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- Government in Exile (in London)
- Monarch - Haakon VII of NorwayHaakon VII of NorwayHaakon VII , known as Prince Carl of Denmark until 1905, was the first king of Norway after the 1905 dissolution of the personal union with Sweden. He was a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg...
- Prime MinisterHeads of government of NorwayThis is a list of heads of government of Norway, who held, inter alia, offices and titles such as steward , viceroy , first minister and prime minister ....
- Johan NygaardsvoldJohan NygaardsvoldJohan Nygaardsvold was a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1935 to 1945 , as head of the cabinet Nygaardsvold.-Political career:...
(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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- Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway
- German Military Governor
- Reichskommissar in Norway - Josef TerbovenJosef TerbovenJosef Antonius Heinrich Terboven was a Nazi leader, best known as the Reichskommissar during the German occupation of Norway.-Early life:...
- Reichskommissar in Norway - Josef Terboven
- German Puppet Government in OsloQuisling regimeThe Quisling regime, or the Quisling government are common names used to refer to the collaborationist government led by Vidkun Quisling in occupied Norway during the Second World War. The official name of the regime from 1 February 1942 until its dissolution in May 1945 was Nasjonale regjering...
- Minister-PresidentMinister-PresidentA minister-president is the head of government in a number of European countries or subnational governments, in which a parliamentary or semi-presidential system of government prevails, who presides over the council of ministers...
– Vidkun QuislingVidkun QuislingVidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling was a Norwegian politician. On 9 April 1940, with the German invasion of Norway in progress, he seized power in a Nazi-backed coup d'etat that garnered him international infamy. From 1942 to 1945 he served as Minister-President, working with the occupying...
(National Unification)
- Minister-President
Events
- 5 February - The Norwegian submarine HNoMS UreddHNoMS Uredd (P-41)HMS P41 was a Royal Navy U-class submarine built by Vickers-Armstrong. She was transferred to the exiled Royal Norwegian Navy before completion and renamed HNoMS Uredd. She has so far been the only Norwegian submarine ever lost.-Career:...
is destroyed by a German minefield. The 39 men aboard as well as six Special Operations ExecutiveSpecial Operations ExecutiveThe Special Operations Executive was a World War II organisation of the United Kingdom. It was officially formed by Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Minister of Economic Warfare Hugh Dalton on 22 July 1940, to conduct guerrilla warfare against the Axis powers and to instruct and aid local...
(SOE) agents are killed in the sinking. The wreck of the submarine was only discovered in 1985. - 22 February - The collaborationist Quisling regimeQuisling regimeThe Quisling regime, or the Quisling government are common names used to refer to the collaborationist government led by Vidkun Quisling in occupied Norway during the Second World War. The official name of the regime from 1 February 1942 until its dissolution in May 1945 was Nasjonale regjering...
approves the Lov om nasjonal arbeidsinnsats (Law of national work effort) according to which all men between ages 18–55 and all women between ages 21–40, are required to enlist. - 24 February - 158 Norwegian Jews are deported from Norway to German extermination camps.
- 28 February - Operation Gunnerside: Six Norwegian SOE agents led by Joachim RønnebergJoachim RønnebergJoachim Holmboe Rønneberg, DSO is a retired Norwegian officer and broadcaster. He is known for his resistance work during World War II and his post-war war information work.-Personal life:...
successfully attack the heavy water plant at VemorkVemorkVemork is the name of a hydroelectric power plant outside Rjukan in Tinn, Norway. The plant was built by Norsk Hydro and opened in 1911, its main purpose being to fix nitrogen for the production of fertilizer. Vemork was later the site of the first plant in the world to mass-produce heavy water...
. - 24 July - An allied air raid completely destroys the aluminiumAluminiumAluminium or aluminum is a silvery white member of the boron group of chemical elements. It has the symbol Al, and its atomic number is 13. It is not soluble in water under normal circumstances....
and magnesiumMagnesiumMagnesium is a chemical element with the symbol Mg, atomic number 12, and common oxidation number +2. It is an alkaline earth metal and the eighth most abundant element in the Earth's crust and ninth in the known universe as a whole...
plants in HerøyaHerøyaHerøya is a peninsula in the municipality of Porsgrunn, Norway. It is located between the fjords of Frierfjord to the west and Gunneklevfjord to the east, at the mouth of Telemarksvassdraget...
being built by Norsk HydroNorsk HydroNorsk Hydro ASA is a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company, headquartered in Oslo. Hydro is the fourth largest integrated aluminium company worldwide. It has operations in some 40 countries around the world and is active on all continents. The Norwegian state holds a 43.8 percent...
in cooperation with LuftwaffeLuftwaffeLuftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956....
