1893 in Norway
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- The Norwegian Authors' UnionNorwegian Authors' UnionThe Norwegian Authors' Union is an association of Norwegian authors. It was established in 1893 to promote Norwegian literature and protect Norwegian authors' professional and economic interests. DnF also works in solidarity with persecuted writers internationally.As of 2004 the association had...
(Den norske Forfatterforening) is established. - Edvard Munch paints "The Scream"
January to March
- 6 January - Olaf BjerkeOlaf BjerkeOlaf Bjerke was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Communist Party.During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he was arrested on 10 September 1941 after the milk strike. He was imprisoned at Møllergata 19, then in Grini concentration camp, then in Sachsenhausen concentration...
, trade unionist and politician (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....
) - 16 January - Alfred EngelsenAlfred EngelsenAlfred Bertran Engelsen was a Norwegian gymnast and diver who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Bergen and died in Tvedestrand....
, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (d.19661966 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten -Events:* 7 August - The Storskog border control between Norway and the Soviet Union is opened...
) - 21 January - Tolv AamlandTolv AamlandTolv Aamland was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Aust-Agder during the term 1945–1949.-References:...
, politician (d.19831983 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kåre Willoch -Events:* 18 March - Arnfinn Nesset is convicted of poisoning 22 patients with Curacit, a muscle relaxing drug, at a Geriatric institution in Orkdal, Norway where he was the director since 1977...
) - 26 January - Sigurd PedersenSigurd PedersenSigurd Pedersen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Espa.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Hedmark and Oppland counties in 1950, and was re-elected on two occasions...
, politician (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....
) - 30 January - Ingolf DavidsenIngolf DavidsenIngolf Davidsen was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event.-External links:*...
, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (d.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....
) - 25 February - Arne LangsetArne LangsetArne Langset was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland during the terms 1950–1953 and 1954–1957.-References:...
, politician (d.19711971 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten until 17 October, Trygve Bratteli -Events:* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.* 17 March – Bratteli's First Cabinet was appointed....
) - 14 March - Torstein KvammeTorstein KvammeTorstein Kvamme was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He was born in Vossestrand.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1954, and was re-elected on two occasions...
, politician (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....
) - 22 March - Rasmus SørnesRasmus SørnesRasmus Jonassen Sørnes , inventor, clockmaker and radio technician, is most famous for his astronomical clocks, but also designed in his lifetime a large variety of agricultural, radio-technical and mechanical devices, only a few of them patented.Rasmus Sørnes was born in Sola in Norway in 1893...
, inventor, clockmaker and radio technician (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....
) - 23 March - Reidar TønsbergReidar TønsbergReidar Tønsberg was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event....
, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (d.19561956 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 7 March - Several avalanches kill 21 people and causing heavy damage in Nordland and Troms.* 9 April - The Norwegian Humanist Association is founded....
) - 27 March - Einar JansenEinar JansenEinar Jansen was a Norwegian historian, genealogist and archivist.He was born in Røyken as the son of priest Jens Jonas Jansen and Jenny Therese Schroeter . He was a nephew of Jens Fredrik Schroeter...
, historian, genealogist and archivist (d.19601960 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 1 May - The U-2 incident reveals that the United States uses Norwegian air bases as part of spying missions against the Soviet Union....
) - 27 March - Johan SæterhaugJohan SæterhaugJohan Sæterhaug was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he was eliminated in the second round of the lightweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Clarence Newton....
, boxer (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....
) - 30 March - Elise FlifletElise FlifletElise Gabrielle Fliflet was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Hedmark and Oppland counties during the term 1945–1949.She hailed from Gjøvik, and worked as a school teacher.-References:...
, politician (d.19911991 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway - until his death on January 17, Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:*17 January - Olav V of Norway, King of Norway dies*Rjukanbanen railway line closes ....
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April to June
- 5 April - Frithjof AndersenFrithjof AndersenFrithjof Andersen is a Norwegian wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling, from Oslo.-Olympics:...
