1917 in Norway
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Events in the year 1917 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
- the Bratsberg Line began rail traffic between Eidanger and Notodden. The line was closed in 2001.
Popular culture
Sports
- 2 April - Lillestrøm SK football club is founded after the merger of two local football clubs.
- 19 May - Rosenborg BK football club is founded.
Music
Film
Literature
- The Knut Hamsun novel Markens Grøde Volume 1 & 2 (Growth of the Soil, was published.
- The Olav Duun novel På Lyngsøya (At Heather Island), was published.
Notable births
- 20 January - Gunnar Bøe, economist and politician (died 1989)
- 1 February - Tor Aspengren, trade unionist (died 2004)
- 2 March - Haakon Tranberg, sprinter (died 1991)
- 6 March - Paul Svarstad, politician (died 1998)
- 5 May - Aage Eriksen, wrestler and Olympic silver medallist (died 1998).[1]
- 12 May – Johan Berg, military officer.[2]
- 16 May - Arne Røgden, bobsledder (died 2002)
- 17 May - Ragnvald Winjum, jurist and politician (died 1965)
- 25 May - Brynjulv Sjetne, politician (died 1976)
- 2 June - Sverre Bratland, military leader (died 2002)
- 14 June - Atle Selberg, mathematician (died 2007)
- 15 June - Einfrid Perstølen, psychiatrist and language proponent
- 3 July - Brita Collett Paus, humanitarian leader and founder of Fransiskushjelpen (died 1998)
- 18 July - Harald Nikolai Brøvig, politician (died 2010).[3]
- 23 July - Knut Brynildsen, international soccer player (died 1986)
- 12 August - Ebba Haslund, novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, children's writer, literary critic, radio speaker and politician
- 13 August - Lulla Einrid Fossland, politician
- 3 September - Bjarne Hanssen, politician
- 23 September - Knut Haugland, resistance fighter and explorer
- 26 September - Åslaug Linge Sunde, politician
- 3 October - Odd Lundberg, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist (died 1983)
- 7 October - Godtfred Holmvang, decathlete and skier (died 2006)
- 16 October - Aasmund Brynildsen, essayist, biographer, magazine editor and publishing house consultant (died 1974)
- 26 October - Kaare Steel Groos, politician (died 1994)
- 5 November - Jens Evensen, lawyer, judge, politician and Minister (died 2004)
- 18 November - Ragnar Kvam, journalist, novelist, translator and literary critic (died 2006).[4]
- 30 November - Arne Konrad Eldegard, banker and politician
- 5 December - Wenche Foss, actress (died 2011)
- 13 December - Jan Baalsrud, resistance member (died 1988)
- 15 December - Gregers Gram, resistance fighter and saboteur (died 1944)
- 19 December - Olaf Dufseth, Nordic combined and cross-country skier
- 23 December - Eivind Sværen, shot putter (died 1986)
Full date unknown
- Eivind Erichsen, economist and civil servant (died 2005)
- Gudmund Harlem, politician and Minister (died 1988)
- Odd Hovdenak, civil servant
- Olav Harald Jensen, economist (died 1991)
- Fredrik Mellbye, physician and chief medical officer (died 1999)
- Tor Ørvig, paleontologist (died 1994)
Notable deaths
- 26 January - Oluf Iversen, politician (born 1847)
- 1 February - Georg Andreas Bull, architect and chief building inspector (born 1829)
- 17 March - Cæsar Peter Møller Boeck, dermatologist (born 1845)
- 15 June - Kristian Birkeland, scientist (born 1867)
- 18 June - Oscar Ambrosius Castberg, painter and sculptor (born 1846)
- 19 June - Johan Gerhard Theodor Ameln, politician (born 1838)
- 4 August - Kristian Birch-Reichenwald Aars, academic (born 1868)
Full date unknown
- Olaus Arvesen, educator and politician (born 1830)
- Jørgen Brunchorst, politician and Minister (born 1862)
- Hans Konrad Foosnæs, politician and Minister (born 1846)
- Haagen Krog Steffens, historian, archivist and genealogist (born 1873)
- Anders Sveaas, businessperson and consul (born 1840)
- Georg August Thilesen, politician and Minister (born 1837)
- Aasmund Halvorsen Vinje, politician and Minister (born 1851)
References
- ^ "Aage Eriksen". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Berg, Johan". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 46. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ "Brøvig, Harald Nikolai" (in Norwegian). Storting.
- ^ Forr, Gudleiv. "Ragnar Kvam". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
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