaf Øen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.Born in Nes, Buskerud, he was first elected to local office as a member of Nes municipal council in 1955, serving until 1979 and again from 1995 to 1999. He was mayor from 1963 to 1977. From 1963 to 1971 he was also a member of Buskerud...
, politician (b. 19251925 in Norway-Events:* 1 January - The city of Christiania reclaimed its original Norwegian name, Oslo; a decision which caused much debate in its time.* 17 July - the Parliament of Norway passed the Svalbard Act which established Norwegian sovereignty on the island of Svalbard, and stated that Norwegian...
) - 31 January - Arne E. Holm, artist and architect (b. 19111911 in Norway-Events:*14 December - Roald Amundsen's Norwegian expedition becomes the first to reach the South Pole.*Norsk Hydro's second plant opens at Rjukan, four years after its first plant at Notodden.-January to March:*1 January - Håkon Melberg, linguist...
) - 1 February - Odd Torgeir RustenOdd Torgeir RustenOdd Torgeir Rusten was a Norwegian smallholder and politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Tynset as a son of smallholder Magne Rusten and homeworker Kjellfrid Øverby . He took agricultural school from 1947 to 1949 and was a smallholder at the family farm from 1952 to 1982, when his son...
, politician (b. 19251925 in Norway-Events:* 1 January - The city of Christiania reclaimed its original Norwegian name, Oslo; a decision which caused much debate in its time.* 17 July - the Parliament of Norway passed the Svalbard Act which established Norwegian sovereignty on the island of Svalbard, and stated that Norwegian...
) - 2 February – Fredrik KayserFredrik KayserFredrik Thorbjørn Kayser, MM was a Norwegian resistance member during World War II. He was especially noted for his role in the Norwegian heavy water sabotage, and has been referred to as "Western Norway's Gunnar Sønsteby"....
, World War II resistance fighter (b. 19181918 in Norway-Events:* Norsk Hydro's artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord is bought by the Norwegian government. In 1947 it is leased back to Hydro. This activity is Yara International.* The 1918 Parliamentary election takes place.-Sport:...
) - 3 February - Åsa Solberg Iversen, politician (b. 19291929 in Norway-Events:* 8 May – Norway annexed the volcanic island Jan Mayen located in the Arctic Ocean.-Notable births:* 1 January - Fredrik Olsen, shipping magnate* 3 January - Grethe Rytter Hasle, planktologist* 17 January - Jan Rasmus Skåre, judge...
) - 4 February – Arnljot EggenArnljot EggenArnljot Eggen was a Norwegian poet, and has also written plays and children's books.He was born in Tolga. He made his literary debut in 1951, with the poetry collection Eld og is. He was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for the children's book Den lange streiken...
, lyricist (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...
) - 12 February – Willy HaugliWilly HaugliWilly Haugli was a Norwegian jurist, university director and police chief.He was born in Tromsø, and graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1955. He was director of the University of Tromsø from 1969 to 1978, and chief of police of Oslo from 1985 to 1994.-References:...
, jurist and former Oslo chief of police (b. 19271927 in Norway-Events:* Norsk Hydro forms a companionship with the German company IG Farben in order to gain access to the newly developed Haber-Bosch process for manufacturing artificial fertilizer...
) - 14 February - Kjersti GraverKjersti GraverKjersti Graver was a Norwegian jurist.She was born in Oslo. She served as the Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman from 1987 to 1995, having previously worked as a sub-director from 1979 to 1984. During this period she was behind a prohibition of the skateboard in Norway...
, jurist and Norwegian Consumer OmbudsmanNorwegian Consumer OmbudsmanThe Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman is a government-appointed ombudsman in Norway for consumer affairs.The office was established in 1973 with Inger Louise Valle as the first holder. The office of the consumer ombudsman sees to it that the marketing of goods and services is done in accordance with...
(b. 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...
) - 23 February - Sverre FehnSverre FehnSverre Fehn was a Norwegian architect. The architect’s highest international honour came in 1997, when he was awarded both the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the Heinrich Tessenow Gold Medal.-Life:...
, architect (b. 19241924 in Norway-Events:* The 1924 Parliamentary election takes place.* Kringkastningselskapet A/S was founded. This was the predecessor to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, established in 1933-Notable births:*5 January - Ottar Dahl, historian and historiographer...
) - 26 February - Ingebjørg KarmhusIngebjørg KarmhusIngebjørg Karmhus was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.She was born in Leksvik as a daughter of Sverre Karmhus and Karen Nicoline Bjerkan. She took basic education in Leksvik before attending Nesna Teachers' College for four years and the Norwegian Conservatory of Music for two and a...
, politician (b. 19361936 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold -Events:* 13 September – A rockfall slide occures in the village of Loen in the Sogn og Fjordane county, killing 74 people....
) - 28 February - Finn Christensen, artist (b. 19201920 in Norway-Events:* 9 February – The League of Nations gives Spitsbergen to Norway.* 17-19 June – The Centre Party was founded.* Aalesund ship is discovered embedded in the earth south of Ålesund.-Notable births:*2 January - Anne-Sofie Østvedt, resistance leader...
) - 4 March – Triztán VindtornTriztán VindtornTriztán Vindtorn , born Kjell Erik Larsen, was a Norwegian poet and performance artist from Drammen. He made his literary debut with the poetry collection Sentrifuge in 1970....
, poet (b. 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...
). - 5 March - Bjørg LødøenBjørg LødøenBjørg Lødøen was a Norwegian painter, graphic artist, and composer.When Lødøen's family returned to Oslo in 1945, by way of her father she came to know the painter Xan Krohn. Krohn had been taking part in the Russian avant-garde movement from about 1910 until he returned to Norway some time after...
, artist (b. 19311931 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Peder Kolstad-Events:* 27 June – Norway occupied and claimed parts of the then-uninhabited eastern Greenland , claiming that it constituted terra nullius.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the...
) - 10 March – Geir Killingland, modeling agency executive (b. 19531953 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Oscar Torp -Events:* 1 June –The first Bergen International Festival opens.* 16 July – Parliament voted to move the main base for the Navy from Horten to Bergen....
