1916 in Norway

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Events in the year 1916 in Norway.

Incumbents

  • Monarch – Haakon VII.[1]

Events

  • Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.

Popular culture

Sports

Music

Film

Literature

  • The Olav Duun novel Det gode samvite (Good Conscience) was published.

Notable births

  • 7 January – Gunnar Jakobsen, politician (died 1992)
  • 15 January – Sigrid Utkilen, politician (died 2006)
  • 24 January – Erik Heiberg, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 1996)[2]
  • 14 February – Reidar Kvaal, military officer (died 2016)[3][4]
  • 15 February – Thorleif Kristensen, politician (died 1997)
  • 16 February – Torgeir Andersen, politician (died 1991)
  • 1 March – Arvid Hansen, resistance member, executed (died 1945)
  • 13 March – Frithjof Clausen, wrestler (died 1998).[5]
  • 17 March – Hans Hjelle, politician (died 2008)
  • 20 March – Magnus Andersen, politician and minister (died 1994)
  • 28 March – Charles Oluf Herlofson, naval officer (died 1984)[6]
  • 8 April – Victor Borg, physician, novelist, playwright and script writer (died 1996).[7]
  • 12 April – Finn Lied, military researcher, politician and minister (died 2014)
  • 29 April – Lars Korvald, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (died 2006)
  • 4 May – Ole Borge, jurist and resistance member (died 1995)
  • 7 May – Eigil Olaf Liane, politician (died 1994)
  • 5 June – Torstein Eckhoff, civil servant and professor of law (died 1993)
  • 5 June – Jan Iversen, politician (died 1999)
  • 13 June – Dagfinn Mannsåker, archivist and historian (died 1994)
  • 14 June – Odd Starheim, resistance fighter and SOE agent (died 1943)
  • 20 June – Reidar Alveberg, bobsledder (died 2004)
  • 22 June – Bjarne Kjørberg, politician (died 1969)
  • 29 June – Thor Fossum, politician (died 1993)
  • 17 August – Eivind Skabo, sprint canoer and Olympic bronze medallist (died 2006)
  • 22 August – Ole Bergesen, politician (died 1965)
  • 24 August – Sigmund P. Haave, politician (died 2001)
  • 30 August – Oskar Edøy, politician (died 2008)
  • 12 September – Rolf Andersen, politician (died 1990)
  • 18 September – Thomas Byberg, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist (died 1998)
  • 24 September – Olav Gjærevoll, botanist, politician and minister (died 1994)
  • 10 October – Kåre Holt, author (died 1997)
  • 21 October – Ottar Grønvik, philologist and runology scholar (died 2008)
  • 15 November – Greta Gynt, singer, dancer and actress (died 2000)
  • 9 December – Claus Egil Feyling, politician (died 1989)

Full date unknown

Notable deaths

Yngvar Nielsen

Full date unknown

See also

Portals:
  • flag Norway
  •  History
  •  Lists

References

  1. ^ Grimnes, Ole Kristian; Dørum, Knut. "Haakon 7.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Erik Heiberg". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
  3. ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Kvaal, Reidar". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 325. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  4. ^ Ward, Geoffrey K. (23 June 2016). "Nekrolog: Reidar Kvaal. Offiseren, hedersmannen og vennen generalløytnant Reidar Kvaal døde 17 juni". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  5. ^ Gundersen, Ove. "Frithjof Clausen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  6. ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Herlofson, Charles Oluf". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 237. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  7. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Victor Borg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  8. ^ Moksnes, Aslaug. "Gina Krog". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  9. ^ Bratberg, Terje. "Carl Otto Løvenskiold". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 November 2014.

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