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Incumbents

Monarch – Haakon VII.^[1]
Prime Minister – Peder Kolstad, until death in March then Jens Hundseid

Events

12 July – Norway annexes King Frederick VI Coast in Greenland.

Popular culture

Sports

Music

Film

Literature

Stokke, Bernhard. I natt rømmer vi.^[2]^[3]

Births

January to March

7 January – Tormod Knutsen, Nordic combined skier and Olympic gold medallist (died 2021).^[4]
11 January – Arne Barhaugen, Nordic combined skier (died 2008)
19 January – Knut Korsæth, educator, sports official and politician (died 2022)
20 January – Alv Jakob Fostervoll, politician and Minister (died 2015)
20 January – Finn Alnæs, novelist (died 1991).^[5]
12 February –
- Princess Astrid of Norway
- Axel Jensen, author and poet (died 2003)
- Kristian Lund, military officer, engineer and politician (died 2012).^[6]
1 March – Kåre Berg, professor in medical genetics (died 2009)
4 March – Sigurd Jansen, composer, pianist and conductor
8 March – Per Høybråten, politician (died 1990)
15 March – Sølvi Sogner, historian (died 2017).^[7]

April to June

2 April – Hroar Elvenes, speed skater (died 2014)
30 April – Kjell Hanssen, politician (died 2014)
5 May – Børt-Erik Thoresen, television host and folk singer (died 2011)
8 May – Astrid Murberg Martinsen, politician (died 1991)
11 May – Ingrid Schjelderup, politician (died 2022)
21 May – Sven Nyhus, folk musician (died 2023).^[8]
31 May – Astrid Folstad, actress (died 2009)
4 June – Torstein Tynning, politician (died 2000)
5 June – Helga Haugen, politician
12 June – Per Ditlev-Simonsen, politician and Minister
13 June – Kari Risvik, translator (died 2021).^[9]
19 June – Karstein Hansen, politician
22 June – Dagfinn Føllesdal, professor of philosophy
22 June – Ove Kristian Sundberg, church musician, musicologist and historian of ideas (died 2019).^[10]

July to September

24 July – Ruth Ryste, politician
26 July – Knut Bjørnsen, sports commentator and journalist (died 2008)
4 August – Olav Angell, poet, novelist and translator (died 2018)
6 August – Kjartan Slettemark, artist (died 2008).^[11]
8 August – Leif Arne Heløe, politician and Minister
26 August – Asgeir Dølplads, ski jumper
30 August – Ottar Brox, social scientist and politician
6 September – Arve Hans Otterlei, politician

October to December

3 October – Bengt Calmeyer, journalist and novelist.^[12]
5 October – Kari Rasmussen, singer and actress (died 2021).^[13]
7 October – Helge Stalsberg, physician
8 October – Per Theodor Haugen, actor (died 2018)
12 November – Magne Lystad, orienteering champion (died 1999)
12 December – Asbjørn Jordahl, politician and Minister
16 December – Kjell Heggelund, literary researcher, lecturer, editor, poet, translator and literary critic (died 2017).^[14]^[15]
26 December – Oluf Skarpnes, jurist (died 2019)

Deaths

5 March – Peder Kolstad, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (born 1878)
17 March – Georg Brustad, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1892)
5 April – Kristian Friis Petersen, politician and Minister (born 1867)
19 April – Lars Oftedal, politician and Minister (born 1877)
28 May – Ejnar Torgensen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (born 1900)
26 August – Edvard Bull, Sr., historian and politician (born 1881)
16 December – Albert Gran, actor (born 1862)
24 December – Eyvind Alnæs, composer, pianist, organist and choir director (born 1872)

Full date unknown

Simon Christian Hammer, writer and journalist (born 1866)

References

^ Grimnes, Ole Kristian; Dørum, Knut. "Haakon 7.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
^ Vormeland, Oddvar. "Bernhard Stokke". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
^ Ustvedt, Yngvar (2000). Djeveløya I Oslofjorden (in Norwegian). Cappelen. pp. 185–189.
^ "Tormod Knutsen". olympedia.org. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
^ Rottem, Øystein. "Finn Alnæs". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
^ "Lund, Kristian (1932-2012)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 July 2020.
^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Sølvi Bauge Sogner". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
^ Aksdal, Bjørn. "Sven Nyhus". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Kari Risvik". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Ove Kristian Sundberg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
^ "Kjartan Slettemark död". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). TT. 13 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Bengt Calmeyer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
^ Bikset, Lillian. "Kari Rasmussen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
^ Vold, Jan Erik. "Kjell Heggelund". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
^ "Kjell Heggelund er død" (in Norwegian). Den norske forfatterforening. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.

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