1901 in Norway
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See also: | 1901 in Sweden List of years in Norway |
Events in the year 1901 in Norway.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Oscar II.[1]
- Prime Minister: Johannes Steen
Events
- 12 August – 2/3 of the town of Farsund burns down.[2]
Popular culture
Sports
Music
Film
Literature
Births
January to March
- 9 January – Bjarne Lyngstad, politician and Minister (died 1971)
- 16 January – Narve Bonna, ski jumper and Olympic silver medallist (died 1976)
- 16 January – Hans Karolus Ommedal, politician (died 1984)
- 26 January – Alf Konningen, alpine skier (died 1978)
- 30 January – Eldrid Erdal, politician (died 1997)
- 21 February – Tore Foss, singer, actor and theatre director (died 1968).[3]
- 11 March – Kjell Bondevik, politician and Minister (died 1983)
- 17 March – Arnt Njargel, politician (died 1985)
- 25 March – Harry Lundeberg, merchant seaman and labour leader in America (died 1957)
April to June
- 10 April – Tønnes Oksefjell, politician (died 1976)
- 23 April – Tore Segelcke, actress (died 1979)
- 1 May – Jentoft Jensen, politician (died 1953)
- 3 May – Kjell Gjøstein Aabrek, politician (died 1967)
- 8 May – Ingrid Bjerkås, first female minister in the Church of Norway (died 1980)
- 11 May – Axel Strøm, physician (died 1985).[4]
- 23 May – Kristoffer Nilsen, boxer (died 1975)
- 4 June – Kolbjørn Fjeld, librarian and publisher (died 1978).[5]
- 7 June – Nils Ebbessøn Astrup, ship owner (died 1972).[6]
- 19 June – Øyvinn Øi, military officer (died 1940)
July to September
- 8 July – Sigurd Lersbryggen, politician (died 1980)
- 9 July – Jørgen Mathiesen, landowner and businessperson (died 1993)
- 14 July – Hårek Ludvig Hansen, politician (died 1996)
- 14 July – Haakon Sløgedal, politician (died 1979)
- 17 July – Finn Berstad, international soccer player (died 1982)
- 6 August – Anders Sæterøy, politician (died 1991)
- 10 August – Hjalmar Olai Storeide, politician (died 1961)
- 14 August – Håkon Bryhn, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1968)
- 16 August – Olav Kielland, composer and conductor (died 1985)
- 27 August – Liv Tomter, politician (died 1978)
- 31 August – Helge Jakobsen, politician (died 1996)
- 5 September – Erling Dekke Næss, shipowner and businessman (died 1993)
- 6 September – Henrik Friis Robberstad, politician (died 1978)
- 11 September – Torkell Tande, politician (died 2001)
- 22 September – Brynhild Berge, diver (died 1975)
October to December
- 1 October – Arne Torolf Strøm, politician (died 1972)
- 2 October – Egil Halmøy, politician (died 1984)
- 4 October – Egil Werner Erichsen, politician (died 2000)
- 6 October – Aslak Brekke, folksinger (died 1978)
- 8 October – Eivind Groven, composer and music-theorist (died 1977)
- 18 November – Einar Nilsen, boxer (died 1980)
- 24 November – Reidar Ødegaard, cross country skier and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1972)
- 6 December – Odd Nansen, architect, author and humanitarian (died 1973)
- 26 December – Olav Hordvik, politician (died 1979)
- 31 December – John Schjelderup Giæver, author and polar researcher (died 1970)
Full date unknown
- Per Arneberg, poet, prosaist and translator (died 1981)
- Erik Kristen-Johanssen, jurist and theatre director (died 1976)
- Gulbrand Lunde, politician (died 1942)
- Rudolf Nilsen, poet and journalist (died 1929)
- Bjarne Slapgard, educator and author (died 1997)
- Solveig Haugan, stage and movie actress (died 1953)
Deaths
- 31 January – Peter Andreas Blix, architect and engineer (born 1831)
- 9 May – Andreas Leigh Aabel, physician and poet (born 1830)
- 3 July – Lorenz Juhl Vogt, politician (born 1825)
Full date unknown
- Ole Peter Petersen, founder of Methodism in Norway and co-founder of Norwegian and Danish Methodism in the United States (born 1822)
See also
References
- ^ Bratberg, Terje; Mardal, Magnus A. "Oscar 2.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Farsund bys historie".
- ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Tore Ejnarssøn Foss". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ Larsen, Øivind. "Axel Strøm". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ Tveterås, Egil. "Kolbjørn Fjeld". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Nils Ebbessøn Astrup". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
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