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Events

7 April – A major rockfall hit Tafjorden in Møre og Romsdal, creating a 64 m (210 ft) flood wave that destroyed the villages of Tafjord and Fjørå, killing 40 people.^[1]
Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.

Notable births

7 January - Per Ø. Grimstad, businessperson, diplomat and politician
11 January - Egil Johansen, jazz drummer, teacher, composer and arranger (died 1998)
15 February - Tinius Nagell-Erichsen, publisher (died 2007)
18 February - Arve Johnsen, industrial executive and politician
31 March - Knut Haug, politician
8 April - Gerd Søraa, writer and politician
18 June - Torbjørn Yggeseth, ski jumper
21 June - Bente Børsum, actress
29 June - Jarle Bondevik, philologist
12 July - Jan Grøndahl, police chief and civil servant
13 July - Trond Dolva, judge
14 August - Torhild Johnsen, politician
20 August - Hans E. Strand, politician
23 August - Leif Frode Onarheim, businessperson and politician
29 September - Ragnhild Barland, politician
6 October - Odd S. Lovoll, Norwegian-American author, historian and educator
9 October - Harald Grønningen, cross country skier, double Olympic gold medallist and World Champion
14 October - Magnus Aarbakke, judge
26 October - Ingvald Godal, politician
3 November - Roar Berthelsen, long jumper (died 1990)
5 November - Kjell Hallbing, author of Western books under the pseudonym Louis Masterson (died 2004)
29 December - Geirmund Ihle, politician
29 December - Turid Iversen, politician

Full date unknown

Finn Haldorsen, businessperson

Notable deaths

Carsten Borchgrevink

Gudmund Stenersen

21 January - Christian Lange Rolfsen, politician and Minister (born 1864)
19 February - Ivar Kleiven, local historian and poet (born 1854)
21 April - Carsten Borchgrevink, polar explorer (born 1864)
29 May - Nicolai Kiær, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (born 1888)
29 May - Christian Bendz Kielland, civil servant (born 1858)
12 July - Ole Evinrude, inventor, known for the invention of the first outboard motor with practical commercial application, in America (born 1877)
30 July - Rasmus Olai Mortensen, politician and Minister (born 1869)
5 November - Hulda Garborg, writer, novelist, playwright, poet, folk dancer and theatre instructor (born 1862)
12 November - Jacob Marius Schøning, politician and Minister (born 1856)
16 November - Haakon Martin Evjenth, politician (born 1865)
12 December - Thorleif Haug, skier and Olympic gold medallist (born 1894)
19 December - Sven Elvestad, journalist and author (born 1884)

Full date unknown

Peter Collett Solberg, businessperson and politician (born 1866)

References

↑ Korsnes, Malin Kjellstadli; Heggstad, Øyvind Johan (7 April 2014). "80 år siden Tafjord ble knust". NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 April 2014.

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