Events in the year 1934 in Norway.

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Monarch A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College DictionarMonarch Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority ...

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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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Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

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Johan Ludwig Mowinckel Johan Ludwig Mowinckel (22 October 1870 – 30 September 1943) was a Norwegian statesman, shipping magnate and philanthropist. He served as the 16th prime minister of Norway during three separate terms. Biography Johan Ludwig Mowinckel was born ...

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Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ...

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* 7 April – A major

rockfall A rockfall or rock-fallWhittow, John (1984). ''Dictionary of Physical Geography''. London: Penguin, 1984. . is a quantity/sheets of rock that has fallen freely from a cliff face. The term is also used for collapse of rock from roof or walls of min ...

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Tafjorden Tafjorden is an inner branch of the Norddalsfjorden/ Storfjorden in Fjord Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site West Norwegian Fjords. The fjord is located southeast of the village of Sylt ...

Møre og Romsdal Møre og Romsdal (; en, Møre and Romsdal) is a county in the northernmost part of Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the town of Molde, while Ålesund is the ...

, creating a flood wave that destroyed the villages of

Tafjord Tafjord is a village in Fjord Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village is in a valley located at the end of the Tafjorden, about southeast of the municipal centre of Sylte, and just west of the borders of Reinheimen Nationa ...

and Fjørå, killing 40 people. * Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.

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*7 January – Per Ø. Grimstad, businessperson, diplomat and politician *11 January – Egil Johansen, jazz drummer, teacher, composer and arranger (died 1998) *15 February – Tinius Nagell-Erichsen, publisher (died 2007) *18 February – Arve Johnsen, industrial executive and politician *31 March – Knut Haug, politician *8 April –

Gerd Søraa Gerd Søraa (8 April 1934 – 8 March 2018) was a Norwegian writer and politician for the Liberal People's Party. She served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag for the joint list of the Cen ...

, writer and politician (died 2018) *8 April –

Frans Widerberg Frans Widerberg (8 April 1934 – 7 April 2017) was a Norwegian painter and graphic artist. Widerberg was born in Oslo to Nicolai Magnus Widerberg and Ingrid Christine Blom. He made his exhibition debut in Oslo in 1963. Among his works is the wo ...

, painter and graphic artist (d.

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). *1 May – Mette Janson, journalist (died 2004). *18 June –

Torbjørn Yggeseth Torbjørn Yggeseth (18 June 1934 – 10 January 2010) was a Norwegian ski jumper who was active in the 1960s. He competed for Heggedal Idretsslag. Yggeseth won the ski jumping competition at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1963, the same year ...

, ski jumper (died 2010) *21 June –

Bente Børsum Bente Børsum (born 21 June 1934) is a Norwegian actress, probably best known for her roles in the movies "''Mors hus''" (1974) and "''Reisen til julestjernen''" (1976). Børsum had her debut in the movie "''Jakten''" in 1959, and worked at Os ...

, actress *29 June –

Jarle Bondevik Jarle Bondevik (29 June 1934 – 4 April 2016) was a Norwegian philologist. He was born in Sogndal, and took the a cand.philol. degree at the University of Bergen in 1961. He worked as a lecturer at Aarhus University from 1961 to 1963, and at Be ...

, philologist (died 2016) *12 July –

Jan Grøndahl Jan Grøndahl (born 12 July 1934) is a Norwegian police chief and civil servant. He was born in Oslo, and took the cand.jur. degree. After spending the years 1972 to 1977 as chief of police in Sør-Varanger, he served as Governor of Svalbard from ...

, police chief and civil servant (died 2022) *13 July –

Trond Dolva Trond Dolva (13 July 1934 – 11 December 2022) was a Norwegian judge. He was born in Kongsberg. He worked as a sub-director in the Ministry of Justice and the Police from 1976, as a presiding judge in Eidsivating Court of Appeal from 1980 and ...

, judge (died 2022) *14 August –

Torhild Johnsen Torhild Johnsen (born 14 August 1934) is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold during the term 1981–1985. On the local level Johnsen was th ...

, politician *20 August – Hans E. Strand, politician (died 2000) *23 August –

Leif Frode Onarheim Leif Frode Onarheim (23 August 1934 – 9 September 2021) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party. Onarheim was board member and chair of several enterprises. He served as President of the Federation of Nor ...

, businessperson and politician (died 2021) *25 September –

Alfred Oftedal Telhaug Alfred Oftedal Telhaug (25 September 1934 – 10 June 2016) was a Norwegian educationalist. Early life Telhaug was born in Skudeneshavn to Vicar Andreas Telhaug and Randi Oftedal. He graduated from Stavanger Cathedral School in 1953, the teac ...

