1929 in Norway
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Events
- 8 May – Norway annexed the volcanic island Jan MayenJan MayenJan Mayen Island is a volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean and part of the Kingdom of Norway. It is long and 373 km2 in area, partly covered by glaciers . It has two parts: larger northeast Nord-Jan and smaller Sør-Jan, linked by an isthmus wide...
located in the Arctic OceanArctic OceanThe Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region, is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceanic divisions...
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Notable births
- 1 January - Fredrik OlsenFredrik OlsenThomas Fredrik Olsen or Fred Olsen is a Norwegian shipping magnate and Chairman of the companies in the Fred. Olsen Group. He is the fourth generation running the Fred. Olsen Group, founded by his great grandfather Petter Olsen and named after his grandfather Thomas Fredrik Olsen...
, shipping magnate - 3 January - Grethe Rytter HasleGrethe Rytter HasleGrethe Berit Rytter Hasle is a Norwegian planktologist. Among the first female professors of natural science at the University of Oslo, she specialized in the study of phytoplankton.-Personal life:...
, planktologist - 17 January - Jan Rasmus SkåreJan Rasmus SkåreJan Rasmus Skåre is a Norwegian judge.He was born in Førde. He worked in the Ministry of Justice and the Police from 1959, becoming sub-director in 1975. He was then a Supreme Court Justice from 1978 to 1998.-References:...
, judge - 10 February - Hallgeir BrendenHallgeir BrendenHallgeir Brenden was a former Norwegian cross-country skier from Tørberget in Trysil.He won Olympic gold medals in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 15 km event at the 1956 Winter Olympics, and an Olympic silver medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1952 Winter...
, cross country skier and double Olympic gold medallist (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....
) - 10 February - Einar W. SissenerEinar W. SissenerEinar W. Sissener was a Norwegian businessperson, known as CEO of Alpharma.His grandfather founded the pharmacy company Apothekernes Laboratorium in 1903. Sissener took over the leadership of the company from his father, Wilhelm Sissener. A sister company A.L...
, businessperson (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....
) - 26 February - Bjørn SkauBjørn SkauBjørn Skau is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.In 1959, during the third cabinet Gerhardsen, he was appointed personal secretary in the Ministry of Social Affairs. He was promoted to state secretary in 1961, but lost the position temporarily in 1963, when the cabinet Lyng held office...
, politician and Minister - 4 March - Fredrik HagemannFredrik HagemannFredrik Hagemann is a Norwegian geologist and bureaucratHe was born in Andenes as the son of literary historian and literary critic Sonja Hagemann. He graduated with the cand.real. degree, and worked in the Norwegian Geological Survey from 1957 to 1966...
, geologist and public servant - 5 April - Ivar GiaeverIvar GiaeverIvar Giaever is a physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 with Leo Esaki and Brian Josephson "for their discoveries regarding tunnelling phenomena in solids". Giaever's share of the prize was specifically for his "experimental discoveries regarding tunnelling phenomena in ......
, physicist, shared the Nobel Prize in PhysicsNobel Prize in PhysicsThe Nobel Prize in Physics is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895 and awarded since 1901; the others are the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Nobel Prize in Literature, Nobel Peace Prize, and...
in 1973 - 19 April - Guttorm BergeGuttorm BergeGuttorm Berge was a Norwegian Alpine skier.He was born in Vardal and died in Høvik.At the 1952 Olympics in Oslo Berge was bronze medalist in the slalom, 1.7 seconds behind gold winner Othmar Schneider....
, alpine skier and Olympic bronze medallist (d.20042004 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Regent - Crown Prince Haakon - Crown Prince Haakon - from 25 November until 12 April 2004...
) - 20 April - Knut S. HeierKnut S. HeierKnut Sigurdsøn Heier was a Norwegian geochemist. He was a professor at the University of Oslo and the Norwegian Institute of Technology between 1968 and 1989, and was also director of the Norwegian Geological Survey...
, geochemist (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....
) - 6 May - Jorun AskersrudJorun AskersrudJorun Askersrud was a Norwegian cross country skier and athlete during the 1950s. She finished 12th in the 10 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-External links:**...