-operated Nordische Aluminium Aktiengesellschaft (Nordag). 55 construction workers are killed. - 21 September - Operation SourceOperation SourceOperation Source was a series of attacks to neutralise the heavy German warships – Tirpitz, Scharnhorst and Lutzow – based in northern Norway, using X-class midget submarines....
: British midget submarineMidget submarineA midget submarine is any submarine under 150 tons, typically operated by a crew of one or two but sometimes up to 6 or 8, with little or no on-board living accommodation...
s attack the German battleship TirpitzGerman battleship TirpitzTirpitz was the second of two s built for the German Kriegsmarine during World War II. Named after Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, the architect of the Imperial Navy, the ship was laid down at the Kriegsmarinewerft in Wilhelmshaven in November 1936 and launched two and a half years later in April...
, at anchor in the KåfjordKåfjord, AltaKåfjord is a fjord in northern Norway, an arm of the Altafjord, in the county of Finnmark, and a village located on the fjord. The village is in the municipality of Alta, 18 km west of the town of Alta on the European route E6....
, crippling her for six months. - 30 September - the sinking of the HurtigrutenHurtigrutenHurtigruten or Hurtigruta is a Norwegian passenger and freight line with daily sailings along Norway's western and northern coast. Sometimes referred to in English as Norwegian Coastal Express, Hurtigruten ships sail almost the entire length of the country, completing the roundtrip journey in 11...
passenger ship Sanct SvithunSS Sanct SvithunSS Sanct Svithun was a 1,376 ton steel-hulled steamship built by the German shipyard Danziger Werft and delivered to the Norwegian Stavanger-based shipping company Det Stavangerske Dampskibsselskab on 1 July 1927...
by Allied aircraft leads to heavy protests from the Norwegian resistance movementNorwegian resistance movementThe Norwegian resistance to the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany began after Operation Weserübung in 1940 and ended in 1945. It took several forms:...
. - 16 November - 160 AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
bombers strike a hydro-electric power facility and heavy waterHeavy waterHeavy water is water highly enriched in the hydrogen isotope deuterium; e.g., heavy water used in CANDU reactors is 99.75% enriched by hydrogen atom-fraction...
factory in VemorkVemorkVemork is the name of a hydroelectric power plant outside Rjukan in Tinn, Norway. The plant was built by Norsk Hydro and opened in 1911, its main purpose being to fix nitrogen for the production of fertilizer. Vemork was later the site of the first plant in the world to mass-produce heavy water...
, 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...
. - 26 December – the German battleship ScharnhorstGerman battleship ScharnhorstScharnhorst was a German capital ship, alternatively described as a battleship and battlecruiser, of the German Kriegsmarine. She was the lead ship of her class, which included one other ship, Gneisenau. The ship was built at the Kriegsmarinewerft dockyard in Wilhelmshaven; she was laid down on 15...
is sunk off of Norway's North CapeNorth Cape, NorwayNorth Cape is a cape on the island of Magerøya in Northern Norway, in the municipality of Nordkapp. Its 307 m high, steep cliff is often referred to as the northernmost point of Europe, located at , 2102.3 km from the North Pole. However, the neighbouring point Knivskjellodden is actually...
after a battle against major Royal Navy forces.
Notable births
- 11 January - Jon BakkenJon BakkenJon Bakken is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag during the terms 1985–1989, 1989–1993 and 1993–1997.-References:...
, politician - 13 January - Roald JensenRoald JensenRoald Jensen , nicknamed "Kniksen", of Bergen, Norway was one of that country's most celebrated association football players. He played for SK Brann and Heart of Midlothian F.C. . Knicksen is a local Bergen word meaning "juggler".Jensen was born in Bergen. From an early age, he was interested in...
, international soccer player (d.19871987 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland -Events:* 12 February - Oslo Central Station opens.* August - the Mosjøen Airport was opened....
) - 19 January - Gro Hillestad ThuneGro Hillestad ThuneGro Hillestad Thune is a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Labour Party.Born in Oslo, she served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus during the term 1977–1981....
, jurist and politician - 20 January - Torkjell BerulfsenTorkjell BerulfsenTorkjell Berulfsen is a Norwegian television personality.He took his education at the University of Oslo, graduating in the English language. He worked at the University College of London from 1967 to 1968, and was later an editor for a Norwegian-English dictionary...
