2011 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
- 7 January – The Lavangsdalen bus accidentLavangsdalen bus accidentThe Lavangsdalen bus accident was a bus crash in Northern Norway on 7 January 2011.On the European route E8, a car headed north towards Tromsø was about to pass a bus headed south towards Nordkjosbotn, but entered the opposing lane and crashed into the bus. The bus rotated into a horizontal...
: five people were killed in a traffic accident on the European route E8European route E8The European route E 8 is a European route that goes from Tromsø, Norway to Turku, Finland. The length of the route is .* E 8: Tromsø – Nordkjosbotn – Skibotn – Kilpisjärvi – Kaaresuvanto – Muonio – Tornio – Keminmaa – Kemi – Oulu – Liminka – Raahe – Kalajoki – Kokkola – Vaasa – Pori –...
in Lavangsdalen near TromsøTromsøTromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Tromsø.Tromsø city is the ninth largest urban area in Norway by population, and the seventh largest city in Norway by population...
. - 12 January - Russian-born blogger Maria AmelieMaria AmelieMadina Salamova, better known by the pseudonym Maria Amelie, is a Russian-born writer and blogger who lived as an undocumented immigrant in Norway between 2002 and 2011. She was deported from Norway to Russia on 24 January 2011....
was arrested for having stayed in Norway illegally since 2002. Amelie was deported from Norway to Russia on 24 January 2011. - 2 February - A NorwegianNorwayNorway , 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...
MP nominates WikiLeaksWikileaksWikiLeaks is an international self-described not-for-profit organisation that publishes submissions of private, secret, and classified media from anonymous news sources, news leaks, and whistleblowers. Its website, launched in 2006 under The Sunshine Press organisation, claimed a database of more...
for the Nobel Peace PrizeNobel Peace PrizeThe Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who...
, saying "Wikileaks have contributed to the struggle for human rights, democracy and freedom of speechFreedom of speechFreedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without censorship. The term freedom of expression is sometimes used synonymously, but includes any act of seeking, receiving and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used...
globally, by exposing (among many other things) corruption, war crimes and torture — sometimes even conducted by allies of Norway". - 15 February - The Government of the Philippines and Communist Party of the PhilippinesCommunist Party of the PhilippinesThe Communist Party of the Philippines is a leading communist party in the Philippines. It remains an underground political organization since its founding on December 26, 1968 and has been operating in clandestine manner since its founding...
hold their first peace talks in six years in OsloOsloOslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, 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...
. - June – 2011 Eastern Norway floods
- 4 July – The Ullensvang helicopter accident: five people were killed in a helicopter crash near KinsarvikKinsarvikKinsarvik is a village, and former municipality, in the county of Hordaland, Norway.Kinsarvik was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 . Ullensvang used to be an annex to Kinsarvik - but in 1869 Ullensvang became the main parish, and Kinsarvik became an annex to Ullensvang...
. - 22 July - The 2011 Norway attacks2011 Norway attacksThe 2011 Norway attacks were two sequential terrorist attacks against the government, the civilian population and a summer camp in Norway on 22 July 2011....
: At least 76 people are killed in twin terrorist attacks in Norway after a bombing in the RegjeringskvartaletRegjeringskvartaletRegjeringskvartalet is a collection of buildings in the centre of Norwegian capital city Oslo housing several of the offices of the Government of Norway...
, the government center in OsloOsloOslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
and a massacre in the political youth camp in the island of UtøyaUtøyaUtøya is a small island in the Tyrifjorden lake in Hole municipality, in the county of Buskerud, Norway. The island is , situated off the shore, by the E16 road, driving distance north-west of Oslo city centre.-Overview:...
. - 29 July - The first funerals of last week's terrorism and shooting victims were held.
Sports
- 23 February—6 March 2011 – the 2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships2011 FIS Nordic World Ski ChampionshipsThe FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 took place from 23 February to 6 March 2011 in Oslo, Norway, at the Holmenkollen National Arena. It was the fifth time these championships had been hosted in Holmenkollen, having been done previously in 1930, the 1952 Winter Olympics, 1966, and 1982...
in Oslo - 5 May—8 May – biannual convention of the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of SportsNorwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of SportsThe Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports is the umbrella organization for sport in Norway. It is the largest volunteering organization in Norway, with more than 2 million members, and 12000 sports clubs, in 19 region confederatons and 56 national federations...
- 29 June—6 July 2011 – the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Group DGroup D of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup consisted of the teams from , , and . The games were played on 29 June, 3 July and 6 July 2011. The top two teams advanced to the knockout stage.-Standings:All times are CEST ....
in Germany
Anniversaries
- 200 years since University of OsloUniversity of OsloThe University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
was established (18111811 in Norway-Births:*10 October - Nils Christian Irgens, military officer, politician and Minister *17 December - Jens Landmark, military officer and politician -Full date unknown:*Jørres Schelderup Hansen, politician...
