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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 January to June 5.2 July to December 5.3 Full date unknown 6 References

[edit] Incumbents

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

[edit] Events

• Construction starts on Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Births

[edit] January to March

• 2 January - Hans Herbjørnsrud, short story writer

• 10 January - Thor Bjarne Bore, newspaper editor and politician
• 13 January - Kåre Rønnes, soccer player and coach
• 16 January - Helga Hernes, political scientist, diplomat and politician
• 18 January - Rolf Ketil Bjørn, businessperson and politician (d.2008)
• 19 January - Anne Karin Elstad, author

• 12 February - Tor Obrestad, novelist, poet and documentary writer

• 20 February - Inge Lønning, theologian, educator and politician
• 19 March - Marit Løvvig, politician
• 25 March - Kaare Aksnes, astrophysicist

[edit] April to June

• 6 April - Arne Solli, general and Chief of Defence of Norway
• 7 April - Oddbjørn Engvold, astronomer
• 11 April - Hans Jacob Hansteen, architect
• 12 April - Rolf Bendiksen, politician
• 8 May - Lucie Paus Falck, politician
• 26 May - Inger Lise Gjørv, politician
• 29 May - Karsten Alnæs, historian, writer and journalist
• 3 June - Turid Dørumsgaard Varsi, politician
• 15 June - Roger Gudmundseth, politician

• 18 June - Marit Tingelstad, politician
• 23 June - Unn Aarrestad, politician
• 23 June - Martin Stavrum, politician

[edit] July to September

• 13 July - Yngve Hågensen, trade union leader
• 18 August - Arvid Torgeir Lie, poet, short story writer and translator
• 25 August - Ruth Lilian Brekke, politician

[edit] October to December

• 11 October - Arvid Jacobsen, newspaper editor
• 12 October - Bjørn Hansen, news presenter and correspondent
• 27 October - Jan Martin Larsen, cartographer, orienteer and politician
• 11 November - Fredrik Heffermehl, jurist, writer and translator
• 15 November – Aril Edvardsen, evangelical preacher and missionary (d.2008)^[1]
• 23 November - Arvid Vatle, physician
• 27 November - Ragnar Tveiten, biathlete and double World Champion
• 2 December - Reidar Grønhaug, social anthropologist (d.2005)
• 9 December - Astrid Marie Nistad, politician
• 11 December - Asbjørn Bjørnset, politician

• 16 December - Liv Ullmann, actress
• 27 December - Oddvar Nes, linguist

[edit] Full date unknown

• Knut Th. Gleditsch, sports commentator (d.2001)
• Geir Grung, diplomat (d.2005)
• Kjell Henriksen, scientist (d.1996)
• Kåre Kivijärvi, photographer (d.1991)
• Ove Liavaag, civil servant (d.2007)
• Lars Gunnar Lie, politician and Minister
• Thor Listau, politician and Minister
• Jostein Nerbøvik, historian (d.2004)
• Agnar Sandmo, economist and professor
• Lars Walløe, physical chemist

[edit] Deaths

[edit] January to June

• 7 January - Oluf Christian Müller, politician (b.1876)
• 21 March - Jacob Opdahl, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1894)
• 25 March - Edvard Hagerup Bull, judge and politician (b.1855)
• 16 June - Torolf Prytz, architect, goldsmith and politician (b.1858)

[edit] July to December

• 15 September - Adolph Gundersen, Norwegian American medical doctor, founder of Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center (b.1865)
• 18 September - Erik Rotheim, chemical engineer and inventor of the aerosol spray can (b.1898)
• 25 September - Paul Olaf Bodding, missionary, linguist and folklorist (b.1865)
• 16 October - Nils Yngvar Ustvedt, medical doctor and politician (b.1868)
• 23 November - Erik Werenskiold, painter and illustrator (b.1855)
• 11 December - Christian Lous Lange, historian, teacher and political scientist, shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1921 (b.1869)
• 12 December - Holger Sinding-Larsen, architect (b.1869)

[edit] Full date unknown

• Johan Fahlstrøm, actor and theatre manager (b.1867)
• Gunnar Olavsson Helland, Hardanger fiddle maker (b.1852)
• Ludvig Meyer, barrister, newspaper editor and politician (b.1861)
• Axel Paulsen, speed skater and figure skater (b.1855)
• Jakob Sverdrup, philologist and lexicographer (b.1881)

[edit] References