, television personality - 27 January - Steinar GilSteinar GilSteinar Gil is a Norwegian philologist and diplomat.He was born in Oslo, and worked at the University of Oslo from 1972 to 1980. He started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1984, being promoted to assistant secretary in 1993...
, philologist and diplomat - 28 January - Håkon Steinar GiilHåkon Steinar GiilHåkon Steinar Giil is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sogn og Fjordane in 1993, but was not re-elected in 1997. Instead he served in the position of deputy representative during the term 1997–2001.Giil served as mayor of Hyllestad...
, politician - 5 February - Jostein BerntsenJostein BerntsenJostein Berntsen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Rennebu as a son of smallholder Bjarne Kolbjørn Berntsen and husmor Klara Halgunset . He worked as an agronomist and farmer...
, politician - 6 February - Asbjørn KjønstadAsbjørn Kjønstad-Career:He was born in Frol, studied under Anders Bratholm and graduated from the University of Oslo with the cand.jur. degree in 1970. He was a research fellow from 1972 to 1978, and took the dr.juris degree in 1978. He has been a professor at the University of Oslo since 1978. He was a guest...
, professor of law - 9 February - Terje PedersenTerje PedersenTerje Pedersen is a former Norwegian javelin thrower. He represented SK Vidar.At the 1960 Summer Olympics he progressed from the qualifying round, but did not start in the final. At the 1964 Summer Olympics he did not qualify for the final. He became Norwegian champion in the years 1960 and...
, javelin thrower - 3 March - Trond MohnTrond MohnTrond Mohn is a Norwegian businessperson and philanthropist. He is current owner and CEO of the family company Frank Mohn AS....
, businessperson and philanthropist - 14 March – Bjørn Odmar AndersenBjørn Odmar AndersenBjørn Odmar Andersen was a Norwegian footballer who played for Ørn-Horten, Brann and Strømsgodset. His position on the pitch was winger. Born in Horten, Andersen joined Brann in 1963, while serving his military service at the Haakonsvern naval base near Bergen, and was part of the Brann team that...
, footballer (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....
) - 14 March - Ole Daniel EnersenOle Daniel EnersenOle Daniel Enersen is a Norwegian climber, photographer, journalist, writer, and medical historian.In 1965 he made the first ascent of the Trollveggen mountain in Romsdalen, Norway, along with Leif Normann Petterson, Odd Eliassen and Jon Teigland.In 2000 he published a novel in the fantasy genre,...
, climber, photographer, journalist, writer and medical historian - 16 March - William NygaardWilliam NygaardWilliam Nygaard is a retired Norwegian publisher who graduated with a degree in economics in 1967. He is also chairman of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.-Business career:...
, publisher - 20 March - Jon ChristensenJon ChristensenJon Christensen is a Norwegian jazz percussionist.In the late 1960s he played alongside Jan Garbarek on several recordings by the composer George Russell....
, jazz percussionist - 20 March - Unne Terjesen, model
- 2 April - Gunnar StavsethGunnar StavsethGunnar Stavseth is a Norwegian journalist and politician for the Conservative Party.His father Reidar Stavseth was editor-in-chief of different newspapers through his career, and so Gunnar grew up in Trondheim, Bodø, Porsgrunn and Tønsberg. Gunnar Stavseth, having graduated as cand.mag...
, journalist and politician - 6 April - Johs HarvikenJohs HarvikenJohs Harviken is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed during the early 1970s. He won two medals at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo with a silver in the 4 x 10km relay and a bronze in the 30km.-External links:...
, cross country skier and Olympic silver medallist - 8 April - Gunnar BreivikGunnar BreivikGunnar Breivik is a Norwegian sociologist.He was born in Oslo. Specializing in the sociology of sports, he was hired as an associate professor at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences in 1975. He was promoted to professor in 1985, and was the rector there since 1999. Sigmund Loland took over in...
, sociologist - 14 April - Britt HildengBritt HildengBritt Hildeng is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo in 1997, and has been re-elected on two occasions....
, politician - 18 April - Carl Graff-WangCarl Graff-WangCarl Georg Graff-Wang was a Norwegian handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Trondheim and represented the club SK Arild. In 1972 he was part of the Norwegian team which finished ninth in the Olympic tournament. He played four matches and scored five goals. He died...
, handball player - 20 April - Per SøderstrømPer SøderstrømPer Ståle Søderstrøm is a retired Norwegian handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Oslo and represented the club SK Arild. In 1972 he was part of the Norwegian team which finished ninth in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches.-References:...
