1941 in Norway

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Centuries: 18th 19th 20th 21st

Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s

Events in the year 1941 in Norway.

Incumbents

Government in Exile (in London)

Monarch - Haakon VII

Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold (Labour Party)

German Military Governor

Reichskommissar in Norway - Josef Terboven

Events

4 March – British Commandos carry out a successful raid on the Lofoten Islands.

21 May – A theatre strike starts in Oslo, spreading to Bergen and Trondheim from the next day, and lasts for five weeks.

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.

Literature

Thorbjørn Egner - Truls og Kari: en liten bok for store og små

Notable births

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

20 March - Atle Kittang, literary researcher and literary critic (died 2013).

25 March - Gudmund Hernes, politician and Minister

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 (died 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

19 June - Finn Wagle, bishop

20 June - Odd Bondevik, bishop

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 (died 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

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

Arne Simonsen, civil servant

Notable deaths

9 January (in England) - Ragnar Vik, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1893).

24 January - Finn Blakstad, farmer and politician (born 1865)

1 August - Waldemar Ager, newspaperman and author in America (born 1869)

10 September - Viggo Hansteen, lawyer and politician, executed (born 1900)

10 September - Rolf Wickstrøm, labour activist, executed (born 1912)

15 November - Fredrik Stang, politician and Minister (born 1867)

3 December - Christian Sinding, composer (born 1856)

27 December - Martin Linge, actor and military commander (born 1894)

Full date unknown

Adolf Agthe, architect (born 1863)

Bernt Holtsmark, politician (born 1859)

Ole Konrad Ribsskog, politician (born 1886)

References

1941 in Norway Wikipedia

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Incumbents

Events

Literature

Notable births

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Notable deaths

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References