1914 in Norway
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- 31 January - Hans Martin GulbrandsenHans Martin GulbrandsenHans Martin Gulbrandsen was a Norwegian sprint canoer. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London where he finished 4th in the K-1 1000 m event, and at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he finished 5th in K-1 10000 m.He received a silver medal in K-1 4 x 500 m at the 1948 ICF...
, canoeist (d.19791979 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli -Events:* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.* Bryggen and the Urnes stave church are designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites.-Film:...
) - 3 March - Håkon JohnsenHåkon JohnsenHåkon Armand Menzoni Johnsen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Trondheim....
, politician (d.19911991 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway - until his death on January 17, Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:*17 January - Olav V of Norway, King of Norway dies*Rjukanbanen railway line closes ....
) - 7 March - Knut BergslandKnut BergslandKnut Bergsland was a Norwegian linguist. Working as a professor at the University of Oslo from 1947 to 1981, he did groundbreaking research in Uralic and Eskimo–Aleut languages.-Career:...
, linguist (d.19981998 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:*26 September - Christian Conservative Party merged with the New Future Coalition Party to form the Christian fundamentalist party Christian Unity Party.*7 October - Operations cease at Oslo Airport, Fornebu*8...
) - 7 March - Arne JensenArne Jensen (banker)Arne Jensen was a Norwegian banker.He was born in Kristiania as a brother of Olav Harald Jensen, and took the cand.jur. degree. He was the director of the Norwegian Savings Banks Association from 1942 to 1960, the savings bank Akers Sparebank from 1960 to 1970 and Oslo Sparebank from 1970 to 1979...
, banker - 18 March - Trygve HaugelandTrygve HaugelandTrygve Haugeland was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He was born in Lyngdal.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vest-Agder in 1958, but was not re-elected in 1961...
, politician and Minister (d.19981998 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:*26 September - Christian Conservative Party merged with the New Future Coalition Party to form the Christian fundamentalist party Christian Unity Party.*7 October - Operations cease at Oslo Airport, Fornebu*8...
) - 20 March - 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:...
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April to June
- 9 April - Ottar FjærvollOttar FjærvollOttar Fjærvoll was a Norwegian politician from the Centre Party.He was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Fisheries from 1966 to 1968, during the cabinet Borten. He served as a deputy representative in the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland during the term 1954–1957.-References:...
, politician (d.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....
) - 28 April - Johan Møller WarmedalJohan Møller WarmedalJohan Møller Warmedal was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Trondenes.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold in 1954, and was re-elected on three occasions...
, politician (d.19881988 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* May 6 – Widerøe Flight 710, a Dash 7, crashes in Torghatten, Norway in heavy fog, killing all 36 passengers in the worst-ever Dash 7 accident....
) - 29 April - Erling EvensenErling EvensenErling Evensen was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1940's. He won a bronze medal in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. Evensen also finished 15th in the 18 km event at those same games.-External...
, cross country skier and Olympic bronze medallist (d.19981998 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:*26 September - Christian Conservative Party merged with the New Future Coalition Party to form the Christian fundamentalist party Christian Unity Party.*7 October - Operations cease at Oslo Airport, Fornebu*8...
) - 26 May - Edel EckbladEdel EckbladEdel Eckblad was a Norwegian actress.She acted out of Studioteatret from 1945 to 1950 and Riksteatret from 1951 to 1963 and 1975 to her death. Between 1963 and 1975 she was freelancing. Her filmography includes Bussen and Eddie & Suzanne .She was the older sister of mycologist Finn-Egil...
, actress (d.19941994 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* 15–17 April – The Progress Party national convention at Bolkesjø, turns out to be one of the most dramatic purges in the history of Norwegian party politics, ending with the libertarian section of the party...
) - 2 June - Alfred ThommesenAlfred ThommesenAlfred Thommesen was a Norwegian ship-owner politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Flosta.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Aust-Agder in 1958, and was re-elected on three occasions....
, ship owner and politician (d.19881988 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* May 6 – Widerøe Flight 710, a Dash 7, crashes in Torghatten, Norway in heavy fog, killing all 36 passengers in the worst-ever Dash 7 accident....
) - 13 June - Olav AaseOlav AaseOlav Aase was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Flekkefjord.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland counties during the term 1945–1949...
, politician (d.19921992 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* 6 June - The Fantoft stave church in Bergen, dating from the 12th century, is burnt to the ground by arsonists originating in the early Norwegian black metal scene.* 5 September - The Norwegian commercial...
) - 16 June - Otto DahlOtto DahlOtto Dahl was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 1954, and was re-elected on three occasions....
, politician (d.19781978 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli -Events:* 7 September - Skateboarding is banned in Norway.-Literature:*Harald Sverdrup, poet and children's writer, is awarded the Dobloug Prize literature award....
) - 17 June - Halvor Thorbjørn HjertvikHalvor Thorbjørn HjertvikHalvor Thorbjørn Hjertvik was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland during the terms 1958–1961 and 1961–1965....
, politician (d.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....
