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Decades: 1920s • 1930s • 1940s • 1950s • 1960s Centuries: 18th • 19th • 20th • 21st See also: 1941 in Norwegian football Other events of 1941 List of years in Norway

Incumbents

• King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway
• Prime Minister of Norway - Johan Nygaardsvold (in exile in London)

Events

• 4 March - British Commandos carry out a successful raid on the Lofoten Islands.
• 27 December - British Commandos raid the port of Vaagso, causing Hitler to reinforce the garrison and defenses, drawing vital troops away from other areas.
• Friheten, a weekly newspaper published by the Norwegian Communist Party, is founded illegally.

Arts and literature

Births

January to March

• 5 January - Kjell Almskog, businessperson
• 12 January - John Bjørnebye, diplomat
• 29 January - Leif Måsvær, politician
• 24 February - Kari Onstad, singer and actress
• 13 March - Torgeir Garmo, politician
• 17 March - Magnus Stangeland, politician
• 25 March - Gudmund Hernes, politician and Minister

April to June

• 3 April - Erik Mollatt, businessperson
• 8 April - Jan Christiansen, international soccer player and coach
• 9 April - Ivar Lykke, architect
• 17 April - Petter Thomassen, politician and Minister (d.2003)
• 20 April - Åshild Hauan, politician
• 29 April - Kjell Engebretsen, politician
• 1 May - Magne Thomassen, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist
• 17 May - Helge Hveem, political scientist and politician
• 29 May - Inger Aufles, cross country skier and Olympic gold medallist
• 5 June - Gjermund Eggen, cross country skier and World Champion

Finn Wagle
Photo by Kirkens informasjonstjeneste

• 19 June - Finn Wagle, bishop
• 20 June - Odd Bondevik, bishop

July to September

• 14 July - Ivar Nordkild, biathlete and World Champion
• 16 July - Dag Solstad, novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist
• 22 July - Ole Jørgen Benedictow, historian
• 12 August - Egil Tynæs, medical doctor, killed in Afghanistan (d.2004)
• 21 August - Andreas Hamnes, politician
• 23 August - Odd Reinsfelt, politician
• 31 August - Knut Faldbakken, novelist
• 17 September - Nils Arne Eggen, international soccer player and manager
• 18 September - Inger-Marie Ytterhorn, politician

October to December

• 2 October - Oddbjørn Snøfugl, politician
• 26 October - Torgeir Brandtzæg, ski jumper and Olympic bronze medallist
• 27 October - Gerd Brantenberg, author, teacher and feminist writer
• 7 November - Lise Skjåk Bræk, textile artist
• 9 November - Harald Berg, international soccer player
• 11 November - Hans J. Røsjorde, politician
• 19 November - Ragna Berget Jørgensen, politician
• 18 December - Dagfinn Habberstad, trade unionist and civil servant

Full date unknown

• Gro Pedersen Claussen, ceramic and textile designer
• Jørgen Haugan, author and lecturer
• Carl Høgset, choral conductor
• Steinar Killi, civil servant
• Atle Kittang, literary researcher and literary critic
• Arne Simonsen, civil servant

Deaths

• 9 January - Ragnar Vik, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1893)
• 24 January - Finn Blakstad, farmer and politician (b.1865)
• 1 August - Waldemar Ager, newspaperman and author in America (b.1869)
• 10 September - Viggo Hansteen, lawyer and politician, executed (b.1900)
• 10 September - Rolf Wickstrøm, labour activist, executed (b.1912)
• 15 November - Fredrik Stang, politician and Minister (b.1867)
• 3 December - Christian Sinding, composer (b.1856)
• 27 December - Martin Linge, actor and military commander (b.1894)

Full date unknown

• Adolf Agthe, architect (b.1863)
• Bernt Holtsmark, politician (b.1859)
• Ole Konrad Ribsskog, politician (b.1886)