1917 in Norway
Encyclopedia
Events
- BratsbergbanenBratsbergbanenThe Bratsberg Line is a railway line between Eidanger and Notodden in Telemark, Norway. It opened in 1917, connecting the Tinnos Line, the Sørland Line and the Vestfold Line; allowing Norsk Hydro to transport fertilizer from their plant at Rjukan to the port in Skien...
railway line began traffic between EidangerEidangerEidanger is a rural parish and former municipality of Porsgrunn, in Telemark County, Norway.-History:Eidanger was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . It was merged with Porsgrunn on 1 January 1964....
and NotoddenNotoddenis a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Øst-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Notodden....
. The line was closed in 20012001 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg until October 19, Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:...
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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.
Notable births
- 20 January - Gunnar BøeGunnar BøeGunnar Bøe was a Norwegian economist and politician for the Labour Party.-Personal life:He was born in Bergen as the son of Gunnar Olaf Bøe and Ragnhild Sæthre . In 1940 he married another Ragnhild Sæthre, born 1917...
, economist and politician (d.19891989 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland until 16 October, Jan P. Syse -Events:* 30 March – The Oseberg oil field and the first gas pipeline to mainland Norway were opened....
) - 1 February - Tor AspengrenTor AspengrenIvar Tor Aspengren was a Norwegian laborer, trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. He led the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions from 1969 to 1977....
, trade unionist (d.20042004 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Regent - Crown Prince Haakon - Crown Prince Haakon - from 25 November until 12 April 2004...
) - 2 March - Haakon TranbergHaakon TranbergHaakon Werner Tranberg was a Norwegian sprinter who specialized in the 100 and 200 metres. He represented Kristiansands IF....
, sprinter (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 ....
) - 6 March - Paul SvarstadPaul SvarstadPaul Svarstad was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Innvik.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sogn og Fjordane in 1965, and was re-elected on one occasion....
, politician (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...
) - 5 May - Aage EriksenAage EriksenAage Eriksen was a Norwegian wrestler and Olympic medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Olympics:...
, wrestler and Olympic silver 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...
) - 16 May - Arne RøgdenArne RøgdenArne Røgden was a Norwegian bobsledder who competed during the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the four-man event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956....
, bobsledder (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...
) - 17 May - Ragnvald WinjumRagnvald WinjumRagnvald Terum Winjum was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Liberal Party.A cand.jur. by education , Winjum settled down in Aurland in 1953, working as a farmer and attorney. In 1960 he became the mayor of Aurland municipality.In 1963 Winjum became the first to hold the post of county...
, jurist and politician (d.19651965 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen until 12 October, Per Borten -Events:* 4 February-1 April – the "Grenade Man", an unidentified person whom placed grenades and grenade traps in several places in Oslo, spreads fear in Oslo...
) - 25 May - Brynjulv SjetneBrynjulv SjetneBrynjulv Sjetne was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany he established the Hedmark and Oppland chapter of XU, later called ØXU...
, politician (d.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....
) - 2 June - Sverre BratlandSverre BratlandSverre Bratland was a Norwegian military leader.-Career:He grew up at a farm in Utskarpen in Rana, and took his military education in Harstad at the Norwegian 6th Division Under-Officers' Training School. He was a sergeant of rank when Norway was invaded by Germany on 9 April 1940...
, military leader (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...
) - 14 June - Atle SelbergAtle SelbergAtle Selberg was a Norwegian mathematician known for his work in analytic number theory, and in the theory of automorphic forms, in particular bringing them into relation with spectral theory...
, mathematician (d.20072007 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* 13 January – The Greek ship Server breaks in half off the Norwegian coast, releasing over 200 tons of crude oil....
) - 15 June - Einfrid PerstølenEinfrid PerstølenEinfrid Perstølen is a Norwegian psychiatrist and language proponent.She was born in Ål, and was a specialist in child psychiatry. She was an assisting chief physician in Oslo from 1961 to 1972, and then ran a private clinic. She made frequent appearances in Norwegian radio. She settled in...
, psychiatrist and language proponent - 3 July - Brita Collett PausBrita Collett PausBrita Lucie Collett Paus was a Norwegian humanitarian leader and the founder of Fransiskushjelpen, a Catholic charitable organisation in Norway...
, humanitarian leader and founder of FransiskushjelpenFransiskushjelpenFransiskushjelpen is a Catholic charitable organisation in Norway, founded in by Brita Collett Paus in 1956.It is connected to the Franciscan order....
(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...
) - 18 July - Harald Nikolai BrøvigHarald Nikolai BrøvigHarald Nikolai Brøvig is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Vest-Agder during the terms 1958–1961 and 1965–1969....
