Events in the year 1916 in Norway.

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Haakon VII Haakon VII (; born Prince Carl of Denmark; 3 August 187221 September 1957) was the King of Norway from November 1905 until his death in September 1957. Originally a Danish prince, he was born in Copenhagen as the son of the future Frederick VI ...

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Olav Duun Olav Duun (21 November 1876 – 13 September 1939) was a noteworthy author of Norwegian fiction. He is generally recognized to be one of the more outstanding writers in Norwegian literature. He once lacked only one vote to receive the Nobel ...

novel ''Det gode samvite'' (''Good Conscience'') was published.

Notable births

*7 January – Gunnar Jakobsen, politician (died 1992) *15 January –

Sigrid Utkilen Sigrid Utkilen (15 January 1916 – 4 December 2006) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1973, and was re-elected on one occasion. She had previously served as a depu ...

, politician (died 2006) *24 January – Erik Heiberg, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 1996) *14 February – Reidar Kvaal, military officer (died 2016) *15 February – Thorleif Kristensen, politician (died 1997) *16 February –

Torgeir Andersen Torgeir Andersen (born 16 February 1916 in Nøtterøy, died 5 February 1991) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold in 1969, and was re-elected on one occasion. On the loca ...

, politician (died 1991) *1 March –

Arvid Hansen Arvid Hansen (1 March 1916 – 13 February 1945) was a Norwegian resistance member who was executed during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany. He was born in Oslo as the son of Harald and Helga Marie Hansen. He worked in Oslo as an el ...

, resistance member, executed (died 1945) *17 March – Hans Hjelle, politician (died 2008) *20 March – Magnus Andersen, politician and minister (died 1994) *28 March –

Charles Oluf Herlofson Charles Oluf Herlofson, (28 March 1916 – 4 December 1984) was a Norwegian naval officer. He was highly decorated for his achievements during World War II. Personal life Herlofson was born in Kristiania to Charles Herlofson and Ellinor Bo ...

, naval officer (died 1984) *8 April –

Victor Borg Victor Borg (8 April 1916 – 27 June 1996) was a Norwegian physician, novelist, playwright and script writer. Borg was born in Kristiania and was a physician at the institution Blå Kors from 1959 to 1983. He wrote several books on alcoholis ...

, physician, novelist, playwright and script writer (died 1996). *12 April –

Finn Lied Finn Lied (12 April 1916 – 10 October 2014) was a Norwegian military researcher and politician for the Labour Party. He was particularly known for work on the establishment of the Norwegian state oil company Statoil. His effort to ensure that a ...

, military researcher, politician and minister (died 2014) *29 April –

Lars Korvald (29 April 1916 – 4 July 2006) was a Norway, Norwegian educator and school headmaster. He became associated with the Kristelig Folkeparti, Christian Democratic Party and was elected to the Norwegian Parliament. He served as the 27th prime minis ...

, politician and

Prime Minister of Norway The prime minister of Norway ( no, statsminister, which directly translates to "minister of state") is the head of government and chief executive of Norway. The prime minister and Cabinet (consisting of all the most senior government department ...

(died 2006) *4 May –

Ole Borge Ole Borge (4 May 1916 – 24 May 1995) was a Norwegian jurist and resistance member during World War II. He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He studied law at the University of Oslo. He was a member of the central Milorg leadership ...

, jurist and resistance member (died 1995) *7 May –

Eigil Olaf Liane Eigil Olaf Liane (7 May 1916 – 17 June 1994) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Tinn. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark Telemark is a traditional region, a former county, and a cu ...

, politician (died 1994) *5 June –

Torstein Eckhoff Torstein Einang Eckhoff (5 June 1916 – 17 April 1993) was a Norwegian civil servant and professor of law at the University of Oslo. Personal life He was born in Vestre Slidre as the son of shipmaster Trygve Eckhoff (1884–1957) and his wif ...

, civil servant and professor of law (died 1993) *5 June –

Jan Iversen Jan Iversen (5 June 1916 – 25 August 1999) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He served as a deputy representative in the Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the suprem ...

, politician (died 1999) *13 June –

Dagfinn Mannsåker Dagfinn Mannsåker (30 June 1916 – 16 July 1994) was a Norwegian archivist and historian. He was born at Ullensvang in Hordaland, Norway. He was the brother of Bergfrid Fjose. He took the dr.philos. degree in 1955, on the thesis ''Det norske p ...

, archivist and historian (died 1994) *14 June –

Odd Starheim Odd Kjell Starheim, DSO (14 June 1916 – 1 March 1943) was a Norwegian resistance fighter and SOE agent during the Second World War. He died when a Norwegian ship he had captured off the coast of Norway was sunk by German bombers on its wa ...

, resistance fighter and SOE agent (died 1943) *20 June – Reidar Alveberg, bobsledder (died 2004) *22 June – Bjarne Kjørberg, politician (died 1969) *29 June –

Thor Fossum Thor Fossum (29 June 1916 – 21 August 1993) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Bærum. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legis ...

, politician (died 1993) *17 August –

Eivind Skabo Eivind Skabo (August 17, 1916 – April 18, 2006) was a Norwegian sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 10000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London London is the capital and ...

