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1921 In Norway
Events in the year 1921 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch – Haakon VII Events * 6 May – A general strike begins in Norway. * 17 September – the Dovre Line was opened. * 18 September – Nidareid train disaster on the Trondhjem-Størenbanen railway line. Six people were killed in this, the first serious passenger train accident in Norway * The 1921 Parliamentary election takes place. Popular culture Sports *Harald Strøm, speedskater and football player, becomes the third to receive the Egebergs Ærespris, an award presented to Norwegian athletes who excel at two (or more) different sports. Music Film Literature *The Olav Duun novel ''I eventyret'' (''Odin in Fairyland'') from the work ''Juvikfolket'' (''The People of Juvik'', 1918–23), was published. Notable births *3 January – Mosse Jørgensen, school principal and non-fiction writer (died 2009). *5 January – Odd Højdahl, trade unionist, politician and Minister (died 1994) *6 January – Hans Aar ... [...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] |
Odd Højdahl
Odd Højdahl (5 January 1921 – 23 February 1994) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Oslo. In 1971–1972 he was the Minister of Social Affairs in the first cabinet Bratteli. As an elected politician he served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo during the term 1961–1965. On the local level he was a member of Oslo city council from 1953 to 1957. Having studied law from 1941 to 1943, after World War II he worked one year as a police officer and then as a civil servant. He then became a professional trade unionist, holding positions in trade unions within the national trade union center Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions from 1951. He later rose in the hierarchy of the Confederation to serve as secretary from 1960 to 1969 and then vice chairman from 1969 to 1977. From 1977 to 1988 he directed the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority. He chaired the Norwegian People's Aid from 1975 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a dictatorship. Under Hitler's rule, Germany quickly became a totalitarian state where nearly all aspects of life were controlled by the government. The Third Reich, meaning "Third Realm" or "Third Empire", alluded to the Nazi claim that Nazi Germany was the successor to the earlier Holy Roman Empire (800–1806) and German Empire (1871–1918). The Third Reich, which Hitler and the Nazis referred to as the Thousand-Year Reich, ended in May 1945 after just 12 years when the Allies defeated Germany, ending World War II in Europe. On 30 January 1933, Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany, the head of gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredrik Jensen (soldier)
Fredrik Jensen (25 March 1921 – 31 July 2011) was a decorated Norwegian soldier in the German Waffen SS during World War II. Born in Oslo, Norway, Jensen was the most highly decorated Norwegian on the Axis' side during World War II, being awarded the German Cross in Gold on 7 December 1944. He served in several Waffen-SS regiments, such as the SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 4 ''Der Führer'' in 2nd SS Panzer Division ''Das Reich'' and SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 ''Germania'' in 5th SS Panzer Division ''Wiking''. He served on the southern front for the end of the war, with the rank of ''Obersturmführer'' and was arrested in hospital in Vienna. He was kept in the American prison in Dachau. Jensen was sentenced to three months in jail under the legal purge in Norway after World War II, and was also sentenced to a loss of citizen's rights for ten years. After having served his prison sentence, he settled down in Sweden as a foreman and had great success in fabrication machine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 In Norway
Events in the year 2010 in Norway. Incumbents * List of Norwegian monarchs, Monarch – Harald V * Prime Minister of Norway, Prime Minister – Jens Stoltenberg (Norwegian Labour Party) Events January * 1 January – The new immigration law comes into effect in Norway. * 16 January – Norway tops the List of countries by Human Development Index, UN human development index. * 26 January – Hønefoss church in Ringerike municipality, which was built in 1862, was burned down to the ground. February *24–27 February – The 2010 Women's Bandy World Championship was held in Drammen. March * 24 March – Sjursøya train crash: An out-of-control train derailment at Sjursøya in Oslo killed three people and seriously injured several others. April * 7 April – Norway experiences its first Catholic sex abuse cases, Catholic child abuse scandal as it becomes known that a bishop, Georg Müller (Catholic bishop), Georg Müller, was forced to resign in 2009 because of sexual abuse of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjell Stormoen
Kjell Stormoen (24 March 1921 – 22 October 2010) was a Norwegian actor, scenographer and theatre director. He was born in Bergen as a son of Trygve H. Stormoen (1896–1971) and Hjørdis Henriksen (1897–1975). He was a first cousin of Guri Stormoen, and also related to Harald and Hans Stormoen. He was married twice, the first time to actor Elna Kimmestad from 1945 to 1972. He was educated as an engraver, but also participated in the dramatic society Bergens Dramatiske Klubb. He was a scenographer at the Trøndelag Teater from 1945 to 1948. After some time as a scenographer at the newly opened Riksteatret in 1949, he became an actor at Rogaland Teater in the same year. He was theatre director at Rogaland Teater from 1951 to 1952, and worked as an actor at Riksteatret from 1952 to 1953, at Den Nationale Scene from 1953 to 1969 and at Nationaltheatret from 1969 to 1973. He was director at Trøndelag Teater from 1973 to 1979, and again actor at Nationaltheatret from 1980 to 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vibeke Lunde