, politician - 23 July - Knut BrynildsenKnut BrynildsenKnut Brynildsen was a Norwegian footballer. Playing for the Norwegian national team between 1935-1940 and 1945-1948, he managed to score 10 goals in 18 caps, a good scoring ratio...
, international soccer player (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....
) - 12 August - Ebba HaslundEbba HaslundEbba Margareta Haslund Halvorsen was a Norwegian novelist, writer of short stories, playwright, essayist, children's writer, literary critic, radio speaker and politician.-Early and personal life:...
, novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, children's writer, literary critic, radio speaker and politician - 13 August - Lulla Einrid FosslandLulla Einrid FosslandLulla Einrid Fossland is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She was born in HarstadShe served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland during the terms 1969–1973 and 1973–1977. From November 1969 to 1973 she served as a regular representative,...
, politician - 3 September - Bjarne HanssenBjarne HanssenBjarne Hanssen is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms during the term 1973–1977.-References:...
, politician - 23 September - Knut HauglandKnut HauglandKnut Magne Haugland, DSO, MM, was a resistance fighter and noted explorer from Norway who accompanied Thor Heyerdahl on his famous 1947 Kon-Tiki expedition.-Early life and World War II:...
, resistance fighter and explorer - 26 September - Åslaug Linge SundeÅslaug Linge SundeÅslaug Linge Sunde was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal during the term 1977–1981.-References:...
, politician - 3 October - Odd LundbergOdd LundbergOdd Lundberg was a speed skater from Norway.Lundberg became World Allround Champion in Helsinki in 1948, finished third in Oslo in 1949, and second in Eskilstuna in 1950. He also won a competition in Bislett, Oslo in 1946, which was announced as unofficial World Championships. At the 1948 Winter...
, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist (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...
) - 7 October - 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 (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...
) - 16 October - Aasmund BrynildsenAasmund BrynildsenAasmund Brynildsen was a Norwegian essayist, biographer, magazine editor and publishing house consultant.He was born at Tjøme. He married writer Karin Bang in 1952....
, essayist, biographer, magazine editor and publishing house consultant (d.19741974 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Trygve Bratteli -Events:* 2 January - drilling rig "Transocean 3" sinks in the North Sea....
) - 26 October - Kaare Steel GroosKaare Steel GroosKaare Steel Groos is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Grimstad.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vest-Agder in 1958, but was not re-elected in 1961....
, politician (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...
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- 5 November - Jens EvensenJens EvensenJens Ingebret Evensen was a Norwegian lawyer, judge, politician , trade minister, international offshore rights expert, member of the International Law Commission and judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, member of The Swedish Order of the Polar Star and Commander Of The Royal...
, lawyer, judge, politician and Minister (d.20042004 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Regent - Crown Prince Haakon - Crown Prince Haakon - from 25 November until 12 April 2004...
) - 30 November - Arne Konrad EldegardArne Konrad EldegardArne Konrad Eldegard was a Norwegian banker and politician for the Liberal Party and later the Liberal People's Party....
, banker and politician - 5 December - Wenche FossWenche FossEva Wenche Steenfeldt Stang , better known as Wenche Foss, was a leading Norwegian actress of stage, screen and television.-Biography:...
, actress (d. 20112011 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* 7 January – The Lavangsdalen bus accident: five people were killed in a traffic accident on the European route E8 in Lavangsdalen near Tromsø....
) - 13 December - Jan BaalsrudJan BaalsrudJan Sigurd Baalsrud, MBE was a commando in the Norwegian resistance trained by the British during World War II.- Early life :...
, resistance member (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....
) - 15 December - Gregers GramGregers GramGregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram MC MM was a Norwegian resistance fighter and saboteur. A corporal and later second lieutenant in the Norwegian Independent Company 1 during the Second World War, he was killed in 1944....
, resistance fighter and saboteur (d.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...
) - 19 December - Olaf DufsethOlaf DufsethOlav Dufseth was a Norwegian nordic combined and cross-country skier who competed in the 1940s.Dufseth finished eighth in the Nordic combined event at the 1948 Winter Olympics at St. Moritz...
, Nordic combined and cross-country skier - 23 December - Eivind SværenEivind SværenEivind Sværen was a Norwegian shot putter. He represented the club Torshaug IF.He finished seventh at the 1946 European Championships with a throw of 14.34 metres. He never participated in the Summer Olympics...
, shot putter (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....
