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    1897 in Norway

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    • 1896
    • 1895
    • 1894
    1897
    in
    Norway

    • 1898
    • 1899
    • 1900
    Centuries:
    • 17th
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    • 19th
    • 20th
    • 21st
    Decades:
    • 1870s
    • 1880s
    • 1890s
    • 1900s
    • 1910s
    See also:1897 in Sweden
    List of years in Norway

    Events in the year 1897 in Norway.

    Incumbents

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    • Monarch: Oscar II.[1]
    • Prime Minister: Francis Hagerup

    Events

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    • The 1897 Parliamentary election takes place.
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    Sports

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    Music

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    Theatre

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    Literature

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    • The play A Doll House was written by Henrik Ibsen.

    Births

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    January to March

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    • 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[2]

    April to June

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    • 17 April – Harald Sæverud, composer (died 1992)
    • 21 April – Odd Lindbäck-Larsen, military officer and war historian (died 1975)
    • 30 April
      • Joronn Sitje, painter and illustrator (died 1982).[3]
      • 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)
      • Einar Pettersen, sport wrestler (died 1966).[4]

    July to September

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    • 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

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    • 4 October – Einar Diesen, newspaper editor (died 1994).[5]
    • 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).[6]
    • 24 December – Gunnar Nygaard, broadcasting pioneer (died 1997).[7]
    • 26 December – Ingvald Svinsås-Lo, politician (died 1980

    Full date unknown

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    • 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

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    • 9 March – Sondre Norheim, skier and pioneer of modern skiing (born 1825)
    • 25 September – Hjalmar Heiberg, physician and a professor (born 1837).[8]

    Full date unknown

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    • Hans Jensen Krog, politician (born 1808)
    • Christian Tønsberg, bookseller, publisher and writer (born 1813)

    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ Bratberg, Terje; Mardal, Magnus A. "Oscar 2.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
    2. ^ 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.
    3. ^ Fremmelid, Anny Bo. "Joronn Sitje". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
    4. ^ Gundersen, Ove. "Einar Pettersen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
    5. ^ Solheim, John. "Einar Diesen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
    6. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Astrid Tollefsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
    7. ^ Dahl, Hans Fredrik. "Gunnar Nygaard". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
    8. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Hjalmar Heiberg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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