1901 in Norway

Events in the year 1901 in Norway.

←

 1901
in
Norway

→

Centuries:
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1880s
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
  • 1910s
  • 1920s
See also:1901 in Sweden
List of years in Norway

Incumbents
  • Monarch: Oscar II.[1]
  • Prime Minister: Johannes Steen

Events
  • 12 August – 2/3 of the town of Farsund burns down.[2]

Music

Births
Eivind Groven

January to March
  • 9 January – Bjarne Lyngstad, politician and Minister (died 1971)
  • 16 January – Narve Bonna, ski jumper and Olympic silver medallist (died 1976)
  • 16 January – Hans Karolus Ommedal, politician (died 1984)
  • 26 January – Alf Konningen, alpine skier (died 1978)
  • 30 January – Eldrid Erdal, politician (died 1997)
  • 21 February – Tore Foss, singer, actor and theatre director (died 1968).[3]
  • 11 March – Kjell Bondevik, politician and Minister (died 1983)
  • 17 March – Arnt Njargel, politician (died 1985)
  • 25 March – Harry Lundeberg, merchant seaman and labour leader in America (died 1957)

April to June
  • 10 April – Tønnes Oksefjell, politician (died 1976)
  • 23 April – Tore Segelcke, actress (died 1979)
  • 1 May – Jentoft Jensen, politician (died 1953)
  • 3 May – Kjell Gjøstein Aabrek, politician (died 1967)
  • 8 May – Ingrid Bjerkås, first female minister in the Church of Norway (died 1980)
  • 11 May – Axel Strøm, physician (died 1985).[4]
  • 23 May – Kristoffer Nilsen, boxer (died 1975)
  • 4 June – Kolbjørn Fjeld, librarian and publisher (died 1978).[5]
  • 7 June – Nils Ebbessøn Astrup, ship owner (died 1972).[6]
  • 19 June – Øyvinn Øi, military officer (died 1940)

July to September
  • 8 July – Sigurd Lersbryggen, politician (died 1980)
  • 9 July – Jørgen Mathiesen, landowner and businessperson (died 1993)
  • 14 July – Hårek Ludvig Hansen, politician (died 1996)
  • 14 July – Haakon Sløgedal, politician (died 1979)
  • 17 July – Finn Berstad, international soccer player (died 1982)
  • 6 August – Anders Sæterøy, politician (died 1991)
  • 10 August – Hjalmar Olai Storeide, politician (died 1961)
  • 14 August – Håkon Bryhn, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1968)
  • 16 August – Olav Kielland, composer and conductor (died 1985)
  • 27 August – Liv Tomter, politician (died 1978)
  • 31 August – Helge Jakobsen, politician (died 1996)
  • 5 September – Erling Dekke Næss, shipowner and businessman (died 1993)
  • 6 September – Henrik Friis Robberstad, politician (died 1978)
  • 11 September – Torkell Tande, politician (died 2001)
  • 22 September – Brynhild Berge, diver (died 1975)

October to December
  • 1 October – Arne Torolf Strøm, politician (died 1972)
  • 2 October – Egil Halmøy, politician (died 1984)
  • 4 October – Egil Werner Erichsen, politician (died 2000)
  • 6 October – Aslak Brekke, folksinger (died 1978)
  • 8 October – Eivind Groven, composer and music-theorist (died 1977)
  • 18 November – Einar Nilsen, boxer (died 1980)
  • 24 November – Reidar Ødegaard, cross country skier and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1972)
  • 6 December – Odd Nansen, architect, author and humanitarian (died 1973)
  • 26 December – Olav Hordvik, politician (died 1979)
  • 31 December – John Schjelderup Giæver, author and polar researcher (died 1970)

Full date unknown
  • Per Arneberg, poet, prosaist and translator (died 1981)
  • Erik Kristen-Johanssen, jurist and theatre director (died 1976)
  • Gulbrand Lunde, politician (died 1942)
  • Rudolf Nilsen, poet and journalist (died 1929)
  • Bjarne Slapgard, educator and author (died 1997)
  • Solveig Haugan, stage and movie actress (died 1953)

Deaths
  • 31 January – Peter Andreas Blix, architect and engineer (born 1831)
  • 9 May – Andreas Leigh Aabel, physician and poet (born 1830)
  • 3 July – Lorenz Juhl Vogt, politician (born 1825)

Full date unknown
  • Ole Peter Petersen, founder of Methodism in Norway and co-founder of Norwegian and Danish Methodism in the United States (born 1822)

See also

References
  1. Bratberg, Terje; Mardal, Magnus A. "Oscar 2.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  2. "Farsund bys historie".
  3. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Tore Ejnarssøn Foss". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  4. Larsen, Øivind. "Axel Strøm". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  5. Tveterås, Egil. "Kolbjørn Fjeld". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  6. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Nils Ebbessøn Astrup". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.