, cross country skier and athlete - 7 May - Arnsten SamuelstuenArnsten SamuelstuenAnsten Samuelstuen was an American ski jumper who competed in the early 1960s. Ansten Samuelstuen was born in Brøttum parish, in Ringsaker, Hedmark county, Norway. After immigrating to the U.S. in 1954, he successfully won three national titles in ski jumping, and held four North American titles...
, ski jumper - 10 May - Audun BoysenAudun BoysenAudun Boysen was a Norwegian middle distance runner. Born in Bjarkøy and raised in Rissa, he first represented Rissa I.L...
, middle distance runner and Olympic bronze medallist (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 May - John GjerdeJohn GjerdeJohn Gjerde is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal during the term 1977–1981....
, politician - 31 May - Halvdan LjøsneHalvdan LjøsneHalvdan Ljøsne was a Norwegian painter.He was born in Vågå. He took his education at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry from 1949 to 1950, the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts from 1950 to 1953 and the Academie Ranson from 1953 to 1954...
, painter (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...
) - 11 June - Per Almar AasPer Almar AasPer Almar Aas is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms in 1973, and was re-elected on three occasions. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1969–1973.On the local level he was a member of...
, politician - 1 July - Sigurd BergeSigurd BergeSigurd Berge was a Norwegian composer.He graduated in 1952, then studied at the Music Conservatory in Oslo. He studied modern electronic music in Copenhagen and Utrecht. Groundbreaking "modern music" pieces from late 50's to early 80's including Horn Call and Illuxit...
, composer (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...
) - 18 July - Kai EkangerKai EkangerKai Ekanger is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.From 1973 to 1979, during the second cabinet Bratteli and the cabinet Nordli, Ekanger was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Justice and the Police....
, politician - 26 August - Willy Arne WoldWilly Arne WoldWilly Arne Wold was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland in 1969, and was re-elected on one occasion....
, politician (d.19961996 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland until October 25, Thorbjørn Jagland -Events:...
) - 24 September - Kåre RønningKåre RønningKåre Rønning was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland in 1973, and was re-elected on one occasion...
, politician (d.19901990 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Eli Ryan. Holliday until 3 November, Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:...
) - 30 September - Kjell AskildsenKjell AskildsenKjell Askildsen is a Norwegian writer. He is probably best known for his minimalistic short stories.-Personal life:He was born in Mandal as a son of bailiff and politician Arne Askildsen and Aasta Håverstad...
, writer - 30 September – Helga GitmarkHelga GitmarkHelga Gitmark was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.She was the Minister of the Environment from March to October 1973 during the cabinet Korvald, replacing Trygve Haugeland...
, politician (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....
) - 19 October - Thorbjørn KultorpThorbjørn KultorpThorbjørn Kultorp was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 1969, and was re-elected on two occasions....
, politician (d.20042004 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Regent - Crown Prince Haakon - Crown Prince Haakon - from 25 November until 12 April 2004...
) - 22 October - Tore Sinding-LarsenTore Sinding-LarsenTore Sinding-Larsen is a Norwegian judge.He was born in Bergen. He worked under the Norwegian Parliamentary Ombudsman from 1963, and was a Supreme Court Justice from 1977 to 1997.-References:...
, judge - 30 November - Leif HaraldsethLeif HaraldsethLeif Haraldseth is a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party.He served as secretary and then vice chairman of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions in the periods 1969–1977 and 1977–1987 respectively, both times replacing Odd Højdahl...
, trade unionist, politician and Minister - 14 December - Magne LerheimMagne LerheimMagne Lerheim was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party and later the Liberal People's Party.From 1960 to 1962 he was the leader of the Young Liberals, the youth wing of the Liberal Party. During the short-lived cabinet Lyng in 1963, Lerheim was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of...
, politician (d.19941994 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* 15–17 April – The Progress Party national convention at Bolkesjø, turns out to be one of the most dramatic purges in the history of Norwegian party politics, ending with the libertarian section of the party...
) - 24 December - Sverre WilbergSverre WilbergSverre Wilberg was a Norwegian actor, perhaps best remembered as the clumsy police superintendent Hermansen, always going after Egon and the rest of Olsenbanden...
, actor (d.19961996 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland until October 25, Thorbjørn Jagland -Events:...