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- Eivind ErichsenEivind ErichsenEivind Erichsen was a Norwegian economist and civil servant.He was born in Kristiania as a son of postmaster Erik Emanuel Erichsen and Petra Antoine Olsen . In May 1944 he married Ingrid Holmboe. She was a great-grandniece of Bernt Michael and Christopher Andreas Holmboe...
, economist and civil servant (d.20052005 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik until October 17, Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* 1 January - The University of Stavanger is established....
) - Gudmund HarlemGudmund HarlemGudmund Harlem was a Norwegian physician and politician for the Labour Party. He was the Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs from 1955 to 1961 and Norwegian Minister of Defence from 1961 to 1965...
, politician and Minister (d.19881988 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* May 6 – Widerøe Flight 710, a Dash 7, crashes in Torghatten, Norway in heavy fog, killing all 36 passengers in the worst-ever Dash 7 accident....
) - Odd HovdenakOdd HovdenakOdd A. Hovdenak is a Norwegian civil servant, and between 1959 and 1974 director of the Trondheim Tramway.Educated in business administration, Hovdenak worked in the city administration in Trondheim from 1938. In 1953, he worked under the chief administrative officer of finance, and was acting in...
, civil servant - Olav Harald JensenOlav Harald JensenOlav Harald Jensen was a Norwegian economist.He was educated in business administration, and was hired in 1955 as a lecturer at the Norwegian School of Economics . He was a professor at Åbo Akademi from 1958, before returning to NHH as a professor from 1960 to 1984. He served as rector there from...
, economist (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 ....
) - Fredrik MellbyeFredrik MellbyeFredrik Mellbye was a Norwegian physician.He was the brother judge Jens Christian Mellbye. He served as chief medical officer in Tromsø from 1946 to 1952, national chief physician for hygiene in the Norwegian Directorate for Health from 1950 to 1972 and chief medical officer in Oslo from 1972 to...
, physician and chief medical officer (d.19991999 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:* 1 February - The Coastal Party is founded....
) - Tor ØrvigTor ØrvigTor Ørvig was a Norwegian-born Swedish paleontologist who explored the histology of early vertebrates. He was professor at the Swedish Museum of Natural History in Stockholm and member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.- References:...
, paleontologist (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...
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Notable deaths
- 26 January - Oluf IversenOluf IversenOluf Iversen was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was born in Moss as the son of a glazier. He took over his father's glazier workshop in 1861....
, politician (b.18471847 in Norway-Births:*17 April - Just Bing Ebbesen, priest and politician *26 October - Helge A. Haugan - Norwegian-American banking executive *18 November - Oluf Iversen, politician...
) - 1 February - Georg Andreas BullGeorg Andreas BullGeorg Andreas Bull was a Norwegian architect and chief building inspector in Christiania for forty years. He was among the leading architects in the country, and left his mark on Norwegian building history both as a creative architect, and through his measurement studies and archeological...
, architect and chief building inspector (b.18291829 in Norway-Events:*17 May - Henrik Wergeland became a symbol of the fight for celebration of the constitution at May 17, which was later to become the Norwegian National Day...
) - 17 March - Cæsar Peter Møller BoeckCæsar Peter Møller BoeckCæsar Peter Møller Boeck was a Norwegian dermatologist born in Lier, Norway. In 1871 he graduated from the Christiania Medical School, and did post-graduate work in Vienna under Ferdinand von Hebra . In 1889 he was appointed chief of dermatology at the Rikshospitalet in Kristiania, and in 1895...
, dermatologist (b.18451845 in Norway-Events:*Skutterudite, a mineral containing nickel and iron, was discovered. The discovery was made in Skuterud Mines, Modum, Buskerud.*The twelfth Storting convened, following the 1844 election.-Notable births:*17 January - Erika Nissen, pianist...
) - 15 June - Kristian BirkelandKristian BirkelandKristian Olaf Birkeland was a Norwegian scientist. He is best remembered as the person who first elucidated the nature of the Aurora borealis. In order to fund his research on the aurorae, he invented the electromagnetic cannon and the Birkeland-Eyde process of fixing nitrogen from the air...
, scientist (b.18671867 in Norway-January to June:*19 January - Isak Kobro Collett, politician *20 January - Mons Monssen, sailor in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor *29 January - Carl L...
) - 18 June - Oscar Ambrosius CastbergOscar Ambrosius CastbergOscar Ambrosius Castberg was a Norwegian painter and sculptor.He was born in Bygland. His father, physician Tycho Fredrik Edvard Castberg, was the oldest living son of Peter Hersleb Harboe Castberg. As such Oscar Ambrosius Castberg was the nephew of Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg and first...