). - 13 March – Anne BrownAnne BrownAnne Wiggins Brown was an African American soprano who created the role of "Bess" in the original production of George Gershwin's opera Porgy and Bess in 1935. She was also a radio and concert singer...
, American-born opera singer (b. 19121912 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Jens Bratlie-Events:*7 March - Roald Amundsen announces his success in reaching the South Pole*Norsk Hydro establishes artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord in Nordland...
). - 16 March - Mons EspelidMons EspelidMons Espelid was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party and dentist from Askøy.He was a member of the Parliament of Norway from 1981–1985, where he sat in the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs. He was mayor of Askøy from 1975 to 1977 and from 1979 to 1981, and deputy mayor...
, politician (b. 19261926 in Norway-Events:* May 11-14 – Roald Amundsen makes the first airship flight over the North Pole. The Norge leaves Spitsbergen and arrives in Teller, Alaska three days later.-Notable births:*1 January - Rolf Fjeldvær, politician...
) - 24 March - Ole Edvard Borgen, Methodist leader (b. 19251925 in Norway-Events:* 1 January - The city of Christiania reclaimed its original Norwegian name, Oslo; a decision which caused much debate in its time.* 17 July - the Parliament of Norway passed the Svalbard Act which established Norwegian sovereignty on the island of Svalbard, and stated that Norwegian...
) - 25 March - Knut SelmerKnut SelmerKnut Sejersted Selmer was a Norwegian legal scholar.He was born in Aker as a son of professor Ernst Westerlund Selmer and Ella Sejersted . He was a grandnephew of Johan Selmer and Jens Selmer and a first cousin of Francis Sejersted. He finished his secondary education in 1944 and graduated with...
, law professor (b. 19241924 in Norway-Events:* The 1924 Parliamentary election takes place.* Kringkastningselskapet A/S was founded. This was the predecessor to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, established in 1933-Notable births:*5 January - Ottar Dahl, historian and historiographer...
) - 26 March – Arne BendiksenArne BendiksenArne Joachim Bendiksen, born 19 October 1926 in Bergen, Norway, died 26 March 2009, was a Norwegian singer, composer and producer, described as "the father of pop music" in Norway....
, singer, composer and producer (b.19261926 in Norway-Events:* May 11-14 – Roald Amundsen makes the first airship flight over the North Pole. The Norge leaves Spitsbergen and arrives in Teller, Alaska three days later.-Notable births:*1 January - Rolf Fjeldvær, politician...
). - 28 March - Inger Lise GjørvInger Lise GjørvInger Lise Gjørv was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.-Career:She was born in Oslo as the daughter of physician Sverre Strand and housewife Liv Alnæs . She enrolled as a student in 1957, and graduated with the cand.mag. degree in 1962 from the University of Oslo...
, politicianPoliticianA politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, cancerCancerCancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
(b. 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...
) - 2 April - Guttorm HansenGuttorm HansenGuttorm Hansen was a Norwegian writer and politician for the Labour Party. He started his career as a mechanic, but after 1945 he was a journalist and editor of magazines and newspapers. Via local politics in his native Namsos he was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1961, serving six terms...
, writer and politician (b. 19201920 in Norway-Events:* 9 February – The League of Nations gives Spitsbergen to Norway.* 17-19 June – The Centre Party was founded.* Aalesund ship is discovered embedded in the earth south of Ålesund.-Notable births:*2 January - Anne-Sofie Østvedt, resistance leader...
) - 5 April - Ole Gabriel UelandOle Gabriel UelandOle Gabriel Ueland was a Norwegian politician from Varhaug, Rogaland, active in the Centre Party. He was a member of the Norwegian parliament from 1977 to 1993.-References:...
, politician (b. 19311931 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Peder Kolstad-Events:* 27 June – Norway occupied and claimed parts of the then-uninhabited eastern Greenland , claiming that it constituted terra nullius.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the...
) - 12 April - Hans KleppenHans KleppenHans Kleppen was a Norwegian ski jumper who competed in the late 1920s. He won a bronze medal on the individual large hill competition at the 1929 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane....
, ski jumper and Olympic bronze medallist (b. 19071907 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Christian Michelsen-Events:* June 14 – Norway adopts female suffrage.* Norsk Hydro, having been founded in 1905, opens up its first plant at Notodden....
) - 16 April - Jens Balchen, civil engineer (b. 19261926 in Norway-Events:* May 11-14 – Roald Amundsen makes the first airship flight over the North Pole. The Norge leaves Spitsbergen and arrives in Teller, Alaska three days later.-Notable births:*1 January - Rolf Fjeldvær, politician...
) - 16 April - Svein LongvaSvein LongvaSvein Longva was a Norwegian economist and civil servant.He was born in Oslo, but his family moved to Volda in 1950. After completing his secondary education there in 1962, he enrolled in political economy studies at the University of Oslo...
, economist and civil servant (b.19431943 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...
) - 20 April - Ola M. SteinholtOla M. SteinholtOla M. Steinholt was a Norwegian bishop.He was born in Trondenes and graduated from the University of Oslo with the cand.theol. degree in 1959. He served as dean in Tromsø Cathedral from 1984 to 1990 and bishop of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland from 1990 to 2001. He died in April 2009 in...
, bishop (b. 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...
) - 26 April - Ivar RamstadIvar RamstadIvar Ramstad was a Norwegian discus thrower.He worked as a farmer at the farm Nygjerdet, between Røra and Straumen, and also had a career in Gjensidige. His brother Jon Ramstad was mayor of Levanger....
, discus thrower (b. 19241924 in Norway-Events:* The 1924 Parliamentary election takes place.* Kringkastningselskapet A/S was founded. This was the predecessor to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, established in 1933-Notable births:*5 January - Ottar Dahl, historian and historiographer...
) - 30 April - Bjørn LotheBjørn LotheBjørn Lothe was a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Hordaland during the terms 1997–2001, 2001–2005 and 2005–2009. In total he met during 28 days of parliamentary session.-References:...