) - 26 June - Arnfinn Severin RoaldArnfinn Severin RoaldArnfinn Severin Roald was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Vigra.Roald, who belonged to Møre og Romsdal, was never elected directly to the Norwegian Parliament but served as a deputy representative in the periods 1945–1949, 1950–1953, 1954–1957 and...
, politician (d.19831983 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kåre Willoch -Events:* 18 March - Arnfinn Nesset is convicted of poisoning 22 patients with Curacit, a muscle relaxing drug, at a Geriatric institution in Orkdal, Norway where he was the director since 1977...
) - 30 June - Magnar HellebustMagnar HellebustMagnar Hellebust was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Troms during the terms 1969–1973 and 1973–1977. In total he met during 73 days of parliamentary session.-References:...
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July to December
- 5 July - Toralf WestermoenToralf WestermoenToralf Westermoen was a pioneer for the development of high speed craft in Norway. Westermoen was involved in the companies Båtservice Verft, Westermoen Båtbyggeri og Mek...
, engineer, pioneer for the development of high speed craft (d.19861986 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kåre Willoch until 9 May, Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* 9 May - Gro Harlem Brundtland becomes Prime Minister of Norway for the second time....
) - 6 July - Inga Lovise TusvikInga Lovise TusvikInga Lovise Tusvik was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party and later the Liberal People's Party which split from the Liberal Party in 1972.She was born in Borgund....
, politician (d.19921992 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* 6 June - The Fantoft stave church in Bergen, dating from the 12th century, is burnt to the ground by arsonists originating in the early Norwegian black metal scene.* 5 September - The Norwegian commercial...
) - 23 July - Reidar KvammenReidar KvammenReidar Kvammen was a Norwegian footballer. Kvammen was an inside-forward who played his entire career for Viking, and is regarded as one of Norway's greatest footballers of all time. Kvammen was the first Norwegian footballer to reach 50 caps...
, international soccer player (d.19981998 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:*26 September - Christian Conservative Party merged with the New Future Coalition Party to form the Christian fundamentalist party Christian Unity Party.*7 October - Operations cease at Oslo Airport, Fornebu*8...
) - 23 July - Alf PrøysenAlf PrøysenAlf Prøysen , was a writer and musician from Norway. He was born at Rudshøgda in Ringsaker. Prøysen was one of the most important Norwegian cultural personalities in the second half of the twentieth century, and he made significant contributions to literature, music, TV and radio.His childhood was...
, writer and musician (d.19701970 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten -Events:* 27 April - The oil company Phillips Petroleum makes a new oil discovery in the North Sea...
) - 18 August - Oddvar SponbergOddvar SponbergOddvar Sponberg was a Norwegian race walker.He finished fourth in the 50 km race at the 1946 European Championships and twelfth at the 1950 European Championships. He never participated in other international events such as the Summer Olympics....
, race walker (d.19751975 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Trygve Bratteli -Events:* 1 January - Advertising of alcohol and tobacco products are prohibited.* NRK started television broadcasts in color....
) - 24 August - Rolf HolmbergRolf HolmbergRolf Holmberg was a Norwegian football player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Norwegian team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament....
, soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (d.19791979 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli -Events:* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.* Bryggen and the Urnes stave church are designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites.-Film:...
) - 24 August - Ivar IversenIvar IversenIvar Iversen is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1930s to the late 1940s. He won a gold medal in the K-1 4 x 500 m event at the 1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in London....
, canoeist - 30 September - Bjarne FlemBjarne FlemBjarne Flem was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was born in Haram.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal in 1965, and was re-elected on one occasion...
, politician (d.19991999 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:* 1 February - The Coastal Party is founded....
) - 6 October - Thor HeyerdahlThor HeyerdahlThor Heyerdahl was a Norwegian ethnographer and adventurer with a background in zoology and geography. He became notable for his Kon-Tiki expedition, in which he sailed by raft from South America to the Tuamotu Islands...
, ethnographer and adventurer (d.20022002 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:* June – World Bank Oslo 2002 Protests-Notable deaths:*1 January - Arne Røgden, bobsledder...
) - 27 October - Rolv RyssdalRolv RyssdalRolv Einar Rasmussen Ryssdal was a Norwegian judge.From 1969 to 1984 he was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court...
, judge (d.19981998 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:*26 September - Christian Conservative Party merged with the New Future Coalition Party to form the Christian fundamentalist party Christian Unity Party.*7 October - Operations cease at Oslo Airport, Fornebu*8...
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- Undis BlikkenUndis BlikkenUndis Blikken was a Norwegian female speed skating pioneer.She won the unofficial World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women in 1934, ahead of Verné Lesche from Finland. Her winning time on the 1500 metres distance was also world record for women.She participated at the official world...
, female speed skating pioneer and World Champion (d.19921992 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* 6 June - The Fantoft stave church in Bergen, dating from the 12th century, is burnt to the ground by arsonists originating in the early Norwegian black metal scene.* 5 September - The Norwegian commercial...
) - 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 (d.20062006 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* June 7 – A meteorite impact event occurs in northern Troms County, Norway. Locals compare the resultant explosion to the nuclear explosion at Hiroshima...
