1920 in Norway
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- 9 February – The League of NationsLeague of NationsThe League of Nations was an intergovernmental organization founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the First World War. It was the first permanent international organization whose principal mission was to maintain world peace...
gives SpitsbergenSpitsbergenSpitsbergen is the largest and only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in Norway. Constituting the western-most bulk of the archipelago, it borders the Arctic Ocean, the Norwegian Sea and the Greenland Sea...
to Norway. - 17-19 June – The Centre PartyCentre Party (Norway)The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its...
was founded. - Aalesund shipAalesund shipThe Aalesund ship is an ancient vessel which was discovered embedded in the earth south of Aalesund, Norway in 1920. It is considered of a much earlier construction than either the Oseberg ship or the Gokstad ship, both of which date to the ninth century...
is discovered embedded in the earth south of ÅlesundÅlesundis a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre, and the center of the Ålesund Region. It is a sea port, and is noted for its unique concentration of Art Nouveau architecture....
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Notable births
- 2 January - Anne-Sofie ØstvedtAnne-Sofie ØstvedtAnne-Sofie Østvedt, , was one of the leaders of the Norwegian intelligence organisation XU....
, resistance leader - 7 January - Anders BratholmAnders BratholmAnders Bratholm was a Norwegian jurist.Born in Oslo, he took the doctorate degree in 1958 and was a professor of jurisprudence at the University of Oslo from 1960 to 1990. He was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters...
, jurist and professor of jurisprudence - 10 January - Rut BrandtRut BrandtRut Brandt was a German writer of Norwegian origin and the second wife of the German Chancellor Willy Brandt.-Life:...
, writer and second wife of the German Chancellor Willy BrandtWilly BrandtWilly Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm , was a German politician, Mayor of West Berlin 1957–1966, Chancellor of West Germany 1969–1974, and leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany 1964–1987....
(d.20062006 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* June 7 – A meteorite impact event occurs in northern Troms County, Norway. Locals compare the resultant explosion to the nuclear explosion at Hiroshima...
) - 14 January - Helge RognlienHelge RognlienHelge Rognlien was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was born in Oslo. At the outbreak of World War II, Rognlien was a student at the University of Oslo...
, politician and Minister (d.20012001 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg until October 19, Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:...
) - 19 January - Kåre OlafsenKåre OlafsenKåre Adolf Olafsen was a Norwegian resistance member who was executed during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany....
, resistance member, executed (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...
) - 20 January - Thorleif SchjelderupThorleif SchjelderupThorleif Schjelderup was a Norwegian author and in the 1940s and 1950s one of Norway's best ski jumpers.He was born in Aker as a son of Ferdinand Schjelderup and his wife Marie Leigh Vogt....
, ski jumper, Olympic bronze medallist and author (d.20062006 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* June 7 – A meteorite impact event occurs in northern Troms County, Norway. Locals compare the resultant explosion to the nuclear explosion at Hiroshima...
) - 27 January - Gudmund SaxrudGudmund SaxrudGudmund Saxrud was a Norwegian civil servant and diplomat.He was born in Stange. Having graduated as cand.oecon. in 1948, he was hired as an assisting secretary in the Ministry of Trade, and worked there until 1958...
, civil servant and diplomat - 4 February - Ole J. KleppaOle J. KleppaOle J. Kleppa was a Norwegian-born physical chemist and a pioneer and leading authority in the study of metals, molten salts, ceramics and minerals at high temperatures...
, physical chemist (d.20072007 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* 13 January – The Greek ship Server breaks in half off the Norwegian coast, releasing over 200 tons of crude oil....
) - 8 February - Sverre FarstadSverre FarstadSverre Farstad was a speed skater representing Sportsklubben Falken, Trondheim, as part of the Falken Trio also including Henry Wahl and Hjalmar Andersen. Farstad won one Olympic gold medal and one European Championship in his three-year international career.He was born in Lademoen, Trondheim.-Pre...
, speed skater and Olympic gold medallist (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....
) - 15 February – Anne-Catharina VestlyAnne-Catharina VestlyAnne-Cath. Vestly , was a Norwegian author of children’s literature whose stature in Norwegian society can somewhat be compared to Sweden's famous children's book author Astrid Lindgren among Swedish people....
, children's author (d.20082008 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* January 1 – The Agency for Public Management and eGovernment is established....
) - 17 February - Ivo CaprinoIvo CaprinoIvo Caprino was a Norwegian film director and writer, best known for his puppet films. His most famous film is Flåklypa Grand Prix , made in 1975.- Early career :...
