2006 in Norway
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Incumbents
- Monarch - Harald V of NorwayHarald V of NorwayHarald V is the king of Norway. He succeeded to the throne of Norway upon the death of his father Olav V on 17 January 1991...
- Prime MinisterPrime Minister of NorwayThe Prime Minister of Norway is the political leader of Norway and the Head of His Majesty's Government. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Stortinget , to their political party, and ultimately the...
- Jens StoltenbergJens Stoltenbergis a Norwegian politician, leader of the Norwegian Labour Party and the current Prime Minister of Norway. Having assumed office on 17 October 2005, Stoltenberg previously served as Prime Minister from 2000 to 2001....
(Norwegian 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
- June 7 – A meteoriteMeteoriteA meteorite is a natural object originating in outer space that survives impact with the Earth's surface. Meteorites can be big or small. Most meteorites derive from small astronomical objects called meteoroids, but they are also sometimes produced by impacts of asteroids...
impact eventImpact eventAn impact event is the collision of a large meteorite, asteroid, comet, or other celestial object with the Earth or another planet. Throughout recorded history, hundreds of minor impact events have been reported, with some occurrences causing deaths, injuries, property damage or other significant...
occurs in northern TromsTromsor Romsa is a county in North Norway, bordering Finnmark to the northeast and Nordland in the southwest. To the south is Norrbotten Län in Sweden and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea...
County, NorwayNorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Locals compare the resultant explosion to the nuclear explosion at HiroshimaAtomic bombings of Hiroshima and NagasakiDuring the final stages of World War II in 1945, the United States conducted two atomic bombings against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, the first on August 6, 1945, and the second on August 9, 1945. These two events are the only use of nuclear weapons in war to date.For six months...
. The impact location was apparently desolate, and no structural damage or casualties are reported. - July 1 – The Norwegian Labour and Welfare AdministrationNorwegian Labour and Welfare AdministrationThe Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration is the current Norwegian public welfare agency.NAV was established as a result of the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Act of 2006. The newly established agency is a collaboration between the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service and certain parts of the...
(NAV) is established. This is one of the biggest changes in the history of Norwegian welfare aid. - September 7 - Death of Eugene Ejike Obiora: Eugene Ejike Obiora, a naturalized Norwegian citizen originally from Nigeria whom was arrested at a social services office while complaining against being denied social aid, dies at the hands of arresting police officers in TrondheimTrondheimTrondheim , historically, Nidaros and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. With a population of 173,486, it is the third most populous municipality and city in the country, although the fourth largest metropolitan area. It is the administrative centre of...
. The case made headlines locally and nationally, with accusations of unnecessary use of forceUse of forceThe term use of force describes a right of an individual or authority to settle conflicts or prevent certain actions by applying measures to either: a) dissuade another party from a particular course of action, or b) physically intervene to stop them...
and racismRacismRacism is the belief that inherent different traits in human racial groups justify discrimination. In the modern English language, the term "racism" is used predominantly as a pejorative epithet. It is applied especially to the practice or advocacy of racial discrimination of a pernicious nature...
leveled at the local police, as well as uproar in African societies in Norway. - October 10 – Atlantic AirwaysAtlantic AirwaysAtlantic Airways is the national airline of the Faroe Islands, operating domestic helicopter services and international passenger services as well as search and rescue responsibilities from its base at Vágar Airport, on the Faroese island of Vágar...
Flight 670Atlantic Airways Flight 670Atlantic Airways Flight 670 was a chartered flight between Stavanger Airport, Sola and Molde Airport, Årø with an intermediate landing at Stord Airport, Sørstokken...
, a BAe 146BAe 146The British Aerospace 146 is a medium-sized commercial airliner formerly manufactured in the United Kingdom by British Aerospace, later part of BAE Systems. Production ran from 1983 until 2002. Manufacture of an improved version known as the Avro RJ began in 1992...
, slides off the runway at StordStordStord is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Stord is sometimes called "Norway in miniature" - as it has such a variety of landscapes: coastline, fjords, forests, agricultural land, and mountain areas....
