1896 in Norway
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- 11 July – Noregs UngdomslagNoregs UngdomslagNoregs Ungdomslag is a Norwegian cultural society formed in 1896. It has around 17,000 members and 450 local chapters.-Activities:...
(lit. "Norway's youth society") was founded.
January to March
- 2 February - Einar RæderEinar RæderEinar Ræder was a Norwegian long jumper. He represented Kristiania IF in Oslo.Ræder was born in Rindal in Møre og Romsdal county. At the 1920 Summer Olympics he finished eighth in the long jump final with a jump of 6.58 metres. He also competed in decathlon, but did not finish the competition...
, long jumper (d.19761976 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Trygve Bratteli until 15 January, Odvar Nordli -Events:* 15 January - Odvar Nordli becomes Prime Minister of Norway* 15 January – Nordli's Cabinet was appointed....
) - 5 February - Paul Tjøstolsen SundePaul Tjøstolsen SundePaul Tjøstolsen Sunde was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Nissedal.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder counties in 1945, and was re-elected on one occasion.Sunde was a member of Arendal city council from 1931 to...
, politician (d.19581958 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 8 January - Fire breaks out in the coastal steamer MS Erling Jarl while it is docked in Bodø...
) - 9 February - Arthur RydstrømArthur RydstrømArthur Nicolai Rydstrøm 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.19861986 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kåre Willoch until 9 May, Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* 9 May - Gro Harlem Brundtland becomes Prime Minister of Norway for the second time....
) - 10 February - Alf AanningAlf AanningAlf Lied Aanning was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Norwegian team that won the silver medal in the men's gymnastics Free Systems and Apparatus event....
, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (d.19481948 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* August 30 – The opening of the University of Bergen....
) - 17 February - Arthur QvistArthur QvistArthur Qvist was a Norwegian horse rider who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics....
, horse rider and Olympic silver medallist (d.19731973 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Lars Korvald until 16 October, Trygve Bratteli -Events:* 21 July – Lillehammer affair: Israeli Mossad agents assassinate a Moroccan waiter in Lillehammer...
) - 22 February - Ingvald Johannes JaklinIngvald Johannes JaklinIngvald Johannes Jaklin was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Lyngen.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark in 1950, and was re-elected on two occasions...
, politician (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...
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April to June
- 9 April - Cato Andreas SverdrupCato Andreas SverdrupCato Andreas Sverdrup was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland in 1937, and was re-elected on one occasion. Three years into the latter term, he died and was replaced by Kristian Johan Bodøgaard...
, politician (d.19481948 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* August 30 – The opening of the University of Bergen....
) - 20 April - Asbjørn BodahlAsbjørn BodahlAsbjørn Bodahl 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.19621962 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 7 June – The Nordland Line between Trondheim and Bodø was opened....
) - 21 April - Leif HøeghLeif HøeghLeif Høegh Norwegian shipowner. Founded Leif Höegh & Co in 1927. Høegh ordered his first ship in 1927 and developed an enterprise with a leading position in the global maritime transportation sector...
, shipowner (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....
) - 22 April - Gunnar JamvoldGunnar JamvoldGunnar Jamvold was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat Eleda, which won the gold medal in the 10 metre class .-External links:*...
, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (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....
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July to September
- 16 July - Trygve LieTrygve LieTrygve Halvdan Lie was a Norwegian politician, labour leader, government official and author. He served as Norwegian Foreign minister during the critical years of the Norwegian government in exile in London from 1940 to 1945. From 1946 to 1952 he was the first Secretary-General of the United...
, politician, the first elected United Nations Secretary-GeneralUnited Nations Secretary-GeneralThe Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat of the United Nations, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. The Secretary-General also acts as the de facto spokesperson and leader of the United Nations....
(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....
) - 19 July - Olaf SolumsmoenOlaf SolumsmoenOlaf Solumsmoen was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Sigdal, and decided to be a stenographer. He was hired in the Labour Party newspaper Fremtiden in Drammen, where he also was involved in local politics. He eventually left stenography to become a...
, newspaper editor and politician (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....
) - 27 July - Ivar Andresen, opera singer (d.19401940 in Norway- Overview :1940 is the year when Norway becomes drawn into World War II. On 9 April Nazi Germany invades the country which, however spared many of the atrocities which befell other nations, remains occupied until 8 May 1945...
) - 27 July - Olav SvalastogOlav SvalastogOlav Svalastog was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949....
, 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:...
) - 21 August - Gunnar Reiss-AndersenGunnar Reiss-AndersenGunnar Reiss-Andersen was a Norwegian lyric poet and author.Born in southern Norway in Larvik municipality, Reiss-Andersen went to sea at 17 years of age, sailing the Baltic and North Seas for a year in the brig “Baron von Holberg", which was commanded by his uncle, Knut Knutsen...
