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1932 In Norway
Events in the year 1932 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch – Haakon VII *Prime Minister – Peder Kolstad, until death in March then Jens Hundseid Events *12 July – Norway annexes King Frederick VI Coast in Greenland. Popular culture Sports Music Film Literature * Births January to March *7 January – Tormod Knutsen, Nordic combined skier and Olympic gold medallist (died 2021). *11 January – Arne Barhaugen, Nordic combined skier (died 2008) *19 January – Knut Korsæth, educator, sports official and politician (died 2022) *20 January – Alv Jakob Fostervoll, politician and Minister (died 2015) *20 January – Finn Alnæs, novelist (died 1991). *12 February – **Princess Astrid of Norway **Axel Jensen, author and poet (died 2003) ** Kristian Lund, military officer, engineer and politician (died 2012). *1 March – Kåre Berg, professor in medical genetics (died 2009) *4 March – Sigurd Jansen, composer, pianist and conductor *8 March – Per Høybråten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 In Norway
Events in the year 2015 in Norway. Incumbents * List of Norwegian monarchs, Monarch – Harald V * Prime Minister of Norway, Prime Minister – Erna Solberg (Conservative Party (Norway), Conservative). Events January * 3 January – MS Bulk Jupiter, MS ''Bulk Jupiter'', a Norwegian-owned cargo ship, sinks off the coast of Vietnam, with eighteen dead and one survivor. * 30–31 January – The World Woman festival in Oslo February * 7–15 February − the World Ski Orienteering Championships took place in Hamar and Løten. * 26 February – Norwegian police raid the offices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo, charging the church administration with serious fraud under the suspicion of wrongfully claiming as much as Norwegian krone, NOK 50 million in state support by presenting fraudulent membership statistics. * 28 February-10 March – Pilot strike in Norwegian Air Shuttle. March April May June July August September * 14 September – The 2015 Norwegia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Store Norske Leksikon
The ''Great Norwegian Encyclopedia'' ( no, Store Norske Leksikon, abbreviated ''SNL''), is a Norwegian-language online encyclopedia. The online encyclopedia is among the most-read Norwegian published sites, with more than two million unique visitors per month. Paper editions 1978–2007 The ''SNL'' was created in 1978, when the two publishing houses Aschehoug and Gyldendal merged their encyclopedias and created the company Kunnskapsforlaget. Up until 1978 the two publishing houses of Aschehoug and Gyldendal, Norway's two largest, had published ' and ', respectively. The respective first editions were published in 1907–1913 (Aschehoug) and 1933–1934 (Gyldendal). The slump in sales for paper-based encyclopedias around the turn of the 21st century hit Kunnskapsforlaget hard, but a fourth edition of the paper encyclopedia was secured by a grant of ten million Norwegian kroner from the foundation Fritt Ord in 2003. The fourth edition consisted of 16 volumes, a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sølvi Sogner
Sølvi Sogner (15 March 1932 – 23 March 2017) was a Norwegian historian. She was a professor at the University of Oslo from 1988 to 2002. Biography Sogner was born in Trondheim, Norway. She was the daughter of Trygve Bauge (1896-1978) and Sidsel Schulz (1904–97). In 1959, she married fellow historian Bjørn Sogner (1930–1985). From 1957-1964, she was a scientific assistant at the Norwegian Institute of Local History (''Norsk lokalhistorisk institutt''). Sogner became university lecturer in 1975 and dr.philos. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is a ... in 1976. She became an associate professor at the University of Oslo in 1974 and a professor from 1988. She was a member of the Norwegian Academy of Sciences from 1994 and head of the International Commission fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 In Norway
Events in the year 1990 in Norway. Incumbents * Monarch: Olav V * Regent: Harald – latter half of the year * Prime Minister: Jan P. Syse (Conservative Party) until 3 November, Gro Harlem Brundtland ( Labour Party) Events * 1 January – The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise is founded as a merger of the Federation of Norwegian Industries, the Norwegian Employers' Confederation and the Federation of Norwegian Craftsmen. * 8 April – Passenger Ferry ''MS Scandinavian Star'' catches fire en route from Norway to Denmark. 159 people are killed in the event. * 15 April – Miss Norway Mona Grudt is crowned Miss Universe in Los Angeles, USA. * 3 November – ** Gro Harlem Brundtland becomes Prime Minister of Norway for the third time ** Brundtland's Third Cabinet was appointed. ** Population Census: 4,247,546 inhabitants in Norway. * Flekkefjord Line railway line closes (opened in 1904). Popular culture Sports Music Film Literature Notable births January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Høybråten
Per Høybråten (8 March 1932 – 21 December 1990) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. From 1963 to 1966 he was the chairman of the Youth of the Christian People's Party, the youth wing of the Christian Democratic Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo during the term 1973–1977. On the local level, Høybråten was a member of Oslo city council from 1967 to 1987, serving as deputy mayor during the terms 1975–1979 and 1979–1983. He chaired the local party chapter from 1981 to 1983. During the cabinet Borten, Høybråten was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Social Affairs from 1968. During the cabinet Korvald from 1971 to 1972, Høybråten again became State Secretary, this time at the Office of the Prime Minister. He was born in Nesodden. Outside politics he worked as a veterinary, having graduated in 1956. He was prorector of the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science at one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigurd Jansen