) - 150 years since Norwegian Confederation of SportsNorwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of SportsThe Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports is the umbrella organization for sport in Norway. It is the largest volunteering organization in Norway, with more than 2 million members, and 12000 sports clubs, in 19 region confederatons and 56 national federations...
was established (18611861 in Norway-Births:*9 March - Monthei Eriksen Haug, politician*18 April - Christian Emil Stoud Platou, railroad director and politician *23 July - Hans Bergersen Wergeland, politician...
) - 19 March - 50 years since the first female pastor, Ingrid BjerkåsIngrid BjerkåsIngrid Bjerkås was the first female minister in the Church of Norway.-Early life:She was born in Kristiania as a daughter of Olaf Johansen and Hilda Charlotte Elise Holmsen . She finished her secondary education in 1920, married Søren Alexius Bjerkås in 1922 and became a housewife. They lived in...
was ordained in Vang Church (19611961 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 12 January - Princess Astrid marries Johan Martin Ferner.* March - Ingrid Bjerkås, ordained as first female minister in the Church of Norway...
) - 10 October - 150 years since the birth of Fritjof Nansen (d. 19301930 in Norway-Events:* 12 November - Norway relinquishes its claim to the Sverdrup Islands.* Having established two years earlier, what is to become Norway's largest industrial park at Herøya outside Porsgrunn, Norsk Hydro opens up its first plant in this location....
) - 14 December - 100 years since Roald AmundsenRoald AmundsenRoald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He led the first Antarctic expedition to reach the South Pole between 1910 and 1912 and he was the first person to reach both the North and South Poles. He is also known as the first to traverse the Northwest Passage....
's expedition reached the South PoleSouth PoleThe South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is one of the two points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects its surface. It is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth and lies on the opposite side of the Earth from the North Pole...
(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...
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January
- 1 January - Peter F. HjortPeter F. HjortPeter Fredrik Holst Hjort was a Norwegian professor of medicine and politician for the Labour Party. He is best known for his work to establish the University of Tromsø, and for his work with public health.-Personal life:...
, physician (b. 19241924 in Norway-Events:* The 1924 Parliamentary election takes place.* Kringkastningselskapet A/S was founded. This was the predecessor to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, established in 1933-Notable births:*5 January - Ottar Dahl, historian and historiographer...
) - 8 January - Thorbjørn SvenssenThorbjørn SvenssenThorbjørn Svenssen was a Norwegian footballer, who played a record 104 international games for Norway, and captained the side 93 times.-Club career:...
, footballer (b. 19241924 in Norway-Events:* The 1924 Parliamentary election takes place.* Kringkastningselskapet A/S was founded. This was the predecessor to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, established in 1933-Notable births:*5 January - Ottar Dahl, historian and historiographer...
) - 8 January - Jan K. S. JansenJan K. S. JansenJan Kristian Schøning Jansen was a Norwegian physiologist.He was born in Oslo as a son of professor of medicine Jan Birger Jansen and Helene Sofie Schøning...
, professor of medicine (b. 19311931 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Peder Kolstad-Events:* 27 June – Norway occupied and claimed parts of the then-uninhabited eastern Greenland , claiming that it constituted terra nullius.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the...
) - 11 January - Johannes HoltJohannes HoltJohannes Holt was a Norwegian resistance member, engineer and mountaineer.He grew up in Andebu and took his construction engineering education at the Norwegian Institute of Technology. He worked with bridges in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration, and also participated in the Norwegian...
, engineer (born 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....
) - 11 January - Knut OlsenKnut OlsenKnut Olsen was a journalist for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation since 1983. Starting in 2008 he was the news anchor together with Nina Owing. He also lead various political debate programs. He died from cancer on January 11, 2011.-External links:* **...
, television presenter (b. 19531953 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Oscar Torp -Events:* 1 June –The first Bergen International Festival opens.* 16 July – Parliament voted to move the main base for the Navy from Horten to Bergen....
) - 23 January - Ole KopreitanOle KopreitanOle Andreas Kopreitan was a Norwegian political activist, best known as an anti-nuclear activist. For 30 years he led the anti-nuclear organization "No to Nuclear Weapons"....
, political activist (b. 19371937 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold -Events:*29 May - Stavanger Airport, Sola is opened by King Haakon VII* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Notable births:...
) - 24 January - Audun Tylden, record producer (b. 19481948 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* August 30 – The opening of the University of Bergen....