, poet and author (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...
) - 25 August - Eilif Løvrak HolmeslandEilif Løvrak HolmeslandEilif Løvrak Holmesland was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Liberal Party.He was born in Kristiania as the son of Peter Karl Holmesland and grandson of Simon Pedersen Holmesland, both former parliament members. He enrolled as a student in 1914, graduated as cand.jur...
, jurist and politician - 11 September - Isak Larsson FlatabøIsak Larsson FlatabøIsak Larsson Flatabø was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Vikør.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1945, and was re-elected on four occasions...
, politician (d.19691969 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten -Events:* 6 April - Railway accident occurs in Darbu, resulting in the deaths of 8 people.* 8 September - The 1969 Parliamentary election takes place....
) - 20 September - Einar GundersenEinar GundersenEinar "Jeja" Gundersen was a Norwegian footballer. He was a centre-forward for Odd, and is regarded as one of Norwegian football's first star players...
, international soccer player (d.19621962 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 7 June – The Nordland Line between Trondheim and Bodø was opened....
) - 22 September - Claudia OlsenClaudia OlsenClaudia Olsen was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.She was born in Tønsberg.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Vestfold in 1945, and was re-elected on three occasions.Olsen was a member of the executive committee of Tønsberg city council in the...
, politician (d.19801980 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli -Events:* 27 March – The Norwegian oil platform Alexander L...
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October to December
- 8 October - Jon VislieJon VislieJon Asbjørn Vislie was a Norwegian lawyer who was executed during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany....
, lawyer, executed as a reprisal (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...
) - 25 October - Karl MarthinsenKarl MarthinsenKarl Alfred Nicolai Marthinsen was the Norwegian commander of Statspolitiet and Sikkerhetspolitiet in Norway during the Nazi occupation during World War II....
, commander of Statspolitiet and Sikkerhetspolitiet in Norway during the Nazi occupation (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...
) - 26 October - Johs HaugerudJohs HaugerudJohs. Haugerud was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He served as mayor of Bærum from 1959 to 1967. Outside of politics he worked as an engineer.-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....
) - 1 November - Mathias TorstensenMathias TorstensenMathias Torstensen was a Norwegian rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat, which was eliminated in the semi-finals of the coxed fours event. In some sources the crew members of this boat are also listed as bronze medalists.-External links:*...
, rower - 12 November - Lars EvensenLars EvensenLars Samuel Myhrer Evensen was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician. He belonged to the Communist Party in the 1920s, but later joined the Labour Party. He was also deputy chairman of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions...
, trade unionist and politician (d.19691969 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten -Events:* 6 April - Railway accident occurs in Darbu, resulting in the deaths of 8 people.* 8 September - The 1969 Parliamentary election takes place....
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- Gunnar BråthenGunnar BråthenGunnar Bråthen was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Pay and Prices from 1955 to 1959....
, politician and Minister (d.19801980 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli -Events:* 27 March – The Norwegian oil platform Alexander L...
) - Mons LidMons LidMons Lid was Norwegian Minister of Finance in 1955-1956.From 1949 to 1966 he was County Governor of Hordaland.-References:...
, politician and Minister (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....
) - Asbjørn ØveråsAsbjørn ØveråsAsbjørn Øverås was a Norwegian educator.Born in Nesset, he worked as a headmaster in Orkdal from 1923. Having taken the dr.philos. degree in 1937, he worked as principal of Trondheim Cathedral School from 1938 to 1966. Influenced by Grundtvig as an educator, he edited the journal Norsk pedagogisk...
, educator (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...
) - Alfred TrønsdalAlfred TrønsdalAlfred Olav Trønsdal was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He joined his first trade union in 1911, and joined the Labour Party in 1913. He was a manager for Norges Socialdemokratiske Ungdomsforbund and Klassekampen from 1920, and in Østfold Arbeiderblad from 1924 to 1928...
, politician (d.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....
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Deaths
- 3 January - Andreas GrimelundAndreas GrimelundAndreas Grimelund was a Norwegian bishop.The son of a farmer in Aker, he graduated as cand.theol. in 1835. He became residing chaplain in Nannestad in 1844 and Ullensaker in 1847. He was a teacher at the theological seminary in Christiania starting in 1851, and was appointed vicar in Gerpen in 1856...
, bishop (b.18121812 in Norway-Births:*26 January - Andreas Grimelund, bishop *1 March - Iver Steen Thomle, jurist *28 November - Ludvig Mathias Lindeman, composer and organist *11 December - Jørgen Tandberg Ebbesen, politician -Full date unknown:...