, handball player - 2 May - Arne PausArne PausArne Paus is a Norwegian visual artist and one of the best known Norwegian figurative painters.He studied from 1964 until 1966 at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf with Joseph Beuys and currently lives in Oslo in Norway....
, visual artist and painter - 4 May - Reidar ÅsgårdReidar ÅsgårdReidar Åsgård is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.Following the 2007 elections Åsgård is the mayor of the Norwegian municipality of Engerdal in Hedmark...
, politician - 14 May - Johan Ludvik LøvaldJohan Ludvik LøvaldJohan Ludvik Løvald is a Norwegian diplomat.He is a Ph.D. by education, and started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1973. He served as deputy under-secretary of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1993 to 1996, and counsellor to the embassy in Canada from 1996 to...
, diplomat - 29 May - Nina Karin MonsenNina Karin MonsenNina Karin Monsen is a Norwegian moral philosopher and author.She was appointed a government scholarship awardee in 2004...
, moral philosopher and author - 1 June - Egil HestnesEgil HestnesEgil Hestnes is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He served as a deputy representative in the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag during the terms 1989–1993 and 2001–2005....
, politician - 22 June - Synnøve TronsvangSynnøve TronsvangSynnøve Tronsvang is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark during the term 1981–1985.-References:...
, politician - 27 June - Kjersti DøvigenKjersti DøvigenKjersti Døvigen is a Norwegian actress. She is known, among other things, for her role in the popular Norwegian TV-drama Offshore.Døvigen is the mother of the actress Ulrikke Hansen Døvigen, and currently lives in England....
, actress - 3 July - Svein SundsbøSvein SundsbøSvein Sundsbø is a Norwegian businessman and politician for the Centre Party.He was the general secretary of the Centre Party from 1976 to 1984. He worked as a political advisor in the Ministry of Agriculture in 1973, during the cabinet Korvald, and in the Ministry of Transport from 1984 to 1985,...
, businessperson and politician - 6 July - Jan Fridthjof BerntJan Fridthjof BerntJan Fridthjof Bernt is a Norwegian professor of law and former rector at the University of Bergen.He graduated with the cand.jur. degree from the University of Oslo in 1968, with the Master of Comparative Law from the University of Michigan in 1971 and took the dr.juris degree at the University...
, jurist - 6 July - Trond NordbyTrond NordbyTrond Nordby is a Norwegian historian and political scientist.He graduated with the cand.philol. degree in 1972, and took the dr.philos. degree in 1984. He worked as a research fellow and lecturer of history at the University of Oslo from 1975 to 1986...
, historian and political scientist - 19 July - Arild GjengedalArild GjengedalArild Gjengedal is a Norwegian academic and politician for the Conservative Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark during the term 1985–1989....
, academic and politician - 24 July - Hennild WollstadmoHennild WollstadmoHennild Wollstadmo is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland during the term 1981–1985.-References:...
, politician - 27 July - Einar LutroEinar LutroEinar Lutro is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland during the term 2005–2009....
, politician - 30 July - Magne MyrmoMagne MyrmoMagne Myrmo is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. He won a silver medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics in the 50 km...
, cross country skier, Olympic silver medallist and World Champion - 4 August - Bjørn WirkolaBjørn WirkolaBjørn Wirkola is former ski jumper and footballer from Norway.He became World Champion in Oslo in 1966, winning both the large and normal hill competitions...
, ski jumper and World Champion, soccer player - 13 August - Dagfinn HjertenesDagfinn HjertenesDagfinn Hjertenes was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sogn og Fjordane in 1989, and sat through one term....
, politician (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 August - Arnulf BækArnulf BækHein Arnulf Bæk is a retired Norwegian handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Trysil. In 1972 he was part of the Norwegian team which finished ninth in the Olympic tournament. He played one match, the group match against West Germany...
, handball player - 29 August - Lars SigmundstadLars SigmundstadLars Sigmundstad is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland during the terms 1969–1973 and 1973–1977.-References:...
, politician - 3 September - Jorunn RingstadJorunn RingstadJorunn Ringstad is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sogn og Fjordane in 1993, and was re-elected on two occasions...
, politician - 30 September - Thore LangfeldtThore LangfeldtThore Langfeldt is a Norwegian psychologist and sexologist.He was born in Oslo, and is a trained psychologist at the University of Oslo from 1972. He is married and has three children, and is a specialist in clinical psychology and clinical sexology...
, psychologist and sexologist - 3 October - Arne BjørlykkeArne BjørlykkeArne Bjørlykke is a Norwegian geologist.He took an education in mining engineering at the Norwegian Institute of Technology, graduating in 1967. He worked at the Norwegian Geological Survey from 1968 to 1984, and was then a professor at the University of Oslo from 1984 to 1994...