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- Øystein ElgarøyØystein ElgarøyØystein Elgarøy was a Norwegian astronomer, with a specialty in solar radio astronomy.-Career:He was appointed as a lecturer of astrophysics at the University of Oslo, located in Oslo, Norway, in 1968, and was a professor from 1983....
, astronomer (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...
) - Arvid Johanson, politician and Minister
- Nils Peder LangvandNils Peder LangvandNils Peder Langvand was a Norwegian judge.He was born in Volda. He was a presiding judge in Gulating Court of Appeal from 1971 and in Eidsivating Court of Appeal from 1977, and a Supreme Court Justice from 1984 to 1996.-References:...
, judge (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...
) - Lars SkytøenLars SkytøenLars Mauritz Skytøen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Industry 1979-1981.-References:...
, politician and Minister - Gunnar SolumGunnar SolumGunnar Solum was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He started his career in journalism. He was editor-in-chief of Brønnøysunds Avis, then became a journalist in Namdalsavisa in 1961. He was promoted to chief editor in 1970.In 1975 he was elected mayor of Namsos municipality, and resigned...
, politician (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....
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Notable deaths
- 6 January - August Herman HalvorsenAugust Herman HalvorsenAugust Herman Halvorsen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Democrats.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament during the term 1919–1921, representing the rural constituency of Vest-Telemarken.Born in Skien, he grew up in Holla and inherited his father's tanning...
, politician (b.18661866 in Norway-Events:* 5 March – The official inauguration of the Parliament of Norway Building .-January to June:*5 January - Johan Gjøstein, educator, newspaper editor and politician *21 January - Olaus Alvestad, educator and newspaper editor...
) - 22 February - Gunnar HeibergGunnar HeibergGunnar Edvard Rode Heiberg was a Norwegian poet, playwright, journalist and theatre critic.-Personal life:...
, playwright (b.18571857 in Norway-Events:*6 June - Sophia of Nassau marries the future King Oscar II of Sweden-Norway-Births:*4 January - John N. Kildahl, Norwegian-American Lutheran church minister, author and educator...
) - 23 March - Rudolf NilsenRudolf NilsenRudolf William Nilsen was a Norwegian poet and journalist.He was born in Kristiania on 28 February 1901. A child of the working class, Nilsen became part of the left-wing revolutionary movement and joined the organisation Norges Socialdemokratiske Ungdomsforbund .In 1921, he stood trial for...
, poet and journalist (b.19011901 in Norway-January to March:*9 January - Bjarne Lyngstad, politician and Minister *16 January - Narve Bonna, ski jumper and Olympic silver medallist *16 January - Hans Karolus Ommedal, politician *26 January - Alf Konningen, alpine skier...
) - 24 May - Just Bing EbbesenJust Bing EbbesenJust Bing Ebbesen was a Norwegian priest and politician.Just Bing Ebbesen was the son of Jørgen Tandberg Ebbesen, and brother of Hanna Magdalene Frisak Ebbesen, who married Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg and was the mother of Johan Castberg.He enrolled as a student in 1866 and graduated as...
, priest and politician (b.18471847 in Norway-Births:*17 April - Just Bing Ebbesen, priest and politician *26 October - Helge A. Haugan - Norwegian-American banking executive *18 November - Oluf Iversen, politician...
) - 8 June - Ole Larsen SkattebølOle Larsen SkattebølOle Larsen Skattebøl was a Norwegian judge and politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Ål. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1877, representing the constituency of Buskeruds Amt, and was re-elected in 1880. He then took a hiatus before serving two more terms,...
, judge and politician (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...
) - 9 July - Hans Andersen FossHans Andersen FossHans Andersen Foss was an American author, newspaper editor and temperance leader. Born the son of a small tenant farmer in 1851 in Modum, Buskerud county, Norway, Foss immigrated to the United States in 1887.-Biography:...
, author, newspaper editor and temperance leader in America (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...
) - 1 August - Gregers Winther Wulfsberg GramGregers Winther Wulfsberg GramGregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram was a Norwegian jurist and politician, and international arbitrator. He was a Supreme Court Assessor, Norwegian Prime Minister in Stockholm from 1889 to 1891 and from 1893 to 1898 and County Governor from 1898 to 1915.-Personal life:Gram was born in Moss as the son...