, wrestler and Olympic bronze medallist (d.19751975 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Trygve Bratteli -Events:* 1 January - Advertising of alcohol and tobacco products are prohibited.* NRK started television broadcasts in color....
) - 26 April - Ole ØisangOle ØisangOle Thorsen Øisang was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party.-Early life and career:...
, newspaper editor and politician (d.19631963 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen until 28 August, John Lyng until 25 September, Einar Gerhardsen -Events:...
) - 4 May - Aasmund KulienAasmund KulienAasmund Kulien was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vest-Agder in 1937, and was re-elected on two occasions...
, politician (d.19881988 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* May 6 – Widerøe Flight 710, a Dash 7, crashes in Torghatten, Norway in heavy fog, killing all 36 passengers in the worst-ever Dash 7 accident....
) - 6 May - Ludvik BulandLudvik BulandLudvik Buland was a Norwegian trade unionist. He chaired the Norwegian Union of Railway Workers, but was imprisoned and died during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.-Early life and career:...
, trade unionist (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...
) - 19 May - Gudolf BlakstadGudolf BlakstadGudolf Blakstad was a Norwegian architect.Born in Gjerpen, Blakstad was educated at the Norwegian Institute of Technology, worked with Arnstein Arneberg and Herman Munthe-Kaas...
, architect (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....
) - 30 June - Birger VarBirger VarBirger Var was a Norwegian rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he won the bronze medal as crew member of the Norwegian boat in the coxed fours competition.-External links:*...
, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (d.19701970 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten -Events:* 27 April - The oil company Phillips Petroleum makes a new oil discovery in the North Sea...
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July to September
- 3 July - Ragnar VikRagnar VikRagnar Magne Vik was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat Sildra, which won the gold medal in the 8 metre class .-External links:*...
, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (d.19411941 in Norway-Incumbents:*Government in Exile ** Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway** Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold *German Military Governor** Reichskommissar in Norway - Josef Terboven-Events:...
) - 4 July - Frede CastbergFrede CastbergFrede Castberg was a Norwegian jurist. The son of Johan Castberg, he served as professor and rector at the University of Oslo as well as president of the Hague Academy of International Law.-Personal life:...
, jurist (d.19771977 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli -Events:* 12 September - The 1977 Parliamentary election takes place....
) - 11 July - Tancred Ibsen, officer, pilot, film director and screenwriter (d.19781978 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli -Events:* 7 September - Skateboarding is banned in Norway.-Literature:*Harald Sverdrup, poet and children's writer, is awarded the Dobloug Prize literature award....
) - 18 August - Gustav Natvig-PedersenGustav Natvig-PedersenGustav Natvig-Pedersen was a Norwegian philologist, educator and politician for the Labour Party. A school teacher and headmaster during his professional career, he served in Stavanger city council from 1922 to 1964 and three terms in the Norwegian Parliament; during one of these terms he was...
, politician (d.19651965 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen until 12 October, Per Borten -Events:* 4 February-1 April – the "Grenade Man", an unidentified person whom placed grenades and grenade traps in several places in Oslo, spreads fear in Oslo...
) - 18 September - Reidar Rye HauganReidar Rye HauganReidar Rye Haugan was an American newspaper editor and publisher.-Background:Reidar Rye Haugan was born the youngest of eight children born in Trondheim, Norway. Together with his mother and sister, Haugan immigrated to the United States at 21 years of age, arriving in New York City on April 3,...
, newspaper publisher in America (d.19721972 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Trygve Bratteli until 17 October, Lars Korvald -Events:* 15 June - The Norwegian pension age is lowered to 67....
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October to December
- 14 October - 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 (d.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...
) - 10 November - Karl Henry KarlsenKarl Henry KarlsenKarl Henry Karlsen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 1954, but was not re-elected in 1958...
, politician (d.19791979 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli -Events:* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.* Bryggen and the Urnes stave church are designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites.-Film:...
) - 18 November - Eivind Kristoffer EriksenEivind Kristoffer EriksenEivind Kristoffer Eriksen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Gjøvik.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold in 1945, but he died before the end of the term. He was replaced by Marie Ingeborg Skau.Outside of politics he worked as a mechanic...
