Events in the year 1929 in Norway.

Incumbents

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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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Crown Prince Olav Olav V (; born Prince Alexander of Denmark; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991. Olav was the only child of King Haakon VII of Norway and Maud of Wales. He became heir apparent to the Norw ...

(later King Olav) married his cousin,

Princess Märtha of Sweden Princess Märtha of Sweden (Märtha Sofia Lovisa Dagmar Thyra; 28 March 1901 – 5 April 1954) was Crown Princess of Norway as the spouse of the future King Olav V from 1929 until her death in 1954. The presently reigning King Harald V is he ...

. * 8 May ** Norway annexed the volcanic island

Jan Mayen Jan Mayen () is a Norwegian volcanic island in the Arctic Ocean with no permanent population. It is long (southwest-northeast) and in area, partly covered by glaciers (an area of around the Beerenberg volcano). It has two parts: larger nort ...

located in the Arctic Ocean. ** Seamen organize a

general strike A general strike refers to a strike action in which participants cease all economic activity, such as working, to strengthen the bargaining position of a trade union or achieve a common social or political goal. They are organised by large co ...

in opposition to proposed wage cuts.

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* 1 January –

Fredrik Olsen Thomas Fredrik Olsen or Fred Olsen (born 1 January 1929) is a Norwegian shipping magnate and Chairman of the companies in the Fred. Olsen & Co. company. He is the fourth generation running the Fred. Olsen Group, founded by his great grandfather ...

, shipping magnate * 3 January –

Grethe Rytter Hasle Grethe Berit Rytter Hasle (3 January 1920 – 9 November 2013) was a Norwegian planktologist. Among the first female professors of natural science at the University of Oslo, she specialized in the study of phytoplankton. Personal life Hasle was ...

, planktologist (died 2013) * 17 January – Jan Rasmus Skåre, judge *3 February –

Arvid Johanson Arvid Helmer Johanson (3 February 1929 – 6 November 2013) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party. He served five full terms in the Parliament of Norway, was Norway's second Minister of Petroleum and Energy from ...

, politician and Minister * 10 February –

Hallgeir Brenden Hallgeir Brenden (10 February 1929 – 21 September 2007) was a Norwegian cross-country skier and steeplechase runner. He competed in various skiing events at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Winter Olympics and won two individual gold medals in 1952 and ...

, cross country skier and double Olympic gold medallist (died 2007) * 10 February –

Einar W. Sissener Einar W. Sissener (10 February 1929 – 22 June 2008) was a Norwegian businessperson, known as CEO of Alpharma. His grandfather founded the pharmacy company ''Apothekernes Laboratorium'' in 1903. Sissener took over the leadership of the company fr ...

, businessperson (died 2008) * 26 February –

Bjørn Skau Bjørn Skau (26 February 1929 – 2 March 2013) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Skau was born in Borre. In 1959, during the third cabinet Gerhardsen, he was appointed personal secretary (today known as political advisor) in th ...

, politician and Minister * 4 March – Fredrik Hagemann, geologist and public servant (died 2019). * 5 April –

Ivar Giaever Ivar Giaever ( no, Giæver, ; born April 5, 1929) is a Norwegian-American engineer and physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 with Leo Esaki and Brian Josephson "for their discoveries regarding tunnelling phenomena in solids". Gi ...

, physicist, shared the

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in 1973 * 19 April –

Guttorm Berge Guttorm Berge (19 April 1929 – 13 March 2004) was a Norwegian Alpine skier. He was born in Vardal and died in Høvik. At the 1952 Olympics in Oslo Berge was bronze medalist in the slalom, 1.7 seconds behind gold winner Othmar Schneid ...

, alpine skier and Olympic bronze medallist (died 2004) * 20 April –

Knut S. Heier Knut Sigurdsøn Heier (20 April 1929 – 14 September 2008) was a Norwegian geochemist. He was a professor at the University of Oslo and the Norwegian Institute of Technology between 1968 and 1989, and was also director of the Norwegian Geologica ...

