1914 in Norway

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See also:| List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1914 in Norway.

## Incumbents

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* Monarch – Haakon VII.[1]
* Prime Minister – Gunnar Knudsen

## Events

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Main article: 1914

* May 5 - November 11 - The Jubilee Exhibition (Jubilæumsutstillingen) is held at Kristiania, Norway, to mark the centennial of the country's Constitution.

## Popular culture

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### Sports

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Main article: 1914 in Norwegian football

* 25 June – Aalesunds FK football club was founded.

### Music

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Main article: 1914 in Norwegian music

### Film

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Main article: List of Norwegian films before 1930 § 1910s

### Literature

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* Vaaren, novel by Sigrid Undset.[2][3]
* The Olav Duun novel Tre venner (Three Friends) was published.

## Births

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Alf Prøysen

* 4 January – Fredrik Stabel, illustrator and satirical writer (died 2001).[4]
* 31 January – Hans Martin Gulbrandsen, canoeist (died 1979)
* 4 February – Tore Holthe, rear admiral (died 1973)
* 3 March – Håkon Johnsen, politician (died 1991)
* 7 March – Knut Bergsland, linguist (died 1998)
* 7 March – Arne Jensen, banker (died 2002)
* 18 March – Trygve Haugeland, politician and Minister (died 1998)
* 20 March – Lilly Bølviken, judge (died 2011)
* 9 April – Ottar Fjærvoll, politician (died 1995)
* 28 April – Johan Møller Warmedal, politician (died 1988)
* 29 April – Erling Evensen, cross country skier and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1998).[5]
* 26 May – Edel Eckblad, actress (died 1994)
* 2 June – Alfred Thommesen, ship owner and politician (died 1988)
* 8 June – Kåre Siem, musician and writer (died 1986).[6]
* 13 June – Olav Aase, politician (died 1992)
* 16 June – Otto Dahl, politician (died 1978)
* 17 June – Halvor Thorbjørn Hjertvik, politician (died 1995)
* 26 June – Arnfinn Severin Roald, politician (died 1983)
* 30 June – Magnar Hellebust, politician (died 2008)
* 5 July – Toralf Westermoen, engineer, pioneer for the development of high speed craft (died 1986)
* 6 July – Inga Lovise Tusvik, politician (died 1992)
* 11 July – Gøril Havrevold, actress (died 1992).[7]
* 23 July – Reidar Kvammen, international soccer player (died 1998)
* 23 July – Alf Prøysen, writer and musician (died 1970)
* 9 August – Leif Hamre, military officer and children's writer (died 2007).[8]
* 18 August – Oddvar Sponberg, race walker (died 1975)
* 24 August – Rolf Holmberg, soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1979)
* 24 August – Ivar Iversen, canoeist (died 2012).[9]
* 21 September – Else Hagen, visual artist (died 2010).[10]
* 30 September – Bjarne Flem, politician (died 1999)
* 6 October – Thor Heyerdahl, ethnographer and adventurer (died 2002)
* 27 October – Rolv Ryssdal, judge (died 1998)
* 15 November - Njål Hole, chemical engineer and nuclear physicist.[11] (died 1988)

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* Undis Blikken, female speed skating pioneer and World Champion (died 1992)
* Sigurd Engelstad, genealogist and archivist (died 2006)
* Arnholdt Kongsgaard, ski jumper (died 1991)
* Gotfred Kvifte, physicist (died 1997)
* Jens Christian Mellbye, judge (died 1993)
* Gunnar Randers, physicist (died 1992)
* Øistein Strømnæs, intelligence officer (died 1980)
* Anne Margrethe Strømsheim, resistance member (died 2008)

## Deaths

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Johannes Skar

* 21 January – Theodor Kittelsen, artist (born 1857)
* 3 February – Johannes Skar, educator and folklorist (b. 1837).[12]
* 19 April – Frederik Collett, painter (born 1839)
* 11 September – Edvard Larsen, triple jumper and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1881)
* 1 October – Kitty Lange Kielland, painter (born 1843)
* 30 October – Johan Christopher Brun, pharmacist and politician (born 1838)

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* Niels Stockfleth Darre Eckhoff, architect (born 1831)

## See also

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Portals:

* Norway
* History
* Lists

## References

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1. ^ Grimnes, Ole Kristian; Dørum, Knut. "Haakon 7.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
2. ^ Dahl, Willy (1984). Norges litteratur (in Norwegian). Vol. 2\. Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 306–307. ISBN 82-03-10571-8.
3. ^ Amdam, Per (1975). "En ny realisme. Historie og samtid". In Beyer, Edvard (ed.). Norges Litteraturhistorie (in Norwegian). Vol. 4\. Oslo: Cappelen. pp. 420–421.
4. ^ Øystå, Øystein. "Fredrik Stabel". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
5. ^ "Erling Evensen". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
6. ^ Øystå, Øystein. "Kåre Siem". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
7. ^ Bikset, Lillian. "Gøril Havrevold". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
8. ^ Vold, Karin Beate. "Leif Hamre". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
9. ^ "Olympedia – Ivar Iversen". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
10. ^ Fremmerlid, Anny Bo. "Else Hagen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
11. ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Hole, Njål". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 247. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
12. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Johannes Skar". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

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