) - Arnholdt Kongsgaard, ski jumper (d.19911991 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway - until his death on January 17, Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:*17 January - Olav V of Norway, King of Norway dies*Rjukanbanen railway line closes ....
) - Gotfred KvifteGotfred KvifteGotfred Ingolf Kvifte was a Norwegian physicist.He was born in Froland. He took the dr.philos. degree in 1953, and worked as a lecturer at the University of Bergen for one year. He was then a professor at the Norwegian College of Agriculture from 1954 to 1984. He served as rector there from 1961...
, physicist (d.19971997 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Thorbjørn Jagland until October 17, Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:...
) - Jens Christian MellbyeJens Christian MellbyeJens Christian Mellbye was a Norwegian judge. He served as a Supreme Court Justice from 1968 to 1992.He was born in Oslo as a son of barrister Gunnar Lange Mellbye and Aagot Maartmann-Moe . He was a brother of Fredrik Mellbye, grandson of Christian Mellbye and first cousin once removed of Johan...
, judge (d.19931993 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* 30 April - Norway's registered partnership civil union law is passed....
) - Gunnar RandersGunnar RandersGunnar Randers was a Norwegian physicist.He was employed at the Mount Wilson Observatory from 1939 to 1940, and at the Yerkes Observatory from 1940 to 1941. From 1942 to 1945 he was a part of the Technical Committee of the Norwegian High Command, together with scientists such as Svein Rosseland,...
, physicist (d.19921992 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* 6 June - The Fantoft stave church in Bergen, dating from the 12th century, is burnt to the ground by arsonists originating in the early Norwegian black metal scene.* 5 September - The Norwegian commercial...
) - Øistein StrømnæsØistein StrømnæsØistein Stømnæs was the head of XU, the main Norwegian intelligence organization from 1943 to 1945. Strømnæs was born in Sarpsborg in Østfold county, Norway. He studied biology at the University of Oslo and was working of his Master's degree student in botany when Norway was attacked in 1940...
, intelligence officer (d.19801980 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli -Events:* 27 March – The Norwegian oil platform Alexander L...
) - Anne Margrethe StrømsheimAnne Margrethe StrømsheimAnne Margrethe Strømsheim, née Bang was a Norwegian resistance member during the German occupation of Norway during World War II. She is best known for her participation in the defence of Hegra Fortress in 1940 and her post-World War II war information work.-Early life:Anne Margrethe Bang was born...
, resistance member (d.20082008 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* January 1 – The Agency for Public Management and eGovernment is established....
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- 21 January - Theodor KittelsenTheodor KittelsenTheodor Severin Kittelsen was a Norwegian artist. He is one of the most popular artists in Norway. Kittelsen became famous for his nature paintings, as well as for his illustrations of fairy tales and legends, especially of trolls.-Biography:Kittelsen was born in the coastal town of Kragerø in...
, artist (b.18571857 in Norway-Events:*6 June - Sophia of Nassau marries the future King Oscar II of Sweden-Norway-Births:*4 January - John N. Kildahl, Norwegian-American Lutheran church minister, author and educator...
) - 19 April - Frederik CollettFrederik CollettFrederik Jonas Lucian Bothfield Collett was a Norwegian painter, perhaps most associated with his winter pictures from the region around Lillehammer, Norway.-Background:...
, painter (b.18391839 in Norway-Births:*25 March - Frederik Collett, painter *7 June - Karl Ditlev Rygh, archaeologist and politician *12 June - Theodor Peterson, businessperson and politician -Full date unknown:*Walter Scott Dahl, politician and Minister...
) - 11 September - Edvard LarsenEdvard LarsenEdvard Larsen was a Norwegian triple jumper. He represented Kristiania IF....
, triple jumper and Olympic bronze medallist (b.18811881 in Norway-January to June:*5 January - Jørgen Bru, sport shooter *27 February - Sigvard Sivertsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist *11 March - Wictor Esbensen, mariner and explorer *20 March - Dorthea Dahl, writer in America...
) - 1 October - Kitty Lange KiellandKitty Lange Kielland-Early life and training:Kielland was born to an affluent family in Stavanger, the older sister of Alexander Kielland. Kielland's mutual interactions with her brother would be important to shaping her as an artist. Although she received some training in drawing and painting, it was not until she...
, painter (b.18431843 in Norway-Births:*5 January - Jørgen Christian Knudsen, ship-owner and politician *8 January - Johan Jeremiassen, ship-owner, consul and politician...
) - 30 October - Johan Christopher BrunJohan Christopher BrunJohan Christopher Brun was a Norwegian pharmacist and politician.He was the son of Lorentz Christopher Brun and Anne Regine Schmidt . He married Cicilie Georgine Hagen in 1863, and the couple had several children.He spent his professional career as a pharmacist in Trondhjem...
, pharmacist and politician (b.18381838 in Norway-Events:*1 January - Fulfilling a law from 1837 all parishes form the bases for the establishment of altogether 396 formannskapsdistrikts, the precursor of municipalities.-Births:*10 January - Johan Christopher Brun, pharmacist and politician...
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