, geochemist (died 2008) * 6 May – Jorun Askersrud, cross country skier and athlete * 7 May – Arnsten Samuelstuen, ski jumper * 10 May –

Audun Boysen Audun Boysen (10 May 1929 – 2 March 2000) was a Norwegian middle distance runner. Born in Bjarkøy and raised in Rissa, he first represented Rissa IL and later IK Tjalve in Oslo. Boysen was a prominent 800 metre runner in the 1950s, an ...

, middle-distance runner and Olympic bronze medallist (died 2000) * 10 May – John Gjerde, politician * 28 or 29 May – Dag Frogner, painter and scenographer (died

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). * 31 May – Halvdan Ljøsne, painter (died 2006) * 11 June –

Per Almar Aas Per Almar Aas (11 June 1929 – 18 May 2014) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. Life and career Aas was born in Ballangen. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms in 1973, and was re-elected on three occa ...

, politician * 24 June –

Oddvar Barlie Oddvar Barlie (24 June 1929 – 10 January 2017)

, sports wrestler (died

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). * 1 July – Sigurd Berge, composer (died 2002) * 8 July – Gunnar Block Watne, engineer and businessperson, introduced prefabricated houses in Norway (died 2016). * 13 July –

Svein Ellingsen Svein Ørnulf Ellingsen (13 July 1929 – 5 April 2020) was a Norwegian visual artist and hymnist. Biography Ellingsen was born in Kongsberg to Fritz Frølich Ellingsen and Karoline Enge. His books include the poetry collections ''Det skjulte n� ...

, visual artist and hymnist (died 2020]) * 18 July – Kai Ekanger, politician * 26 August –

Willy Arne Wold Willy Arne Wold (26 August 1929, in Værøy – 13 February 1996) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland in 1969, and was re-elected on one occasion. On the local level he wa ...

, politician (died 1996) * 24 September –

Kåre Rønning Kåre Rønning (24 September 1929 in Sør-Rana – 27 December 1990) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland in 1973, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously se ...

, politician (died 1990) * 30 September –

Kjell Askildsen Kjell Askildsen (30 September 1929 – 23 September 2021) was a Norwegian writer probably best known for his minimalistic short stories. Personal life Askildsen was born in Mandal as a son of bailiff and politician Arne Askildsen (1898–1982) ...

, writer * 30 September – Helga Gitmark, politician (died 2008) * 18 October –

Inger Sitter Inger Solveig Sitter (18 October 1929 – 11 March 2015) was a Norwegian painter, graphic artist and art instructor. Personal life Sitter was born in Trondheim to Ingvar Sitter and Ebba Pelander. She grew up partly on her father's ships, which s ...

, painter and printmaker (died

). * 19 October –

Thorbjørn Kultorp Thorbjørn Kultorp (19 October 1929, in Skjeberg – 25 April 2004) was a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party. He was elected to the Storting, Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 1969, and was re-elected on two ...

, politician (died 2004) * 22 October – Tore Sinding-Larsen, judge * 30 November –

Leif Haraldseth Leif Haraldseth (30 November 1929 – 8 April 2019) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. Early life He was born in Drammen as a son of worker Hans Haraldseth (1905–1977) and housewife Ingrid (1907–1999). He fin ...

, trade unionist, politician and Minister * 13 December –

Lars Skytøen Lars Mauritz Skytøen (13 December 1929 – 11 June 2016) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Industry and Craft 1979–1981. References 1929 births 2016 deaths Government ministers of Norway Ministe ...

, politician and Minister * 14 December –

Magne Lerheim Magne Lerheim (14 December 1929 – 13 March 1994) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party and later the Liberal People's Party. From 1960 to 1962 he was the leader of the Young Liberals, the youth wing of the Liberal Party. During ...

, politician (died 1994) * 24 December –

Sverre Wilberg Sverre Wilberg (24 December 1929 – 19 July 1996) was a Norwegian actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern med ...

, actor (died 1996)

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Øystein Elgarøy Øystein Elgarøy (13 June 1929 – 8 September 1998) was a Norwegians, Norwegian astronomer, with a specialty in solar physics, solar radio astronomy. Career He was appointed as a lecturer of astrophysics at the University of Oslo, located ...

, astronomer (died 1998) * Nils Peder Langvand, judge (died 2002) *

Gunnar Solum Gunnar Solum (1929 – 11 June 2008) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He started his career in journalism. He was editor-in-chief of '' Brønnøysunds Avis'', then became a journalist in '' Namdalsavisa'' in 1961. He was promoted ...