, politician (b. 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....
) - 1 May - Torstein GrytheTorstein GrytheTorstein Eliot Berg Grythe was a Norwegian choir leader.He was born in Kristiania as a son of tailor Endre Grythe og Asta Berg . He enrolled in violin studies at the Norwegian Academy of Music in 1927, and joined the boys' choir Olavsguttene in 1928 and Oslo Domkor in 1932. He became vice...
, founder and conductor of the SølvgutteneSølvgutteneSølvguttene is a boy choir founded by Torstein Grythe in June, 1940. He would hold the position as conductor until 2006, when Fredrik Otterstad took over. The choir had its first rehearsals in his apartment in Oslo, but were soon offered to rehearse in Norwegian Broadcasting’s facilities...
boys choir (b.19181918 in Norway-Events:* Norsk Hydro's artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord is bought by the Norwegian government. In 1947 it is leased back to Hydro. This activity is Yara International.* The 1918 Parliamentary election takes place.-Sport:...
) - 13 May - Berit Erbe, actor and theatre historian (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...
) - 19 May - Sjur BrækhusSjur BrækhusSjur Brækhus was a Norwegian legal scholar and judge.He was born in Bergen as a son of captain and ship-owner Sigurd Alfred Brækhus and Hilda Sverresdatter Klingenberg . He finished his secondary education at Frogner school in 1936 and graduated with the cand.jur. degree at the University of Oslo...
, law professor (b. 19181918 in Norway-Events:* Norsk Hydro's artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord is bought by the Norwegian government. In 1947 it is leased back to Hydro. This activity is Yara International.* The 1918 Parliamentary election takes place.-Sport:...
) - 22 May - Asle SjåstadAsle SjåstadAsle Sjåstad was a Norwegian alpine skier.He took eight national championships between 1955 and 1960, representing the club Geilo IL...
, alpine skier (b. 19301930 in Norway-Events:* 12 November - Norway relinquishes its claim to the Sverdrup Islands.* Having established two years earlier, what is to become Norway's largest industrial park at Herøya outside Porsgrunn, Norsk Hydro opens up its first plant in this location....
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- 25 May - Haakon LieHaakon LieHaakon Lie was a Norwegian politician who served as party secretary for the Norwegian Labour Party from 1945 to 1969. Coming from humble origins, he became involved in the labour movement at an early age, and quickly rose in the party system...
, long-standing party secretary for the Norwegian 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....
(b.19051905 in Norway- Overview :1905 is the year when Norway and Sweden regain their independence after dissolution of the Union between Sweden and Norway. For the first time since 1397 Norway had a national king, after 500 years of political unions with other Scandinavia countries — the Kalmar Union until 1532, then...
) - 25 May - Rolf BrahdeRolf BrahdeCarl Rolf Brahde was a Norwegian astronomer.He was born in Tvedestrand as Carl Rolf Henriksen. He was the son of teacher Bredo Henriksen and Edna Lucy Brahde Davidsen . He changed his last name to Brahde in 1933. He finished his secondary education in Skien in 1937, and enrolled at the University...
, astronomer (b. 19191918 in Norway-Events:* Norsk Hydro's artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord is bought by the Norwegian government. In 1947 it is leased back to Hydro. This activity is Yara International.* The 1918 Parliamentary election takes place.-Sport:...
) - 31 May - Ingebjørg Sem, actress (b. 19311931 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Peder Kolstad-Events:* 27 June – Norway occupied and claimed parts of the then-uninhabited eastern Greenland , claiming that it constituted terra nullius.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the...
) - 1 June - Åse FosliÅse FosliÅse Fosli was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Troms during the terms 1977–1981 and 1981–1985. In total she met during 8 days of parliamentary session.-References:...
, politician (b. 19241924 in Norway-Events:* The 1924 Parliamentary election takes place.* Kringkastningselskapet A/S was founded. This was the predecessor to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, established in 1933-Notable births:*5 January - Ottar Dahl, historian and historiographer...
) - 3 June - Geir HøgsnesGeir HøgsnesGeir Lennart Høgsnes was a Norwegian sociologist. He did research on labor and wages, and spent the better part of his academic career at the Norwegian Institute for Social Research and the University of Oslo. He was a professor until 2009, when he was found dead in his home under uncertain...
, sociologist (b. 19501950 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 2 January - The Norwegian Savings Bank Postbanken -Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen (Labour Party)-Events:* 2 January - The Norwegian Savings Bank Postbanken...
) - 9 June - Arne TovikArne TovikArne Olsen Tovik was a Norwegian journalist.He was active in the Workers' Youth League in his younger days. He worked for the Labour Party from 1984, and was a campaign secretary for the Norwegian elections of 1987....
, newspaper editor and journalist (b. 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....
) - 11 June - Jakob KjersemJakob KjersemJakob Kjersem was a Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in the 10,000 metres. He represented Tresfjord IL....
, Olympic athlete (b. 19251925 in Norway-Events:* 1 January - The city of Christiania reclaimed its original Norwegian name, Oslo; a decision which caused much debate in its time.* 17 July - the Parliament of Norway passed the Svalbard Act which established Norwegian sovereignty on the island of Svalbard, and stated that Norwegian...
) - 14 June - Ragnar FrislidRagnar FrislidRagnar Frislid was a Norwegian writer, photographer and environmentalist.He was born in Oslo. He was a journalist in Dagbladet from 1950 to 1959. From 1965 to 1986 he edited Norsk Natur, the magazine released by Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature...
, writer, photographer and environmentalist (b. 19261926 in Norway-Events:* May 11-14 – Roald Amundsen makes the first airship flight over the North Pole. The Norge leaves Spitsbergen and arrives in Teller, Alaska three days later.-Notable births:*1 January - Rolf Fjeldvær, politician...
) - 18 June - Elisabeth Schweigaard SelmerElisabeth Schweigaard SelmerRagnhild Elisabeth Schweigaard Selmer was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Conservative Party.-Personal life:...
, politician and judge (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...