, film director and writer (d.20012001 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg until October 19, Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:...
) - 21 February - Per ØisangPer ØisangPer Øisang was a Norwegian journalist. He was best known as a radio and television presenter and correspondent in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.-Early life:...
, journalist and radio and television presenter (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....
) - 3 March - Henry GundersenHenry GundersenHenry Gundersen was a Norwegian resistance member who was executed during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany....
, resistance member, executed (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...
) - 10 March - Finn FernerFinn FernerFinn Ferner was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He was born in Oslo and died in Nesøya. He received a silver medal in the 6 metre class with the boat Elisabeth X at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, together with Johan Ferner, Erik Heiberg, Tor Arneberg and Carl Mortensen.Finn Ferner...
, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (d.20012001 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg until October 19, Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:...
) - 11 March - Kåre KristiansenKåre KristiansenKåre Gudbrand Kristiansen was a Norwegian politician active in the Christian People's Party. Noted as a conservative within his own party, he was known to take controversial positions at odds with the prevailing consensus.Kristiansen was born in Bergen, the son of a lay preacher. Both his parents...
, politician (d.20052005 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik until October 17, Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* 1 January - The University of Stavanger is established....
) - 19 March - Kjell AukrustKjell AukrustKjell Aukrust was a Norwegian author, poet and artist. He was the nephew of Olav Aukrust. He is most famous for his memoirs of his childhood in Alvdal in the books Simen, Bonden and Bror Min, and his creation of the fictional Norwegian village of Flåklypa and its cast of idiosyncratic characters...
, author, poet and artist (d.20022002 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:* June – World Bank Oslo 2002 Protests-Notable deaths:*1 January - Arne Røgden, bobsledder...
) - 21 March - Trygve Moe, politician (d.19981998 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:*26 September - Christian Conservative Party merged with the New Future Coalition Party to form the Christian fundamentalist party Christian Unity Party.*7 October - Operations cease at Oslo Airport, Fornebu*8...
) - 29 March - Hans Methlie MichelsenHans Methlie MichelsenHans Methlie Michelsen is a Norwegian judge.He was born in Bergen. During the German occupation of Norway he partook in the Norwegian resistance. He was arrested in November 1943, sent to Buchenwald in January 1944, then sent to Sennheim and back to Buchenwald...
, judge - 4 April – Dagfinn GrønosetDagfinn GrønosetDagfinn Grønoset was a journalist and writer born in Trysil, Norway, and living in Elverum most of his life. He is known for his books about wilderness and people living off the beaten track. His literary debut was Vandring i villmark from 1952...
, author (d.20082008 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* January 1 – The Agency for Public Management and eGovernment is established....
) - 8 April - Kristian AsdahlKristian AsdahlKristian Asdahl was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Nes.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1954, and was re-elected on two occasions....
, politician (d.20002000 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik until March 17, Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* 17 March – Stoltenberg's First Cabinet was appointed.* 23 June - The Frøya Tunnel is opened....
) - 10 April - Jakob AanoJakob AanoJakob Aano is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland in 1965, and was re-elected on four occasions. He was never involved in local politics, but was the first vice leader of the national party from 1983 to 1985.He...
, politician - 22 April - Adolf BogstadAdolf BogstadAdolf Bogstad was a Norwegian resistance member who was killed during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany....
, resistance member, executed (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...
) - 28 April - Egil EndresenEgil EndresenEgil Endresen was a Norwegian judge and politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Stavanger as a son of Gustav Adolf Emil Endresen and Alida Anda . He took his examen artium 1940, commerce school in 1941 and also took military training as a Captain. He studied law at the University of...
, jurist and politician (d.19921992 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* 6 June - The Fantoft stave church in Bergen, dating from the 12th century, is burnt to the ground by arsonists originating in the early Norwegian black metal scene.* 5 September - The Norwegian commercial...
) - 7 May - Einar WøhniEinar WøhniEinar Joachim Wøhni was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms in 1961, but was not re-elected in 1965. He was the Minister of Agriculture from April 1960 to August 1963 during the third cabinet Gerhardsen...
, politician (d.19871987 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* 12 February - Oslo Central Station opens.* August - the Mosjøen Airport was opened....
) - 10 May - Olaf Kortner, politician (d.19981998 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:*26 September - Christian Conservative Party merged with the New Future Coalition Party to form the Christian fundamentalist party Christian Unity Party.*7 October - Operations cease at Oslo Airport, Fornebu*8...
