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1919 in Norway 
Summary
Events in the year 1919 in Norway.
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Incumbents edit
Events edit
- 5–6 October - 1919 Norwegian prohibition referendum.
- Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.
- Production of zinc begins in Glomfjord at the state-owned industrial plant.
Popular culture edit
Sports edit
- Helge Løvland, track and field athlete and gymnast; becomes the second to receive the Egebergs Ærespris, an award presented to Norwegian athletes who excel at two (or more) different sports.
Music edit
Film edit
Literature edit
- The Olav Duun novel I Blinda (The Blind Man) from the work Juvikfolket (The People of Juvik, 1918–23), was published.
Births edit
January to March edit
- 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)
- 4 February – Marta Schumann, writer (died 1994).[2]
- 11 February – Erland Steenberg, politician (died 2009)
- 15 February – Asbjørn Herteig, archeologist (died 2006).[3]
- 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 edit
- 1 April – Olav Brænden, pharmacist (died 1989)[4]
- 13 April – Nils Reinhardt Christensen, film director and screenwriter (died 1990)
- 14 April – Bjarne Berg-Sæther, politician (died 2009)
- 19 April – Asbjørn Lillås, politician (died 1983)
- 21 April – Kristian Fougner, engineer and resistance member (died 2012)[5]
- 25 April – Finn Helgesen, speed skater and Olympic gold medallist (died 2011)
- 6 May – Nils Uhlin Hansen, long jumper and resistance member (died 1945)
- 18 May – Ottar Landfald, politician (died 2009)
- 6 June – Rita Haugerud, politician (died 2014)
- 29 June – Johannes Heggland, author and politician (died 2008)[6]
July to September edit
- 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 medalist (died 2006)
- 25 August – Alf Nordhus, barrister (died 1997)[7]
- 27 August – Bjørn Rørholt, engineer, military officer and resistance member (died 1993).[8]
- 30 August – Joachim Rønneberg, resistance fighter and broadcaster (died 2018)
- 15 September – Eilert Dahl, Nordic skier (died 2004)
- 30 September – Olav O. Nomeland, politician (died 1986)
October to December edit
- 26 October – Knut Andreas Knudsen, politician (died 2001)
- 4 November – Per Olav Baarnaas, race walker (died 2004).[9]
- 29 November – Aksel Fossen, politician (died 2009)
- 11 December – Elsa Skjerven, politician and minister (died 2005)
- 22 December – Bjarne Orten, civil servant (died 2011)
- 27 December – Gunnar Alf Larsen, politician (died 2003)
Full date unknown edit
- 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)[10]
- Jakob Sverdrup, historian (died 1997)
Deaths edit
- 12 January – Carl Wilhelm Bøckmann Barth, painter (born 1847).[11]
- 25 February – Gulbrand Hagen, newspaper editor and writer in America (born 1864)
- 4 March – Sigurd Mathisen, speed skater and world champion (born 1884)
- 16 April – Anders Nicolai Kiær, statistician (born 1838)
- 22 May – Jens Ludvig Andersen Aars, politician (born 1852)
- 12 June – Alf Collett, writer (born 1844)
- 29 June – Ole Falck Ebbell, architect (born 1839)
- 12 August – Oscar Sigvald Julius Strugstad, politician and Minister (born 1851)
- 22 October – Cathinka Guldberg, Norway's first nurse (born 1840)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Grimnes, Ole Kristian; Dørum, Knut. "Haakon 7.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ Klungsøyr, Anne Berit. "Marta Schumann". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ Øye, Ingvild. "Asbjørn Herteig". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ Waaler, Tor. "Olav Johan Brænden". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
- ^ Bassøe, Bjarne, ed. (1961). "Fougner, Kristian". Ingeniørmatrikkelen: norske sivilingeniører 1901–55 med tillegg (in Norwegian). Oslo: Teknisk ukeblad. p. 138.
- ^ (in Norwegian) "Johannes Heggland er død " Archived 2008-03-29 at the Wayback Machine – Dagsavisen Retrieved on February 1, 2008
- ^ Stanghelle. "Alf Nordhus". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ^ Arntzen, Jon Gunnar. "Bjørn Rørholt". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Per Olav Baarnaas". olympedia.org. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ Larsen, Mona (17 March 2008). "Billedkunstner Victor Sparre er død". Dagsavisen (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Retrieved 5 October 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Carl Wilhelm Bøckmann Barth". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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