, Norway, killing four of the 16 people on board. - December - 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...
reveals a proposal to merge its oil business with compatriate oil and gas company StatoilStatoilStatoil ASA is a Norwegian petroleum company established in 1972. It merged with Norsk Hydro in 2007 and was known as StatoilHydro until 2009, when the name was changed back to Statoil ASA. The brand Statoil was retained as a chain of fuel stations owned by StatoilHydro...
. Gaining approval from both the EUEuropean UnionThe European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
and the Storting, the merger is completed by October 1, 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....
. - The service station chain HydroTexacoHydroTexacoYX Energi, formerly known as Hydro Texaco, is a Norwegian and Danish gas station chain formed after the merge of the Hydro and Texaco gas station chains in 1995. In 2006 the company was bought by Reitangruppen and incorporated into their chain including the implementation of 7-Eleven brand on the...
which was established in 19951995 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* January 1 – The Draupner wave in the North Sea in Norway is detected, confirming the existence of rogue waves....
through a merger between 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...
and TexacoTexacoTexaco is the name of an American oil retail brand. Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron". It also owns the Havoline motor oil brand....
is sold to Reitangruppen.
Sports
- For football, see 2006 in Norwegian football2006 in Norwegian footballThe 2006 season is the 101. season of competitive football in Norway.*Tippeligaen 2006 *Adeccoligaen 2006 *Norwegian Football Cup 2006*Toppserien 2006 -Men's national team:...
- July 23 – Tour de France 2006 is won by the Norwegian Thor HushovdThor HushovdThor Hushovd is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer riding . He has signed for from 2012 onwards. He is known for sprinting and time trialing and is the 2010 Norwegian and world road champion. He is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road...
. - December 17 - Norway wins the 2006 European Women's Handball Championship2006 European Women's Handball ChampionshipThe 2006 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in Sweden from 7–17 December. It was won by Norway after beating Russia 27–24 in the final match....
in Sweden.
- July 23 – Tour de France 2006 is won by the Norwegian Thor Hushovd
Notable deaths
- 10 January - Thor KnudsenThor KnudsenThor Haakon Knudsen was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Tønsberg.During the cabinet Borten he worked as a State Secretary in the Ministry of Defence from January 26 1970 – January 31 1971. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold in...
, politician (b.19271927 in Norway-Events:* Norsk Hydro forms a companionship with the German company IG Farben in order to gain access to the newly developed Haber-Bosch process for manufacturing artificial fertilizer...
) - 20 January - Einar Hole Moxnes, politician and Minister (b.19211921 in Norway-Events:* 6 May - A general strike begins in Norway.* 17 September - the Dovre Line was opened.* 18 September - Nidareid train disaster on the Trondhjem-Størenbanen railway line...
) - 6 February - 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 (b.19291929 in Norway-Events:* 8 May – Norway annexed the volcanic island Jan Mayen located in the Arctic Ocean.-Notable births:* 1 January - Fredrik Olsen, shipping magnate* 3 January - Grethe Rytter Hasle, planktologist* 17 January - Jan Rasmus Skåre, judge...
) - 7 February - Harald NorengHarald NorengHarald Noreng was a Norwegian literary researcher and lexicographer.-Personal life:He was born in Hisøy as the son of boat builder Johan Wilhelm Hanssen and Kathrine Marie Pettersen . He changed his last name from Hanssen to Noreng in 1933. In February 1941 he married jurist Alice Schwabe-Hansen...
, literary researcher and lexicographer (b.19131913 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Jens Bratlie-Events:* Female suffrage is enacted in Norway* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Sport:...
) - 19 February - Godtfred HolmvangGodtfred HolmvangGodtfred Holmvang was a Norwegian decathlete and skier. He represented IL Tyrving.He won the 1946 European Championships and finished tenth at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He became Norwegian decathlon champion in 1939, 1946 and 1948. In addition he won the Norwegian championships in 110 metres...
, decathlete and skier (b.19171917 in Norway-Events:* Bratsbergbanen railway line began traffic between Eidanger and Notodden. The line was closed in 2001.-Sport:*2 April - Lillestrøm SK football club is founded after the merger of two local football clubs.*19 May - Rosenborg BK football club is founded....
) - 28 February - 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 (b.19361936 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold -Events:* 13 September – A rockfall slide occures in the village of Loen in the Sogn og Fjordane county, killing 74 people....