) - 27 January - Svein MathisenSvein MathisenSvein Erling "Matta" Mathisen was a footballer from Norway. With the exception of a short spell with Scottish club Hibernian in 1978, "Matta" played for IK Start throughout his career, where he won the Norwegian league title in 1978 and 1980...
, footballer (b. 19521952 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Oscar Torp -Events:* 7 January – 15 died in a mine explosion in Svalbard.* 14-25 February – 1952 Winter Olympics are held in Oslo....
) - 27 January - Hannemor Gram, alpine skier (b. 19181918 in Norway-Events:* Norsk Hydro's artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord is bought by the Norwegian government. In 1947 it is leased back to Hydro. This activity is Yara International.* The 1918 Parliamentary election takes place.-Sport:...
) - 27 January - Kjeld VibeKjeld VibeKjeld Vibe was a Norwegian diplomat.He was born in Stavanger, and was a cand.jur. by education. He started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1955, and served as embassy counsellor in the United States from 1965 to 1969, before becoming sub-director in the Ministry of Foreign...
, diplomat (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...
) - 28 January - Kari Werner Øfsti, broadcasting executive (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...
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February
- 1 February - Knut RisanKnut RisanKnut Risan was a Norwegian actor.He was born in Trondheim, and made his stage debut at Nationaltheatret in 1956. He was employed here until 1998, and had guest appearances at the Norwegian National Opera, Den Nationale Scene and Riksteatret...
, actor (b. 19301930 in Norway-Events:* 12 November - Norway relinquishes its claim to the Sverdrup Islands.* Having established two years earlier, what is to become Norway's largest industrial park at Herøya outside Porsgrunn, Norsk Hydro opens up its first plant in this location....
) - 1 February - Eline Nygaard RiisnæsEline Nygaard RiisnæsEline Nygaard Riisnæs was a Norwegian pianist.She was born in Sandefjord, and was the mother of Knut Riisnæs and Odd Riisnæs. She made her concert debut in 1939, and notably toured the United States in 1949. She was hired as a lecturer in musicology at the University of Oslo, and was an associate...
, pianist (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:...
) - 6 February - Axel Seeberg, archeologist (b. 19311931 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Peder Kolstad-Events:* 27 June – Norway occupied and claimed parts of the then-uninhabited eastern Greenland , claiming that it constituted terra nullius.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the...
) - 10 February - Randi ThorvaldsenRandi ThorvaldsenRandi Thorvaldsen was a former Norwegian speedskater, silver medalist from the allround World Championship, and a previous World Record holder in 1,500 metres. She was the dominating female speedskater in Norway from the end of the Second World War to 1954...
, speed skater (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...
) - 13 February - Arnfinn BergmannArnfinn BergmannArnfinn Bergmann was a ski jumper from Norway.He was born in Trondheim and represented the clubs SK Freidig and SFK Lyn. He won a gold medal in the normal hill event at the 1952 Winter Olympics, accompanied on the podium by Torbjørn Falkanger who won the silver medal...
, ski jumper (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....
) - 13 February - Harald Kolstad, film critic (b. 19461946 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:*1 February - Trygve Lie is selected as the first United Nations Secretary General*6 December - The Home Guard was established....
) – body found on this date - 13 February - Rolf SolemRolf SolemRolf Solem was a Norwegian jurist, urban district court judge and police chief.He was born in Rjukan. He was urban district court judge in Porsgrunn/Skien from 1973, and chief of police of Oslo from 1974 to 1985.-References:...
, police chief (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....
) - 14 February - Kjell Bertheussen, physician (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...
) - 22 February - Kjell BjartveitKjell BjartveitOdd Kjell Bjartveit was a Norwegian physician and politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He was born in Flekkefjord, took the cand.med. degree at the University of Oslo in 1951, and the dr.med. degree in 1983...
, physician (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...
) - ?? February - Irma Bruun Hodne, artist (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...
) - ?? February - Rolf Tofte, journalist (b. 19231923 in Norway-Events:* 4 November – the Communist Party of Norway is formed, following a split in the Norwegian Labour Party.-January to March:*1 January - Kristin Kverneland Lønningdal, politician...
) - 26 February - Willy SimonsenWilly SimonsenWilly Raymond Simonsen was a Norwegian sports official.He played football for Homansbyens BK during his youth, and after his active career he joined Årvoll IL. Simonsen spent his entire working career in the Football Association of Norway. He started as a delivery boy in 1946. He later held tasks...
, sports official (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...
) - 26 February - Harald Grimen, philosopher (b. 19551955 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Oscar Torp until 22 January, Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 14 January - Prime Minister Oscar Torp resigned.* 22 January – Gerhardsen's Third Cabinet was appointed....