, geologist - 26 October - Ståle DyrvikStåle DyrvikStåle Dyrvik is a Norwegian historian.He graduated with the cand.philol. degree from the University of Bergen in 1971. From 1975 to 1988 he worked as an associate professor at the University of Bergen, and he became a professor there in 1988.He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and...
, historian - 27 October - Torstein HansenTorstein HansenTorstein Sverre Hansen is a retired Norwegian handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Oslo and represented the club Oppsal IF. In 1972 he was part of the Norwegian team which finished ninth in the Olympic tournament. He played all five matches and scored 22...
, handball player - 5 November - Kjell Magne YriKjell Magne YriKjell Magne Yri is a Norwegian priest, linguist and translator.He hails from Hareid. He was interested in linguistics at an early age; during Norwegian classes in secondary school he read books in Greek and Esperanto. During his spare time he read Swahili...
, priest, linguist and translator - 12 November – Julie EgeJulie EgeJulie Ege was a Norwegian actress and model.Ege was born in Høyland, Sandnes; she was a Miss Norway and Miss Universe contestant and a Penthouse Pet. In 1967, she moved to England as an au pair to improve her English and also studied at a language school....
, actress and model (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....
) - 1 December - Finn E. KydlandFinn E. KydlandFinn Erling Kydland is a Norwegian economist. He is currently the Henley Professor of Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He also holds the Richard P...
, economist - 3 December - Ingmar LjonesIngmar LjonesIngmar Ljones is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 2001, but was not re-elected in 2005...
, politician - 5 December - Eva JolyEva JolyEva Joly is a Norwegian-born French magistrate and politician for the French Green Party.-Early life:Born in Grünerløkka, Oslo, she moved to Paris at 20 to work as an au pair...
, magistrate in FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... - 6 December - Mette RavnMette RavnMette Ravn is a Norwegian diplomat.She is a cand.mag. by education, and started working for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1963. She was the Norwegian ambassador to Egypt from 1995 to 1999, head of department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1999 to 2002, Norwegian ambassador...
, diplomat - 14 December - Kari Oftedal LimaKari Oftedal LimaKari Oftedal Lima is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland during the terms 1993–1997 and 1997–2001....
, politician - 15 December - Håvard HolmHåvard HolmHåvard Holm is a Norwegian civil servant.He is a cand.jur. by education. He was hired in the Ministry of the Environment in 1972, and was promoted to deputy under-secretary of state in 1989. From 1996 to 31 December 2006 he served as director of the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority, the first...
, civil servant - 17 December - Thorbjørn LieThorbjørn LieThorbjørn Lie was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Progress Party.He was born in Lardal, but later settled in Førde. As a businessperson Lie is notable for founding the helicopter company Airlift in 1987. For a period he was the chief executive officer of the company...
, businessperson and politician (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...
) - 20 December - Svein LongvaSvein LongvaSvein Longva was a Norwegian economist and civil servant.He was born in Oslo, but his family moved to Volda in 1950. After completing his secondary education there in 1962, he enrolled in political economy studies at the University of Oslo...
, economist and civil servant (d.20092009 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Jens Stoltenberg -Events:* 1 January – Same-sex marriage became legal in Norway when a gender neutral marriage bill was enacted after being passed by the Norwegian legislature in June 2008...
) - 29 December - Arne ØrenArne ØrenArne Øren is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He graduated from the University of Oslo with a cand.mag. degree in 1968, and later took courses which enabled him to be a teacher. He taught in middle schools in Slemmestad, Spikkestad and Rolvsøy until 1982.He was elected to the municipal...
, politician - 29 December - Helge PharoHelge PharoHelge Pharo is a Norwegian historian.He graduated from the University of Oslo with a cand.philol. degree in 1970. From 1972 he was a research assistant at the University of Oslo, and after a tenure as researcher at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs 1974-1978 he moved back to the...
, historian
Full date unknown
- Hallvard BakkeHallvard BakkeHallvard Bakke is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Trade and Shipping 1976-1979, and Minister of Culture 1986-1989. From 2006 to 2010, he was the chairman of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. He holds a degree from the Norwegian School of Economics.-References:...
, politician and Minister - Ola BauerOla BauerOla Bauer was a Norwegian novelist and playwright. He made his literary debut with the novel Graffiti in 1976, under the pseudonym Jo Vendt. Among his best known books are Humlehjertene , Rosapenna , and Metoden . Bauer was awarded Gyldendal's Endowment in 1982, and the Dobloug Prize in 1998...