) - 29 May - Bjarne Aagard Strøm, politician
- 14 June - Ivar MathisenIvar MathisenIvar Mathisen was a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the 1940s and early 1950s. He received a silver medal in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London with Knut Østby. Mathisen finished fourth in the K-2 1000 m event at those same games.-Early life:He was a member of the...
, sprint canoer and Olympic silver medallist - 30 June - Hans Kristian SeipHans Kristian Seip (forester)Hans Kristian Seip is a Norwegian forester.He was born in Molde. He was a professor at the Norwegian College of Agriculture from 1955 to 1966, State Secretary in the Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture from 1966 to 1967 and director in the same ministry from 1967 to 1983. He is a member of the Royal...
, forester - 2 July - Lars T. PlatouLars T. PlatouLars Tokstad Sem Platou was a Norwegian electrical engineer and politician for the Conservative Party. He served three terms in the Norwegian Parliament, was the deputy leader of his party from 1972 to 1978...
, electrical engineer and politician (d.20032003 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Regent - Crown Prince Haakon - from 25 November until 12 April 2004 * Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik...
) - 15 July - Gudmund GrytøyrGudmund GrytøyrGudmund Grytøyr was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland in 1977, and was re-elected on one occasion...
, politician (d.20012001 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg until October 19, Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:...
) - 21 July - Gunnar Thoresen, international soccer player
- 21 July - Harald WarholmHarald WarholmHarald Warholm was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Brønnøy.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland in 1958, and was re-elected on three occasions...
, politician (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....
) - 22 July - Ingvar BakkenIngvar BakkenIngvar Bakken was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Øymark.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 1958, was re-elected six times and sat until his death in 1982...
, politician (d.19821982 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kåre Willoch -Events:* 11 March – Widerøe Flight 933 crashed into the Barents Sea near Mehamn, killing all 15 on board; this accident remains highly controversial in Norway....
) - 25 July - Merete SkavlanMerete SkavlanMerete Skavlan is a Norwegian actress, theatre instructor and director.She was the daughter of newspaper editor and theatre director Einar Skavlan and music educator Margrethe Bartholdy....
, actress, theatre instructor and director - 27 July - Olaf PoulsenOlaf Poulsen (Norway)Olaf Poulsen was a Norwegian sports official, best known as president of the worldwide speed skating federation International Skating Union....
, speed skater and president of the International Skating UnionInternational Skating UnionThe International Skating Union is the international governing body for competitive ice skating disciplines, including figure skating, synchronized skating, speed skating, and short track speed skating. It was founded in Scheveningen, Netherlands in 1892, making it one of the oldest international...
(d.20082008 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* January 1 – The Agency for Public Management and eGovernment is established....
) - 31 July - Per Hysing-DahlPer Hysing-DahlPer Hysing-Dahl was a Norwegian resistance member, pilot, industry manager and politician for the Conservative Party....
, politician (d.19891989 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland until 16 October, Jan P. Syse -Events:* 30 March – The Oseberg oil field and the first gas pipeline to mainland Norway were opened....
) - 9 August - Kjeld LangelandKjeld LangelandKjeld Langeland was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Bergen.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1965, and was re-elected on two occasions...
, politician (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...
) - 20 September - Rolf KirkvaagRolf KirkvaagRolf Kirkvaag was a Norwegian journalist, and a radio- and TV personality. He worked for NRK, the Norwegian state broadcasting network, between 1947 and 1959, and 1969 and 1990. From 1972 to 1985 he was entertainment director.Already a popular public persona, his fame grew enormously after an...
, journalist and radio and television personality (d.20032003 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Regent - Crown Prince Haakon - from 25 November until 12 April 2004 * Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik...
) - 6 October - Edvard BeyerEdvard BeyerEdvard Freydar Beyer was a Norwegian literary historian, literary critic, and professor at the University of Oslo from 1958 to 1990.-Early and personal life:...
, literary historian, literary critic and professor (d.20032003 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Regent - Crown Prince Haakon - from 25 November until 12 April 2004 * Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik...
) - 9 October - Jens BjørneboeJens BjørneboeJens Ingvald Bjørneboe was a Norwegian writer whose work spanned a number of literary formats. He was also a painter and a waldorf school teacher. Bjørneboe was a harsh and eloquent critic of Norwegian society and Western civilization on the whole...
, writer (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....
) - 9 October - Jens BoyesenJens BoyesenJens Mogens Boyesen was a Norwegian diplomat and politician for the Labour Party.At the time Norway was invaded by Germany in 1940, Boyesen was a law student and member of the Labour Party. The Labour cabinet Nygaardsvold fled to London in order to avoid an early capitulation...