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March
- 6 March - Oddmund JensenOddmund JensenOddmund Ingvald Jensen was a Norwegian cross country skier and coach.He was born in Sørfold, but represented Alvdal IL. He participated at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo and at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.He was head coach for the Norwegian men's cross country national...
, cross-country skier (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....
) - 7 March - Einar Johannes LundebyEinar Johannes LundebyEinar Johannes Lundeby was a Norwegian linguist.He was born in Spydeberg. He was hired as a lecturer in Norwegian language at the University of Oslo in 1961. He took the dr.philos. degree in 1966 and was promoted to docent in the Nordic languages in 1967, before serving as professor from 1971 to...
, linguist (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...
) - ?? March - Anton Smith-Meyer, diplomat (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...
) - 12 March - Bjarne RøtterudBjarne RøtterudBjarne Røtterud was a Norwegian painter.He was born in Nannestad. He took his education at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry and the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts. He lived in Paris from 1969, but died in Nannestad. He painted in abstract style from the late 1960s...
, artist (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...
) - 17 March - Martin Kloster-Jensen, linguist (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 March - Wenche FossWenche FossEva Wenche Steenfeldt Stang , better known as Wenche Foss, was a leading Norwegian actress of stage, screen and television.-Biography:...
, actress (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....
) - 30 March - Oddvar HansenOddvar HansenOddvar Ingolf Hansen was a Norwegian footballer and coach, who represented Brann in his hometown Bergen.As a player, Hansen was a right-back who played 238 first-team games for Brann between 1940 and 1956. He was a losing cup finalist in 1950...
, footballer (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...
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April
- 1 April - Siri SkareSiri SkareSiri Skare was the first female aviator in the armed forces of Norway. She died during a demonstration in Mazar-i-Sharif in 2011.-Early life:Skare was originally from Åndalsnes, Møre og Romsdal, Norway...
, first female military pilot (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...
) – killed in the 2011 Mazar-i-Sharif attack2011 Mazar-i-Sharif attackThe 2011 Mazar-i-Sharif attack occurred on 1 April, when a group of demonstrators attacked the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan compound in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, killing seven foreigners, including three U.N. staff members... - 4 April - Liv UndheimLiv UndheimLiv Undheim was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party.She was a factory laborer in the china company Figgjo for thirteen years, before being hired as a secretary in the Norwegian Union of Chemical Industry Workers. After nine years here she became deputy leader in 2001...
, trade unionist and politician (b. 19491949 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* October 10 - The 1949 Parliamentary election takes place....
) - 4 April - Ottar DahlOttar DahlOttar Dahl was a Norwegian historian and historiographer.He was born in Nannestad. He took the dr. philos. degree in 1957, worked at the University of Oslo as a scholarship holder from 1957, docent from 1960 and professor from 1966 to 1991...
, historian (b. 19241924 in Norway-Events:* The 1924 Parliamentary election takes place.* Kringkastningselskapet A/S was founded. This was the predecessor to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, established in 1933-Notable births:*5 January - Ottar Dahl, historian and historiographer...
) - 4 April - Paul GrøstadPaul GrøstadPaul M. Grøstad was a Norwegian businessperson.He took the cand.jur. degree, and worked in Norske Shell from 1960 to 1993. He is best known as the chairman of the company, from 1997 to 2003....
, businessperson (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....
) - 10 April - Børt Erik Thoresen, musician (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...
) - 16 April - Hermod SkånlandHermod SkånlandHermod Skånland was a Norwegian economist and civil servant, who served as the Governor of the Central Bank of Norway from 1985 to 1993.- Biography :...
, banker (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...
) - 16 April - Erik TumyrErik TumyrErik Tumyr was a Norwegian journalist.He was the son of journalist, newspaper editor and politician Arne Tumyr. He started his career in Nybrott in 1983, where his father had been editor-in-chief since 1970. He then worked for Rjukan Arbeiderblad and Dagbladet Sørlandet...
, journalist (b. 19621962 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 7 June – The Nordland Line between Trondheim and Bodø was opened....
) - 18 April - Kjell HåkonsenKjell HåkonsenKjell Håkonsen is a Norwegian harness racing coach and coachman. During his career, he had 5531 starts and won 1094 races. He is best known for having trained and coached Spikeld and Rex Rodney who many rank as Norway's best coach horses of all time...
, harness racer (b. 19351935 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Johan Ludwig Mowinckel until 20 March, Johan Nygaardsvold -January to March:*5 January - Jan Paulsen, President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists...
) - 19 April - Grete WaitzGrete WaitzGrete Waitz was a Norwegian marathon runner and former world record holder. Waitz won nine New York City Marathons between 1978 and 1988, more than any other runner in history...