, novelist and playwright (d.19991999 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Harald V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik -Events:* 1 February - The Coastal Party is founded....
) - Odd Einar DørumOdd Einar DørumOdd Einar Dørum is a Norwegian politician and former member of parliament, representing The Liberal Party.Dørum was Minister of Transport and Communications from 17 October 1997 to 15 March 1999, then Minister of Justice until 3 March 2000. He was again Minister of Justice in the second government...
, politician and Minister - Thorleif EngerThorleif EngerThorleif Enger is a Norwegian businessperson and Chief Executive Officer of Yara International.Enger was educated as a structural engineer at the University of Colorado, United States, where he earned Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate degrees. He worked for Royal Dutch Shell until 1973, after...
, businessperson - Ståle EskelandStåle EskelandStåle Eskeland is a Norwegian jurist.Born in Stavanger, he took the cand.jur. degree in 1970 and the dr.juris degree in 1988. He was an associate professor in the sociology of law for some time, and has also worked in the Norwegian Ministry of Justice, the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority and...
, jurist - Einar FørdeEinar FørdeEinar Førde was the Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1979–1981, and director-general of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation from 1989-2001...
, 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...
) - Kirsti Kolle GrøndahlKirsti Kolle GrøndahlKirsti Kolle Grøndahl is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party, currently County Governor of Buskerud. She was Minister of Education and Church Affairs from 1986 to 1988 and Minister of International Development from 1988 to 1989...
, politician - Bjøro HålandBjøro HålandBjøro Håland is a Norwegian country singer.He was born on Håland in Norway and grew up in Audnedal with five siblings. In 1960 he emigrated to the USA. He worked as a construction worker and sang in bars...
, country singer - Gisle HandelandGisle HandelandGisle Handeland is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.From 1990 to 1992, during the third cabinet Brundtland, Handeland was appointed private secretary in the Ministry of Transport and Communications....
, politician - Olav HyttaOlav HyttaOlav Hytta is a Norwegian businessperson.Hytta has a varied education, in both sciences, business administration and agriculture. He was hired by Hjartdal Sparebank in 1964, and by Fellesbanken in 1968...
, businessperson - Mary Synnøve KvidalMary Synnøve KvidalMary Synnøve Kvidal is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She was Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1988-1989, state secretary to the Minister of Industry and Energy in 1996, and state secretary to the Minister of Finance 1996-1997....
, politician and Minister - Eldbjørg LøwerEldbjørg LøwerEldbjørg Løwer is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.Originally a ceramist, trained at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry, she would eventually move into politics, serving as mayor of Kongsberg and later leader of Kongsberg Chamber of commerce...
, politician - Ola H. MetliaasOla H. MetliaasOla H. Metliaas was a Norwegian civil servant and politician.He was born in Orkdal, and had a background as chairman of the Young Liberals of Norway, the young wing of the Liberal Party, from 1966 to 1968. In 1972 he was the managing director of Ja til EF, an organization supporting Norwegian...
, civil servant and politician (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....
) - Helge RykkjaHelge RykkjaHelge Rykkja is a Norwegian author, poet, teacher and politician.He was born in Mysen, started working at a lower secondary school in Kragerø in 1974 and took the cand.philol. degree in 1979. From 1966 to 1970 he was an editorial board member of the radical periodical Profil, and from 1968 he was...
, author, poet, teacher and politician
Notable deaths
- 9 January - Anathon AallAnathon AallAnathon August Fredrik Aall was a Norwegian academic. Originally educated as a theologian, he was rejected for a professorship in this field, and switched to philosophy and psychology...
, academic (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 January - Urban Jacob Rasmus BørresenUrban Jacob Rasmus BørresenUrban Jacob Rasmus Børresen was a Norwegian rear admiral.- Bibliography :*Tordenskiold. En karakterstudie *En brist i karakteren...
, rear admiral (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...
) - 10 February - Sverre GranlundSverre GranlundCorporal Sverre Granlund was a Norwegian commando during the Second World War.-Early life and World War II:He was born in Sauherad, to a father from Øyer and a mother from Høyland. He lived initially in Saltdal and later, Bodø. His job was at the Nordland Line...
, commando (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:...
) - 28 February - Leonhard Hess StejnegerLeonhard Hess StejnegerLeonhard Hess Stejneger was a Norwegian-born American ornithologist, herpetologist and zoologist. Stejneger specialized in vertebrate natural history studies. He gained his greatest reputation with reptiles and amphibians....
