1929 in Norway explained
Events in the year 1929 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
Popular culture
Sports
See main article: 1929 in Norwegian football.
Music
See main article: 1929 in Norwegian music.
Film
Notable births
- 1 January – Fredrik Olsen, shipping magnate
- 3 January – Grethe Rytter Hasle, planktologist (died 2013)
- 17 January – Jan Rasmus Skåre, judge (died 2018)
- 3 February – Arvid Johanson, politician and minister (died 2013)
- 10 February – Hallgeir Brenden, cross country skier and double Olympic gold medallist (died 2007)
- 10 February – Einar W. Sissener, businessperson (died 2008)
- 26 February – Bjørn Skau, politician and minister (died 2013)
- 4 March – Fredrik Hagemann, geologist and public servant (died 2019).[4] [5]
- 5 April – Ivar Giaever, physicist, shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973
- 19 April – Guttorm Berge, alpine skier and Olympic bronze medallist (died 2004)
- 20 April – Knut S. Heier, geochemist (died 2008)
- 6 May – Jorun Askersrud, cross country skier and athlete (died 2012)
- 7 May – Arnsten Samuelstuen, ski jumper (died 2012)
- 10 May – Audun Boysen, middle-distance runner and Olympic bronze medallist (died 2000)
- 10 May – John Gjerde, politician (died 2005)
- 28 or 29 May – Dag Frogner, painter and scenographer (died 2015).[6] [7]
- 31 May – Halvdan Ljøsne, painter (died 2006)
- 11 June – Per Almar Aas, politician (died 2014)
- 24 June – Oddvar Barlie, sports wrestler (died 2017).[8] [9]
- 1 July – Sigurd Berge, composer (died 2002)
- 8 July – Gunnar Block Watne, engineer and businessperson, introduced prefabricated houses in Norway (died 2016).[10]
- 13 July – Svein Ellingsen, visual artist and hymnist (died 2020)[11]
- 18 July – Kai Ekanger, politician (died 2018)
- 26 August – Willy Arne Wold, politician (died 1996)
- 24 September – Kåre Rønning, politician (died 1990)
- 30 September – Kjell Askildsen, writer (died 2021)
- 30 September – Helga Gitmark, politician (died 2008)[12]
- 18 October – Inger Sitter, painter and printmaker (died 2015).[13]
- 19 October – Thorbjørn Kultorp, politician (died 2004)
- 22 October – Tore Sinding-Larsen, judge (died 2013)
- 30 November – Leif Haraldseth, trade unionist, politician and minister (died 2019)
- 13 December – Lars Skytøen, politician and minister (died 2016)
- 14 December – Magne Lerheim, politician (died 1994)
- 24 December – Sverre Wilberg, actor (died 1996)
Full date unknown
Notable deaths
- 6 January – August Herman Halvorsen, politician (born 1866)
- 22 February – Gunnar Heiberg, playwright (born 1857).[15]
- 23 March – Rudolf Nilsen, poet and journalist (born 1901)
- 2 May – Anders Svor, sculptor (born 1864)
- 24 May – Just Bing Ebbesen, priest and politician (born 1847)
- 8 June – Ole Larsen Skattebøl, judge and politician (born 1844)
- 9 July – Hans Andersen Foss, author, newspaper editor and temperance leader in America (born 1851)
- 1 August – Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram, jurist and politician (born 1846).[16]
- 12 September – Olaf Hovdenak, long-distance runner (born 1891)
- 3 November – Olav Aukrust, poet and teacher (born 1883)
- 19 November – Torleiv Hannaas, philologist (born 1874)
- 14 December – Sigurd Jørgensen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (born 1887)
Full date unknown
Notes and References
- Encyclopedia: Haakon 7. . Ole Kristian . Grimnes . Ole Kristian Grimnes . Knut . Dørum . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 19 January 2024.
- Web site: King Olav and Crown Princess Märtha . 2023-02-22 . www.royalcourt.no . en.
- Web site: O'Neill . Blaine . 10 April 2010 . Norwegian seamen organize general strike, 1921 . 11 April 2023 . Swarthmore.
- Encyclopedia: Fredrik Hagemann . . Kunnskapsforlaget . Norwegian. 3 November 2019.
- News: En uredd og faglig sterk oljepioner er død . Stavanger Aftenblad . Norwegian. 3 November 2019.
- Encyclopedia: Dag Frogner . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Lise . Lyche . Helle, Knut . Knut Helle . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo. Norwegian . 25 May 2015 .
- Encyclopedia: Dag Frogner . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 5 April 2021.
- Web site: Oddvar Barlie . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033902/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/oddvar-barlie-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . 18 January 2017.
- Web site: Oddvar Barlie's obituary. Norwegian. 18 January 2017.
- Encyclopedia: Gunnar Block Watne . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Thor Bjarne . Bore . Thor Bjarne Bore. Helle, Knut. Knut Helle. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo . Norwegian. 12 July 2014.
- Encyclopedia: Svein Ellingsen . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Anne Kristin . Aasmundtveit . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 12 July 2016.
- http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/1.6162609 Obituary
- Encyclopedia: Inger Sitter . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 3 July 2021.
- News: Stian . Manka . Gunnar Solum er død . Trønder-Avisa . 11 June 2008 . Norwegian . 18 June 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090116070413/http://www.t-a.no/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20080611%2FNYHETER%2F901227403 . 16 January 2009 . dead .
- Encyclopedia: Gunnar Heiberg. Norsk biografisk leksikon. Rolf Nyboe. Nettum. Rolf Nyboe Nettum. Helle, Knut. Knut Helle. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 11 April 2018.
- Encyclopedia: Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram . Magnus A. . Mardal . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 5 March 2024.