, diplomat and politician (d.19961996 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland until October 25, Thorbjørn Jagland -Events:...
) - 24 October - Per SaugstadPer SaugstadPer Saugstad was a Norwegian psychologist.He was born in Oslo. After getting a cand.philol. degree from the University of Oslo in 1945, he went to the United States, receiving a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Chicago in 1952...
, psychologist and professor - 26 October - Anne Valen HestetunAnne Valen HestetunAnne Valen Hestetun was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party and the Liberal People's Party....
, politician - 3 November - 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 (d.20092009 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* 1 January – Same-sex marriage became legal in Norway when a gender neutral marriage bill was enacted after being passed by the Norwegian legislature in June 2008...
) - 27 November - Johannes BråtenJohannes BråtenJohannes Bråten was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold during the terms 1965–1969 and 1969–1973.-References:...
, politician (d.19971997 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Thorbjørn Jagland until October 17, Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:...
) - 5 December - Hallvard EikaHallvard EikaHallvard Eika was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark in 1969, and was re-elected on one occasion. During his first term he served twice in different cabinets. On 21 August 1970 he was appointed Minister of Agriculture during the...
, politician and Minister (d.19891989 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland until 16 October, Jan P. Syse -Events:* 30 March – The Oseberg oil field and the first gas pipeline to mainland Norway were opened....
) - 8 December - Ivar MartinsenIvar MartinsenKarl Ivar Martinsen is a Norwegian former speed skater who competed in the 1948 Winter Olympics and in the 1952 Winter Olympics.He was born in Løten.In 1948 he finished 16th in the 1500 metres competition....
, speed skater - 12 December - Tollef LandsverkTollef LandsverkTollef Landsverk was a Norwegian judge and civil servant.In his early career he was a police clerk, later stipendiary magistrate in Stavanger, Skien and Porsgrunn. He was Norway's Governor of Svalbard between 1963 and 1967. From 1981 he was a presiding judge in Agder Court of Appeal. He died in...
, judge and civil servant (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....
) - 19 December - Trygve BrudevoldTrygve BrudevoldTrygve Brudevold was a Norwegian bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the four-man event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.He was born in Stange.-References:****...
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- Sverre BerghSverre BerghSverre Bergh was a Norwegian spy in Nazi Germany during World War II.He grew up in Asker outside Oslo, When he was 20 years old he went to Dresden, Germany to study at Dresden Technische Hochschule in 1940. Before leaving, he was recruited by the Norwegian intelligence group XU...
, spy in Nazi GermanyNazi GermanyNazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
during World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
(d.20062006 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* June 7 – A meteorite impact event occurs in northern Troms County, Norway. Locals compare the resultant explosion to the nuclear explosion at Hiroshima...
) - Bjarte BirkelandBjarte BirkelandBjarte Birkeland was a Norwegian literary researcher.He was born in Fana. In 1950 and 1976 he published works about Olav Duun; in 1962 he took the dr.philos. degree with a thesis about Per Sivle. He edited the Nynorsk periodical Syn og Segn from 1960 to 1968, and was a professor at the University...
, literary researcher (d.20002000 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik until March 17, Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* 17 March – Stoltenberg's First Cabinet was appointed.* 23 June - The Frøya Tunnel is opened....
) - Jens-Halvard BratzJens-Halvard BratzJens-Halvard Bratz was a Norwegian businessman and politician for the Conservative Party. He was for many years director of the ironworks Grorud Jernvarefabrikk, and also served in the leadership of several organisations. He was among the people who initiated the Norwegian Glacier Museum...
, businessman, politician and Minister (d.20052005 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik until October 17, Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* 1 January - The University of Stavanger is established....
) - Rolf Arthur HansenRolf Arthur HansenRolf Arthur Hansen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was personal secretary to Minister of Social Affairs 1956-1959, Minister of Defense 1976-1979, and Minister of Environmental Affairs 1979-1981, as well as minister of Nordic cooperation 1980-1981.-References:...
, politician and Minister - Simen SkjønsbergSimen SkjønsbergSimen Skjønsberg was a Norwegian journalist and writer.He was born in Øyer, and graduated as cand.mag. in 1950. He was hired as a journalist in Dagbladet in 1954, and was its cultural editor from 1959 to 1978....
, journalist and writer (d.19931993 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* 30 April - Norway's registered partnership civil union law is passed....
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Notable deaths
- 3 April - Fernanda NissenFernanda NissenPetra Gregorine Fernanda Nissen was a Norwegian journalist, literary critic, theatre critic, politician and feminist pioneer.-Early and personal life:...