, politician (d.19491949 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* October 10 - The 1949 Parliamentary election takes place....
) - 21 November - Torvald HaavardstadTorvald HaavardstadTorvald Haavardstad was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Aust-Agder in 1931, and was re-elected on three occasions....
, politician (d.19651965 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen until 12 October, Per Borten -Events:* 4 February-1 April – the "Grenade Man", an unidentified person whom placed grenades and grenade traps in several places in Oslo, spreads fear in Oslo...
) - 25 November - Hartvig Caspar ChristieHartvig Caspar ChristieHartvig Caspar Christie was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Hornnes....
, politician (d.19591959 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 16 February - The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet holds its first performance in Folketeatret in Oslo....
) - 26 December - Halfdan SchjøttHalfdan SchjøttHalfdan Schjøtt , was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat Mosk II, which won the gold medal in the 10 metre class ....
, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (d.19741974 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Trygve Bratteli -Events:* 2 January - drilling rig "Transocean 3" sinks in the North Sea....
) - 27 December - Asbjørn SolbergAsbjørn SolbergAsbjørn Solberg was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He was born in Oslo.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 1945, and was re-elected on three occasions...
, politician (d.19771977 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli -Events:* 12 September - The 1977 Parliamentary election takes place....
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- Sigval Bergesen the Younger, shipping magnate and industrialist (d.19801980 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli -Events:* 27 March – The Norwegian oil platform Alexander L...
) - Anton Johnson BrandtAnton Johnson BrandtAnton Johnson Brandt was a Norwegian veterinarian.He was born in Nesseby. He was a professor of pathological anatomy at the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science from 1941 to 1951, and rector there from 1948 to 1951. He edited the journal Norsk veterinærtidsskrift from 1931 to 1949, and co-edited...
, veterinarian (d.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....
) - Einar FrognerEinar FrognerEinar Frogner was the leader of the Norwegian Centre Party 1948-1954, and Minister of Agriculture in 1945 in the Unification Cabinet of Einar Gerhardsen. Frogner was a farmer by profession.-References:...
, politician and Minister (d.19551955 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Oscar Torp until 22 January, Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 14 January - Prime Minister Oscar Torp resigned.* 22 January – Gerhardsen's Third Cabinet was appointed....
) - Hans Severin JelstrupHans Severin JelstrupHans Severin Jelstrup was a Norwegian astronomer.His specialties were geophysics and geodesy. He spent his entire academic career, 1922 to 1963, in the Norwegian Mapping and Cadastre Authority . He also edited the official Norwegian almanac from 1943 to his death.-References:...
, astronomer (d.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...
) - Mikkel ØdelienMikkel ØdelienMikkel Ødelien was a Norwegian scientist, educator and soil researcher.He was born in Ål, Buskerud County, Norway. He took the cand.agric. degree in 1918, and published the journal Årbok for beitebruk from 1919 to 1930. He was then a professor at the Norwegian College of Agriculture located in Ås,...
, soil researcher (d.19841984 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kåre Willoch -Events:* 20 January – Arne Treholt was arrested on suspicion of spying for the Soviet Union....
) - Øystein Olsen RavnerØystein Olsen RavnerØystein Olsen Ravner was a Norwegian appointed councilor of state in the NS government of Vidkun Quisling 1940-1941, and minister 1941-1942....
, politician (d.19751975 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Trygve Bratteli -Events:* 1 January - Advertising of alcohol and tobacco products are prohibited.* NRK started television broadcasts in color....
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- 12 January - Diderik Iversen TønsethDiderik Iversen TønsethDiderik Iversen Tønseth was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1862, representing the constituency of Søndre Trondhjems Amt. He worked as a teacher there. He was later elected in 1868, 1871, 1874, 1877, 1880 and 1883.-References:...
, politician (b.18181818 in Norway-Events:* 5 February - Carl III of Sweden-Norway became King of Sweden and King of Norway following the death of Charles XIII.* 7 September - Carl III of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim-Notable births:...