, sprint canoer and Olympic bronze medallist (died 2006) *22 August – Ole Bergesen, politician (died 1965) *24 August – Sigmund P. Haave, politician (died 2001) *30 August –

Oskar Edøy Oskar Edøy (30 August 1916 – 5 April 2008 in Edøy) was a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Møre og Romsdal in 1973, and was re-elected on three occasions. He ...

, politician (died 2008) *12 September – Rolf Andersen, politician (died 1990) *18 September – Thomas Byberg, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist (died 1998) *24 September –

Olav Gjærevoll Olav Gjærevoll (24 September 1916 – 30 August 1994) was a Norwegian botanist and politician for the Labour Party. Gjærevoll was a professor of botany at the University of Trondheim from 1958 to 1986, and was a specialist in alpine plants. ...

, botanist, politician and minister (died 1994) *10 October –

Kåre Holt Kåre Holt (10 October 1916 – 15 March 1997) was a Norwegian author. He wrote plays, poetry and about forty books. Biography Holt was born in the village of Våle in Vestfold, Norway. His parents were Peder Anton Kristiansen (1870-1958) and M ...

, author (died 1997) *21 October –

Ottar Grønvik Ottar Nicolai Grønvik (21 October 1916 – 15 May 2008) was a Norwegian philologist and runologist. He was a lecturer from 1959 and associate professor from 1965 to 1986 at the University of Oslo. His doctoral thesis, which earned him the dr.phi ...

, philologist and runology scholar (died 2008) *15 November –

Greta Gynt Greta Gynt (born Margrethe Woxholt; 15 November 1916 – 2 April 2000) was a Norwegian dancer and actress. She is remembered for her starring roles in the British classic films '' The Dark Eyes of London'', ''Mr. Emmanuel'', ''Take My Life'', ''D ...

, singer, dancer and actress (died 2000) *9 December – Claus Egil Feyling, politician (died 1989)

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Trygve Bjørgo Trygve Bjørgo (5 January 1916 – 2 March 1997) was a Norwegian educator and lyricist. Biography He was born in Nord-Aurdal, Norway. He attended Valdres People's College and Grimeland School in Oslo. He took a linguistic diploma with Norweg ...

, educator and poet (died 1997) *

Knut Blom Knut Blom (14 February 1916 – 6 February 1996) was a Norwegian judge. He served as a Supreme Court Justice from 1968 to 1986. He was born in Kristiania as a son of barrister Hans Jensen Blom (1875–1952) and Anna Martens Wingaard (1877–1947) ...

, judge (died 1996) * Bjørvik Jacobsen, trapper/hunter and author (d. c2000) *

Tor Jonsson Tor Jonsson (14 May 1916 – 14 January 1951) was a Norwegian author and journalist. Tor Jonsson is known for simple, strongly worded lyric poetry, but his poems stir up conflicts and a sense of loneliness. One senses a strong resistance to t ...

, author and journalist (died 1951) * Sivert Andreas Nielsen, civil servant, banker and politician (died 2004)

Notable deaths

*10 April – Ole Bornemann Bull, ophthalmologist (born 1842) *12 September – Henrik Mohn, meteorologist (born 1835) *1 October –

Carl Otto Løvenskiold Carl Otto Løvenskiold (23 December 1839 – 1 October 1916) was a Norwegian naval officer, business executive and landowner. He served as the Norwegian prime minister in Stockholm during 1884. By birth, he is a member of Løvenskiold family, L ...

, naval officer, politician and land owner (born

1839 Events January–March * January 2 – The first photograph of the Moon is taken, by French photographer Louis Daguerre. * January 6 – Night of the Big Wind: Ireland is struck by the most damaging cyclone in 300 years. * January 9 – T ...

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Nils Henrik Bruun Nils Henrik Bruun (1832–1916) was a Norwegian engineer. Biography Nils Henrik Bruun was born in Tønsberg in 1832. Educated at Chalmers in Gothenburg, and in Germany, Bruun moved to Bergen in 1863 where he engaged in several engineering ventur ...

, engineer (born 1832) *

Endre Johannes Cleven Endre Johannes Cleven (May 8, 1874 – July 3, 1916) was a Norwegian-born American Canadian who was prominent in the settlement and culture of Norwegian immigrants in Manitoba, Canada, during the early 20th century. Life :''(The following is bas ...

, settler in

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

(born 1874) *

Ole Herman Johannes Krag Ole Herman Johannes Krag (7 April 1837 – 9 December 1916) was a Norwegian officer and firearms designer. Biography Ole H. J. Krag was born in Vågå, in Oppland county, Norway. Krag grew up in various locations where his father, Hans Peter Sc ...

, gun designer (born 1837) *

Yngvar Nielsen Yngvar Nielsen (29 July 1843, Arendal, Aust-Agder – 2 March 1916) was a Norwegian historian, politician, geographer and pioneer of tourism in Norway. Background Nielsen was born in Arendal, Aust-Agder. He was the son of Norwegian Telegraph Dir ...

, historian and geographer (born 1843) * Erik V. Vullum, politician and author (born 1850)

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