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- 7 January - Andreas KaddelandAndreas KaddelandAndreas Jonson Kaddeland was a Norwegian physician and politician for the Liberal Party.He was born in Holme, and spent most of his life as a farmer. He was a member of Holme municipal council from 1896, and served as mayor for some time...
, physician and politician - 17 February - Hans Georg Jacob Stang, politician and Minister (d.19071907 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Christian Michelsen-Events:* June 14 – Norway adopts female suffrage.* Norsk Hydro, having been founded in 1905, opens up its first plant at Notodden....
) - 7 April - Haaken L. MathiesenHaaken L. MathiesenHaaken Larpent Mathiesen was a Norwegian landowner and businessperson in the forestry sector.He was born in Christiania as the son of landowner Haaken C. Mathiesen and his wife Anna Sophie Josephine Larpent...
, landowner and businessperson (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....
) - 19 April - Oddmund VikOddmund VikOddmund Jakobsen Vik was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was born in Vik i Øystese as the son of farmer Jakob Larsen Vik and his wife Magnhild Nilsdotter Laupsa...
, politician (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....
) - 10 May - Schak BullSchak BullSchak August Steenberg Bull was a Norwegian architect.-Personal life:He was born in Årstad as the son of Colonel Jens Munthe Bull and his wife Johanne Margrethe Hagerup . His brother Edvard Hagerup Bull was a judge and politician, and his maternal grandfather was politician Edvard Hagerup...
, architect (d.19561956 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 7 March - Several avalanches kill 21 people and causing heavy damage in Nordland and Troms.* 9 April - The Norwegian Humanist Association is founded....
) - 27 June - Magne Johnsen RongvedMagne Johnsen RongvedMagne Johnsen Rognved was a Norwegian politician for the Moderate Liberal Party and the Liberal Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1904, representing the constituency of Søndre Bergenhus Amt. He had served as a deputy representative during the term 1900–1903, and returned as...
, politician (d.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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July to December
- 27 August - Per WingePer WingePer Winge was a Norwegian conductor, pianist and composer, known primarily for his vocal works.Born in Christiania, he studied with Edmund Neupert, Johan Svendsen and Otto Winter-Hjelm...
, conductor, pianist and composer (d.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...
) - 24 September - Christian Meidell KahrsChristian Meidell KahrsChristian Meidell Kahrs was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Liberal Party and later the Coalition Party....
, businessperson and politician - 28 October - Nordal WilleNordal WilleJohan Nordal Fischer Wille was a Norwegian botanist. He was a professor at the Royal Frederick University from 1893 to his death, founded the laboratory at the University Botanical Garden and co-founded the Natural History Museum.-Personal life:Wille was born in Hobøl as the son of physician Hans...
, botanist (d.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...
) - 29 October - Christian Bendz KiellandChristian Bendz Kielland-Personal life:He was born in Horten to Jacob Kielland and his wife Thora Margrethe , née Bendz. His grandfather was Jacob Kielland, his uncle Jens Zetlitz Kielland and his cousins Kitty Lange and Alexander Kielland. Jonas Schancke Kielland had three older brothers, one older sister and one younger...
, civil servant (d.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...
) - 26 December - Torolf PrytzTorolf PrytzTorolf Prytz was a Norwegian architect, goldsmith and politician for the Liberal Party. He led the goldsmith company J. Tostrup from 1890 to 1938, having inherited it from his grandfather-in-law Jacob Tostrup...
, architect, goldsmith and politician (d.19381938 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold -Events:* January 14 – Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.* 20 November - Queen Maud of Norway dies* Construction starts on Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik...
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- Christian Bjelland IChristian Bjelland IChristian Bjelland was born in 1858 in the Norwegian city of Stavanger and died in 1927. Christian Bjelland is the name that most people in Norway would associate with Stavanger as well as the canning industry. He was the founder of Chr...
, businessperson (d.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...
) - Gunder Anton Johannesen JahrenGunder Anton Johannesen JahrenGunder Anton Johannesen Jahren was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was Minister of Agriculture 1920–1921. He also represented Østfold in the Norwegian Parliament from 1903 to 1930, and became president of the legislature in 1326.-References:...
, politician and Minister (d.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....
) - Vetle VislieVetle VislieVetle Vislie was a Norwegian educationalist and writer.He was born in Skafså as a son of farmer Gjermund Vetleson Vislie and Anne Larsdotter Mandt . He made his debut as a playwright in 1899, with Utan hovding, and wrote Fru Gerda in 1890...
, educationalist and writer (d.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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- 10 June - Peter Hersleb Harboe CastbergPeter Hersleb Harboe CastbergPeter Hersleb Harboe Castberg was a Norwegian priest and politician.-Personal life:Peter Hersleb Harboe Castberg was born in Bergen as the son of Tycho Didrich Castberg and his wife Helene Margaretha Calmeyer . He had several brothers and sisters.Johan Castberg married Anne Margrethe Zimmer Henchel...
, priest and politician (b.17941794 in Norway-Births:*5 July - Maurits Hansen, writer *22 July - Peter Hersleb Harboe Castberg, priest and politician -Full date unknown:*Johan Peder Basberg, politician*Jo Gjende, outdoorsman and freethinker -Deaths:...
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