) - 28 February - Dagfinn HjertenesDagfinn HjertenesDagfinn Hjertenes was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sogn og Fjordane in 1989, and sat through one term....
, politician (b.19431943 in Norway-Incumbents:*Government in Exile ** Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway** Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold *German Military Governor** Reichskommissar in Norway - Josef Terboven*German Puppet Government in Oslo...
) - 28 February - Else ReppenElse ReppenElse Reppen was a Norwegian philanthropist, Pentecostal and a strict advocate of temperance. During her lifetime she was well known of serving others and caring little for herself. In 1984, she founded "Action Poland" which later became known as "Friends of Poland"...
, philanthropist (b.19331933 in Norway-Events:* 17 May - Vidkun Quisling and Johan Bernhard Hjort establish the Norwegian fascist party "Nasjonal Samling" * 1 July - The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation was founded....
) - 26 March - Kristoffer LepsøeKristoffer LepsøeKristoffer Lepsøe was a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal in coxed eights at the 1948 Summer Olympics, as a member of the Norwegian team....
, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (b.19221922 in Norway-Events:* 8 January - The Social Democratic Youth League of Norway is founded.* 30 November - The establishment of Norwegian government-owned alcoholic beverage retailer "Vinmonopolet"....
) - 18 April - Eivind SkaboEivind SkaboEivind Skabo was a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1940s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 10000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London....
, sprint canoer and Olympic bronze medallist (b.19161916 in Norway-Events:* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Notable births:*7 January - Gunnar Jakobsen, politician *15 January - Sigrid Utkilen, politician *24 January - Erik Heiberg, sailor and Olympic silver medallist...
) - 22 April - Magnar NorderhaugMagnar NorderhaugMagnar Norderhaug was a Norwegian zoologist and ecologist.He was a cand.real. by education. He worked at the Norwegian Polar Institute from 1967 to 1972, in Vestfold County Municipality from 1972 to 1973, as the Southern Norway inspector of nature protection from 1973 to 1985, then for the...
, zoologist and ecologist (b.19391939 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold -Events:*17 May - Sweden, Norway, and Finland refuse Germany's offer of non-aggression pacts.*1 June - Oslo Airport, Fornebu is opened....
) - 14 May - Eva NorvindEva NorvindEva Norvind was a writer, documentary producer, director, sex therapist/ dominatrix, and former actress of the cinema of Mexico...
, writer, documentary producer, director, sex therapist and actress (b.19441944 in Norway-Incumbents:*Government in Exile ** Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway** Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold *German Military Governor** Reichskommissar in Norway - Josef Terboven*German Puppet Government in Oslo...
) - 28 May - 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 (b.19201920 in Norway-Events:* 9 February – The League of Nations gives Spitsbergen to Norway.* 17-19 June – The Centre Party was founded.* Aalesund ship is discovered embedded in the earth south of Ålesund.-Notable births:*2 January - Anne-Sofie Østvedt, resistance leader...
) - 1 June - Kristian OttosenKristian OttosenKristian Ottosen was a Norwegian non-fiction writer and public servant.While still a student, he was also active in the Norwegian resistance movement during World War II and was imprisoned as a Nacht und Nebel inmate...
, writer and public servant (b.19211921 in Norway-Events:* 6 May - A general strike begins in Norway.* 17 September - the Dovre Line was opened.* 18 September - Nidareid train disaster on the Trondhjem-Størenbanen railway line...
) - 23 June - Knut HausKnut HausKnut Haus was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland in 1973, and was re-elected on two occasions. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1961–1965, 1965–1969 and...
, politician (b.19151915 in Norway-Events:* The 1915 Parliamentary election takes place.-Notable births:*16 January - Aase Bjerkholt, politician*19 January - Håkon Kyllingmark, politician and Minister *25 January - Sverre L...
) - 23 June - Gunnar SkaugGunnar SkaugGunnar Skaug was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party . Born in Sarpsborg, Skaug was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 1969, and was president of the Odelsting from 1993 to 2001...
, politician (b.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...
) - 24 June - Børre Falkum-HansenBørre Falkum-HansenBørre Erik Falkum-Hansen was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He was born and died in Oslo....
, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (b.19191919 in Norway-Events:* Production of zinc begins in Glomfjord at the state-owned industrial plant.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-January to March:*14 January - Harry Hansen, politician...
) - 30 June - Bjarne Johannes HopeBjarne Johannes HopeBjarne Johannes Hope was a Norwegian civil servant.He was born in Masfjorden. Having graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1968 as siv.ing., he worked as a consultant from 1972. From 1995 to his death in 2006 he served as director of the Norwegian Tax Administration.Shortly...
, civil servant (b.19441944 in Norway-Incumbents:*Government in Exile ** Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway** Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold *German Military Governor** Reichskommissar in Norway - Josef Terboven*German Puppet Government in Oslo...
) - 4 July - Lars KorvaldLars Korvaldwas a Norwegian politician from the Christian Democratic Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1972 to 1973, leading the cabinet that took over when Trygve Bratteli resigned in the wake of the first referendum over Norway's membership in the European Economic Community.-Early life and...
, politician and Prime Minister of NorwayPrime Minister of NorwayThe Prime Minister of Norway is the political leader of Norway and the Head of His Majesty's Government. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Stortinget , to their political party, and ultimately the...
(b.19161916 in Norway-Events:* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Notable births:*7 January - Gunnar Jakobsen, politician *15 January - Sigrid Utkilen, politician *24 January - Erik Heiberg, sailor and Olympic silver medallist...
) - 19 July - Odd WithOdd WithOdd With was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He was born in Kjelvik. He began his career in 1939 as a teacher in Hamarøy and later Øksnes. In 1947 he graduated from the University of Oslo with the cand.jur. degree...
, politician (b.19211921 in Norway-Events:* 6 May - A general strike begins in Norway.* 17 September - the Dovre Line was opened.* 18 September - Nidareid train disaster on the Trondhjem-Størenbanen railway line...
) - 28 July - 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....
(b.19201920 in Norway-Events:* 9 February – The League of Nations gives Spitsbergen to Norway.* 17-19 June – The Centre Party was founded.* Aalesund ship is discovered embedded in the earth south of Ålesund.-Notable births:*2 January - Anne-Sofie Østvedt, resistance leader...
) - 3 September - Eva KnardahlEva KnardahlEva Knardahl Freiwald was a Norwegian pianist, with a noted career both as a child prodigy and adult performer....
, pianist (b.19271927 in Norway-Events:* Norsk Hydro forms a companionship with the German company IG Farben in order to gain access to the newly developed Haber-Bosch process for manufacturing artificial fertilizer...
) - 4 September - Ingrid BjonerIngrid BjonerIngrid Kristine Bjoner Pierpoint was a Norwegian soprano who had a prolific international opera career between 1956 and 1990. She was particularly celebrated for her portrayal of Wagnerian heroines and for her performances in operas by Richard Strauss...
, opera singer (b.19271927 in Norway-Events:* Norsk Hydro forms a companionship with the German company IG Farben in order to gain access to the newly developed Haber-Bosch process for manufacturing artificial fertilizer...
) - 7 September- Eugene Ejike ObioraEugene Ejike ObioraEugene Ejike Obiora was a naturalized Norwegian citizen, originally from Nigeria. The first-born of 10 siblings, he had lived in Norway for more than 20 years....
, died during police arrest (b.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...
) - 24 September - Per StavemPer StavemPer Stavem was a Norwegian shot putter and discus thrower. He represented Stabæk IF.At the 1948 Summer Olympics he competed in the decathlon and finished eleventh with 6151 points. At the 1952 Summer Olympics he finished eighth in the shot final with 16.02 metres and sixteenth in discus throw with...
, shot putter and discus thrower (b.19261926 in Norway-Events:* May 11-14 – Roald Amundsen makes the first airship flight over the North Pole. The Norge leaves Spitsbergen and arrives in Teller, Alaska three days later.-Notable births:*1 January - Rolf Fjeldvær, politician...
) - 29 September - Jan Werner DanielsenJan Werner DanielsenJan Werner Danielsen, artist name Jan Werner, was a Norwegian pop, classical, and rock singer, famous for his powerful voice which stretched over four and a half octaves...