, jurist and politician (b.18461846 in Norway-Births:*22 February - Peder Nilsen, politician and Minister *4 August - Stephan Sinding, sculptor *5 August - Alvilde Prydz, Norwegian novelist *22 August - Amalie Skram, author and feminist...
) - 12 September - Olaf HovdenakOlaf HovdenakOlaf Sigvart Hovdenak was a Norwegian long-distance runner. He represented SK Freidig in Trondheim.At the 1912 Summer Olympics he participated in the individual cross country competition and finished nineteenth. Together with his teammates Parelius Finnerud and Johannes Andersen he finished fourth...
, long distance runner (b.18911891 in Norway-Events:* The 1891 Parliamentary election takes place.-January to March:*8 January - Hans Gabrielsen, county governor of Finnmark and Oppland *10 January - Sig Haugdahl, motor racing driver in America...
) - 3 November - Olav AukrustOlav AukrustOlav Aukrust was a Norwegian poet and teacher. He was born in Lom and wrote poems with a renewed national romantic style. His use of rural dialect contributed to the growth of Nynorsk as a literary language.-Life:...
, poet and teacher (b.18831883 in Norway-January to March:*10 January - Kristian Arvesen, farmer and politician*21 January - Olav Aukrust, poet and teacher *27 January - Hans Ingvald Hansen Ratvik, politician *10 February - Gunnar Jahn, jurist, economist and politician...
) - 19 November - 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 (b.18741874 in Norway-Births:*8 May - Endre Johannes Cleven, settler in Canada *2 July - Oluf Wesmann-Kjær, rifle shooter *14 July - Torleiv Hannaas, philologist *3 September - Carl Størmer, mathematician and physicist...
) - 14 December - Sigurd JørgensenSigurd JørgensenSigurd Gersdorf Jørgensen was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event. He was born and died in Bergen, and represented Bergens TF.-References:...
, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.18871887 in Norway-Events:* 21 August - The Norwegian Labour Party was established.-January to March:*7 January - Ingvald Tøndel, politician *17 January - Ola Raknes, psychoanalyst and philologist...
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- Mads GramMads GramHarald Mathias "Mads" Gram was a Norwegian physician.He was born in Drammen as the son of Jens Gram. He was a brother of Johan Fredrik Gram, a maternal grandson of P. A. Munch and a paternal great-grandson of Jens Jensen Gram, a nephew of Andrea Gram and a first cousin of Harald Gram...
, physician (b.18751875 in Norway-Events:* 31 December – Population Census: 1,813,424 inhabitants in Norway.* The Norwegian krone was introduced, replacing the Norwegian speciedaler.* The Metric system was introduced and replaced the old measurement units.-Births:...
) - Nils Otto HesselbergNils Otto HesselbergNils Otto Hesselberg was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was state secretary 1906-1920 and an appointed councillor of state in 1909.-References:...
, politician (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...
) - Christian Holtermann KnudsenChristian Holtermann KnudsenChristian Holtermann Knudsen was a Norwegian typographer, newspaper editor, publisher, trade unionist and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. He is known as chairman of his party in three non-consecutive periods, and also founded what would become the main party newspaper...
, typographer, newspaper editor, publisher, trade unionist and politician (b.18451845 in Norway-Events:*Skutterudite, a mineral containing nickel and iron, was discovered. The discovery was made in Skuterud Mines, Modum, Buskerud.*The twelfth Storting convened, following the 1844 election.-Notable births:*17 January - Erika Nissen, pianist...
) - Oscar Ludvig Stoud PlatouOscar Ludvig Stoud PlatouOscar Ludvig Stoud Platou was a Norwegian jurist. After fourteen years as an assessor in Oslo City Court from 1876 to 1890, he was a professor at the Royal Frederick University from 1890 to 1920; the last five years while suffering from blindness.-Personal life:He was born in Christiania as the...
, jurist and professor (b.18451845 in Norway-Events:*Skutterudite, a mineral containing nickel and iron, was discovered. The discovery was made in Skuterud Mines, Modum, Buskerud.*The twelfth Storting convened, following the 1844 election.-Notable births:*17 January - Erika Nissen, pianist...
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