) - 22 June - Kaare LangleteKaare LangleteKaare Langlete is a retired Norwegian military officer and royal servant.He was born and grew up in Trondheim. He started a military career at the age of nineteen, and among others he served for the United Nations at the Suez Canal in 1957...
, lord chamberlain (b. 19311931 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Peder Kolstad-Events:* 27 June – Norway occupied and claimed parts of the then-uninhabited eastern Greenland , claiming that it constituted terra nullius.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the...
) - 30 June - Mosse JørgensenMosse JørgensenMosse Jørgensen was a Norwegian educationalist and non-fiction writer. She is especially remembered as a co-founder and the first principal of a reformed secondary school in Oslo in 1967 . She published the book Kunsten å overleve med en tenåring i huset in 1969. Her book Fra skoleopprør til...
, education reform activist (b. 19211921 in Norway-Events:* 6 May - A general strike begins in Norway.* 17 September - the Dovre Line was opened.* 18 September - Nidareid train disaster on the Trondhjem-Størenbanen railway line...
) - 1 July - Gerd VollumGerd VollumGerd Vollum was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Akershus during the term 1973–1977. In total she met during 40 days of parliamentary session....
, politician (b. 19201920 in Norway-Events:* 9 February – The League of Nations gives Spitsbergen to Norway.* 17-19 June – The Centre Party was founded.* Aalesund ship is discovered embedded in the earth south of Ålesund.-Notable births:*2 January - Anne-Sofie Østvedt, resistance leader...
) - 4 July - Hildur Odlaug Os, politician (b. 19131913 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Jens Bratlie-Events:* Female suffrage is enacted in Norway* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Sport:...
) - 6 July - Marius EriksenMarius Eriksen, Jr.Marius Eriksen was a Norwegian skier, fighter pilot, model and actor.Marius Eriksen was born on 8 September 1922 in Kristiania in Norway. His father, also called Marius Eriksen was a gymnast who competed for Norway at the 1912 Summer Olympics. His mother was Birgit Eriksen...
, skier, fighter pilot, model and actor (b. 19221922 in Norway-Events:* 8 January - The Social Democratic Youth League of Norway is founded.* 30 November - The establishment of Norwegian government-owned alcoholic beverage retailer "Vinmonopolet"....
) - 9 July - Ole Johannes KløvOle Johannes KløvOle Johannes Kløv was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Tønsberg as a son of seaman Hjalmar Kløv and housewife Konstanse Johanson . He spent his entire working career, from 1943 to 1990, as a welder at Kaldnes Mekaniske Verksted...
, politician (b. 19251925 in Norway-Events:* 1 January - The city of Christiania reclaimed its original Norwegian name, Oslo; a decision which caused much debate in its time.* 17 July - the Parliament of Norway passed the Svalbard Act which established Norwegian sovereignty on the island of Svalbard, and stated that Norwegian...
) - 10 July - Ebba HaslundEbba HaslundEbba Margareta Haslund Halvorsen was a Norwegian novelist, writer of short stories, playwright, essayist, children's writer, literary critic, radio speaker and politician.-Early and personal life:...
, author (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....
) - 17 July - Per MeinichPer MeinichPer Meinich was a Norwegian economist.He was born in Nøtterøy. He took his cand.oecon. degree in 1955 and the dr.philos. degree in 1969 on the thesis A Monetary General Equilibrium Theory for an International Economy. He worked for the Norwegian Savings Banks Association from 1958 to 1960...
, economist (b. 19311931 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Peder Kolstad-Events:* 27 June – Norway occupied and claimed parts of the then-uninhabited eastern Greenland , claiming that it constituted terra nullius.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the...
) - 24 July - Terje MoeTerje Moe (architect)Terje Moe was a Norwegian architect.He was born in Oslo. He graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1959, and worked as a teacher there from 1959 to 1966...
, architect (b. 19331933 in Norway-Events:* 17 May - Vidkun Quisling and Johan Bernhard Hjort establish the Norwegian fascist party "Nasjonal Samling" * 1 July - The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation was founded....
) - 25 July - Erling KristiansenErling KristiansenErling Kristiansen was a Norwegian cyclist.He took eight individual national championships, and fifteen team championships, representing the club IK Hero. He competed at the World Championships in 1948, 1949 and 1950, and at the Olympic Games in 1948 and 1952...
, cyclist (b. 19321932 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Peder Kolstad, until death in March-January to March:*7 January - Tormod Knutsen, Nordic combined skier and Olympic gold medallist...
) - 28 July - Kjell ColdingKjell ColdingKjell Colding was a Norwegian diplomat and politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Oslo, and took the cand.jur. degree in his education. He started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1958, and was promoted to assistant secretary in 1967...
, diplomat and politician (b. 19311931 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Peder Kolstad-Events:* 27 June – Norway occupied and claimed parts of the then-uninhabited eastern Greenland , claiming that it constituted terra nullius.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the...
) - 3 August - Oddvar KormeOddvar KormeOddvar Korme was a Norwegian journalist.He studied philology and was hired as an Oslo correspondent for Bergens Tidende in 1947. In 1948 he was hired in the newspaper Norges Handels- og Sjøfartstidende . He was promoted to editor in 1970, and retired in 1992...
, journalist (b. 19251925 in Norway-Events:* 1 January - The city of Christiania reclaimed its original Norwegian name, Oslo; a decision which caused much debate in its time.* 17 July - the Parliament of Norway passed the Svalbard Act which established Norwegian sovereignty on the island of Svalbard, and stated that Norwegian...
) - 4 August - Ole A. SørliOle A. SørliOle A. Sørli was a Norwegian musician and writer as well as a music industry manager and record producer.-Career:He first gained fame as a musician and leader of the band The Cool Cats and worked throughout the rest of his life producing and managing western music.In 1967 he was employed by Arne...
, manager and record producer (b. 19461946 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:*1 February - Trygve Lie is selected as the first United Nations Secretary General*6 December - The Home Guard was established....
) - 5 August - Bjarne Berg-SætherBjarne Berg-SætherBjarne Berg-Sæther was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.-Early life:He was born in Tjeldsund as the son of coastal pilot Magnar Berg-Sæther and wife Magna Toresen . He was educated in England from 1939 in languages and economics...
