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Incumbents

• King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway
• Prime Minister of Norway - Johan Nygaardsvold

Events

• 17 May - Sweden, Norway, and Finland refuse Germany's offer of non-aggression pacts.
• 1 June - Oslo Airport, Fornebu is opened.
• 1 June - Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik is officially opened.
• 1 September - Norway, Finland, Sweden and Switzerland declare their neutrality.

Arts and literature

Births

January to March

• 1 January - Lars Oftedal Broch, judge
• 8 January - Laila Kaland, politician (d.2007)
• 12 January - Dagfinn Ripnes, politician
• 15 January - Bjørn Hansen, soccer player and coach
• 17 January - Kari Knudsen, model
• 4 February - Ola Hunderi, physicist
• 13 February - Bjørn Bergvall, sailor and Olympic gold medallist
• 15 February - Ole Ellefsæter, cross country skier, double Olympic gold medallist and World Champion
• 8 March - Ole Danbolt Mjøs, physician and politician, leader of the Norwegian Nobel Committee
• 8 March - Per A. Utsi, politician
• 17 March - Lars Lefdal, politician
• 27 March - Per Ove Width, politician

April to June

• 4 April - Ragnhild Queseth Haarstad, politician and Minister
• 7 April - Kjell Kaspersen, international soccer player
• 14 April - Olaf Aurdal, politician
• 14 April - Dag Kavlie, shipping engineer
• 17 April - Jan Hoem, demographer

Gro Harlem Brundtland, Congress of the Norwegian Labour Party, 2007. Photo: Harry Wad

• 20 April - Gro Harlem Brundtland, Norway's first female Prime Minister
• 8 May - Tore A. Liltved, politician (d.2004)
• 17 May - Ola B. Johannessen, actor, stage producer and theatre director
• 23 May - Gunnar Breimo, politician

July to September

• 15 July - Eilert Stang Lund, judge
• 15 July - Ketil Lund, judge
• 21 July - Magnar Norderhaug, zoologist and ecologist (d.2006)
• 25 July - Arne L. Haugen, politician
• 29 July - Jon Istad, biathlete and World Champion
• 29 July - Georg Johan Jacobsen, politician
• 30 July - Syver Berge, politician
• 5 August - Nils Are Øritsland, polar researcher in zoophysiology and ecology (d.2006)
• 9 August - Odd Børre, pop singer
• 18 August – Harald Heide-Steen Jr. actor, comedian and singer (d.2008)^[1]
• 18 August - Georg Indrevik, politician
• 16 September - Jon Hellesnes, philosopher, novelist and essayist
• 19 September - Babben Enger-Damon, cross country skier, Olympic gold medallist and orienteer
• 23 September - Rolf Birger Pedersen, football player and coach (d.2001)
• 26 September - Snøfrid Skaare, politician

October to December

• 1 October - Astrid Sandvik, alpine skier
• 2 October - Kristin K. Devold, politician
• 3 October - Anneliese Dørum, politician (d.2000)
• 16 October - Sverre Bergh Johansen, diplomat
• 30 October - Gro Gulden, mycologist
• 16 November - Tor Åge Bringsværd, author, playwright, editor and translator
• 1 December - Halvdan Skard, politician
• 27 December - Olav Jordet, biathlete, Olympic silver medallist and World Champion

Full date unknown

• Erik Bartnes, farmer and politician
• Kjell Borgen, politician and Minister (d.1996)
• Sigmund Borgundvåg, naval architect
• Hans Fredrik Dahl, historian, journalist and professor
• Atle Eide, businessperson
• Jannik Lindbæk, businessperson
• Berit Nøkleby, historian
• Solveig Sollie, politician and Minister

Deaths

January to June

• 22 January - Peder Østlund, speed skater (b.1872)
• 2 March - Einar Wang, politician (b.1855)
• 7 March - Bertrand Narvesen, businessperson (b.1860)
• 25 June - Olaf Ørvig, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1889)
• 27 June - Mikal Angell Jacobus Landmark, politician (b.1867)

July to December

• 17 July - Oskar Braaten, novelist and playwright (b.1881)
• 13 September - Olav Duun, novelist (b.1876)

Jens Bratlie

• 15 September - Jens Bratlie, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (b.1856)
• 8 October - Gustav Henriksen, businessperson (b.1872)
• 2 November - Eivind Heiberg, engineer and railway director (b.1870)
• 9 December - Nils Erik Flakstad, businessperson and politician (b.1876)
• 14 December - Peter Torjesen, missionary to China (b.1892)
• 22 December - Østen Østensen, rifle shooter and Olympic silver medallist (b.1878)
• 29 December - Johannes Irgens, diplomat, politician and Minister (b.1869)

Full date unknown

• Olaf Amundsen, politician and Minister (b.1876)
• Lars Jorde, painter (b.1865)
• Elias C. Kiær, businessperson (b.1863)

References