Sigurd Jansen (born 4 March 1932) is a Norwegian composer, pianist and conductor. Biography Sigurd Alf Jansen was born in Horten, in Vestfold county, Norway. He studied classical music at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. He was a teacher of piano from 1957 to 1962. Jansen has worked as an orchestra leader at Chat Noir, and as jazz pianist, orchestra leader and arranger on a number of recordings. Since 1957 he has worked in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation where he is responsible for the music of a variety of TV programs and movies. His main occupation is to compose, arrange, conduct and play piano. Sigurd Jansen is also a composer and has won several awards for his compositions. In 1964 Jansen won the Norwegian final of the Eurovision Song Contest with ''Spiral'', with text by Egil Hagen (1912- 2004), performed by Arne Bendiksen. He has composed music for several movies. Jansen was also consultant for the Norwegian pavilion in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 In Norway
Events in the year 2009 in Norway. Incumbents * Monarch – Harald V * Prime Minister – Jens Stoltenberg (Norwegian Labour Party) Events January * 1 January: * Same-sex marriage became legal in Norway when a gender neutral marriage bill was enacted after being passed by the Norwegian legislature in June 2008. Norway became the first Scandinavian country and the sixth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. * A new Norwegian prostitution law (Sexkjøpsloven) bans the buying of sexual favours rather than selling (the client commits a crime, but not the prostitute). February March * 10 March – Varg Vikernes is released on parole having served almost 16 years of a 21 years (life) sentence for murder. April May June July * 31 July – Full City oil spill: the Panama-flagged bulk carrier, ''Full City'', operated by COSCO, experienced engine failure and ran aground near Langesund, Telemark, Norway during a storm, spilling 200 tons of heavy bunker fuel oil in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kåre Berg
Kåre Ingmar Berg, MD (1 March 1932 – 24 January 2009) was a Norwegian professor in medical genetics, physician-in-chief and well-cited researcher. Education and positions Kåre Berg was born in Hammerfest. He graduated as MD in 1957 and dr.med. in 1964 at the University of Oslo. From 1964 to 1967 he was a fellow researcher at Rockefeller University, New York. In 1967 he became the first professor in medical genetics in Norway at the University of Oslo. In 1976 he became head of department of medical genetics at Ullevål University Hospital and held this position until retirement in 2002. In the period 1993-2002 he was physician-in-chief at the Center of Preventive Medicine at Ullevål University Hospital. As a head of department of medical genetics at Ullevål University Hospital, Berg was in many years leader of all genetic prenatal diagnostics in Norway. In addition, he was in charge of genetic counseling of the population of Oslo. Research In the early days of his care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristian Lund
Kristian Lund (12 February 1932 – 18 April 2012) is a Norwegian military officer, engineer and politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Furnes as a son of ship captain Arnulf Henrik Lund (1899–1964) and teacher Dagny Finstad (1897–1979). He finished his secondary education in 1950. After graduating from the military communications school ''Befalsskolen for Hærens Samband'' in 1951 he served as an officer here from 1952 to 1956 and 1958 to 1960, only interrupted by engineer studies. He then taught in electronics at ''Hærens Tekniske Fagskole'' from 1961 to 1981, and also took further education, among others in the United States. He was hired in Norsk Informasjonsteknologi in 1985, worked as sales director there from 1989 to 1995, and finally sales director in IBM Norway from 1995 to 1999. He was a member of Lillehammer school board from 1968 to 1971, Lillehammer city council from 1971 to 1975 and 1994 to 1995, Oppland county council from 1971 to 1983 and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 In Norway
Events in the year 2003 in Norway. Incumbents * Monarch – Harald V * Regent – Haakon – from 25 November 2003 until 12 April 2004 (during the King's treatment for cancer and the subsequent convalescence period) * Prime Minister – Kjell Magne Bondevik (Christian Democratic Party) Events January February March * 19 March – A man dies and four are injured in a blasting accident in Namsos. April May * 15 May - Discovery of high levels of chemicals in whale meat leads to pregnant women being warned not to eat it. * 25 May – After docking in Miami at 05:00, is severely damaged by a boiler explosion at 06:30, that kills 7, and injures 17 crew members. A few weeks later it is announced by NCL that she will never sail again as a commercial ocean liner. June * 23 June - World Refugee Day in Norway. UNHCR, together with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), set up a mock refugee camp in central Oslo. A number of activities took place inside the camp. The NRC, in co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Jensen
Axel Buchardt Jensen (12 February 1932 – 13 February 2003) was a Norwegian author. From 1957 until 2002, he published both fiction and non-fiction texts which include novels, poems, essays, a biography, and manuscripts for cartoons and animated films. Biography Jensen was born on 12 February 1932 in Trondheim to Dagny Teodora (née Buchardt, 1908- 2000) and Finn Reidar Jensen (1901-1967). His father owned a sausage factory, ''Axel Jensens fabrikker'', in Oslo. His parents later divorced. His father's second marriage produced two sons. Jensen completed three years of high school but only lasted a couple of days at university as he didn't like the quiet polite lectures and so gave it up. He then undertook a number of labouring jobs, while writing in his spare time. He managed to get some stories published in the Aftenposten newspaper, but most of the short stories he submitted to journals and magazines were rejected. In the early 1950s he went travelling in Northern Africa, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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