, politician (b. 19191919 in Norway-Events:* Production of zinc begins in Glomfjord at the state-owned industrial plant.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-January to March:*14 January - Harry Hansen, politician...
) - 9 August - Pål KrabyPål KrabyPål Fredrik Kraby was a Norwegian businessperson and lawyer.Born in Lillehammer, Kraby became a Supreme Court barrister in 1968. He was the CEO of the Norwegian Employers' Confederation from 1979 to 1987, having been assisting director since 1973. He was pressured to resign due to a lockout which...
, barrister and businessman (b. 19321932 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Peder Kolstad, until death in March-January to March:*7 January - Tormod Knutsen, Nordic combined skier and Olympic gold medallist...
) - 9 August - Leif HusebyeLeif HusebyeLeif Husebye was a Norwegian sailor, sports journalist and newspaper editor.In his younger days he was an active sport sailor. He competed in the snipe class, and a bronze medal in the European Championships and a sixth place in the World Championships were his foremost results...
, newspaper editor (b. 19261926 in Norway-Events:* May 11-14 – Roald Amundsen makes the first airship flight over the North Pole. The Norge leaves Spitsbergen and arrives in Teller, Alaska three days later.-Notable births:*1 January - Rolf Fjeldvær, politician...
) - 9 August - Vince Sulyok, Hungarian-born librarian and poet (b. 1932)
- 14 August - Torstein SlungårdTorstein SlungårdTorstein Slungård was a Norwegian politician from the Liberal Party.He was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Labour from 1965 to August 1969 and October 1969 to 1971, during the cabinet Borten...
, politician (b. 19311931 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Peder Kolstad-Events:* 27 June – Norway occupied and claimed parts of the then-uninhabited eastern Greenland , claiming that it constituted terra nullius.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the...
) - 24 August - Leif FlengsrudLeif FlengsrudLeif Flengsrud was a Norwegian cyclist.He was born in Vang, Hedmark, and represented the club Hamar IL. He participated in the 1948 Summer Olympics, but did not finish the road race. He was the first Olympic cyclist from his region...
, cyclist (b. 19221922 in Norway-Events:* 8 January - The Social Democratic Youth League of Norway is founded.* 30 November - The establishment of Norwegian government-owned alcoholic beverage retailer "Vinmonopolet"....
) - 26 August - Birger SkeieBirger SkeieBirger Skeie was a Norwegian businessperson. He is best known as CEO of National Oilwell Varco in Norway and chairman of TTS Marine.-Career:...
, businessman (b. 19511951 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen until 9 November, Oscar Torp -Events:* 19 November – Torp's Cabinet was appointed.* Norsk Hydro opens a PVC plant at Herøya....
) - 26 August - Per ChristensenPer ChristensenPer Christensen was a Norwegian actor. His film credits include Elling, Hotel Cæsar, The Warrior's Heart and The Passionate Demons.-External links:...
, actor (b. 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...
) - 28 August - Ernst Magne Johansen, painter (b. 19261926 in Norway-Events:* May 11-14 – Roald Amundsen makes the first airship flight over the North Pole. The Norge leaves Spitsbergen and arrives in Teller, Alaska three days later.-Notable births:*1 January - Rolf Fjeldvær, politician...
) - 29 August - Inger Johanne NossumInger Johanne NossumInger Johanne Nossum was a Norwegian academic.She was born in Stjørdal, and took her first higher education at Levanger Teacher's College. She graduated in 1951, and later took further education. In 1978 she took the cand.ped. degree...
, rector (b. 19301930 in Norway-Events:* 12 November - Norway relinquishes its claim to the Sverdrup Islands.* Having established two years earlier, what is to become Norway's largest industrial park at Herøya outside Porsgrunn, Norsk Hydro opens up its first plant in this location....
) - 30 August - Kiki SørumKiki SørumAnne Christine "Kiki" Sørum was a Norwegian fashion journalist, -editor and -author. She worked as a fashion editor for the weekly magazine Hjemmet from 1973 to 1977 and general editor of the magazine Nicole from 1979 to 1981...
, fashion journalist (b. 19391939 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold -Events:*17 May - Sweden, Norway, and Finland refuse Germany's offer of non-aggression pacts.*1 June - Oslo Airport, Fornebu is opened....
) - 30 August - Åse Wentzel, singer (b. 19241924 in Norway-Events:* The 1924 Parliamentary election takes place.* Kringkastningselskapet A/S was founded. This was the predecessor to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, established in 1933-Notable births:*5 January - Ottar Dahl, historian and historiographer...
) - 31 August - Aksel FossenAksel FossenAksel Fossen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Strand.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1969, and was re-elected on three occasions....
, politician (b. 19191919 in Norway-Events:* Production of zinc begins in Glomfjord at the state-owned industrial plant.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-January to March:*14 January - Harry Hansen, politician...
) - 31 August - Asbjørn AarsethAsbjørn AarsethAsbjørn Aarseth was a Norwegian literary historian.He obtained the mag.art. degree at the University of Bergen in 1963, received an academic position in literary studies here in 1967, and became professor of Nordic literature in 1985...
, philologist (b. 19351935 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Johan Ludwig Mowinckel until 20 March, Johan Nygaardsvold -January to March:*5 January - Jan Paulsen, President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists...
) - 4 September - Kåre KarlsenKåre KarlsenKåre Karlsen was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Troms during the term 1973–1977. In total he met during 11 days of parliamentary session.-References:...
, politician (b. 19301930 in Norway-Events:* 12 November - Norway relinquishes its claim to the Sverdrup Islands.* Having established two years earlier, what is to become Norway's largest industrial park at Herøya outside Porsgrunn, Norsk Hydro opens up its first plant in this location....
) - 7 September - Torstein TranøyTorstein TranøyTorstein Tranøy was a Norwegian journalist and writer.He hailed from Trondheim. After starting his journalist career in the local Radio RV, he took journalist education in Oslo, and started working in Klassekampen. He headed the local trade union, and left in protest when editor-in-chief Paul...