) - 12 October - Harald Nicolai Storm WergelandHarald Nicolai Storm WergelandHarald Nicolai Storm Wergeland was a Norwegian military officer, politician and mountaineer. Having reached the rank of Major General by 1859, he served as Minister of the Army for several periods between 1857 and 1868. He later became Lieutenant General...
, military officer, politician, Minister and mountaineer (b.18141814 in Norway- Overview :1814 has historically been considered the most important year in the history of Norway. Sovereignty was transferred from the King of Denmark to the King of Sweden. The Constitution of Norway was signed at Eidsvoll on May 17, later to be designated and celebrated as Norwegian...
) - 21 October - Jacob Jørgen Kastrup SømmeJacob Jørgen Kastrup SømmeJacob Jørgen Kastrup Sømme was a Norwegian businessperson, consul and politician.-Personal life:He was born in Stavanger to merchant and captain Andreas Sømme and his wife Johanne Cathrine Kastrup .In 1845 he married Johanne Margrethe "Hanna" Bull Kielland , youngest daughter of Jacob and...
, businessperson, consul and politician (b.18171817 in Norway-Births:*9 January - Jacob Jørgen Kastrup Sømme, businessperson, consul and politician *2 June - Vilhelm Frimann Christie Bøgh, archivist *23 July - Johan Christian Collett, politician...
) - 19 December - Axel WingeAxel WingeAxel Winge was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Christiania as the son of Paul Claussøn Winge and Anna Jakobine Gandil...
, politician (b.18271827 in Norway-Arts and literature:* Foundation of Christiania Theatre; first under a different name, by Johan Peter Strömberg.-Births:*24 February - Haaken C. Mathiesen, landowner and businessperson *21 May - Axel Winge, politician...
) - 23 December - Gunnar BergGunnar Berg (painter)Gunnar Berg was a Norwegian painter, known for his paintings of his native Lofoten. He principally painted memorable scenes of the everyday life of the local fishermen.-Background:...
, painter (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...
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- Ludvig Daae, politician (b.18291829 in Norway-Events:*17 May - Henrik Wergeland became a symbol of the fight for celebration of the constitution at May 17, which was later to become the Norwegian National Day...
) - Carl Peter Parelius EssendropCarl Peter Parelius EssendropCarl Peter Parelius Essendrop was a Norwegian bishop and politician.He was the bishop of the Diocese of Tromsø from 1861 to 1867. From 1867 to 1872 he was the vicar of the Diocese of Kristiania, and also lectured at the Royal Frederick University. From 1 July 1872 to 23 November 1874 he was the...
, bishop, politician and Minister (b.18181818 in Norway-Events:* 5 February - Carl III of Sweden-Norway became King of Sweden and King of Norway following the death of Charles XIII.* 7 September - Carl III of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim-Notable births:...
) - Simon Karenius HøeghSimon Karenius HøeghSimon Karenius Høegh was a Norwegian bank treasurer, merchant and politician.-Personal life:Simon Karenius Høegh was born in 1810. He was originally christened Søren, because the baptizer was almost "deaf", however the mistake was resolved. His father Anders Jensen Høegh was described by one...
, bank treasurer, merchant and politician (b.18101810 in Norway-Births:*20 January - Gustav Christian Gjøs, politician *5 February - Ole Bull, violinist *17 April - Johan Reinert Reiersen, emigration activist and early Texas pioneer *25 September - Peder Sather, banker and philanthropist...
) - Olaf IsaachsenOlaf IsaachsenOlaf Wilhelm Isaachsen was a Norwegian painter. Olaf Isaachsen is regarded as one of Norway’s more prominent artists and great colourist with motives from Setesdalen and the coast landscape of Southern Norway....
, painter (b.18351835 in Norway-Events:* 29 November - Population Census: Norway had 1,194,827 inhabitants.-Full date unknown:*Baard Madsen Haugland, politician *Olaf Isaachsen, painter *Nils Trondsen Thune, politician...
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