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1902 In Norway
Events in the year 1902 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Oscar II. *Prime Minister: Johannes Steen, then Otto Blehr Events *15 November – The Ofoten Line opened. *23 November – The Valdres Line opened. * Oslo Police Museum is established. *The town of Victoriahavn changed its name to Narvik. Popular culture Sports *Football Association of Norway is founded. Music Film Literature Notable births *15 January – Olaug Hay, politician (died 2000) *24 January – Sigurd Lund Hamran, politician (died 1977) *30 January – Magnus Jensen, historian and educator (died 1990). *12 February – Henry Wilhelm Kristiansen, newspaper editor and politician (died 1942) *25 February – Hans Berg, politician (died 1980) *15 March – Harald Hagen, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1970) *3 April – Dagmar Maalstad, politician (died 2000) *4 April – Sverre Hope, politician (died 1966) *5 April – Olav Nielsen, boxer (died 1944) *6 April – Gustav Sjaastad, politician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monarchy Of Norway
The Norwegian monarch is the head of state of Norway, which is a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system. The Norwegian monarchy can trace its line back to the reign of Harald Fairhair and the previous petty kingdoms which were united to form Norway; it has been in unions with both Sweden and Denmark for long periods. The present monarch is King Harald V, who has reigned since 17 January 1991, succeeding his father, Olav V. The heir apparent is his only son, Crown Prince Haakon. The crown prince undertakes various public ceremonial functions, as does the king's wife, Queen Sonja. The crown prince also acts as regent in the king's absence. There are several other members of the royal family, including the king's daughter, grandchildren and sister. Since the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden and the subsequent election of a Danish prince as King Haakon VII in 1905, the reigning royal house of Norway has been a branch of the Schleswig- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norsk Biografisk Leksikon
is the largest Norwegian biographical encyclopedia. The first edition (NBL1) was issued between 1921 and 1983, including 19 volumes and 5,100 articles. It was published by Aschehoug with economic support from the state. bought the rights to NBL1 from Aschehoug in 1995, and after a pre-project in 1996–97 the work for a new edition began in 1998. The project had economic support from the Fritt Ord Foundation and the Ministry of Culture, and the second edition (NBL2) was launched in the years 1999–2005, including 10 volumes and around 5,700 articles. In 2006 the work for an electronic edition of NBL2 began, with support from the same institutions. In 2009 an Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ... edition, with free access, was released by together with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Borgen
Johan Collett Müller Borgen (28 April 1902 – 16 October 1979) was a Norwegian writer, journalist and critic. His best-known work is the novel ''Lillelord'' for which he was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 1955. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1966. Biography He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Poul Holst Borgen (1867–1941) and Andrea Elfrida Bommen (1868–1958). He was raised in the borough of Frogner as the youngest of four sons in the family of a successful attorney. He attended private schools; first at Frøenene Platous Forskole, then at Frogner Skole. He graduated artium in 1920. In 1923, Borgen received a part-time position as a journalist at ''Dagbladet''. He started his column which featured a series of ironic and satirical articles writing under the pseudonym "Mumle Gåsegg". He was employed by ''Dagbladet'' from 1923 to 1941 and by ''Morgenbladet'' from 1928 to 1930. During the 1930s, he a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Aabel
Per Pavels Aabel (25 April 1902 – 22 December 1999) was a Norway, Norwegian actor, artist, dancer, choreographer and instructor.''Per Aabel er død'' (Dagbladet. December 23, 1999) Biography Per Aabel was the son of Hauk Aabel, a popular Norwegian comedian and actor in Norwegian and Swedish silent film, and the actress Svanhild Johannessen. He was the brother of the actor and translator Andreas Aabel. He studied at Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes in London, after studying at the ballet teacher Enrico Cecchetti. He also attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Paris. He then embarked on training with the theatre director Max Reinhardt in Vienna before making his stage debut in 1931. Aabel spent a number of years as a principal actor and teacher w ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Struksnæs
Hans Sølberg Struksnæs (24 April 1902 – 25 April 1983) was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he won the silver medal as crew member of the Norwegian boat ''Silja'' in the 8 metre class The International Eight Metre class are class of racing yachts. Eight Metre boats (often called "Eights" or 8mR) are a ''construction class'', meaning that the boats are not identical but are all designed to meet specific measurement formula, in ... event. References External links * 1902 births 1983 deaths Norwegian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Norway Sailors at the 1936 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in sailing {{Norway-yachtracing-bio-stub Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulborg Nygaard
