1899 in Norway
Events in the year 1899 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
- 27 June – The paperclip is patented by Johan Vaaler, a Norwegian inventor.[1]
Sport
- 10 August – Viking FK football club is founded.
Notable births
- 25 January – Peder Holt, politician (died 1963)
- 25 January – Rolf Jacobsen, boxer (died 1960)
- 3 February – Olaf Aarvold, priest and politician (died 1991)
- 12 February – Johan Grøttumsbråten, skier and multiple Olympic gold medallist (died 1983)
- 15 February – Mikal Grøvan, politician (died 1956)
- 14 March – Kjell Tellander, politician (died 1968)
- 17 March – Søren Berg Sørensen Moen, politician (died 1946)
- 26 March – Ragnvald Mikal Andersen, politician (died 1995)
- 8 April – Arthur Sundt, politician (died 1971)
- 27 April – Erling Johannes Norvik, politician (died 1964)
- 1 July – Haakon Olsen Wika, politician (died 1981)
- 23 July - Johan Trandem, shot putter and discus thrower (died 1996)
- 25 July – Olav Svendsen, jurist.[2]
- 6 August – Lillebil Ibsen, dancer and actress (died 1989)
- 6 August – Torstein Børte, politician (died 1985)
- 6 August – Finn Nagell, military officer, Milorg pioneer, economist and businessperson (died 1977).[3][4]
- 8 August – Olav Sundal, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1978)
- 17 August – Torolv Kandahl, politician (died 1982)
- 23 August – Terje Wold, judge, politician and Minister (died 1972)
- 25 August – Karl Aas, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1943)
- 27 August – Per Hagen, politician (died 1983)
- 13 September – Magnus Bjorndal, Norwegian American engineer (died 1971)
- 22 September – Emil Løvlien, forest worker, trade unionist and politician (died 1973)
- 30 September – Henry Larsen, Arctic explorer in Canada (died 1964)
- 7 October – Øystein Ore, mathematician (died 1968)
- 23 October – Bernt Balchen, polar and aviation pioneer in America (died 1973)
- 24 October – Einar Hareide, politician (died 1983)
- 1 November – Anne Grimdalen, sculptor (died 1961)
- 7 November – Bjarne Fjærtoft, politician (died 1981)
- 12 November – Sverre Hansen, long jumper and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1991)
- 24 November – Petter Jamvold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1961)
- 27 November – Knut Hergel, actor and theatre director (died 1982)
- 18 December – Peter Wessel Zapffe, author and philosopher (died 1990)
- 30 December – Helge Ingstad, explorer (died 2001)
Full date unknown
Notable deaths
Full date unknown
References
- ↑ Inventors: Paperclip
- ↑ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1968). "Svendsen, Olav". Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian) (10 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug.
- ↑ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Nagell, Finn". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 403. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ↑ Nøkleby, Berit (1995). "Nagell, Finn". In Dahl, Hjeltnes, Nøkleby, Ringdal, Sørensen. Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 283. ISBN 82-02-14138-9.