, journalist (b. 19641964 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:*1 January – The town of Brevik, and the rural district of Eidanger, are merged with Porsgrunn*14 September – Tromsø Airport is officially opened for traffic...
) - 15 September - Torfinn BjørnaasTorfinn BjørnaasTorfinn Bjørnaas was a Norwegian resistance member.He was born in Sulitjelma, but the family soon moved to Løkken Verk. He served his compulsory military service in His Majesty The King's Guard in 1936, and attended Trondheim Technical School and a Technische Hochschule in Germany...
, WWII resistance fighter (b. 19141914 in Norway-January to March:*31 January - Hans Martin Gulbrandsen, canoeist *3 March - Håkon Johnsen, politician *7 March - Knut Bergsland, linguist *7 March - Arne Jensen, banker*18 March - Trygve Haugeland, politician and Minister...
) - 17 September - Christian PetersenChristian Petersen (ice hockey)Christian Petersen was a Norwegian ice hockey player. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in 1964 and in 1968.-References:...
, ice hockey player (b. 19371937 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold -Events:*29 May - Stavanger Airport, Sola is opened by King Haakon VII* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Notable births:...
) - 22 September - Olaf DufsethOlaf DufsethOlav Dufseth was a Norwegian nordic combined and cross-country skier who competed in the 1940s.Dufseth finished eighth in the Nordic combined event at the 1948 Winter Olympics at St. Moritz...
, skier (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....
) - 22 September - Ada MadssenAda MadssenAda Madssen was a Norwegian sculptor.She was born in Kristiania. She studied under Wilhelm Rasmussen and Axel Revold at the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts from 1938 to 1940...
, sculptor (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....
) - 27 September - Martha SchrøderMartha SchrøderMartha Schrøder was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.She was born in Kristiania as a daughter of Major Jon M. Dugstad and Ellen Marie Marcussen . She finished commerce school in 1936, and had courses in sewing and stenography and attended the Norwegian State College for Domestic...
, politician (b. 19181918 in Norway-Events:* Norsk Hydro's artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord is bought by the Norwegian government. In 1947 it is leased back to Hydro. This activity is Yara International.* The 1918 Parliamentary election takes place.-Sport:...
) - 28 September - Elisabeth BangElisabeth BangElisabeth Bang was a Norwegian actress.She was born in Skedsmo. She made her stage debut for Bærum Studiescene during World War II, and met her future husband Pål Skjønberg here. They married in 1946, and as such Bang became a daughter-in-law of Henny Skjønberg and sister-in-law of Espen Skjønberg...
, actress (b. 19221922 in Norway-Events:* 8 January - The Social Democratic Youth League of Norway is founded.* 30 November - The establishment of Norwegian government-owned alcoholic beverage retailer "Vinmonopolet"....
) - 29 September - Gunnar HauganGunnar HauganGunnar Haugan was a Norwegian character actor.Haugan is perhaps best known for his comedy role in the radio success Hørerøret which was broadcast on Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation radio in 1966-67. Haugan appeared on the television comedy series Wesensteen from 1967 until 1970...
, actor (b. 19251925 in Norway-Events:* 1 January - The city of Christiania reclaimed its original Norwegian name, Oslo; a decision which caused much debate in its time.* 17 July - the Parliament of Norway passed the Svalbard Act which established Norwegian sovereignty on the island of Svalbard, and stated that Norwegian...
) - 1 October - Gunnar HaarbergGunnar HaarbergGunnar Haarberg was a Norwegian philologist, teacher, radio- and television personality.Haarberg was born in Trondheim. He was a philologist, teacher, radio personality and was called Norway's first television celebrity. He earned this status by being the first soldier for the Norwegian anti-war...
, television presenter (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....
) - 1 October - Bjarne Karsten VatneBjarne Karsten VatneBjarne Karsten Vatne was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Oslo during the term 1977–1981. In total he met during 16 days of parliamentary session.-References:...
, politician (b. 19261926 in Norway-Events:* May 11-14 – Roald Amundsen makes the first airship flight over the North Pole. The Norge leaves Spitsbergen and arrives in Teller, Alaska three days later.-Notable births:*1 January - Rolf Fjeldvær, politician...
) - 9 October - Arne BakkerArne BakkerArne Bakker was a Norwegian footballer and bandy player.He was born in Bærum. He started his career in Fossum IF, joined Stabæk IF in 1946 and Asker SK in 1949. Here he played at the highest level of Norwegian football. His team became runner-up in the Norwegian football cup of 1951...
, football and bandy player (b. 19301930 in Norway-Events:* 12 November - Norway relinquishes its claim to the Sverdrup Islands.* Having established two years earlier, what is to become Norway's largest industrial park at Herøya outside Porsgrunn, Norsk Hydro opens up its first plant in this location....
) - 9 October - Paul ReinePaul ReinePaul Reine was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Aust-Agder during the terms 1981–1985 and 1985–1989. In total he met during 3 days of parliamentary session.-References:...
, politician (b. 19321932 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Peder Kolstad, until death in March-January to March:*7 January - Tormod Knutsen, Nordic combined skier and Olympic gold medallist...
) - 13 October - Atle JebsenAtle JebsenAtle Jebsen was a Norwegian businessperson and ship-owner.Jebsen was born in Bergen in 1935 and was a great-grandson of Peter Jebsen. He was one of the most important persons in the Norwegian shipping during the turbulent 1960s and created the Jebsen Group during the 1970s.Atle Jebsen died in a...
, shipowner (b. 19351935 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Johan Ludwig Mowinckel until 20 March, Johan Nygaardsvold -January to March:*5 January - Jan Paulsen, President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists...
) - 15 October - Tollak B. SirnesTollak B. SirnesTollak Bakke Sirnes was a Norwegian physician, psychiatrist and pharmacologist.Sirnes was born in Haugesund, and had eleven siblings of whom ten were older. He finished his secondary education in Haugesund in 1942. He then enrolled at the University of Oslo...