, Olympic runner (b. 19531953 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Oscar Torp -Events:* 1 June –The first Bergen International Festival opens.* 16 July – Parliament voted to move the main base for the Navy from Horten to Bergen....
) - 19 April - Aage MøstAage MøstAage Møst was a Norwegian journalist and sports official.He was born in Skotselv. He represented the clubs Bakke IF, Oslo-Studentenes IK, IL Tyrving and Høvik IF during his career. He was a journalist by education, and worked in Drammens Tidende, Sportsmanden and for many years in Aftenposten...
, sports official (b. 19231923 in Norway-Events:* 4 November – the Communist Party of Norway is formed, following a split in the Norwegian Labour Party.-January to March:*1 January - Kristin Kverneland Lønningdal, politician...
) - 21 April - Cato Wadel, social anthropologist (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....
) - 22 April - Eyvind Solås, musician (b. 19371937 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold -Events:*29 May - Stavanger Airport, Sola is opened by King Haakon VII* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Notable births:...
) - xx April - Trygve SimonsenTrygve SimonsenTrygve Simonsen is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Troms during the term 1989–1993. In total he met during 55 days of parliamentary session...
, politician (b. 19371937 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold -Events:*29 May - Stavanger Airport, Sola is opened by King Haakon VII* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Notable births:...
) - 24 April - Georg Johan JacobsenGeorg Johan JacobsenGeorg Johan Jacobsen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Bergen, finished commerce school in 1948, spent two years at sea before working various jobs...
, politician (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...
) - 27 April - Dag StokkeDag StokkeDag Stokke was a Norwegian keyboardist, church organist and mastering engineer best known for his work with the Norwegian rock bands TNT and Vagabond...
, keyboardist (b. 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....
) - 28 April - Johan Henrik Andresen, businessperson (b. 19301930 in Norway-Events:* 12 November - Norway relinquishes its claim to the Sverdrup Islands.* Having established two years earlier, what is to become Norway's largest industrial park at Herøya outside Porsgrunn, Norsk Hydro opens up its first plant in this location....
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May
- 2 May - Knut HedemannKnut HedemannKnut Hedemann was a Norwegian diplomat.He was born in Ringsaker as a son of politician Rudolf Hedemann and younger brother of journalist Reidar Hedemann. He finished his secondary education in 1943. During the Second World War he was a member of the Norwegian police troops in exile in Sweden,...
, diplomat (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"....
) - 8 May - Finn WischmannFinn WischmannFinn Wischmann was a Norwegian botanist.Graduating with a cand.mag. degree, Wischmann spent his entire professional life at the Botanical Museum and the Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo. He edited and translated a Swedish-language Flora entitled Norsk fargeflora, which was...
, botanist (b. 19181918 in Norway-Events:* Norsk Hydro's artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord is bought by the Norwegian government. In 1947 it is leased back to Hydro. This activity is Yara International.* The 1918 Parliamentary election takes place.-Sport:...
) - 11 May - Erik StallemoErik StallemoErik Stallemo was a Norwegian shipbroker, sports official and football agent.He hailed from Grim in Kristiansand. He left school after taking primary education, and in 1950 he started working for the shipbroking company Johan G. Olsen. He rose in the ranks to become a department director...
, businessperson and football agent (b. 19351935 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Johan Ludwig Mowinckel until 20 March, Johan Nygaardsvold -January to March:*5 January - Jan Paulsen, President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists...
) - 12 May - 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 (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....
) - 15 May - Turid Holter, textile artist (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....
) - 27 May - Jostein LøfsgaardJostein LøfsgaardFredrik Jostein Løfsgaard was a Norwegian academic executive.He was born in Flisa as a son of Kari and Arne Løfsgaard. He finished his secondary education in 1944 and graduated from university with the cand.jur. degree in 1949...
, university director (b. 19231923 in Norway-Events:* 4 November – the Communist Party of Norway is formed, following a split in the Norwegian Labour Party.-January to March:*1 January - Kristin Kverneland Lønningdal, politician...
) - 31 May - Sølvi WangSølvi WangSølvi Valborg Wang was a Norwegian singer, actress and comedian.She was born in Bærum, Akershus, to the jazz musician Yngvar Wang and the singer Marie Gulbrandsen. Already at an early age she sang with her father's orchestra on the radio and in concert. She met Egil Monn-Iversen while in school,...
, singer (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...
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June
- 4 June - Kjellaug SteinslettKjellaug SteinslettKjellaug Steinslett was a Norwegian novelist.She hailed from Helgeland and is known for writing the novel series Kystfolket . She made her debut in 1996, and wrote 55 books in this series, in addition to another series Kystens datter...
, writer (b. 19461946 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:*1 February - Trygve Lie is selected as the first United Nations Secretary General*6 December - The Home Guard was established....
