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Decades:

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Incumbents

Monarch - Haakon VII

Events

4 November – the Communist Party of Norway is formed, following a split in the Norwegian Labour Party.
Fokstumyra Nature Reserve is established, the first nature reserve in Norway.^[1]

Births

Hjalmar Andersen

January to March

1 January - Kristin Kverneland Lønningdal, politician
16 January - Martin Stokken, cross country skier and Olympic silver medallist, athlete (died 1984)
22 January - Walter Kåre Tjønndal, politician
28 January - Erling Lorentzen, Norwegian-born businessman in Brazil
29 January - Leif Næss, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1973)
10 February - Hans Goksøyr, businessperson
10 February - Peder I. Ramsrud, politician
13 February - Jens P. Flå, politician (died 2002)
21 February - Gunnar Christie Wasberg, librarian and non-fiction writer
23 February - Jon Fossum, orienteer and politician (died 2007).^[2]
7 March - Johannes Vågsnes, politician
9 March - Pelle Christensen, actor and translator (died 1995)
12 March - Hjalmar Andersen, speed skater and triple Olympic gold medallist
29 March - Eystein Bærug, politician (died 1998)

April to June

4 April - Reidar Nyborg, cross country skier and Olympic bronze medallist
30 April - Einar Thorsrud, psychologist, researcher and professor (died 1985)
1 May - Anders John Aune, resistance member and politician
2 May - Albert Nordengen, politician (died 2004)
29 May - Harald Sverdrup, poet and children's writer (died 1992)
21 June - Bjørn Paulson, high jumper and Olympic silver medallist, jurist (died 2008)
23 June - Nils Slaatto, architect (died 2001)
29 June - Olav Thon, property developer

July to September

17 July - Wiggo Hanssen, speed skater (died 2007)
18 July - Odvar Omland, politician
26 July - Ole Frithjof Klemsdal, politician (died 2008)
12 August - Olle Johan Eriksen, politician (died 1999)
13 August – Arnljot Eggen, lyricist (died 2009)^[3]
17 August - Bjørn Erling Ytterhorn, politician (died 1987)
25 August - Stephan Tschudi-Madsen, art historian (died 2007)
30 August - Andreas Bernhard Gamst, politician
3 September - Egil Solin Ranheim, politician (died 1992)
9 September – Erling Rønneberg, politician (died 2008)^[4]
11 September - Leiv Magnus Vidvei, economist and politician
13 September - Gunnar Berg, politician
15 September - Rune Nilsen, triple jumper (died 1998)
23 September - Egil Oddvar Larsen, politician

October to December

13 October - Eivind Bolle, politician and Minister
23 October - Sigmund Søfteland, speed skater (died 1993)
7 November - Reidar Haave Olsen, pilot (died 1944)
10 November - Alf Martin Bjørnø, politician (died 1991)
24 November - Johan Vestly, illustrator (died 1993)
12 December - Frode Nilsen, diplomat
15 December - Petter Furberg, politician (died 1999)
15 December - Jon Ola Norbom, economist, politician and Minister
26 December - Rolf Hellem, politician

Full date unknown

Finn-Egil Eckblad, mycologist and professor (died 2000)
Ivar Johansen, journalist and editor (died 2005)
Helge Røstad, judge (died 1994)
Erling Stordahl, singer (died 1994)
Inger Waage, industrial ceramacist (died 1995)
Jakob Weidemann, painter (died 2001)

Deaths

4 February - Svend Borchmann Hersleb Vogt, jurist and politician (born 1852)
9 February - Otto Aulie, footballer (born 1894)
28 April - Knute Nelson, Governor of Minnesota from 1893 till 1895 and United States Senator from Minnesota from 1895 till 1923. (born 1843)
23 May - Otto Bahr Halvorsen, politician and twice Prime Minister of Norway (born 1872)
28 July - Christian Emil Stoud Platou, railroad director and politician (born 1861)
16 November - Christen Christensen, shipyard owner, ship-owner and whaling manager (born 1845)

Full date unknown

Carl L. Boeckmann, artist (born 1867)
Claus Høyer, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1891)
Ole Østmo, rifle shooter and Olympic medallist (born 1866)
Ivar Bergersen Sælen, politician and Minister (born 1855)
Edvard Sverdrup, theologian (born 1861)

References

↑ Frislid, Ragnar. "Fokstumyra naturreservat". In Godal, Anne Marit. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
↑ "Fossum, Jon Bäckstrøm ( 1923-2007 )" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no.
↑ Müller, Olav Brostrup (7 February 2009). "- En stor, politisk dikter er død". Klassekampen (in Norwegian).
↑ Atlar, Christin (12 July 2008). "Erling Rønneberg er død". Østlandets Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 July 2008.

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