, physician, psychiatrist and pharmacologist (b. 19221922 in Norway-Events:* 8 January - The Social Democratic Youth League of Norway is founded.* 30 November - The establishment of Norwegian government-owned alcoholic beverage retailer "Vinmonopolet"....
) - 17 October - Kurt NordbøKurt NordbøKurt Nordbø was a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Electoral League.He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Rogaland during the term 1973–1977. In total he met during 14 days of parliamentary session.-References:...
, politician (b. 19311931 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Peder Kolstad-Events:* 27 June – Norway occupied and claimed parts of the then-uninhabited eastern Greenland , claiming that it constituted terra nullius.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the...
) - 20 October - Carl Fredrik LowzowCarl Fredrik LowzowCarl Fredrik Lowzow was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1977, and was re-elected on two occasions....
, politician (b. 19271927 in Norway-Events:* Norsk Hydro forms a companionship with the German company IG Farben in order to gain access to the newly developed Haber-Bosch process for manufacturing artificial fertilizer...
) - 21 October - Wilhelm ElsrudWilhelm ElsrudWilhelm Fredrik Selmer Elsrud was a Norwegian forester.He was born in Ådal. He is best known as executive director of the Norwegian Forestry Society from 1963 to 1986. He was also an honorary member of 4-H in Norway since 1974. He died in October 2009 in Oslo.-References:...
, forester (b. 19211921 in Norway-Events:* 6 May - A general strike begins in Norway.* 17 September - the Dovre Line was opened.* 18 September - Nidareid train disaster on the Trondhjem-Størenbanen railway line...
) - 23 October - Ragnvald HøierRagnvald HøierRagnvald Karl Olav Høier was a Norwegian physicist.He graduated from the University of Oslo with the cand.real. degree in 1965, and took the dr.philos. degree in 1973. He was appointed as professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1983...
, physicist (b. 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...
) - 25 October - Gerhard KnoopGerhard KnoopGerhard Herman Knoop was a Norwegian actor, stage producer and theatre director.-Early and personal life:...
, theatre director (b. 19201920 in Norway-Events:* 9 February – The League of Nations gives Spitsbergen to Norway.* 17-19 June – The Centre Party was founded.* Aalesund ship is discovered embedded in the earth south of Ålesund.-Notable births:*2 January - Anne-Sofie Østvedt, resistance leader...
) - 27 October - Marit TrættebergMarit TrættebergMarit Trætteberg was a Norwegian chemist.She was born in Ålesund. She graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology with the siv.ing. degree in 1954, and was hired as a lecturer in 1962. In 1969 she was promoted to docent, and in 1970 she took the dr.philos. degree. She was promoted to...
, chemist (b. 19301930 in Norway-Events:* 12 November - Norway relinquishes its claim to the Sverdrup Islands.* Having established two years earlier, what is to become Norway's largest industrial park at Herøya outside Porsgrunn, Norsk Hydro opens up its first plant in this location....
) - 29 October - Olav HodneOlav HodneOlav Hodne was a Norwegian humanitarian and missionary. In 1972, he became the founder and director of RDRS Bangladesh, an organization to created in order to give aid to the rural poor in northern Bangladesh....
, missionary (b. 19211921 in Norway-Events:* 6 May - A general strike begins in Norway.* 17 September - the Dovre Line was opened.* 18 September - Nidareid train disaster on the Trondhjem-Størenbanen railway line...
) - 6 November - Kjell BartholdsenKjell BartholdsenKjell Bartholdsen was a Norwegian jazz saxophonist.He was born in Hammerfest, and lived in Bodø from 1968. A piano tuner by profession, he was also a central person in Northern Norwegian jazz. His instruments were tenor sax, and, in his early career, clarinet...
, jazz musician (b. 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...
) - 11 November - Helge ReissHelge ReissHelge Reiss was a Norwegian actor.-Career:He began his career in 1948 with a minor role in a low budget crime film, and remained active until his death...
, actor (b. 19281928 in Norway-Events:* 27 June – The opening of the underground railway line to Nationaltheatret station in Oslo .* At Herøya, outside Porsgrunn, Norsk Hydro establishes what is to become Norway's largest industrial park....
) - 12 November - Elisabeth AasenElisabeth AasenElisabeth Aasen was a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Electoral League.She served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Møre og Romsdal during the term 1973–1977. In total she met during 13 days of parliamentary session.-References:...
, politician (b. 19221922 in Norway-Events:* 8 January - The Social Democratic Youth League of Norway is founded.* 30 November - The establishment of Norwegian government-owned alcoholic beverage retailer "Vinmonopolet"....
) - 16 November - Anne-Sofie Strømnæs, resistance member (b. 19201920 in Norway-Events:* 9 February – The League of Nations gives Spitsbergen to Norway.* 17-19 June – The Centre Party was founded.* Aalesund ship is discovered embedded in the earth south of Ålesund.-Notable births:*2 January - Anne-Sofie Østvedt, resistance leader...
) - 20 November - Leiv ErdalLeiv ErdalLeiv Erdal was a Norwegian military officer, bailiff and politician for the Centre Party.He was born in Naustdal as a son of farmer, bailiff and mayor Bendik Henriksen Erdal and housewife Oleanna Mathiasdatter Naustdal . He finished primary school in 1929 and worked from 1930 to 1933 with farming...
, politician (b. 19151915 in Norway-Events:* The 1915 Parliamentary election takes place.-Notable births:*16 January - Aase Bjerkholt, politician*19 January - Håkon Kyllingmark, politician and Minister *25 January - Sverre L...
) - 21 November - Gerhard AspheimGerhard AspheimGerhard Aspheim was a Norwegian jazz trombonist.He was a member of Norway's first trad jazz band Dixie Serenaders from 1949 to 1952, of Big Chief Jazzband from 1952to 1978 and then of the band Aspheim Oldtimers. He also ran and developed the family business Aspheim Flygel- og Pianosenter, which he...
, trombonist (b. 19301930 in Norway-Events:* 12 November - Norway relinquishes its claim to the Sverdrup Islands.* Having established two years earlier, what is to become Norway's largest industrial park at Herøya outside Porsgrunn, Norsk Hydro opens up its first plant in this location....