) - 16 February - Jens Andreas FriisJens Andreas FriisJens Andreas Friis was a Norwegian linguist and author. He is widely recognized as the founder of the Sami language studies.-Biography:...
, linguist and author (b.18211821 in Norway-Events:* Fredrik Meltzer designs the modern flag of Norway to replace the modified Danish and Swedish flags then in use.-Births:*2 May - Jens Andreas Friis, linguist and author *14 July - Jens Holmboe, politician and Minister...
) - 23 September - Ivar AasenIvar AasenIvar Andreas Aasen was a Norwegian philologist, lexicographer, playwright and poet.-Background:...
, philologist, lexicographer, playwright and poet (b.18131813 in Norway-Births:*23 January - Camilla Collett, writer and feminist *18 February - Harald Ulrik Sverdrup, priest and politician *5 August - Ivar Aasen, philologist, lexicographer, playwright and poet...
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- Ludvig AubertLudvig AubertLudvig Mariboe Benjamin Aubert was a Norwegian jurist and politician, son of Ludvig Cæsar Martin Aubert.As a teacher of law from 1866 onwards, he published noted works of legal history, comparative law and commercial law. A moderate Conservative, he also served as Minister of Justice from April...
, politician and Minister (b.18381838 in Norway-Events:*1 January - Fulfilling a law from 1837 all parishes form the bases for the establishment of altogether 396 formannskapsdistrikts, the precursor of municipalities.-Births:*10 January - Johan Christopher Brun, pharmacist and politician...
) - Ludvig Maribo Benjamin Aubert, jurist and politician (b.18361836 in Norway-Births:*24 February - Elias Blix, poet, musician, politician and Minister *22 March - John Anderson, Norwegian-American newspaper publisher *22 September - Baard Iversen, businessperson and politician -Full date unknown:...
) - Peter Hersleb Graah BirkelandPeter Hersleb Graah BirkelandPeter Hersleb Graah Birkeland was a Norwegian bishop.He was born in Borgund as the son of Lars Birkeland and Johanne Hellem Baade....
, bishop (b.18071807 in Norway-Events:* Porsgrunn is granted limited city status. Full city status is granted in 1842.* Start of the Gunboat War between Denmark-Norway and the United Kingdom.-January to June:*19 January - Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland, bishop...
) - Jess Julius EngelstadJess Julius EngelstadJess Julius Engelstad was a Norwegian engineer and railroad administrator.Engelstad was born in Christiania as the son of customs surveyor Christopher Engelstad...
, engineer and railroad administrator (b.18221822 in Norway-Events:* March 11 – A powerful sudden storm struck the western Norwegian coast killing about 300 men at sea.* May 26 – 116 people die in the Grue Church fire...
) - Baard Madsen HauglandBaard Madsen HauglandBaard Madsen Haugland was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was Minister of Finance 1884-1888 and member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1888-1889 and 1895-1896. Haugland was a merchant by profession before entering into politics.-References:...
, politician (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...
) - Erik JørgensenErik JørgensenErik Jørgensen was a Norwegian master gunsmith, well known for his cooperation with Ole Herman Johannes Krag in developing the successful Krag-Jørgensen rifle.Erik Jørgensen was born in Asker, Norway, and grew up on the farm Solstad...
, master gunsmith (b.18481848 in Norway-Events:* Ålesund received city rights.-Notable births:*3 February - Jørgen Løvland, politician and Prime Minister of Norway *2 May - Hans Gabriel Nissen Buck, physician and politician *17 May - Erik Jørgensen, master gunsmith...
) - Lars Anton Nicolai Larsen-NaurLars Anton Nicolai Larsen-NaurLars Anton Nicolai Larsen-Naur was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1880 from the urban constituency Kragerø. He only served one term...
, politician (b.18411841 in Norway-Events:* 27 February – Frederik Due succeeds Severin Løvenskiold as prime minister, when Løvenskiold is appointed Governor-general of Norway.-Births:*29 July - Gerhard Armauer Hansen, physician *10 September - Thore Torkildsen Foss, politician...
) - Olav PaulssønOlav PaulssønOlav Paulssøn was a Norwegian bailiff, writer and politician.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament in 1859, representing the constituency of Nordre Bergenhus Amt. He lived in Jølster at the time, where he was bailiff from 1855 to 1860. In 1860 he was hired as CEO of...
, bailiff, writer and politician (b.18221822 in Norway-Events:* March 11 – A powerful sudden storm struck the western Norwegian coast killing about 300 men at sea.* May 26 – 116 people die in the Grue Church fire...
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