1938 in Norway

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Centuries: 18th 19th 20th 21st

Decades: 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s

Events in the year 1938 in Norway.

Incumbents

Monarch - Haakon VII

Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold (Labour Party)

Events

14 January – Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.

20 November - Queen Maud of Norway dies

Construction starts on Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik

Notable births

2 January - Hans Herbjørnsrud, short story writer

9 January - Agnar Sandmo, economist and professor

10 January - Thor Bjarne Bore, newspaper editor and politician

13 January - Kåre Rønnes, soccer player and coach

16 January - Helga Hernes, political scientist, diplomat and politician

18 January - Rolf Ketil Bjørn, businessperson and politician (died 2008)

19 January - Anne Karin Elstad, author

1 February - Kjell Henriksen, scientist (died 1996)

12 February - Tor Obrestad, novelist, poet and documentary writer

20 February - Inge Lønning, theologian, educator and politician

19 March - Marit Løvvig, politician

25 March - Kaare Aksnes, astrophysicist

6 April - Arne Solli, general

7 April - Oddbjørn Engvold, astronomer

11 April - Hans Jacob Hansteen, architect

12 April - Rolf Bendiksen, politician

23 April - Kåre Kivijärvi, photographer (died 1991)

8 May - Lucie Paus Falck, politician

20 May - Lars Walløe, physical chemist

26 May - Inger Lise Gjørv, politician (died 2009)

29 May

Karsten Alnæs, historian, writer and journalist

Ove Liavaag, civil servant (died 2007)

3 June

Turid Dørumsgaard Varsi, politician

Thor Listau, politician

15 June - Roger Gudmundseth, politician

18 June - Marit Tingelstad, politician

23 June - Unn Aarrestad, politician

23 June - Martin Stavrum, politician

10 July - Jostein Nerbøvik, historian (died 2004)

13 July - Yngve Hågensen, trade union leader

18 August - Arvid Torgeir Lie, writer

25 August - Ruth Lilian Brekke, politician

18 September - Lars Gunnar Lie, politician

11 October - Arvid Jacobsen, newspaper editor

12 October - Bjørn Hansen, news presenter and correspondent

27 October - Jan Martin Larsen, cartographer, orienteer and politician

11 November - Fredrik Heffermehl, jurist, writer and translator

15 November – Aril Edvardsen, evangelical preacher and missionary (died 2008)

23 November - Arvid Vatle, physician

27 November - Ragnar Tveiten, biathlete and double World Champion

2 December - Reidar Grønhaug, social anthropologist (died 2005)

9 December - Astrid Marie Nistad, politician

11 December - Asbjørn Bjørnset, politician

16 December - Liv Ullmann, actress

27 December - Oddvar Nes, linguist

Full date unknown

Geir Grung, diplomat (died 2005)

Notable deaths

3 January - Ludvig Meyer, barrister, newspaper editor and politician (born 1861)

7 January - Oluf Christian Müller, politician (born 1876)

8 January - Nils Riddervold Jensen, politician and Minister (born 1863)

9 February - Axel Paulsen, speed skater and figure skater (born 1855)

21 March - Jacob Opdahl, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (born 1894)

25 March - Edvard Hagerup Bull, judge and politician (born 1855)

16 June - Torolf Prytz, architect, goldsmith and politician (born 1858)

28 July - Johan Fahlstrøm, actor and theatre manager (born 1867)

15 September - Adolph Gundersen, Norwegian American medical doctor (born 1865)

18 September - Erik Rotheim, chemical engineer and inventor of the aerosol spray can (born 1898)

25 September - Paul Olaf Bodding, missionary, linguist and folklorist (born 1865)

16 October - Nils Yngvar Ustvedt, medical doctor and politician (born 1868)

23 November - Erik Werenskiold, painter and illustrator (born 1855)

11 December - Christian Lous Lange, historian, political scientist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (born 1869)

12 December - Holger Sinding-Larsen, architect (born 1869)

Full date unknown

Gunnar Olavsson Helland, Hardanger fiddle maker (born 1852)

Jakob Sverdrup, philologist and lexicographer (born 1881)

References

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