, educationalist. (died 2016) *29 September –

Ragnhild Barland Ragnhild Barland (29 September 1934 – 27 November 2015) was a Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party. Barland was born in Holla, Telemark. She was elected to the Storting, Norwegian Parliament from Telemark in 1985, an ...

, politician (died 2015) *6 October –

Odd S. Lovoll Odd Sverre Lovoll (born October 6, 1934) is a Norwegian-American author, historian and educator. Background Odd Sverre Lovoll was born in Sande, in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. He immigrated to the United States in 1946 and is a naturalized United S ...

, Norwegian-American author, historian and educator *9 October –

Harald Grønningen Harald Grønningen (9 October 1934 – 26 August 2016) was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s, earning five winter olympic and two world championship medals. He also won nine Norwegian championship titles and received ...

, cross country skier, double Olympic gold medallist and World Champion (died 2016) *14 October – Magnus Aarbakke, judge *20 October – Olav T. Laake, judge and politician *26 October –

Ingvald Godal Ingvald Godal (26 October 1934 – 28 January 2019) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party and later the Conservative Party. For the former party he was a State Secretary as well as mayor of Vinje; for the latter party he served four t ...

, politician (died 2019) *3 November – Roar Berthelsen, long jumper (died 1990) *5 November – Kjell Hallbing, author of Western books under the pseudonym ''Louis Masterson'' (died 2004) *6 December – Jacob Birger Natvig, physician, hospital director and medical researcher. (died 2021) *29 December – Geirmund Ihle, politician (died 2016) *29 December –

Turid Iversen Turid Wickstrand Iversen (born 29 December 1934) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party of Norway, Conservative Party. She served as a deputy representative to the Storting, Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud during the term 1993&nda ...

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* Finn Haldorsen, businessperson

Notable deaths

*21 January – Christian Lange Rolfsen, politician and Minister (born 1864) *19 February –

Ivar Kleiven Ivar Kleiven (10 July 1854 – 19 February 1934) was a Norway, Norwegian politician, historian and poet. He is most remembered as a collector of local folklore. Background Ivar Jakobsson Kleven was born in Vågå, Oppland. Kleven grew up on the sm ...

, local historian and poet (born 1854) *21 April –

Carsten Borchgrevink Carsten Egeberg Borchgrevink (1 December 186421 April 1934) was an Anglo-Norwegian polar explorer and a pioneer of Antarctic travel. He inspired Sir Robert Falcon Scott, Sir Ernest Shackleton, Roald Amundsen, and others associated with the Hero ...

, polar explorer (born 1864) *29 May – Nicolai Kiær, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (born 1888) *29 May – Christian Bendz Kielland, civil servant (born 1858) *12 July –

Ole Evinrude Ole Evinrude, born Ole Andreassen Aaslundeie (April 19, 1877 – July 12, 1934) was an American entrepreneur, known for the invention of the first outboard motor with practical commercial application. Biography Ole Evinrude was born in Hunnd ...

, inventor, known for the invention of the first outboard motor with practical commercial application, in America (born 1877) *30 July –

Rasmus Olai Mortensen Rasmus Olai Mortensen (23 August 1869 – 30 July 1934) was the Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic grou ...

, politician and Minister (born 1869) *5 November –

Hulda Garborg Hulda Garborg (née Bergersen, 22 February 1862 – 5 November 1934) was a Norwegian writer, novelist, playwright, poet, folk dancer, and theatre instructor. She was married to Arne Garborg, and is today perhaps best known for kindling interest ...

, writer, novelist, playwright, poet, folk dancer and theatre instructor (born 1862) *12 November –

Jacob Marius Schøning Jacob Marius Schøning (25 February 1856 – 12 November 1934) was the Norwegian Minister of Trade 1903–1904, and a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1904–1905. In 1884 he was a co-founder of the Norwegian Association ...

, politician and Minister (born 1856) *16 November – Haakon Martin Evjenth, politician (born 1865) *12 December –

Thorleif Haug Thorleif Haug (28 September 1894 – 12 December 1934) was a Norwegian skier who competed in nordic combined and cross-country. At the 1924 Olympics he won all three Nordic skiing events (18 km, 50 km and combined). He was also awarde ...

, skier and Olympic gold medallist (born 1894) *19 December – Sven Elvestad, journalist and author (born 1884)

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Peter Collett Solberg Peter Collett Solberg (28 October 1866 – 10 December 1934) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party. He served three terms in the Norwegian Parliament, and played an important role in the companies And. H. Kiær ...

, businessperson and politician (born 1866)

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