, zoologist (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...
) - 1 March - Odd StarheimOdd StarheimOdd Kjell Starheim, DSO was a Norwegian resistance fighter and SOE agent during the Second World War. He died when a Norwegian ship he had captured off the coast of Norway was sunk by German bombers on its way back to the United Kingdom.-Early life:Born in Lista, Vest-Agder, Odd Starheim was the...
, resistance fighter and SOESpecial Operations ExecutiveThe Special Operations Executive was a World War II organisation of the United Kingdom. It was officially formed by Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Minister of Economic Warfare Hugh Dalton on 22 July 1940, to conduct guerrilla warfare against the Axis powers and to instruct and aid local...
agent (b.19161916 in Norway-Events:* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Notable births:*7 January - Gunnar Jakobsen, politician *15 January - Sigrid Utkilen, politician *24 January - Erik Heiberg, sailor and Olympic silver medallist...
) - 12 March - Gustav VigelandGustav VigelandGustav Vigeland was a Norwegian sculptor. Gustav Vigeland occupies a special position among Norwegian sculptors, both in the power of his creative imagination and in his productivity. He is most associated with Vigeland Sculpture Park in Oslo...
, sculptor (b.18691869 in Norway-January to June:*18 February - Johan Hjort, fisheries scientist, marine zoologist and oceanographer *23 March - Waldemar Ager, newspaperman and author in America *1 April - Peter Egge, writer *11 April - Gustav Vigeland, sculptor...
) - 13 March - Hanna Resvoll-HolmsenHanna Resvoll-HolmsenHanna Maria Resvoll-Holmsen was a Norwegian botanist – a female pioneer in Norwegian natural history education and nature conservation together with her sister, Thekla Resvoll...
, botanist (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...
) - 2 May - Nils Gregoriussen SkilbredNils Gregoriussen SkilbredNils Gregoriussen Skilbred was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.Born in Gjerpen, he worked as a farmer and carpenter. He became involved in the local workers' societies, and joined the Liberal Party. He was a member of the local party board from 1897...
, politician (b.18601860 in Norway-January to June:*17 January - Erik Ramstad, one of the founders of Minot, North Dakota *28 February - Carl Georg Barth, Norwegian-American mathematician and mechanical engineer...
) - 1 September - Karl AasKarl AasKarl Jan Aas was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Norwegian men's gymnastics team which won the gold medal in the gymnastics free system event.-External links:*...
, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.18991899 in Norway-Events:*27 June - The paperclip is patented by Johan Vaaler, a Norwegian inventor.-Notable births:*25 January - Peder Holt, politician *25 January - Rolf Jacobsen, boxer *3 February - Olaf Aarvold, priest and politician...
) - 30 September - Johan Ludwig MowinckelJohan Ludwig MowinckelJohan Ludwig Mowinckel was a Norwegian political figure representing Venstre, the social liberal party. He served as Prime Minister of Norway between 1924 and 1926, again from 1928 until 1931, and finally between 1933 and 1935.Born in Bergen, he founded the shipping company A/S J. Ludwig...
, politician and three-times Prime Minister of NorwayPrime Minister of NorwayThe Prime Minister of Norway is the political leader of Norway and the Head of His Majesty's Government. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Stortinget , to their political party, and ultimately the...
(b.18701870 in Norway-Births:*23 January - Ole Sæther, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist *17 April - Haaken Hasberg Gran, botanist *19 May - Nils Nilsen Ronning, Norwegian-American author, journalist and editor...
) - 17 October - Arthur Olsen IIArthur Olsen IIArthur Olsen was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was eliminated in the second round of the featherweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming silver medalist Víctor Peralta....
, boxer (b.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....
) - 26 November - Anders HovdenAnders HovdenAnders Hovden was a Norwegian hymnwriter, priest, author and popular speaker.-Education and career:...
, hymnwriter, priest, author and popular speaker (b.18601860 in Norway-January to June:*17 January - Erik Ramstad, one of the founders of Minot, North Dakota *28 February - Carl Georg Barth, Norwegian-American mathematician and mechanical engineer...
) - 2 December - Nordahl Grieg, poet, novelist, dramatist, and journalist (b.19021902 in Norway-Incumbents:*Prime Minister of Norway: Johannes Steen, succeeded by:*Prime Minister of Norway: Otto Blehr-Notable births:*15 January - Olaug Hay, politician *24 January - Sigurd Lund Hamran, politician...