) - 17 June - Kjell BohlinKjell BohlinKjell Gotfred Bohlin was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Røros. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Telemark in 1977, and was re-elected on two 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....
) - 18 June - Trygve StangelandTrygve StangelandTrygve Stangeland was a Norwegian businessperson.He was born in Sola, and founded the construction company Stangeland Gruppen in 1959. The company had a turnover of in 2008, and Stangeland himself has a fortune of NOK 402 million, about .He resided in Tjelta. His son Olav Stangeland is the...
, businessperson (b. 19341934 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Johan Ludwig Mowinckel -Events:* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Notable births:*7 January - Per Ø...
) - 18 June - Herman HagenHerman HagenHerman Anton Hagen was a Norwegian jurist.He hailed from Molde and was a lawyer by occupation before entering the public sector. He was the chief administrative officer of Harstad, then Sandnes municipality before being hired as the first chief executive officer of the Industrial Development...
, director (b. 19181918 in Norway-Events:* Norsk Hydro's artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord is bought by the Norwegian government. In 1947 it is leased back to Hydro. This activity is Yara International.* The 1918 Parliamentary election takes place.-Sport:...
) - 25 June - Tron Gerhardsen, journalist (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....
) - 25 June - Henry Olaf Hoff, 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...
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July
- 2 July - Jostein ErstadJostein ErstadJostein Einar Erstad was a Norwegian jurist.He was born in Skodje. He was a police superintendent in Oslo from 1962 to 1966, teacher at the Norwegian Police Academy from 1966 to 1971, public prosecutor in Eidsivating Court of Appeal from 1971 to 1981, chief public prosecutor from 1981 to 1982 and...
, jurist (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"....
) - 2 July - Per Aasen, journalist and ambassador (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...
) - 2 July - Johan Henrik Dahl, ambassador (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....
) - 2 July - Paul W. Weeden, American-born jazz guitarist (b. 19231923 in the United States-Incumbents:* President: Warren G. Harding until August 2, Calvin Coolidge * Vice President: Calvin Coolidge until August 2, vacant * Chief Justice: William Howard Taft * 68th United States Congress -Events:...
) - 2 July - Magnar G. HusebyMagnar G. HusebyMagnar Gunnbjørn Huseby was a Norwegian engineer and politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Åsen as a son of Nils Husby , who managed an electricity works. His mother Gurine Olsen Lund was a housewife, but also a cafe owner. Magnar Huseby followed in his father's footsteps...
, 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....
) - 3 July - Birger Blom-KalstøBirger Blom-KalstøBirger Blom-Kalstø was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born Avaldsnes. He finished his secondary education in 1960, and graduated in business administration in 1963...
, 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...
) - 7 July - Olav VerstoOlav VerstoOlav Versto was a Norwegian journalist and editor, primarily known for his work for the newspaper Verdens Gang.-Education and career:Versto received a cand.mag. degree from the University of Oslo in 1976...
, editor (b. 19501950 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 2 January - The Norwegian Savings Bank Postbanken -Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen (Labour Party)-Events:* 2 January - The Norwegian Savings Bank Postbanken...
) - xx July - Terje Grøstad, artist (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...
) - 13 July - Per Erik Burud, retailer (b. 19621962 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 7 June – The Nordland Line between Trondheim and Bodø was opened....
) – body found on 22 July - 14 July - Sissel Solbjørg BjugnSissel Solbjørg BjugnSissel Solbjørg Bjugn is a Norwegian poet and children's writer.She was born in Bardu. She made her literary début in 1978 with the book Den første avisa på Lofotveggen, for which she was awarded the Tarjei Vesaas' debutantpris. Her children's book Jente i bitar from 1992 was awarded the Brage...
, writer (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...
) - 15 July - Arne Sigurd Haugen, editor and musician (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...
) - 18 July - Ludvik Zajc, Slovenian-born ski jump coach (b. 1943)
- 18 July - Arne Aarset, base jumper (b. 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 July - Gunnar VattenGunnar VattenGunnar Vatten is a Norwegian engineer and civil servant.He was born in Bodø, and took the siv.ing. degree in electrical engineering in Denmark...
, engineer (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...
) - 24 July - Imre HerczImre HerczImre Hercz was a Jewish Hungarian-Norwegian physician and public debater.He was born in Transilvania and had his childhood years in Nagyvárad, in the Hungarian part of Romania. At the age of 15, he was deported to Auschwitz concentration camp in May 1944, later to Vernichtungslager Kaufbeuren and...
, Transilvanian-born physician (b. 1929) - 29 July - Arild BraastadArild BraastadArild Braastad is a Norwegian diplomat. He started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1979. He served as head of department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1999 to 2001, and was the Norwegian ambassador to South Korea from 2001 to 2006 and to Malaysia from 2006 to his...