Vibeke "Babben" Lunde (21 March 1921 – 12 August 1962) was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. She was born and died in Oslo. She received a silver medal in the 5.5 metre class with the boat ''Encore'' at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ..., together with her husband Peder Lunde and Børre Falkum-Hansen. References External links * 1921 births 1962 deaths Norwegian female sailors (sport) Olympic sailors of Norway Sailors at the 1952 Summer Olympics – 5.5 Metre Olympic silver medalists for Norway Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Oslo {{Norway-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut Thomassen
Knut Thomassen (17 March 1921 – 20 January 2002) was a Norwegian actor and theatre director. He made his stage debut at Det Nye Teater in Oslo in 1941. He served as theatre director of Den Nationale Scene from 1967 to 1976. He was an active participant in organizational work, and chaired National and Scandinavian theatre associations for many years. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav Royal may refer to: People * Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name * A member of a royal family Places United States * Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Royal, Illinois, a village * Royal, Iowa, a ci ... in 1976, and received the Hedda Honorary Award in 1990. References 1921 births 2002 deaths Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male film actors Norwegian male television actors Norwegian theatre directors 20th-century Norwegian male actors Actors from Stavanger {{theat-bio-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 In Norway
Events in the year 2017 in Norway. Incumbents * Monarch – Harald V * Prime Minister – Erna Solberg (Conservative). Events *1 January ** The Church of Norway was partially disestablished and demoted from state church to national church. ** The number of municipalities in Norway decreased from 428 to 426 as Sandefjord municipality incorporated Andebu and Stokke municipalities. *11 January – Norway starts a complete switch-off of national FM radio stations. *11 September – the 2017 Norwegian parliamentary election. Popular culture Music *28 January – Presentation of the Spellemannprisen awards *11 March – Selection of the contributor of Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 Sports *13–15 January – The 2017 Norwegian Figure Skating Championships were held at Hamar. *26 March – Ketil Tømmernes was elected new president of the Norwegian Athletics Association *27 March – the announcement that Inge Andersen was sacked as secretary-general of the Norweg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanda Hjort Heger
Wanda Maria Heger (née Wanda Maria von der Marwitz Hjort; 9 March 1921 – 27 January 2017) was a Norwegian social worker noted for her efforts to help Norwegian and other prisoners in Nazi concentration camps during World War II. Background Wanda Hjort was the oldest of Johan Bernhard Hjort's six children. J. B. Hjort was a noted lawyer who co-founded the Norwegian fascist party Nasjonal Samling with Vidkun Quisling in 1933. Hjort, however, broke with Nasjonal Samling in 1937 and became part of the Norwegian resistance movement upon the German invasion in 1940 and occupation between 1940 and 1945. She was arrested at the personal order of Josef Terboven and detained in Norway at Møllergata 19 and Grini and then sent to a prison in Berlin. Thanks to intervention by German relatives, Hjort was confined to house arrest at a family estate near Brandenburg called Groß Kreutz on the condition that his entire family join him there. While in Oslo, Wanda had assisted her father's la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eigil Gullvåg
Eigil Gullvåg (27 February 1921 – 1991) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Trondheim. He was hired as a journalist in ''Arbeider-Avisa'' in 1945, and was editor-in-chief from 1958 to 1983. When stepping down as editor-in-chief, he was decorated with the HM The King's Medal of Merit. He continued working in the newspaper until reaching the retirement age. He was also a member of the board of the Norwegian Press Association and Association of Norwegian Editors. Gullvåg was also active in the Norwegian Labour Party. He was a member of its national board from 1961 to 1969, and represented the party in Trondheim city council for five terms; from 1970 to 1971 he served as deputy mayor, and from 1964 to 1980 he was a member of the city council executive committee. From 1976 to 1983 he was also a member of Sør-Trøndelag county council A county council is the elected administrative body governing an area known as a county. Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valter Gabrielsen
Valter Gabrielsen (4 February 1921 – 23 December 1999) was a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. He was born in Fjell. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Finnmark in 1965, and was re-elected on three occasions. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1958–1961 and 1961–1965. Gabrielsen was involved in local politics in Vardø and Nordkapp ), North Cape, Norway, other uses, North Cape (other) Nordkapp ( en, North Cape; sme, Davvinjárga or ; fkv, Kappa or ) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town o ... municipalities between 1959 and 1967. References * 1921 births 1999 deaths Labour Party (Norway) politicians Members of the Storting 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1920s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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