1936 in Norway
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Incumbents
- Monarch - Haakon VII of NorwayHaakon VII of NorwayHaakon VII , known as Prince Carl of Denmark until 1905, was the first king of Norway after the 1905 dissolution of the personal union with Sweden. He was a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg...
- Prime MinisterHeads of government of NorwayThis is a list of heads of government of Norway, who held, inter alia, offices and titles such as steward , viceroy , first minister and prime minister ....
- Johan NygaardsvoldJohan NygaardsvoldJohan Nygaardsvold was a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1935 to 1945 , as head of the cabinet Nygaardsvold.-Political career:...
(Labour PartyNorwegian Labour PartyThe Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
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Events
- 13 September – A rockfallRockfallRockfall or rock-fall refers to quantities of rock falling freely from a cliff face. A rockfall is a fragment of rock detached by sliding, toppling, or falling, that falls along a vertical or sub-vertical cliff, proceeds down slope by bouncing and flying along ballistic trajectories or by rolling...
slide occures in the village of LoenLoenLoen is a village in the municipality of Stryn in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the inner part of the Nordfjord region. Loen is located about north of Olden and about southeast of the municipal center of Stryn. The lake Lovatnet is located just to the southeast of Loen...
in the Sogn og FjordaneSogn og Fjordaneis a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....
county, killing 74 people. - Norsk HydroNorsk HydroNorsk Hydro ASA is a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company, headquartered in Oslo. Hydro is the fourth largest integrated aluminium company worldwide. It has operations in some 40 countries around the world and is active on all continents. The Norwegian state holds a 43.8 percent...
opens its HerøyaHerøyaHerøya is a peninsula in the municipality of Porsgrunn, Norway. It is located between the fjords of Frierfjord to the west and Gunneklevfjord to the east, at the mouth of Telemarksvassdraget...
plant for the production of artificial fertilizer. - The 1936 Parliamentary electionNorwegian parliamentary election, 1936The parliamentary election of 1936 was the last one held in Norway before World War II and the German invasion of Norway.-Results:*...
takes place. This was the last Norwegian parliamentary election held before 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...
and the German invasion of Norway.
Notable births
- 13 January - Jan BrøggerJan BrøggerJan Christian Brøgger was a Norwegian professor of social anthropology and a clinical psychologist. He was one of the most well-known Norwegian academics of his generation....
, professor of social anthropology and clinical psychologist (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...
) - 31 January - Nils AanessNils AanessNils Egil Aaness is a former speed skater from Norway.Aaness competed on the Norwegian national team from 1959 to 1965, and thus became part of the Norwegian speedskating revolution under the trainer Stein Johnson...
, speed skater - 4 February - Ole Johs. BrunæsOle Johs. BrunæsOle Johs. Brunæs is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold in 1989, and was re-elected on two occasions....
, politician - 8 February - Francis SejerstedFrancis SejerstedFrancis Sejersted is a Norwegian history professor and former chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee.Sejersted was educated in history as well as nordic language and literature at the University of Oslo and achieved a candidatus philologiæ in 1965 and a doctorate in 1973.From 1971 to 1973...
, history professor - 28 February – Ole-Jørgen NilsenOle-Jørgen NilsenOle-Jørgen Nilsen was a Norwegian actor who was perhaps best known for playing the role of Hans Fredrik Rosenkrantz in the soap Hotel Cæsar and from a recurring role in the Olsenbanden films....
, actor and theatre director (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....
) - 12 April - Øystein LønnØystein LønnØystein Lønn is a Norwegian writer. He made his literary debut in 1966 with the short stories Prosesjonen, and followed up with the novel Kontinentene in 1967....
, writer - 14 April - Astrid Nøklebye HeibergAstrid Nøklebye HeibergAstrid Nøklebye Heiberg is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party, and a professor of medicine. She was the state secretary to the Minister of Social Affairs 1981-1985, and Minister of Administration and Consumer Affairs in 1986.Heiberg was vice-chairwoman of the Conservative Party from...