, diplomat (b. 19461946 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:*1 February - Trygve Lie is selected as the first United Nations Secretary General*6 December - The Home Guard was established....
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August
- August - Einar NistadEinar NistadEinar Sverre Nistad was a Norwegian retailer.In 1967 he created the shopping chain Mekka. The first store was located in Skostredet in Bergen. He expanded to four stores in 1975, and by 1992 Mekka had a market share of 25 % in Bergen, Norway's second largest city. Mekka was sold to Hakon-Gruppen...
, retailer (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...
) - August - Tomas Hägg, philologist (b. 1938)
- 19 August - Odd Jarl PedersenOdd Jarl PedersenOdd Jarl Pedersen was a Norwegian judge.He hailed from Kristiansand. In his younger days he was a track and field athlete. He represented Kristiansands IF. After graduating with the cand.jur. degree he was a deputy judge in Nedre Romerike. He then worked at the University of Oslo, for the...
, judge (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...
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September
- 3 September - Finn HelgesenFinn HelgesenFinn Helgesen was a speed skater from Norway. He was born in Drammen, Buskerud.At the Norwegian Championships, Helgesen won the 500 m in 1947 and 1949. He became Olympic Champion on the 500 m at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St...
, speed skater (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...
) - 4 September - Hilde HeltbergHilde HeltbergHilde Heltberg was a Norwegian singer, guitarist and songwriter, born in Oslo. She started her career in the late 70s when she entered a talent competition judged by Stein Ove Berg, who became her mentor. She later joined the band Uncle John's Band, and, in 1982, X-tra, with Trond Granlund...
, singer (b. 19591959 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 16 February - The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet holds its first performance in Folketeatret in Oslo....
) - 5 September - Reidar BørjesonReidar BørjesonReidar Kristoffer Børjeson was a Norwegian figure skater. He competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.He was Norwegian champion in pairs in 1956, 1957, 1958 and 1959 together with partner Ingeborg Nilsson.-Pairs:...
, figure skater (b. 19311931 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Peder Kolstad-Events:* 27 June – Norway occupied and claimed parts of the then-uninhabited eastern Greenland , claiming that it constituted terra nullius.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the...
) - 11 September - Lilly BølvikenLilly BølvikenLilly Helena Bølviken was a Norwegian judge.She was born in Arendal. She worked as a judge in Oslo City Court from 1952, and was a Supreme Court Justice from 1968 to 1984. She was the first woman to serve in this position. Because of her work, she became a Commander of St. Olav's order.-References:...
, Supreme Court Justice (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...
) - 22 September - Knut SteenKnut SteenKnut Steen was a Norwegian sculptor.Born in Oslo, Steen is perhaps best known for his work on the Norwegian Statens kunstakademi and Copenhagen's Per Palle Storm. A museum dedicated to his work opened in Sandefjord in 2009...
, sculptor (b. 19241924 in Norway-Events:* The 1924 Parliamentary election takes place.* Kringkastningselskapet A/S was founded. This was the predecessor to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, established in 1933-Notable births:*5 January - Ottar Dahl, historian and historiographer...
) - 25 September - Oddmund Bye, fishers' leader (b. 19351935 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Johan Ludwig Mowinckel until 20 March, Johan Nygaardsvold -January to March:*5 January - Jan Paulsen, President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists...
) - 29 September - Andreas HagenAndreas HagenAndreas Hagen was a Norwegian newspaper editor.He was born in Våler, Hedmark. He was a journalist in Østlendingen from 1954 to 1957 and Nationen from 1957 to 1968 before becoming editor-in-chief of Østlendingen from 1968 to 1994. He chaired Pressens Faglige Utvalg from 1965 to 1984 and the...
, newspaper editor (b. 19241924 in Norway-Events:* The 1924 Parliamentary election takes place.* Kringkastningselskapet A/S was founded. This was the predecessor to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, established in 1933-Notable births:*5 January - Ottar Dahl, historian and historiographer...
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October
- 1 October - Hans Christian AlsvikHans Christian AlsvikHans Christian Alsvik was a Norwegian television presenter.He was born in Svolvær. He worked in Vestfold Arbeiderblad before being hired in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in 1966. He presented the program Ut i naturen, and was instrumental in building nature programs in the channel, often...
, television presenter (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....
) - xx October - Magne Solheim, resistance member (b. 19181918 in Norway-Events:* Norsk Hydro's artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord is bought by the Norwegian government. In 1947 it is leased back to Hydro. This activity is Yara International.* The 1918 Parliamentary election takes place.-Sport:...