, journalist, literary critic, theatre critic, politician and feminist pioneer (b.18621862 in Norway-Events:*23 June - Norway's second railway, Hamar-Grundsetbanen, is opened, followed shortly by*3 October - Kongsvingerbanen, Norway's third railway opens between Lillestrøm and Kongsvinger-January to June:...
) - 18 May - Johan Henrik Paasche ThorneJohan Henrik Paasche ThorneJohan Henrich Paasche Thorne was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party. He served as mayor of Moss as well as five terms in the Norwegian Parliament, and was Minister of the Interior from 1889 to 1890 and 1893 to 1894.He was born in Drammen as the son of Johan...
, businessperson and politician (b.18431843 in Norway-Births:*5 January - Jørgen Christian Knudsen, ship-owner and politician *8 January - Johan Jeremiassen, ship-owner, consul and politician...
) - 17 July - Christopher BruunChristopher BruunChristopher Arndt Bruun was a Norwegian priest and educator.-Early life:He was born in Christiania as a son of jurist Johan Peter Bruun and Line Stenersen . After his father died when Christopher was three years old, the family moved to Vang, Hedmark, then to Lillehammer in 1850...
, Norwegian priest and educator.
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- Anders BergeneAnders BergeneAnders Edvard Olsen Bergene was a Norwegian businessperson. He founded the chocolate company Bergene.He was born in Hedrum, but eventually moved to Kristiania . He worked as a wholesaler from 1882, and from 1890 he also sold self-produced candy. In 1906 he expanded to establish a chocolate factory...
, businessperson (b.18551855 in Norway-Events:* 31 December – Population Census: 1,490,047 inhabitants in Norway.-Notable births:*23 January - Edvard Hagerup Bull, judge and politician *11 February - Erik Werenskiold, painter and illustrator...
) - Oskar FredriksenOskar Fredriksen (speed skater)Oskar Fredriksen was a Norwegian speedskater.In 1890 he became the first registered world record holder in the 5,000-meter race. He did it again in 1893 in the 10,000-meter race. In 1894 Fredriksen set a world record in the 500-meter race with a time of 47.8 seconds.-References:...
, speed skater (b.18721872 in Norway-Events:* 18 September – King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway.* 7 October - The railway line Drammenbanen between Oslo and Drammen is opened.* Oslo Vestbanestasjon opens.-Notable births:...
) - Knut Gunnarsson HellandKnut Gunnarsson HellandKnut Gunnarsson Helland, Norwegian-American Hardanger fiddle maker.Knut Gunnarson Helland was from Bø in Telemark, Norway. He worked for a number of years with his brother, the hardanger fiddle maker Olav Gunnarsson Helland in Notodden in Telemark...
, Hardanger fiddle maker (b.18801880 in Norway-January to June:*20 March - Oscar Ludvig Larsen, politician*13 April - Alfred Vågnes, politician *29 April - Anders Krogvig, librarian, writer, literary consultant and critic *29 April - Jonas Lie, artist...
) - Baard IversenBaard IversenBaard Iversen was a Norwegian businessperson and politician.Iversen was born in 1836 in Akerø. In 1854, at the age of eighteen he left home for the city Ålesund. Here, he began a career in trade. Also, he met the local girl Anna Johanne Georgine Junge, who he married. In 1862, he moved to the...
, businessperson 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:...
) - Olaj Olsen, jurist and politician (b.18511851 in Norway-Arts and literature:*10 January - The Norwegian Booksellers Association is founded.-January to June:*2 January - Haldor Boen, teacher and politician in America *25 January - Arne Garborg, writer...
) - Steinar SchjøttSteinar SchjøttSteinar Schjøtt was a Norwegian educator, philologist and lexicographer.-Personal life:Steinar Schjøtt was born to priest and politician Ole Hersted Schjøtt and his wife Anna Jacobine, née Olrog, in Porsgrund where his father was stationed as vicar...
, philologist and lexicographer (b.18441844 in Norway-Events:*8 March - King Oscar I ascends to the throne of Sweden-Norway-Births:*2 March - Ole Larsen Skattebøl, judge and politician *8 March - Jens Jonas Jansen, priest *22 March - Sven Oftedal, helped found the Lutheran Free Church...
) - Andreas Lauritz ThuneAndreas Lauritz ThuneAndreas Lauritz Thune was a Norwegian engineer and businessman, associated with the company Thunes Mekaniske Værksted.He was born in Drammen. His grandfather, who was a blacksmith by profession, had founded a workshop in that city in 1815. The workshop developed to the manufacturing company Thunes...
, engineer and businessman (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...
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