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- 8 May - Endre Johannes ClevenEndre Johannes ClevenEndre Johannes Cleven was a Norwegian-born Canadian who was prominent in the settlement and culture of Norwegian immigrants in Manitoba, Canada during the early 20th century....
, settler in CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
(d.19161916 in Norway-Events:* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Notable births:*7 January - Gunnar Jakobsen, politician *15 January - Sigrid Utkilen, politician *24 January - Erik Heiberg, sailor and Olympic silver medallist...
) - 2 July - Oluf Wesmann-KjærOluf Wesmann-KjærOluf Wesmann-Kjær was a Norwegian shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle shooting.He was born in Nannestad. At the 1920 Summer Olympics he competed in the 50 metre free pistol event, and finished seventh in the team clay pigeons event...
, rifle shooter (d.19451945 in Norway-Incumbents:*Government in Exile until 9 May** Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway** Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold until 25 June, Einar Gerhardsen *German Military Governor...
) - 14 July - Torleiv HannaasTorleiv HannaasTorleiv Hannaas was a Norwegian philologist.Born in Hornnes, he became professor at Bergen Museum in 1918. His most important publications was Norske bygder I and Norske bygder II , about the dialects in Setesdal and Vest-Agder...
, philologist (d.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...
) - 3 September - Carl StørmerCarl StørmerFredrik Carl Mülertz Størmer was a Norwegian mathematician and physicist, known both for his work in number theory and for studying the movement of charged particles in the magnetosphere and the formation of aurorae....
, mathematician and physicist (d.19571957 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway - until his death on September 21, Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 16 March - The Kongsberg Silver Mines closes....
) - 8 September - Torgrim CastbergTorgrim Castberg-Personal life:Torgrim Castberg was born in Skien as the son of customs surveyor and politician Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg and his wife Hanna Magdalene Frisak Ebbesen . He had several brothers and sisters, including the notable politician Johan.His paternal grandfather Peter Hersleb Harboe...
, violinist (d.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....
) - 26 September - Simon JohnsonSimon Johnson (novelist)Simon Johnson was a Norwegian-born American newspaper editor and author. He frequently wrote about Norwegian immigrant frontier and pioneer life. He is most associated with his novel, From Fjord to Prairie or in the New Kingdom.-Biography:Simen Johannessen was born in Øyer in Oppland County,...
, Norwegian-American author (d.1970) - 2 December - Johannes HanssenJohannes HanssenJohannes Hanssen was a Norwegian bandmaster, composer and teacher. He was bandmaster of the Oslo Military Band from 1926 to 1934 and again from 1945 to 1946. Hanssen received the King's Order of Merit in Gold and King Haakon VII's Jubilee Medal...
, bandmaster, composer and teacher (d.19671967 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten -Events:* 1 January - The Norwegian National Insurance Act was introduced.* 22 October – The opening of the Tjeldsund Bridge....
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- Aagot DidriksenAagot DidriksenAagot Didriksen was a Norwegian theatre actress and film actress of the 1930s.-Career:She debuted on 24 October 1899 in the National Theatre of Denmark and made over 152 appearances on stage until 1942 when she retired....
, actress (d.19681968 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten -Events:* 19 February - Avalanches occur in Bondalen which kill four people.* 19 March - The Palace announces that Crown Prince Harald has engaged to Sonja Haraldsen....
) - Knut Olai ThornæsKnut Olai ThornæsKnut Olai Thornæs was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician. He was a member of the Labour Party from 1900, and represented the party politically, but joined the Communist Party upon the split in 1923. He was the editor-in-chief of several newspapers, most notably Ny Tid.-Career:He hailed...
, newspaper editor and politician (d.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...
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Deaths
- 20 February - Dominicus Nagell Lemvig BrunDominicus Nagell Lemvig BrunDominicus Nagell Lemvig Brun was a Norwegian military officer and politician.He was born in Aafjorden to Ole Brun and his wife Catharina Hedevig Thombsen. He married Christine Lund Finckenhagen in 1816....
, military officer and politician (b.17901790 in Norway-Births:*1 November - Dominicus Nagell Lemvig Brun, military officer and politician *26 December - Andreas Martin Seip, military officer and politician -Full date unknown:*Melchior Schjelderup Olsson Fuhr, politician...
) - 1 March - Hans Jørgen DarreHans Jørgen DarreHans Jørgen Darre was a Norwegian bishop.The son of the vicar in Klæbo and constitutional founding father, Jacob Hersleb Darre, he graduated as cand.theol. in 1827 and succeeded his father as vicar in Klæbu in 1833. He was the dean in Dalerne from 1843 to 1848, and in March 1849 he took over as...
, clergyman (b.18031803 in Norway-Full date unknown:*Georg Pettersen, politician*Per Ivarson Undi, early homesteader in Wisconsin Territory -Deaths:*15 October - Ole Irgens, bishop...
) - 6 October - Thomas TellefsenThomas TellefsenThomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen was a Norwegian pianist and composer.Thomas Tellefsen was born in Trondheim, Norway, where he studied with his father, the organist Johan Christian Tellefsen, and with Ole Andreas Lindeman. Thomas gave his first public concert in his home town at age 18...
, pianist and composer (b.18231823 in Norway-Events:* King Carl III ordered to build the royal palace in Christiania.-Births:*6 January - Aimar August Sørenssen, politician and Minister *14 April - Christian Jensen, politician and Minister...
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- Jens Lauritz ArupJens Lauritz ArupJens Lauritz Arup was a Norwegian bishop and politician. He was born in Kristiansand, where his father was a sexton and a school teacher. In 1811 he was sent to Copenhagen to study, but had to end his studies due to lack of funds...
, politician (b.17931793 in Norway-Full date unknown:*Jens Lauritz Arup, politician *Ole Wilhelm Erichsen, politician and Minister *Ahlert Hysing, politician*Niels Andreas Thrap, politician...
) - Ole Ingebrigtsen SoelbergOle Ingebrigtsen SoelbergOle Ingebrigtsen Soelberg was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1833, 1836, 1842, 1845, 1851 and 1854. He represented the rural constituency of Søndre Trondhjems Amt , except for 1842 when he represented Nordre Trondhjems Amt...
, politician (b.17981798 in Norway-Births:*10 February - Niels Nielsen Vogt, priest and politician *8 October - Hans Holmboe, educator and politician *14 November - Peder Carl Lasson, jurist and politician -Full date unknown:...
) - Carl Johan Severin SteenCarl Johan Severin SteenCarl Johan Severin Steen was a Norwegian politician.He was born in Lom, but eventually settled in Førde. He was mayor of the municipality for some time, and was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1874. He was also a jurist and later county auditor.-References:* at NRK Sogn og Fjordane County...
, politician (b.18251825 in Norway-Events:* 27 November - Population Census: Norway had 1,051,318 inhabitants.-Births:*13 March - Hans Gude, painter *30 March - Theodor Kjerulf, geologist and poet *28 April - Lorenz Juhl Vogt, politician...
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