, politician and Minister, professor of medicine - 15 April - Gunnar AaslandGunnar AaslandGunnar Aasland is a Norwegian judge.He was born in Oslo, and graduated from the University of Oslo as cand.jur. in 1961. He worked in the Office of the Attorney General of Norway from 1967 to 1968 and 1972 to 1979 and as a lawyer from 1969 to 1972. He was a Supreme Court Justice from 1979 to...
, judge - 25 April - Einar OlsenEinar Olsen (editor)Einar Olsen is a Norwegian newspaper editor.He was born in Kragerø. He was a journalist in the Norwegian News Agency from 1957 to 1960 and in the Labour Movement Press Office from 1960 to 1965. He then became editor-in-chief in Rogalands Avis from 1965 to 1970, Vestfold Arbeiderblad from 1971 to...
, newspaper editor - 3 May - Narve BjørgoNarve BjørgoNarve Bjørgo is a Norwegian historian.He was born in Meland. He graduated from the University of Bergen in 1964, and worked as a research assistant until 1970. Then, for two years, he was a research fellow and associate professor. In 1973 he was appointed professor of history at the University of...
, historian and professor - 3 May - Inger PedersenInger PedersenInger Pedersen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland in 1985, and was re-elected on one occasion...
, politician - 11 May - Nils O. GoltenNils O. GoltenNils O. Golten was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1985, and was re-elected on one occasion...
, politician (d.19991999 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:* 1 February - The Coastal Party is founded....
) - 22 May - Hans Olav TungesvikHans Olav TungesvikHans Olav Tungesvik was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.The son of a farmer, Tungesvik graduated from the University of Oslo with a cand.med. degree in 1964 and became a specialist in psychiatry in 1975...
, politician - 27 May - Eli Skolmen RygEli Skolmen RygEli Skolmen Ryg is a Norwegian television producer.Her filmography include the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation television series Enerom , Fortuna , Offshore and Soria Moria...
, television producer - 28 May - Ole Klemet SaraOle Klemet SaraOle Klemet Sara was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Finnmark during the terms 1969–1973, 1973–1977 and 1977–1981....
, politician - 8 June - Karin HafstadKarin HafstadKarin Hafstad is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo in 1973, and was re-elected on one occasion....
, politician - 9 June - Per BrandtzægPer BrandtzægPer Brandtzæg is a Norwegian physician.He is a professor of medicine at the University of Oslo. In November 2006 he was proclaimed Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in recognition of his work...
, physician - 3 July - Baard OweBaard OweBaard Owe is a Norwegian-born actor who has acted in many Scandinavian films and TV-series. He moved to Denmark in 1956, where he has lived and worked since.Owe is mostly known for his role as pathologist Dr...
, actor - 18 July - Sigbjørn LarsenSigbjørn LarsenSigbjørn Larsen is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He served as a deputy representative in the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag during the terms 1981–1985 and 1993–1997....
, politician - 29 July - Rolf PresthusRolf PresthusRolf Presthus was a Norwegian politician, who was chairman of the Conservative Party of Norway 1986-1988.Presthus was also Minister of Finance 1981-1986, and Minister of Defence in 1986....
, politician and Minister (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....
) - 28 August - Asbjørn LilandAsbjørn LilandAsbjørn Liland was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag during the term 1965–1969.-References:...
, politician - 14 September - Harry DanielsenHarry DanielsenHarry Danielsen is a Norwegian educator and politician for the Conservative Party, later independent.He was born Rødøy as a son of a fisherman. After commerce school and military education he worked as a teacher in Steigen from 1958 to 1969, interrupted by the formal education as a teacher which...
, politician - 17 September - Rolv WesenlundRolv WesenlundRolv Helge Wesenlund is a Norwegian comedian, singer, clarinetist, writer, and actor.Wesenlund is most famous for having portrayed the title character in the movies Bør Børson, Bør Børson II, and the TV series Fleksnes Fataliteter...
, comedian, singer, musician, writer and actor - 24 September - Ingvard SverdrupIngvard SverdrupIngvard Sverdrup was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Kristiansund.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal in 1985, and was re-elected on one occasion...
, politician (d.19971997 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Thorbjørn Jagland until October 17, Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:...
) - 1 October - Toralf EnganToralf EnganToralf Engan is a retired ski jumper from Hølonda, Melhus, Norway. One of the leading ski jumpers in the early 1960s, at the 1964 Winter Olympics he became the Olympic champion in the large hill event, and also won a silver medal in the new normal hill event...
