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««« 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913	1918 in Norway	»»» 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923
Decades: 1890s • 1900s • 1910s • 1920s • 1930s Centuries: 18th • 19th • 20th • 21st See also: 1918 in Norwegian football Other events of 1918 List of years in Norway

Incumbents

• King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway

Events

• Norsk Hydro's artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord is bought by the Norwegian government. In 1947 it is leased back to Hydro. This activity is today Yara International.

Arts and literature

Sport

• Gunnar Andersen, international soccer player and ski jumper, becomes the first to receive the Egebergs Ærespris, an award presented to Norwegian athletes who excel at two (or more) different sports

Births

January to March

• 2 January - Odd Vattekar, politician (d.1992)
• 11 January - Gunnar Sønsteby, resistance fighter, the most highly decorated person in Norway
• 27 January - Lars Ulgenes, shot putter
• 30 January - André Bjerke, writer and poet (d.1985)
• 1 February - Elsa Rastad Bråten, politician (d.1999)
• 11 February - Anne Stine Ingstad, archaeologist (d.1997)
• 16 February - Karsten Konow, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (d.1943)
• 20 March - Oddvar Berrefjord, jurist, politician and Minister (d.1999)

April to June

• 14 April - Margit Tøsdal, politician (d.1993)
• 6 May - Eva Kolstad, politician and Minister (d.1999)
• 25 May - Peder Lunde, sailor and Olympic silver medallist
• 10 June - Gerd Kirste, politician
• 17 June - Hans Hansen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist
• 21 June - Kasper Idland, resistance member (d.1968)

July to September

• 2 July - Odd Sagør, politician and Minister (d.1993)
• 4 July - Rolf Søder, actor (d.1998)
• 9 July - Tor Tank-Nielsen, businessperson
• 12 July - Kåre Stokkeland, politician (d.1985)
• 2 August - Gunvald Tomstad, resistance fighter (d.1970)
• 19 August - Bjørn Egge, military officer (d.2007)
• 8 September - Kjølv Egeland, politician (d.1999)

October to December

• 8 October - Halfdan Hegtun, radio personality, comedian, writer and former politician
• 27 October - Jens-Anton Poulsson, military officer
• 9 November - Aslaug Fredriksen, politician (d.2000)
• 9 November - Sverre Granlund, commando (d.1943)
• 13 November - Karl Aasland, politician (d.1982)
• 24 November - Torstein Grythe, founder and conductor of the Sølvguttene boys choir (d.2009)^[1]
• 8 December - Hans Børli, poet and writer (d.1989)
• 8 December - Carsten Byhring, actor (d.1990)

Full date unknown

• Otto Chr. Bastiansen, physicist and chemist (d.1995)
• Kåre Berven Fjeldsaa, ceramics designer (d.1991)
• Kari Nyquist, ceramicist
• Einar Skinnarland, resistance fighter (d.2002)

Deaths

• 26 February - Otto Jensen, bishop, politician and Minister (b.1856)
• 25 August - Karl Haagensen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1871)

Full date unknown

• Anders Heyerdahl, violinist, composer and folk music collector (b.1832)
• Hans Mustad, businessperson (b.1837)
• Dan Weggeland, artist (b.1827)

References