, painter and sculptor (b.18461846 in Norway-Births:*22 February - Peder Nilsen, politician and Minister *4 August - Stephan Sinding, sculptor *5 August - Alvilde Prydz, Norwegian novelist *22 August - Amalie Skram, author and feminist...
) - 19 June - Johan Gerhard Theodor AmelnJohan Gerhard Theodor AmelnJohan Gerhard Theodor Ameln was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1889, representing the constituency of Bergen. He worked as a merchant in that city.He was an uncle of Henrik Ameln....
, 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...
) - 4 August - Kristian Birch-Reichenwald AarsKristian Birch-Reichenwald AarsKristian Birch-Reichenwald Aars was a Norwegian academic. Originally educated as a theologian, he soon switched to philosophy and psychology.-Personal life:...
, academic (b.18681868 in Norway-Events:*21 January - Norwegian Trekking Association is founded*12 October- The final stretch of the railway line Randsfjordbanen between Drammen and Hønefoss makes Norway's fifth railway complete.-Births:...
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- Olaus ArvesenOlaus ArvesenOlaus Arvesen was a Norwegian educator and politician for the Liberal Party.He was born in Onsøy. He graduated as cand.theol. in 1862, and was influenced by the pastor and educator N. F. S. Grundtvig...
, educator and politician (b.18301830 in Norway-Births:*6 February - Lars Hertervig, painter *10 February - Andreas Leigh Aabel, physician and poet *23 September - Jens Theodor Paludan Vogt, engineer *26 September - Olaus Arvesen, educator and politician -Full date unknown:...
) - Jørgen BrunchorstJørgen BrunchorstJørgen Brunchorst was a Norwegian natural scientist, politician and diplomat. Brunchorst was born in Bergen, the son of ship builder and –captain Christian Ege Brunchorst and his wife Emma Wesenberg . He specialised in botany at university, and after finishing his Ph.D. in Germany, he became...
, politician and Minister (b.18621862 in Norway-Events:*23 June - Norway's second railway, Hamar-Grundsetbanen, is opened, followed shortly by*3 October - Kongsvingerbanen, Norway's third railway opens between Lillestrøm and Kongsvinger-January to June:...
) - Hans Konrad FoosnæsHans Konrad FoosnæsHans Konrad Foosnæs was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was Minister of Agriculture 1908-1910.Hans Foosnæs was born in Namdalseid, in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway...
, politician and Minister (b.18461846 in Norway-Births:*22 February - Peder Nilsen, politician and Minister *4 August - Stephan Sinding, sculptor *5 August - Alvilde Prydz, Norwegian novelist *22 August - Amalie Skram, author and feminist...
) - Haagen Krog SteffensHaagen Krog SteffensHaagen Krog Steffens was a Norwegian historian, archivist and genealogist.Haagen Krog Steffens was born in Christiania, the son of physician Henrich Steffens and Asta Falch. Steffens belonged to a family originating in Holstein...
, historian, archivist and genealogist (b.18731873 in Norway-Births:*5 March - Olav Bjaaland, ski champion and polar explorer *9 March - Yngvar Sonnichsen, Norwegian-American artist and painter *11 March - Arnold Holmboe, politician and Minister...
) - Anders SveaasAnders SveaasAnders Sveaas was a Norwegian businessperson and consulate. He was involved in a number of foreign ventures before founding the pulp mill Kistefos Træsliberi in Jevnaker, Norway in 1889. He had bought the waterfall the year before and production at the plant started in 1890. The succession of the...
, businessperson and consul (b.18401840 in Norway-Births:*3 January - Cathinka Guldberg, Norway's first nurse *4 February - Lars Olsen Skrefsrud, missionary and language researcher in India *30 September - Johan Svendsen, composer, conductor and violinist *7 November - H. G...
) - Georg August ThilesenGeorg August ThilesenGeorg August Thilesen was the Norwegian Minister of the Interior 1888-1889 and 1898-1899, member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1899-1900, and Minister of Finance in 1900....
, politician and Minister (b.18371837 in Norway-Births:*25 March - Lauritz Jenssen, businessperson and politician *20 April - Georg Ossian Sars, marine biologist *27 July - Ole Vollan, educator, editor and politician *18 December - Paul Andreas Jetmundsen Aklestad, politician...
) - Aasmund Halvorsen VinjeAasmund Halvorsen VinjeAasmund Halvorsen Vinje was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party splinter party Liberale Venstre. A police officer by profession, he was Minister of Agriculture 1905-1906.-References:**...
, politician and Minister (b.18511851 in Norway-Arts and literature:*10 January - The Norwegian Booksellers Association is founded.-January to June:*2 January - Haldor Boen, teacher and politician in America *25 January - Arne Garborg, writer...
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