, ski jumper, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion - 4 October - Bjarne Mørk EidemBjarne Mørk EidemBjarne Mørk Eidem is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He is chairman of the Norwegian Aquaculture Center in Brønnøy.-Biography:...
, politician and Minister - 25 October - Arnfinn NessetArnfinn NessetArnfinn Nesset is a Norwegian serial killer.Nesset, a former nursing home manager, was convicted in March 1983 of poisoning 22 patients with Curacit, a muscle relaxing drug. He was also convicted of one count of attempted murder and acquitted on two other counts...
, nurse and serial killer - 14 November - Sven O. HøibySven O. HøibySven Olaf Bjarte Høiby was the father of Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway. Høiby worked for several years as a journalist in a local newspaper and as a small-scale advertiser and publisher in his hometown...
, journalist (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....
) - 17 November - Richard EdvardsenRichard EdvardsenRichard Edvardsen is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms during the term 1993–1997....
, politician - 23 November - Bjørn HernæsBjørn HernæsBjørn Hernæs is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 1993, and was re-elected on two occasions....
, politician - 29 November - Målfrid Grude FlekkøyMålfrid Grude Flekkøy-Personal life:She was born in Oslo as a daughter of Sigmund Skard and Åse Gruda Skard . She is a sister of Halvdan Skard and twin sister of Torild Skard. Through her mother, she is a granddaughter of Halvdan Koht and Karen Grude Koht, and through her father she is a granddaughter Matias Skard and...
, psychologist - 29 November - Torild SkardTorild SkardTorild Skard is a Norwegian psychologist and researcher, feminist, politician for the Socialist Left Party, civil servant and former high-ranking United Nations official . She served as a Member of Parliament, President of its upper chamber and Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Justice...
, psychologist, researcher, feminist and politician - 10 December - Thor HellandThor HellandThor Helland was a Norwegian long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres.At the 1964 Summer Olympics he finished eighth in the 5000 m final in 13:57.0 minutes. He became Norwegian champion in the years 1965-1967. He represented the club IL i BUL.His personal best time was 13:37.4...
, long-distance runner - 14 December - Arve TellefsenArve TellefsenArve Tellefsen is a Norwegian violinist.He was born and raised in Trondheim, Norway. When he was 6 years old, he began playing the violin in 'Trondheims musikkskole'...
, violinist - 30 December - Fredrik SkagenFredrik SkagenFredrik Skagen is a Norwegian writer.He was born in Trondheim. He is best known for his crime fiction, but is also the author of some children's books and several radio plays. His first book was published in 1968...
, writer
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- Reidun BruslettenReidun BruslettenReidun Brusletten is a Norwegian politician for the Christian People's Party. She was Minister of the Secretariat for Development Cooperation in 1983, and Minister of International Development 1984-1986.-References:...
, politician and Minister - Egil Børre JohnsenEgil Børre JohnsenEgil Børre Johnsen is a Norwegian writer. He was the recipient of the Riksmål Society Literature Prize in 2006.-References:...
, writer - Finn KristensenFinn KristensenFinn Kristensen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Industry in 1981, 1986-1987 and 1988-1989, Minister of Petroleum and Energy 1990-1992, Minister of Industry again in 1992, and Minister of Industry and Trade in 1993....
, politician and Minister - Lars Roar LangsletLars Roar LangsletLars Roar Langslet was Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs in 1981, and Minister of Culture and Science 1982-1986 for the Conservative Party....
, politician and Minister - Kjell OpsethKjell OpsethKjell Olav Opseth is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Transport and Communications 1990-1996 and Minister of Local Government Affairs 1996-1997.-References:...
, politician and Minister - Tom Vraalsen, politician and Minister
Notable deaths
- 27 March - Christian Hansen WollnickChristian Hansen WollnickChristian Hansen Wollnick was a Norwegian newspaper editor, jurist and politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Tjølling as the son of a shipmaster. He took his secondary education in Skien in 1885, and worked one year as a school teacher in Larvik...