, singer (b.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....
) - 28 October - Kjell Magne FredheimKjell Magne FredheimKjell Magne Fredheim was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 1969, and was re-elected on four occasions...
, politician (b.19281928 in Norway-Events:* 27 June – The opening of the underground railway line to Nationaltheatret station in Oslo .* At Herøya, outside Porsgrunn, Norsk Hydro establishes what is to become Norway's largest industrial park....
) - 30 October - Jens Christian HaugeJens Christian HaugeJens Christian Hauge , often written Jens Chr. Hauge, was a Norwegian World War II resistance figure and politician who was the leader of the secret military organization Milorg during WWII...
, resistance member and politician (b.19151915 in Norway-Events:* The 1915 Parliamentary election takes place.-Notable births:*16 January - Aase Bjerkholt, politician*19 January - Håkon Kyllingmark, politician and Minister *25 January - Sverre L...
) - 30 October - Aud SchønemannAud SchønemannAud Schønemann was a Norwegian actress, regarded by many as the leading comedienne of her generation in Norway....
, actress (b.19221922 in Norway-Events:* 8 January - The Social Democratic Youth League of Norway is founded.* 30 November - The establishment of Norwegian government-owned alcoholic beverage retailer "Vinmonopolet"....
) - 4 November - Torolf ElsterTorolf ElsterTorolf Elster was a Norwegian newspaper and radio journalist, magazine editor, novelist, crime writer and writer of short stories. He was Director-General of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1972 to 1981....
, newspaper and radio journalist, magazine editor and author (b.19111911 in Norway-Events:*14 December - Roald Amundsen's Norwegian expedition becomes the first to reach the South Pole.*Norsk Hydro's second plant opens at Rjukan, four years after its first plant at Notodden.-January to March:*1 January - Håkon Melberg, linguist...
) - 19 November - Thorbjørn LieThorbjørn LieThorbjørn Lie was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Progress Party.He was born in Lardal, but later settled in Førde. As a businessperson Lie is notable for founding the helicopter company Airlift in 1987. For a period he was the chief executive officer of the company...
, businessperson and politician (b.19431943 in Norway-Incumbents:*Government in Exile ** Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway** Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold *German Military Governor** Reichskommissar in Norway - Josef Terboven*German Puppet Government in Oslo...
) - 21 November - Svein Erik BakkeSvein Erik BakkeSvein Erik Bakke was a Norwegian entrepreneur.He began building his fortune by cleaning as a seventeen-year-old. Earning the nickname Vaske-Bakke , he went on to found the cleaning company Viking-gruppen , which reached a total of 750 employees...
, entrepreneur (b.19471947 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 7 August - Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft, the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after a 101 day, 4,300 mile journey across the Pacific Ocean, proving that pre-historic peoples...
) - 24 November - Nils Are ØritslandNils Are ØritslandNils Are Øritsland was a Norwegian polar researcher in zoophysiology and ecology.He was director of the Norwegian Polar Institute from 1991 to 1993.- Biography :...
, polar researcher in zoophysiology and ecology (b.19391939 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold -Events:*17 May - Sweden, Norway, and Finland refuse Germany's offer of non-aggression pacts.*1 June - Oslo Airport, Fornebu is opened....
) - 28 November - Thorleif Lintrup PausThorleif Lintrup PausThorleif Lintrup Paus was a Norwegian lawyer and diplomat.Born at Rjukan he finished law school in 1937 and worked as a judge before joining the diplomatic service after World War II. He served as bureau chief at the Foreign Ministry, first secretary at the embassy in Washington D.C...
, lawyer and diplomat (b.19121912 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Jens Bratlie-Events:*7 March - Roald Amundsen announces his success in reaching the South Pole*Norsk Hydro establishes artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord in Nordland...
) - 4 December - Sigrid UtkilenSigrid UtkilenSigrid Utkilen was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1973, and was re-elected on one occasion. She had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1969–1973...
, politician (b.19161916 in Norway-Events:* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Notable births:*7 January - Gunnar Jakobsen, politician *15 January - Sigrid Utkilen, politician *24 January - Erik Heiberg, sailor and Olympic silver medallist...