Gulborg Nygaard (18 April 1902 – 17 April 1991) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Vest-Agder Vest-Agder (; "West Agder") was one of 18 counties (''fylker'') in Norway up until 1 January 2020, when it was merged with Aust-Agder to form Agder county. In 2016, there were 182,701 inhabitants, around 3.5% of the total population of Norway. I ... during the term of 1954–1957. References * 1902 births 1991 deaths Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Deputy members of the Storting {{Norway-politician-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finn Øen
Finn Øen (12 April 1902 – 6 April 1979) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Liberal Party. He was a member of Parliament from 1950 to 1953 and chief executive of Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap from 1934 to 1972. Early life He was born in Vik as a son of bailiff and politician Anfin Øen (1868–1928) and Kari Røysum (1871–1949). He finished his secondary education in 1920 and took the cand.jur. degree at the University of Oslo in 1925. He was the acting bailiff of Vik from 1925 to 1926 before serving as a deputy judge in Hardanger District Court for two years, then secretary in the Ministry of Justice from 1928. Career In 1934 he was hired as chief executive officer of Hardanger Sunnhordlandske Dampskipsselskap, where he worked until 1972. In employers' organizations, Øen was a central board member of the Norwegian Employers' Confederation from 1937 to 1951, chaired ''Ruteskibenes Rederiforening'' from 1955 to 1958 and was a board member o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustav Sjaastad
Gustav Adolf Sjaastad (6 April 1902 – 7 May 1964) was a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Labour Party. He served as Minister of Justice from 1954–1955 and Minister of Industry from 1955–1959, and also as County Governor of Nord-Trøndelag from 1959–1964. Early life and career He was born in Skogn as a son of farmer Olaf Herman Sjaastad (1869–1944) and Marta Fostad (1870–1933). He enrolled as a student in 1922, and graduated with the cand.jur. degree in 1926. He opened an attorney's office in Namsos in 1927. From 1933 he was a barrister, with access to work with Supreme Court cases. He was a member of the executive committee of Namsos municipal council from 1927 to 1934, representing the Liberal Party, whose local party chapter he chaired from 1927 to 1931. In 1935 he opened a lawyer's office in Oslo. During World War II he was a member of the Norwegian resistance movement. He was arrested in December 1940 for "spying", and was imprisoned unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olav Nielsen
Olav Nielsen (April 5, 1902 – April 25, 1944) was a Norwegian amateur boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from .... He was born and died in Oslo, and represented the sports club SK av 1909. He tied for ninth in the flyweight division in the boxing at the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was eliminated in the second round of the flyweight class after losing his fight to Baddie Lebanon. 1928 Olympic results Below is the record of Olav Nielsen, a Norwegian flyweight boxer who competed at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics: * Round of 32: bye * Round of 16: lost to Baddie Lebanon (South Africa) by decision References 1902 births 1944 deaths Boxers from Oslo Flyweight boxers Boxers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sverre Hope
Sverre Hope (4 April 1902 – 2 April 1966) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party of Norway, Conservative Party. He was born in Kvam, Vikør. He was elected to the Stortinget, Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1945, and was re-elected on one occasion. Hope was a member of Ski, Norway, Ski municipality council from 1951 to 1955 and 1959 to 1966. References * 1902 births 1966 deaths Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagmar Maalstad
Dagmar Maalstad (3 April 1902 - 27 June 2000) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. From 1935 to 1948 she led the Norwegian Girl Guide Organization. She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Municipal ... during the term 1958–1961. References * 1902 births 2000 deaths Conservative Party (Norway) politicians Deputy members of the Storting Hordaland politicians Women members of the Storting 20th-century Norwegian women politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harald Hagen
Harald Hagen Jr. (15 March 1902 – 24 May 1970) was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op .... In 1924 he won the gold medal as crew member of the Norwegian boat ''Bera'' in the 8 metre class event. References External linksprofile 1902 births 1970 deaths Norwegian male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Norway Sailors at the 1924 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre Olympic gold medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics {{Norway-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