, newspaper editor, jurist and politician (b.18671867 in Norway-January to June:*19 January - Isak Kobro Collett, politician *20 January - Mons Monssen, sailor in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor *29 January - Carl L...
) - 19 June - Ole Georg GjøsteenOle Georg GjøsteenOle Georg Gjøsteen was a Norwegian educator and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party.-Personal life:He was born in Stord, and was the older brother of politician and educationalist Johan David Haslund Gjøstein....
, educator and politician (b.18541854 in Norway-Events:* 26 August - A new conscription law was sanctioned, under which all Norwegian men regardless of condition and position had an obligation to serve in the armed forces....
) - 10 July - Abraham BergeAbraham BergeAbraham Theodor Berge was a Norwegian politician representing Venstre, the social liberal party, and later Frisinnede Venstre, a right-of-centre party...
, politician and Minister (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...
) - 12 July - Kittel HalvorsonKittel HalvorsonKittel Halvorson was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota.Kittel Halvorson was born in Telemark, Norway; in 1848 immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled near Whitewater, Walworth County, Wisconsin; moved to Columbia County and then to Winnebago County; attended the public...
, a U.S. Representative from MinnesotaMinnesotaMinnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
(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...
) - 25 December - Ole ØstervoldOle ØstervoldOle Olsen Østervold was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat Atlanta, which won the gold medal in the 12 metre class ....
, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (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:...
) - 27 December - Karl Sigwald Johannes Bull, military officer, politician and Minister (b.18601860 in Norway-January to June:*17 January - Erik Ramstad, one of the founders of Minot, North Dakota *28 February - Carl Georg Barth, Norwegian-American mathematician and mechanical engineer...
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- Arthur AmundsenArthur AmundsenArthur M. Amundsen was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.As a member of the Norwegian team, he won a silver medal in the gymnastics team event in 1908....
, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.18861886 in Norway-Events:* The Norwegian Medical Association is established.-Notable births:*2 January - Elise Ottesen-Jensen, sex educator, journalist and anarchist agitator *6 January - Hans Oskar Evju, politician...
) - Olav BjørkumOlav BjørkumOlav Dominikusson Bjørkum was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He graduated from Stord Teachers College in 1879, and worked as a school teacher from 1880 to 1982 before turning to farming....
, politician (b.18591859 in Norway-Events:*8 July - Charles XV succeeds his father Oscar I of Sweden and Norway -Notable births:*29 June - Ragnvald Bødtker, engineer *4 August - Knut Hamsun, author, Nobel Prize in Literature laureate...
) - Karl BullKarl BullKarl Sigwald Johannes Bull was a Norwegian military officer and politician for the Conservative Party. He is best known as the Norwegian Minister of Defence from 1910 to 1912.-Personal life:...
, politician (b.18601860 in Norway-January to June:*17 January - Erik Ramstad, one of the founders of Minot, North Dakota *28 February - Carl Georg Barth, Norwegian-American mathematician and mechanical engineer...
) - Anthon B. NilsenAnthon B. NilsenAnthon Bernhard Elias Nilsen was a Norwegian businessman and politician for the Conservative Party. He also wrote novels, under the pseudonym Elias Kræmmer....
, businessman, politician and author (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...
) - Ole Nikolai Ingebrigtsen StrømmeOle Nikolai Ingebrigtsen StrømmeOle Nikolai Ingebrigtsen Strømme was Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs in 1933....
, politician and Minister (b.18761876 in Norway-January to June:*8 January - Nils Tveit, politician *23 March - Nils Erik Flakstad, businessperson and politician *22 April - Ole Edvart Rølvaag, novelist and professor in America *9 May - Johan Arndt, politician...
) - Johan TuriJohan TuriJohan Turi, born Johannes Olsen Thuri also spelt Johan Tuuri or Johan Thuri or Johan Thuuri was the first Sami author to publish a secular work in a Sami language...
, first SamiSami peopleThe Sami people, also spelled Sámi, or Saami, are the arctic indigenous people inhabiting Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, and the border area between south and middle Sweden and Norway. The Sámi are Europe’s northernmost...
author to publish work (b.18541854 in Norway-Events:* 26 August - A new conscription law was sanctioned, under which all Norwegian men regardless of condition and position had an obligation to serve in the armed forces....
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