1914 in Norway
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Events in the year 1914 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
- May 5 – November 11 – The Jubilee Exhibition (Jubilæumsutstillingen) is held at Kristiania, Norway, to mark the centennial of the country's Constitution.
Popular culture
Sports
- 25 June – Aalesunds FK football club was founded.
Music
Film
Literature
- Vaaren, novel by Sigrid Undset.[1][2]
- The Olav Duun novel Tre venner (Three Friends) was published.
Births
- 4 January – Fredrik Stabel, illustrator and satirical writer (died 2001)[3]
- 31 January – Hans Martin Gulbrandsen, canoeist (died 1979)
- 4 February – Tore Holthe, rear admiral (died 1973)
- 3 March – Håkon Johnsen, politician (died 1991)
- 7 March – Knut Bergsland, linguist (died 1998)
- 7 March – Arne Jensen, banker (died 2002)
- 18 March – Trygve Haugeland, politician and Minister (died 1998)
- 20 March – Lilly Bølviken, judge (died 2011)
- 9 April – Ottar Fjærvoll, politician (died 1995)
- 28 April – Johan Møller Warmedal, politician (died 1988)
- 29 April – Erling Evensen, cross country skier and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1998)[4]
- 26 May – Edel Eckblad, actress (died 1994)
- 2 June – Alfred Thommesen, ship owner and politician (died 1988)
- 8 June – Kåre Siem, musician and writer (died 1986)[5]
- 13 June – Olav Aase, politician (died 1992)
- 16 June – Otto Dahl, politician (died 1978)
- 17 June – Halvor Thorbjørn Hjertvik, politician (died 1995)
- 26 June – Arnfinn Severin Roald, politician (died 1983)
- 30 June – Magnar Hellebust, politician (died 2008)
- 5 July – Toralf Westermoen, engineer, pioneer for the development of high speed craft (died 1986)
- 6 July – Inga Lovise Tusvik, politician (died 1992)
- 23 July – Reidar Kvammen, international soccer player (died 1998)
- 23 July – Alf Prøysen, writer and musician (died 1970)
- 9 August – Leif Hamre, military officer and children's writer (died 2007)[6]
- 18 August – Oddvar Sponberg, race walker (died 1975)
- 24 August – Rolf Holmberg, soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1979)
- 24 August – Ivar Iversen, canoeist (died 2012)[7]
- 30 September – Bjarne Flem, politician (died 1999)
- 6 October – Thor Heyerdahl, ethnographer and adventurer (died 2002)
- 27 October – Rolv Ryssdal, judge (died 1998)
Full date unknown
- Undis Blikken, female speed skating pioneer and World Champion (died 1992)
- Sigurd Engelstad, genealogist and archivist (died 2006)
- Arnholdt Kongsgaard, ski jumper (died 1991)
- Gotfred Kvifte, physicist (died 1997)
- Jens Christian Mellbye, judge (died 1993)
- Gunnar Randers, physicist (died 1992)
- Øistein Strømnæs, intelligence officer (died 1980)
- Anne Margrethe Strømsheim, resistance member (died 2008)
Deaths
- 21 January – Theodor Kittelsen, artist (born 1857)
- 3 February – Johannes Skar, educator and folklorist (b. 1837).[8]
- 19 April – Frederik Collett, painter (born 1839)
- 11 September – Edvard Larsen, triple jumper and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1881)
- 1 October – Kitty Lange Kielland, painter (born 1843)
- 30 October – Johan Christopher Brun, pharmacist and politician (born 1838)
Full date unknown
- Niels Stockfleth Darre Eckhoff, architect (born 1831)
See also
References
- ^ Dahl, Willy (1984). Norges litteratur (in Norwegian). Vol. 2. Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 306–307. ISBN 82-03-10571-8.
- ^ Amdam, Per (1975). "En ny realisme. Historie og samtid". In Beyer, Edvard (ed.). Norges Litteraturhistorie (in Norwegian). Vol. 4. Oslo: Cappelen. pp. 420–421.
- ^ Øystå, Øystein. "Fredrik Stabel". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ^ "Erling Evensen". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ Øystå, Øystein. "Kåre Siem". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ Vold, Karin Beate. "Leif Hamre". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Olympedia – Ivar Iversen". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Johannes Skar". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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