1919 in Norway
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Events in the year 1919 in Norway.
Incumbents
- Monarch - Haakon VII
Events
- Production of zinc begins in Glomfjord at the state-owned industrial plant.
- Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.
Births
January to March
- 14 January – Harry Hansen, politician (died 2003)
- 17 January – Per Bergsland, Royal Air Force pilot and prisoner of war (died 1992)
- 31 January – Claus Helberg, resistance fighter and mountain guide (died 2003)
- 11 February – Erland Steenberg, politician
- 15 February – Asbjørn Herteig, archeologist (died 2006).[1]
- 2 March – Carl Mortensen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 2005)
- 5 March – Helge Seip, politician (died 2004)
- 17 March – Erik Rinde, jurist and pioneer of social sciences in Norway (died 1994)
- 18 March – Laila Schou Nilsen, speed skater, alpine skier and tennis player (died 1998)
April to June
- 1 April – Olav Brænden, pharmacist (died 1989).[2]
- 13 April – Nils Reinhardt Christensen, film director and screenwriter (died 1990)
- 14 April – Bjarne Berg-Sæther, politician
- 19 April – Asbjørn Lillås, politician (died 1983)
- 25 April – Finn Helgesen, speed skater and Olympic gold medallist
- 6 May – Nils Uhlin Hansen, long jumper and resistance member (died 1945)
- 18 May – Ottar Landfald, politician
- 6 June – Rita Haugerud, politician
- 29 June – Johannes Heggland, author and politician (died 2008)[3]
July to September
- 14 July – Arnold Dyrdahl, bobsledder (died 1973)
- 3 August – Thor Gystad, politician (died 2007)
- 3 August – Ola M. Hestenes, politician (died 2008)
- 4 August – Engly Lie, politician (died 2001)
- 9 August – Liv Andersen, politician (died 1997)
- 13 August – Børre Falkum-Hansen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 2006)
- 25 August – Alf Nordhus, barrister (died 1997).[4]
- 30 August – Joachim Rønneberg, resistance fighter and broadcaster
- 15 September – Eilert Dahl, Nordic skier (died 2004)
- 30 September – Olav O. Nomeland, politician (died 1986)
October to December
- 26 October – Knut Andreas Knudsen, politician (died 2001)
- 29 November – Aksel Fossen, politician
- 11 December – Elsa Skjerven, politician and Minister (died 2005)
- 22 December – Bjarne Orten, civil servant
- 27 December – Gunnar Alf Larsen, politician (died 2003)
Full date unknown
- Odd Chr. Gøthe, civil servant and politician (died 2002)
- Reidar Haaland, police officer and collaborator, executed (died 1945)
- Finn Hødnebø, philologist (died 2007)
- Odd Narud, businessperson (died 2000)
- Olav Nordrå, writer (died 1994)
- Asbjørn Ruud, ski jumper and World Champion (died 1986)
- Aage Samuelsen, evangelist, singer and composer (died 1987)
- Victor Sparre, visual artist (died 2008)[5]
- Jakob Sverdrup, historian (died 1997)
Deaths
- 4 March - Sigurd Mathisen, speed skater and world champion (born 1884)
- 22 May - Jens Ludvig Andersen Aars, politician (born 1852)
Full date unknown
- Carl Wilhelm Bøckmann Barth, painter (born 1847)
- Alf Collett, writer (born 1844)
- Ole Falck Ebbell, architect (born 1839)
- Cathinka Guldberg, Norway's first nurse (born 1840)
- Gulbrand Hagen, newspaper editor and writer in America (born 1864)
- Anders Nicolai Kiær, statistician (born 1838)
- Oscar Sigvald Julius Strugstad, politician and Minister (born 1851)
References
- ↑ Øye, Ingvild. "Asbjørn Herteig". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ↑ Waaler, Tor. "Olav Johan Brænden". In Godal, Anne Marit. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ↑ (Norwegian) "Johannes Heggland er død " – Dagsavisen Retrieved on February 1, 2008
- ↑ Stanghelle. "Alf Nordhus". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ↑ Larsen, Mona (2008-03-17). "Billedkunstner Victor Sparre er død". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian) (Oslo, Norway). Retrieved 2008-10-05.
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