, politician (died 2008)

Notable deaths

* 6 January – August Herman Halvorsen, politician (born 1866) * 22 February –

Gunnar Heiberg Gunnar Edvard Rode Heiberg (18 November 1857 – 22 February 1929) was a Norway, Norwegian poet, playwright, journalist and theatre critic. Personal life He was born in Oslo, Christiania a son of judge Edvard Omsen Heiberg (1829–1884) and his w ...

, playwright (born 1857). * 23 March –

Rudolf Nilsen Rudolf William Nilsen (28 February 1901 – 23 March 1929) was a Norwegian poet and journalist. Early life He was born in the district of Vålerenga in Kristiania (present-day Oslo), on 28 February 1901,Anders Svor Anders Svor (December 14, 1864 – May 2, 1929) was a Norwegian sculptor. He was a realist influenced by Romanticism, and Auguste Rodin was also an important inspiration. His work was also part of the sculpture event in the art competition at ...

, sculptor (born 1864) * 24 May –

Just Bing Ebbesen Just Bing Ebbesen (17 April 1847 – 24 May 1929) was a Norwegian priest and politician. Just Bing Ebbesen was the son of Jørgen Tandberg Ebbesen,Ole Larsen Skattebøl Ole Larsen Skattebøl (2 March 1844 – 8 June 1929) was a Norwegian judge and politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Ål. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1877, representing the constituency of Buskeruds Amt, and wa ...

, judge and politician (born 1844) * 9 July –

Hans Andersen Foss Hans Andersen Foss (November 25, 1851 – July 9, 1929) was a Norwegian-American author, newspaper editor and temperance leader. Foss is most noted for his Norwegian language novel, ''Husmands-gutte'' (1885) which was translated into English as ' ...

, author, newspaper editor and temperance leader in America (born 1851) * 1 August – Gregers Winther Wulfsberg Gram, jurist and politician (born 1846) * 12 September – Olaf Hovdenak, long-distance runner (born 1891) * 3 November –

Olav Aukrust Olav Aukrust (21 January 1883 – 3 November 1929) was a Norwegian poet and teacher. He popularized the use of Nynorsk as a literary language and is most commonly associated with his poem ''Himmelvarden'' (1916). Biography Aukrust was born in ...

, poet and teacher (born 1883) * 19 November –

Torleiv Hannaas Torleiv Hannaas (; 14 July 1874 – 19 November 1929) was a Norwegian philologist. He was born in Hornnes as a son of farmers Thomas Nilsson Hannaas (1843–1915) and Anne Tolleivsdotter Vetrhus (1845–1944). In July 1906 he married teacher ...

, philologist (born 1874) * 14 December –

Sigurd Jørgensen Sigurd Gersdorf Jørgensen (15 February 1887 - 14 December 1929) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event. H ...

, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (born 1887)

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Mads Gram Harald Mathias "Mads" Gram (6 February 1875 – 1929) was a Norwegian physician. Personal life He was born in Drammen as the son of Jens Gram. He was a brother of Johan Fredrik Gram, a maternal grandson of P. A. Munch and a paternal great-grandson ...

, physician (born 1875) *

Nils Otto Hesselberg Nils Otto Hesselberg (1844-1929) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was Chief of Kristiania Police department (1883-1906), secretary to Norway's Council of State (1906-1920), and was appointed state secretary in the first governm ...

, politician (born 1844) *

Christian Holtermann Knudsen Christian Holtermann Knudsen (15 July 1845 – 21 April 1929) was a Norwegian typographer, newspaper editor, publisher, trade unionist and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. He is known as chairman of his party in three non-consecuti ...

, typographer, newspaper editor, publisher, trade unionist and politician (born 1845) *

Oscar Ludvig Stoud Platou Oscar Ludvig Stoud Platou (16 July 1845 – 17 January 1929) was a Norwegian jurist. After fourteen years as an assessor in Oslo City Court from 1876 to 1890, he was a professor at the Royal Frederick University from 1890 to 1920. Personal life H ...

, jurist and professor (born 1845)

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