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Decades: 1920s • 1930s • 1940s • 1950s • 1960s Centuries: 18th • 19th • 20th • 21st See also: 1944 in Norwegian football Other events of 1944 List of years in Norway

Incumbents

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

Events

• 25 October - The Red Army liberates Kirkenes, the first town in Norway to be liberated.

Arts and literature

Births

January to March

• 5 January - Eystein Eggen, writer
• 5 January - Eirin Faldet, politician

Arne Scheie (2009)

• 7 January - Arne Scheie, sports commentator
• 24 January - Kåre Hovda, biathlete (d.1999)
• 13 February - Lasse Efskind, speed skater, medical doctor and writer
• 21 February - Harald Sunde, international soccer player and coach
• 24 February - Terje Sandkjær, politician
• 3 March - Arvid Knutsen, soccer player and coach (d.2009)
• 6 March - Jarmund Øyen, politician
• 11 March - Øyvind Grøn, physicist
• 12 March - Fredrik Engelstad, sociologist
• 15 March - Jørun Drevland, politician

Arne Strand

• 17 March - Arne Strand, journalist and politician
• 22 March - Rigmor Kofoed-Larsen, politician
• 30 March - Bjarne Johannes Hope, civil servant (d.2006)

April to June

• 5 April - Arne Risa, long-distance runner
• 7 April - Jorunn Kjellsby, actress
• 8 April - Odd Nerdrum, painter
• 11 April - Terje Haugland, long jumper
• 13 April - Steinar Imsen, historian and professor
• 18 April - Åse Gunhild Woie Duesund, politician
• 28 April - Magne Aarøen, politician (d.2003)
• 27 April - Siri Austeng, politician
• 30 April - Jon Bing, writer and law professor
• 6 May - Carl I. Hagen, politician
• 7 May - Eva Norvind, writer, documentary producer, director, sex therapist and actress (d.2006)
• 10 May - John Fredriksen, oil tanker and shipping tycoon
• 16 May - Jørgen Holte, politician
• 1 June - Øyvind Nordsletten, diplomat
• 7 June - Kjartan Fløgstad, author
• 13 June - Bjørn Tveter, speed skater
• 18 June - Ailo Gaup, Sámi shaman and author
• 19 June - Arne Holen, musicologist
• 29 June - Lars Grini, ski jumper and Olympic bronze medallist

July to September

• 3 July - Sverre Mitsem, judge (d.2005)
• 12 July – Kjell Kristian Rike, sports commentator (d.2008)^[1]
• 18 July - Sverre Anker Ousdal, actor
• 31 July - Knut Einar Eriksen, historian

Lars Myraune

• 5 August - Lars Myraune, military officer and politician
• 6 August - Halvor Stenstadvold, business person and politician
• 14 August - Åge Hadler, orienteer
• 9 September - Finn Urdal, handball player
• 27 September - Villy Haugen, speed skater and Olympic bronze medallist

October to December

• 9 October - Jan Fredrik Wiborg, civil engineer (d.1994)

Svein Flåtten

• 14 October - Svein Flåtten, politician
• 17 October - Leiv Nergaard, businessperson
• 18 October - Finn Seemann, international soccer player (d.1985)
• 5 November - Asmund Kristoffersen, politician
• 11 November - Tore Berger, sprint canoer, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion
• 11 November - Per Ivar Moe, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist
• 26 November - Kjellbjørg Lunde, politician
• 3 December - Jan Johansen, sprint canoer, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion
• 13 December - Ursula Evje, politician
• 27 December - John M. Jacobsen, film producer
• 31 December - Kristin Hille Valla, politician and Minister

Full date unknown

• Bjørn Aamodt, poet (d.2006)
• Stein H. Annexstad, businessperson and politician
• Ole T. Berg, political scientist
• Sven G. Eliassen, historian
• Karen Fladset, handball player and coach
• Oddvar Flæte, county governor
• Øystein Josefsen, businessperson and politician
• Johan C. Løken, politician and Minister
• Bjørn Myrseth, biologist and businessperson
• Nic. Nilsen, businessperson
• Åsmund Reikvam, professor in medicine and former politician
• Aud Talle, social anthropologist
• Torkel Wetterhus, businessperson and politician

Deaths

January to June

• 23 January - Edvard Munch, painter and printmaker (b.1863)
• 19 February - Reidar Haave Olsen, pilot (b.1923)
• 25 April - Olav Nielsen, boxer (b.1902)
• 12 June - Einar Hærland, military officer, executed (b.1909)
• 24 June - Sigurd Roll, diplomat and former sprinter (b.1893)

July to December

• 8 August - Ragnvald Hvoslef, politician (b.1872)
• 14 October - Torleif Torkildsen, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1892)
• 13 November - Gregers Gram, resistance fighter and saboteur (b.1917)
• 12 December - Alf Hjort, electrical engineer in America (b.1877)

Full date unknown

• Haakon Martin Five, politician and Minister (b.1880)
• Alfred Klingenberg, pianist (b.1867)
• Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg, politician and Minister (b.1871)

References