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Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 4 Births 4.1 January to March 4.2 April to June 4.3 July to September 4.4 October to December 4.5 Full date unknown 5 Deaths 5.1 Full date unknown 6 References

[edit] Incumbents

• King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway
• Prime Minister of Norway - Johan Nygaardsvold

[edit] Events

• 29 May - Stavanger Airport, Sola is opened by King Haakon VII

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Births

[edit] January to March

• 4 January - Harald Barlie, Greco-Roman wrestler
• 4 January - Ole Kristian Grimnes, historian
• 4 January - Per Tresselt, diplomat
• 11 February - Ola Teigen, politician (d.1970)
• 17 February - Bjørn Wiik, physicist (d.1999)
• 18 February - Halle Jørn Hanssen, television correspondent, development aid administrator and politician
• 21 February - Harald V of Norway, King of Norway
• 22 February - Bjarte Eikeset, jurist and politician
• 23 March - Per Olav Wiken, sailor and Olympic silver medallist

[edit] April to June

• 13 April - Berge Furre, historian, theologian and politician
• 15 April - Johan J. Jakobsen, politician and Minister
• 18 April - Arne Alsåker Spilde, politician
• 21 April - Henrik Jahre, politician
• 11 May - Per Brunvand, newspaper editor
• 24 May - Fredrik Torp, architect
• 2 June - Geir Kjetsaa, professor of Russian literary history, translator and author (d.2008)
• 28 June - Odd Bergh, triple jumper and long jumper

[edit] July to September

• 4 July - Queen Sonja of Norway
• 29 July - Pål Bang-Hansen, actor, film producer, film critic and television personality
• 3 August - Gudrun Waadeland, actress and theatre director
• 20 August - Kjell Hovik, pole vaulter
• 4 September - Per Risvik, politician
• 6 September - Tom Veierød, civil servant
• 13 September - Alv Gjestvang, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist
• 14 September - Dag C. Weberg, politician
• 18 September - Per Flatberg, environmentalist and pharmacist
• 24 September - Børre Knudsen, Lutheran minister and pro-life activist
• 26 September - Aud Blattmann, politician

[edit] October to December

• 16 October - Reidar Hjermstad, cross country skier
• 17 October - Svein Johannessen, chess player, became Norway's second International Master (d.2007)
• 14 November - Bjørn Bang Andersen, shot putter
• 23 November - Turi Widerøe, Norway's first female air transport pilot

• 29 November - Johan Jørgen Holst, politician and Minister (d.1994)
• 1 December - Bodolf Hareide, politician
• 3 December - Willy Rasmussen, javelin thrower
• 8 December - Arne Næss, Jr., businessman and mountaineer (d.2004)
• 23 December - Arne Larsen, Nordic combined skier and World Champion
• 24 December - Ola Wærhaug, biathlete, Olympic silver medallist and World Champion
• 29 December - Hjalmar Inge Sunde, military officer
• 31 December - Bjørn Rønningen, children's writer

[edit] Full date unknown

• Jan Balstad, politician and Minister
• Knut Boye, civil economist (d.2008)^[1]
• Ronald Bye, politician and Minister
• Øyvind Gustavsen, civil servant
• Einfrid Halvorsen, politician
• Knut Hartvig Johannson, businessperson
• Arild Nyquist, novelist, poet, children's writer and musician (d.2004)
• Oddrunn Pettersen, politician and Minister (d.2002)
• Gudmund Restad, politician and Minister
• Wenche Frogn Sellæg, politician and Minister

[edit] Deaths

• 7 January - Hjalmar Nygaard, boxer (b.1900)
• 19 July - Sigurd Asserson, civil servant (b.1882)

[edit] Full date unknown

• Hans Dahl, painter (b.1849)
• Nils Collett Vogt, poet (b.1864)

[edit] References