) - 7 December - Per ImerslundPer ImerslundNils Per Imerslund, born in Kristiania, Norway, was one of the most prominent figures in the national socialist scene in the pre-World War II Norway. He first gained prominence at home and abroad with the publication in 1936 of his début book, Das Land Noruega, a fictionalised autobiography of his...
, politician, soldier and writer (b.19121912 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Jens Bratlie-Events:*7 March - Roald Amundsen announces his success in reaching the South Pole*Norsk Hydro establishes artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord in Nordland...
) - 16 December - Frederik Macody LundFrederik Macody Lundthumb|Frederik Macody Lund Julius Frederik Macody Lund was a controversial Norwegian historian, most known and remembered for his engagement in the restoration of Nidaros Cathedral.When architect Christian Christie presented his ideas for a restoration of the west section and the west front, an...
, historian (b.18631863 in Norway-January to June:*19 February - Axel Thue, mathematician *28 February - Lars Jonson Haukaness, Norwegian American impressionist artist *21 May - Gunnar Berg, painter *23 June - Christian Fredrik Michelet, politician and Minister...
) - 16 December - Olaf SlettenOlaf SlettenOlaf Johannessen was a Norwegian shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle shooting. He won two Olympic silver medals and one bronze medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.-Career:...
, shooter and Olympic silver medallist (b.18861886 in Norway-Events:* The Norwegian Medical Association is established.-Notable births:*2 January - Elise Ottesen-Jensen, sex educator, journalist and anarchist agitator *6 January - Hans Oskar Evju, politician...
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- Axel AubertAxel AubertAxel Aubert was a Norwegian businessman.He was born in Kristiania. He took his engineer's education in that city in 1893, as well as a doctorate in chemistry Basel in 1895. He became the managing director of Engene Dynamitfabrik and Norsk Sprængstofindustri. In 1926 he was hired as...
, businessperson (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...
) - Ole Ludvig BærøeOle Ludvig BærøeOle Ludvig Bærøe was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. Bærøe was Minister of Agriculture 1926-1928, as well as head of the Ministry of Education and Church Affairs 1927-1928. He was a headmaster by profession before entering the Lykke Government in 1926. Bærøe was leader of the...
, politician (b.18771877 in Norway-January to June:*25 February - Bernt Tunold, painter *5 March - Klaus Sletten, organizational worker, editor and politician *23 March - Marta Steinsvik, author and translator *29 March - Nils Waltersen Aasen, arms inventor...
) - Ingolf Elster Christensen, politician (b.18721872 in Norway-Events:* 18 September – King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway.* 7 October - The railway line Drammenbanen between Oslo and Drammen is opened.* Oslo Vestbanestasjon opens.-Notable births:...
) - Jens HolmboeJens Holmboe (botanist)Jens Holmboe was a Norwegian botanist.He was the oldest son of physician Michael Holmboe and his wife Eleonore Vogt . He had several brothers and sisters. His grandfather of the same name was a prominent politician....
, botanist (b.18801880 in Norway-January to June:*20 March - Oscar Ludvig Larsen, politician*13 April - Alfred Vågnes, politician *29 April - Anders Krogvig, librarian, writer, literary consultant and critic *29 April - Jonas Lie, artist...
) - Herman JeremiassenHerman JeremiassenHerman Jeremiassen was a Norwegian ship-owner and politician.-Personal life:Herman Jeremiassen was born in Hviteseid to teacher's seminary leader Knut Johan Jeremiassen and Ingeborg Ellse, née Helseth. The family moved to Drammen around 1855...
, ship-owner and politician (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...
) - Karsten KonowKarsten KonowKarsten Magnus Konow was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Norwegian boat Lully II in the 6 metre class event. His father Magnus Konow was captain.-External links:*...
, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (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:...
) - Olav SchefloOlav SchefloOlav Scheflo was a Norwegian Communist politician and journalist.Olav Scheflo was a member of the Norwegian Labour Party from 1905...
, politician and journalist (b.18831883 in Norway-January to March:*10 January - Kristian Arvesen, farmer and politician*21 January - Olav Aukrust, poet and teacher *27 January - Hans Ingvald Hansen Ratvik, politician *10 February - Gunnar Jahn, jurist, economist and politician...
) - Arvid StorsveenArvid StorsveenArvid Kristian Storsveen , was the Norwegian organizer of XU, the main intelligence gathering organisation within occupied Norway during World War II.-Biography:...
, intelligence officer (b.19151915 in Norway-Events:* The 1915 Parliamentary election takes place.-Notable births:*16 January - Aase Bjerkholt, politician*19 January - Håkon Kyllingmark, politician and Minister *25 January - Sverre L...
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