) - 24 November - Alexander Pihl, professor of medicine (b. 19201920 in Norway-Events:* 9 February – The League of Nations gives Spitsbergen to Norway.* 17-19 June – The Centre Party was founded.* Aalesund ship is discovered embedded in the earth south of Ålesund.-Notable births:*2 January - Anne-Sofie Østvedt, resistance leader...
) - 28 November - Helge ReissHelge ReissHelge Reiss was a Norwegian actor.-Career:He began his career in 1948 with a minor role in a low budget crime film, and remained active until his death...
, actor (b. 19311931 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Peder Kolstad-Events:* 27 June – Norway occupied and claimed parts of the then-uninhabited eastern Greenland , claiming that it constituted terra nullius.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the...
) - 3 December - Lulla Einrid FosslandLulla Einrid FosslandLulla Einrid Fossland is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She was born in HarstadShe served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland during the terms 1969–1973 and 1973–1977. From November 1969 to 1973 she served as a regular representative,...
, politician (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....
) - 9 December - Mia Berner, writer (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...
) - 9 December - Kjell Eugenio Laugerud GarcíaKjell Eugenio Laugerud GarcíaKjell Eugenio Laugerud García was President of Guatemala from 1 July 1974 to 1 July 1978. He was the son of a Norwegian father and Guatemalan mother....
, Norwegian-Guatemalan President of GuatemalaPresident of GuatemalaThe title of President of Guatemala has been the usual title of the leader of Guatemala since 1839, when that title was assumed by Mariano Rivera Paz...
(b. 19301930 in Norway-Events:* 12 November - Norway relinquishes its claim to the Sverdrup Islands.* Having established two years earlier, what is to become Norway's largest industrial park at Herøya outside Porsgrunn, Norsk Hydro opens up its first plant in this location....
) - 11 December - Erland SteenbergErland SteenbergErland Steenberg was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He was born in Nedre Eiker as a son of farmers Christoffer Steenberg and Anne Severine Åsland...
, politician (b. 19191919 in Norway-Events:* Production of zinc begins in Glomfjord at the state-owned industrial plant.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-January to March:*14 January - Harry Hansen, politician...
) - 11 December - Karl Erik Zachariassen, zoologist (b. 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...
) - 12 December - Josef MonsrudJosef MonsrudJosef Monsrud was a Norwegian forester and resistance member during World War II.He hailed from Harestua in Lunner. At the age of twenty he joined the resistance Osvald Group. He went through some initial training and performed sabotage missions in Hadeland before being hired as a guard in the...
, resistance member (b. 19221922 in Norway-Events:* 8 January - The Social Democratic Youth League of Norway is founded.* 30 November - The establishment of Norwegian government-owned alcoholic beverage retailer "Vinmonopolet"....
) - 13 December - Arne NæssArne Næss (politician)Arne Næss was a Norwegian politician from the Christian Democratic Party.-Biography:He was born in Bergen. He was elected to Bergen city council in 1964, became deputy mayor in 1976 and mayor in 1984. He was Bergen's first Christian Democratic mayor...
, politician (b. 19251925 in Norway-Events:* 1 January - The city of Christiania reclaimed its original Norwegian name, Oslo; a decision which caused much debate in its time.* 17 July - the Parliament of Norway passed the Svalbard Act which established Norwegian sovereignty on the island of Svalbard, and stated that Norwegian...
) - 15 December - Per Ulven, harness racing coach (b. 19251925 in Norway-Events:* 1 January - The city of Christiania reclaimed its original Norwegian name, Oslo; a decision which caused much debate in its time.* 17 July - the Parliament of Norway passed the Svalbard Act which established Norwegian sovereignty on the island of Svalbard, and stated that Norwegian...
) - 25 December - Knut HauglandKnut HauglandKnut Magne Haugland, DSO, MM, was a resistance fighter and noted explorer from Norway who accompanied Thor Heyerdahl on his famous 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition.-Early life and World War II:...
, resistance member and explorer (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....
) - 26 December - Peder LundePeder LundePeder Eugen Lunde was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He was born in Nordstrand and represented the Royal Norwegian Yacht Club....
, yacht racer (b. 19181918 in Norway-Events:* Norsk Hydro's artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord is bought by the Norwegian government. In 1947 it is leased back to Hydro. This activity is Yara International.* The 1918 Parliamentary election takes place.-Sport:...
) - 29 December - Ottar LandfaldOttar LandfaldOttar Landfald is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He was born in Verdal.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 1973, and was re-elected on one occasion...
, politician (b. 19191919 in Norway-Events:* Production of zinc begins in Glomfjord at the state-owned industrial plant.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-January to March:*14 January - Harry Hansen, politician...
) - 29 December - Harold NicolaisenHarold NicolaisenHarold Nicolaisen was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Nordland during the term 1965–1969. In total he met during 12 days of parliamentary session.-References:...
, politician (b. 19291929 in Norway-Events:* 8 May – Norway annexed the volcanic island Jan Mayen located in the Arctic Ocean.-Notable births:* 1 January - Fredrik Olsen, shipping magnate* 3 January - Grethe Rytter Hasle, planktologist* 17 January - Jan Rasmus Skåre, judge...
) - 30 December - Anne Valen HestetunAnne Valen HestetunAnne Valen Hestetun was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party and the Liberal People's Party....
, politician (b. 19201920 in Norway-Events:* 9 February – The League of Nations gives Spitsbergen to Norway.* 17-19 June – The Centre Party was founded.* Aalesund ship is discovered embedded in the earth south of Ålesund.-Notable births:*2 January - Anne-Sofie Østvedt, resistance leader...
) - 31 December - Rodney RiiseRodney RiiseRodney Riise was a Norwegian ice hockey player. He was born in Oslo and represented the club Vålerengens IF. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team, and participated at the Winter Olympics in Grenoble in 1968, where the Norwegian team placed 11th.-References:...
, ice hockey player (b. 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...
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