1897 in Norway
Events in the year 1897 in Norway.
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Incumbents
Events
- The 1897 Parliamentary election takes place.
Births
January to March
- 2 January – Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 1978)
- 8 January – Theodore Theodorsen, Norwegian-American aerodynamicist (died 1978)
- 11 February – Jacob Christie Kielland, architect (died 1972)
- 17 February – Torgeir Andreas Berge, politician (died 1973)
- 11 March – Knut Toven, politician (died 1980)
- 16 March – Bernhard Berthelsen, politician (died 1964)
- 22 March – Ivar Heming Skre, Norwegian resistance member[1]
April to June
- 17 April – Harald Sæverud, composer (died 1992)
- 21 April – Odd Lindbäck-Larsen, military officer and war historian (died 1975)
- 30 April – Johan Henrik Wiers-Jenssen, newspaper columnist and theatre director (died 1951)
- 1 May – Lauritz Schmidt, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 1970)
- 10 May – Harald Stenerud, hammer and discus thrower (died 1976)
- 15 May – Anton Olsen, rifle shooter and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1968)
- 17 May – Odd Hassel, physical chemist and Nobel Laureate (died 1981)
- 25 May – Rasmus Andreas Torset, politician (died 1965)
- 23 June – Trygve Knudsen, philologist, linguist and lexicographer (died 1968)
July to September
- 5 July – Ole H. Løvlien, politician (died 1970)
- 18 July – Per Gulbrandsen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1963)
- 22 July – Syvert Tobiassen Messel, politician (died 1978)
- 13 August – Oliver Dahl-Goli, politician (died 1976)
- 20 August – Sigvald Asbjornsen, Norwegian-American sculptor (died 1954)
- 4 September – Emil Boyson, poet, author, and translator (died 1979)
- 5 September – Olav Benum, politician (died 1990)
October to December
- 4 October – Einar Diesen, newspaper editor (died 1994).[2]
- 14 October – Harald Strøm, speed skater and World Champion (died 1977)
- 17 October – Oskar Olsen, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist (died 1956)
- 29 October – Ivar Bae, politician (died 1967)
- 31 October – Sigurd Moen, speed skater and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1967)
- 6 November – Sverre Riisnæs, jurist, public prosecutor and collaborator (died 1988)
- 13 November – Ole Jørgensen, politician (died 1966)
- 14 November – Bjarne Guldager, sprinter (died 1971)
- 11 December – Astrid Tollefsen, poet (died 1973).[3]
- 24 December – Gunnar Nygaard, broadcasting pioneer (died 1997).[4]
- 26 December – Ingvald Svinsås-Lo, politician (died 1980
Full date unknown
- Einar Dønnum, Nazi collaborator, executed (died 1947)
- Gunnar Berg, a national director of the Boy Scouts of America (died 1987)
- John Gunnarsson Helland, Hardanger fiddle maker (died 1977)
- Rolf Kiær, hydrographer (died 1975)
- Hilmar Reksten, shipping magnate (died 1980)
- Helge Thiis, architect and art critic (died 1972)
- Niels Werring, shipowner (died 1990)
- Hans Fredrik Wirstad, veterinarian (died 1983)
Deaths
- 9 March – Sondre Norheim, skier and pioneer of modern skiing (born 1825)
- 25 September – Hjalmar Heiberg, physician and a professor (born 1837).[5]
Full date unknown
- Hans Jensen Krog, politician (born 1808)
- Christian Tønsberg, bookseller, publisher and writer (born 1813)
See also
References
- Ording, Arne; Johnson, Gudrun; Garder, Johan (1951). "Skre, Ivar Heming". Våre falne 1939-1945 (in Norwegian). Vol. 4. Oslo: The State of Norway. p. 154. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
- Solheim, John. "Einar Diesen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Astrid Tollefsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- Dahl, Hans Fredrik. "Gunnar Nygaard". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Hjalmar Heiberg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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