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1908 In Norway
Events in the year 1908 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch – Haakon VII Events Popular culture Sports *26 September – SK Brann football club is founded. *Football Association of Norway joins FIFA. Music Film Literature * The Knut Hamsund novels ''Benoni'' and ''Rosa: Af Student Parelius' Papirer'', was published. * The Olav Duun novel ''Marjane'' was published. Births January to March *22 January – Kåre Hatten, cross-country skier (died 1983). *3 February – Ragna Johanne Forsberg, politician (died 1984) *3 February – Oddbjørn Hagen, skier, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion (died 1983) *4 February – Ellisiv Steen, literary scholar (d. 2001). *26 February – Einar Hovdhaugen, politician (died 1996) *15 March – Sverre Kolterud, Nordic combined skier (died 1996) *17 March – Oscar Christian Gundersen, politician and Minister (died 1991) *28 March – Hans Engnestangen, speed skater and World Champion (died 2003) ... [...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] |
Einar Hovdhaugen
Einar Hovdhaugen (26 February 1908 – 1 July 1996) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was born in Ringebu. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland in 1958, and was re-elected on two occasions. He had previously served as a deputy representative in the periods 1945–1949 and 1954–1957. Hovdhaugen was a member of Ringebu municipality council in the periods 1945–1947 and 1951–1955. He was the father of the linguist Even Hovdhaugen Even Hovdhaugen (June 21, 1941 – October 16, 2018) was a Norwegian linguist. He became a professor of general linguistics at the University of Oslo in 1974. He was an expert in Polynesian languages. Hovdhaugen was born in Oslo, the son of t .... References * 1908 births 1996 deaths People from Ringebu Members of the Storting Centre Party (Norway) politicians 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1900s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Mathias Hille Esmark
Lars Mathias Hille Esmark (9 May 190818 July 1998) was a Norwegian civil servant and business person in the tourist industry. He was born in Voss, and graduated as cand.jur. in 1932. From 1935 he was appointed hotel inspector for the government. In this position he was responsible for deciding which overnight accommodations that qualified as hotels. After World War II he was appointed the government's tourist manager. From 1964 he was manager of the travel agency Bennett Reisebureau. He was a board member of the Norwegian Trekking Association, and eventually also chairman of the organization. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1961. He was Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog and of the Order of the Polar Star The Royal Order of the Polar Star (Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim. The Order of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 In Norway
Events in the year 1981 in Norway. Incumbents * Monarch – Olav V * Prime Minister – Odvar Nordli ( Labour Party) until 4 February, Gro Harlem Brundtland ( Labour Party) until 14 October, Kåre Willoch (Conservative Party) Events * 4 February – Brundtland's First Cabinet was appointed. Gro Harlem Brundtland becomes the first female Prime Minister of Norway * 14 October – The government of Gro Harlem Brundtland resigns * 14 October – Willoch's First Cabinet was appointed. * 5 November – Five people are killed when a seaplane crashes in the Forsand municipality. * 6 December – The 1981 Parliamentary election takes place. * Norway becomes the first country in the world to enact a law to prevent discrimination against homosexuals. * The Hessdalen light UFO phenomenon emerged in December and occurred with high frequency for the next several years. Popular culture Sports Music Film Literature Notable births January *8 January – Kristin Mürer Stemland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonas Enge
Jonas Enge (24 April 1908 – 11 March 1981) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Vik. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Nordland in 1950, and was re-elected on four occasions. Hamran was deputy mayor of Sømna Sømna is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative center of Sømna is the village of Vik i Helgeland. Other villages in the municipality include Dalbotn, Sund, Vennesund, an ... municipality in the periods 1945–1947, 1947–1951 and 1951–1952, and then rose to the position of mayor which he held from 1952 to 1955. He chaired the local party chapter from 1945 to 1947, and the regional chapter from 1947 to 1950. Outside politics he worked as a farmer and a sub-postmaster. His father Cornelius Enge (1866–1940) was a farmer, sub-postmaster and member of parliament too. References * 1908 births 1981 deaths Labour Party (Norway) polit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 In Norway
Events in the year 1971 in Norway. Incumbents * Monarch – Olav V * Prime Minister – Per Borten ( Centre Party) until 17 October, Trygve Bratteli ( Labour Party) Events * Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country. * 17 March – Bratteli's First Cabinet was appointed. * 22 May – The crew quarters of the Norwegian passenger ship MS Meteor catches on fire outside Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 32 people of the ship's crew are killed in the event. * 22 September – Princess Märtha Louise of Norway is born. Popular culture Sports Music Film Literature *Per Arneberg, poet, prosaist and translator is awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize. *Gunvor Hofmo, writer and poet, is awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for ''Gjest på jorden'' (''Guest on Earth''). *Stein Mehren, poet, novelist, essayist and playwright, is awarded the Dobloug Prize literature award. * Arild Nyquist, novelist, poet, children's writer and musicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 In Norway
Events in the year 1975 in Norway. Incumbents * Monarch – Olav V * Prime Minister – Trygve Bratteli ( Labour Party) Events * 1 January – Advertising of alcohol and tobacco products are prohibited. * NRK started television broadcasts in color. * Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country. * July 29 to August 7 – 14th World Scout Jamboree, Lillehammer Popular culture Sports Music Film Literature *Stein Mehren, poet, novelist, essayist and playwright, is awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize. Notable births *9 January – Rolf Bae, mountaineer (d.2008). *11 January – Trine Bakke, alpine skier. *23 January – Ingeborg Helen Marken, alpine skier. *26 January – Tonje Larsen, handball player. *1 March – Heidi Gjermundsen Broch, actress and singer. *4 March – Mats Eilertsen, jazz musician. *12 March – Cecilie Leganger, handball player. *25 March **Monica Knudsen, footballer. **Lisa Stokke, singer and actress *9 April – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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