) - 6 December - Otto ØgrimOtto ØgrimJohan Otto Øgrim was a Norwegian physicist and author.-Biography:Johan Otto Øgrim was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, but grew up in Norway. He graduated from the Trondheim Cathedral School in 1934. He graduated with a cand.real. degree with a physics major in 1946. He became a professor of...
, physicist and author (b.19131913 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Jens Bratlie-Events:* Female suffrage is enacted in Norway* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Sport:...
) - 23 December - Arne SandnesArne Sandnes (Rogaland)Arne Sandnes was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland during the terms 1977–1981 and 1981–1985....
, politician (b.19251925 in Norway-Events:* 1 January - The city of Christiania reclaimed its original Norwegian name, Oslo; a decision which caused much debate in its time.* 17 July - the Parliament of Norway passed the Svalbard Act which established Norwegian sovereignty on the island of Svalbard, and stated that Norwegian...
) - 25 December - Ingerid VardundIngerid VardundIngerid Vardund was a Norwegian actress. She was known to the Norwegian audience primarily for her roles in the movie Jentespranget and the sit-com Hjemme hos oss ....
, actress (b.19271927 in Norway-Events:* Norsk Hydro forms a companionship with the German company IG Farben in order to gain access to the newly developed Haber-Bosch process for manufacturing artificial fertilizer...
) - 31 December - Reidar StrømdahlReidar StrømdahlReidar Strømdahl was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Skoger.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold in 1950, and was re-elected on four occasions.-References:...
, politician (b.19131913 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Jens Bratlie-Events:* Female suffrage is enacted in Norway* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Sport:...
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- Bjørn AamodtBjørn AamodtBjørn Aamodt was a Norwegian lyricist. He worked also a sailor, metal worker and social worker. He made his literary debut with the poetry collection Tilegnet in 1973....
, poet (b.19441944 in Norway-Incumbents:*Government in Exile ** Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway** Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold *German Military Governor** Reichskommissar in Norway - Josef Terboven*German Puppet Government in Oslo...
) - 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 II (b.19201920 in Norway-Events:* 9 February – The League of Nations gives Spitsbergen to Norway.* 17-19 June – The Centre Party was founded.* Aalesund ship is discovered embedded in the earth south of Ålesund.-Notable births:*2 January - Anne-Sofie Østvedt, resistance leader...
) - Sigurd EngelstadSigurd EngelstadSigurd Engelstad was a Norwegian genealogist and archivist.Engelstad was born in Hadsel as the son of jurist Sigurd Engelstad and older brother of writer Carl Fredrik Engelstad...
, genealogist and archivist (b.19141914 in Norway-January to March:*31 January - Hans Martin Gulbrandsen, canoeist *3 March - Håkon Johnsen, politician *7 March - Knut Bergsland, linguist *7 March - Arne Jensen, banker*18 March - Trygve Haugeland, politician and Minister...
) - Per MaltbyPer MaltbyPer Maltby is a Norwegian astronomer.His specialties were solar physics and radioastronomy. He took the dr.philos. degree in 1964, was appointed as a lecturer of astrophysics at the University of Oslo in 1967, and was a professor from 1983. He published several books, including...
, astronomer (b.19321932 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Peder Kolstad, until death in March-January to March:*7 January - Tormod Knutsen, Nordic combined skier and Olympic gold medallist...
) - Eystein SandnesEystein SandnesEystein Sandnes was a Norwegian ceramic and glass designer who is known particularly for work done at the ceramic industries Stavangerflint AS and AS Porsgrunds Porselænsfabrik- Biography :...
, ceramic and glass designer (b.19271927 in Norway-Events:* Norsk Hydro forms a companionship with the German company IG Farben in order to gain access to the newly developed Haber-Bosch process for manufacturing artificial fertilizer...
) - Arne HoelArne HoelArne Hoel was a Norwegian ski jumper who competed in the 1940s and 1950s. He was born in Drammen.Hoel won the ski jumping event at the Holmenkollen ski festival three times...
, ski jumper (b.19271927 in Norway-Events:* Norsk Hydro forms a companionship with the German company IG Farben in order to gain access to the newly developed Haber-Bosch process for manufacturing artificial fertilizer...
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