1938 in Norway

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See also:	List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1938 in Norway.

Incumbents

Monarch - Haakon VII
Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold (Labour Party)

Events

14 January – Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.
20 November - Queen Maud of Norway dies
Construction starts on Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik

Notable births

2 January - Hans Herbjørnsrud, short story writer
9 January - Agnar Sandmo, economist and professor
10 January - Thor Bjarne Bore, newspaper editor and politician
13 January - Kåre Rønnes, soccer player and coach
16 January - Helga Hernes, political scientist, diplomat and politician
18 January - Rolf Ketil Bjørn, businessperson and politician (died 2008)
19 January - Anne Karin Elstad, author
1 February - Kjell Henriksen, scientist (died 1996)
12 February - Tor Obrestad, novelist, poet and documentary writer
20 February - Inge Lønning, theologian, educator and politician
19 March - Marit Løvvig, politician
25 March - Kaare Aksnes, astrophysicist
6 April - Arne Solli, general
7 April - Oddbjørn Engvold, astronomer
11 April - Hans Jacob Hansteen, architect
12 April - Rolf Bendiksen, politician
23 April - Kåre Kivijärvi, photographer (died 1991)
8 May - Lucie Paus Falck, politician
20 May - Lars Walløe, physical chemist
26 May - Inger Lise Gjørv, politician (died 2009)
29 May
- Karsten Alnæs, historian, writer and journalist
- Ove Liavaag, civil servant (died 2007)
3 June
- Turid Dørumsgaard Varsi, politician
- Thor Listau, politician
15 June - Roger Gudmundseth, politician
18 June - Marit Tingelstad, politician
23 June - Unn Aarrestad, politician
23 June - Martin Stavrum, politician
10 July - Jostein Nerbøvik, historian (died 2004)
13 July - Yngve Hågensen, trade union leader
18 August - Arvid Torgeir Lie, writer
25 August - Ruth Lilian Brekke, politician
18 September - Lars Gunnar Lie, politician
11 October - Arvid Jacobsen, newspaper editor
12 October - Bjørn Hansen, news presenter and correspondent
27 October - Jan Martin Larsen, cartographer, orienteer and politician
11 November - Fredrik Heffermehl, jurist, writer and translator
15 November – Aril Edvardsen, evangelical preacher and missionary (died 2008)
23 November - Arvid Vatle, physician
27 November - Ragnar Tveiten, biathlete and double World Champion
2 December - Reidar Grønhaug, social anthropologist (died 2005)
9 December - Astrid Marie Nistad, politician
11 December - Asbjørn Bjørnset, politician
16 December - Liv Ullmann, actress
27 December - Oddvar Nes, linguist

Full date unknown

Geir Grung, diplomat (died 2005)

Notable deaths

3 January - Ludvig Meyer, barrister, newspaper editor and politician (born 1861)
7 January - Oluf Christian Müller, politician (born 1876)
8 January - Nils Riddervold Jensen, politician and Minister (born 1863)
9 February - Axel Paulsen, speed skater and figure skater (born 1855)
21 March - Jacob Opdahl, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (born 1894)
25 March - Edvard Hagerup Bull, judge and politician (born 1855)
16 June - Torolf Prytz, architect, goldsmith and politician (born 1858)
28 July - Johan Fahlstrøm, actor and theatre manager (born 1867)
15 September - Adolph Gundersen, Norwegian American medical doctor (born 1865)
18 September - Erik Rotheim, chemical engineer and inventor of the aerosol spray can (born 1898)
25 September - Paul Olaf Bodding, missionary, linguist and folklorist (born 1865)
16 October - Nils Yngvar Ustvedt, medical doctor and politician (born 1868)
23 November - Erik Werenskiold, painter and illustrator (born 1855)
11 December - Christian Lous Lange, historian, political scientist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (born 1869)
12 December - Holger Sinding-Larsen, architect (born 1869)

Full date unknown

Gunnar Olavsson Helland, Hardanger fiddle maker (born 1852)
Jakob Sverdrup, philologist and lexicographer (born 1881)

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