) - 9 October - Vibeke Falk, actress (b. 19181918 in Norway-Events:* Norsk Hydro's artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord is bought by the Norwegian government. In 1947 it is leased back to Hydro. This activity is Yara International.* The 1918 Parliamentary election takes place.-Sport:...
) - 12 October - Leiv Mjeldheim, historian (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...
) - 16 October - Arne EidsmoArne EidsmoArne Eidsmo was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He hailed from Tromsø, and for 42 years he was the regional director of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise in Northern Norway. He retired in April 2011. He also served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Fisheries from 1989...
, politician (b. 19411941 in Norway-Incumbents:*Government in Exile ** Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway** Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold *German Military Governor** Reichskommissar in Norway - Josef Terboven-Events:...
) - 19 October - Leif Tomren, businessperson (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....
) - xx October - Evy-Ann MidttunEvy-Ann MidttunEvy-Ann Midttun was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She started her political career in Alta, and was a county councillor in Finnmark County Municipality from 1988 to 1995. From 1995 to 2003 she was the county mayor of Finnmark. She died in 2011.-References:...
, 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...
) - 29 October - Kjell EideKjell EideKjell Eide was a Norwegian civil servant.He was born in Ås as a son of Erling Eide, and was an economist by profession. From 1960 to 1961 he was a secretary for Per Kleppe in the Kleppe Committee. He worked for OECD from 1961 to 1964 and was a deputy under-secretary of state in the Ministry of...
, civil servant (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...
) - 30 October - Vigleik EideVigleik EideVigleik Eide was a Norwegian diplomat and military officer, a General in the Norwegian Army who served two years as Chief of Defence of Norway, and four years as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee.-Personal life:...
, Chief of Defence (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....
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November
- 1 November - Olav MyklebustOlav MyklebustOlav Myklebust was a Norwegian civil servant, diplomat and politician for the Liberal Party.He hailed from Sunnmøre and took the cand.psychol. degree in 1957. He worked in NAVF and the Norwegian Computing Center...
, diplomat and politician (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...
) - 11 November - Fridtjof Frank GundersenFridtjof Frank GundersenFridtjof Frank Gundersen was a Norwegian professor of jurisprudence and politician. He worked as a lector at the Faculty of Law of the University of Oslo from 1965 to 1975...
, legal scholar and politician (b. 19341934 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Johan Ludwig Mowinckel -Events:* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Notable births:*7 January - Per Ø...
) - 13 November - Anders Aune, politician (b. 19231923 in Norway-Events:* 4 November – the Communist Party of Norway is formed, following a split in the Norwegian Labour Party.-January to March:*1 January - Kristin Kverneland Lønningdal, politician...
) - 14 November - Brikt JensenBrikt JensenBrikt Jensen was a Norwegian publisher, writer, journal editor, professor who also hosted a popular tv program about literature....
, publisher and writer (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....
) - 19 November - Kåre ElgmorkKåre ElgmorkKåre Elgmork was a Norwegian civil servant.He was born in Hønefoss. He took the dr.philos. degree in 1959, was appointed as a docent at the University of Oslo in 1964 and promoted to professor in 1985. His special fields were freshwater ecology, later the study of bears of Norway...
, zoologist (b. 19241924 in Norway-Events:* The 1924 Parliamentary election takes place.* Kringkastningselskapet A/S was founded. This was the predecessor to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, established in 1933-Notable births:*5 January - Ottar Dahl, historian and historiographer...
) - 20 November - Leif-Erik Michaelsen, journalist (b. 19351935 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Johan Ludwig Mowinckel until 20 March, Johan Nygaardsvold -January to March:*5 January - Jan Paulsen, President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists...
) - 22 November - Oskar Bodøgaard, painter (b. 19231923 in Norway-Events:* 4 November – the Communist Party of Norway is formed, following a split in the Norwegian Labour Party.-January to March:*1 January - Kristin Kverneland Lønningdal, politician...
) - 23 November - Henry ØbergHenry ØbergHenry Øberg, was a Norwegian football referee. He was a member of SK Falk, and from 1968 Hamar IL. He became a FIFA referee in 1967, and officiated in the Olympic football tournament in Münich in 1972 and in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.Øberg refereed 145 matches in the highest Norwegian league from...
, football referee (b. 19311931 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Peder Kolstad-Events:* 27 June – Norway occupied and claimed parts of the then-uninhabited eastern Greenland , claiming that it constituted terra nullius.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the...
) - 25 November - Erling LægreidErling LægreidErling Lægreid was a Norwegian journalist and non-fiction writer. He was born in Årdalstangen. He was assigned to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1970. He hosted several program series, including Flimra, Ungdommens Radioavis and Søndagsavisa...
, journalist (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....
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