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List of events
Events in the year 1911 in
Norway.
Incumbents
Events
-
Amundsen (at left) and companions at
Polheim, South Pole, December 1911.
Popular culture
Sports
- 19 June –
Molde FK football club is founded.
Music
Film
Literature
- The
Olav Duun novel Gamal jord (Old Soil) was published.
Births
January to March
- 1 January –
Håkon Melberg, linguist (died
1990)
- 11 January –
Harald Heide Steen, actor (died
1980)
- 12 January –
Halvor J. Sandsdalen, farmer, journalist, poet, novelist, playwright and children's writer (died
1998).
[2]
- 16 January –
Arne Tuft, cross country skier (died
1989)
- 20 January –
Andreas Wormdahl, politician (died
2001)
- 28 January –
Sverre Engen, skier, ski coach, ski area manager and film-maker in America (died
2001)
- 31 January –
Rigmor Frimannslund Holmsen, ethnologist (died
2006).
[3]
- 12 February –
Charles Mathiesen, speed skater and Olympic gold medallist (died
1994)
[4]
- 21 February –
Erling Fjellbirkeland, research administrator (died 1986).
[5]
- 3 March –
Kristian Henriksen, international soccer player, coach (died
2004)
- 5 March –
Nils Eriksen, international soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (died
1975)
[6]
April to June
- 6 April –
Per Tønder, politician (died 2015)
- 10 April –
Kåre Christiansen, bobsledder (died
1964)
- 13 April –
Thorstein Treholt, politician and Minister (died
1993)
- 14 April –
Astrid Løken, entomologist (died
2008)
- 20 April –
Reidar Andersen, ski jumper and Olympic bronze medallist (died
1991)
[7]
- 25 April –
Hans Beck, ski jumper and Olympic silver medallist (died
1996)
[8]
- 18 May –
Ole Myrvoll, professor in economy, politician and Minister (died
1988)
- 19 May –
Petter Pettersson, Jr., politician (died
1984)
- 27 May –
Torolf Elster, newspaper and radio journalist, magazine editor, novelist, crime writer and short story writer (died
2006)
- 3 June –
Olav Økern, cross country skier and Olympic bronze medallist (died
2000)
[9]
July to September
- 6 July –
Odd Rasdal, long-distance runner (died
1985)
- 13 July –
Torvald Kvinlaug, politician (died
1977)
- 18 July –
Claus Marius Neergaard, politician (died
1990)
- 22 August –
Edvard Hambro, politician and 25th
President of the United Nations General Assembly (died
1977)
- 23 August –
Birger Ruud, ski jumper, twice Olympic gold medallist and three time World Champion (died
1998)
[10]
- 25 August –
Ragnar Haugen, boxer (died
1964)
- 10 September –
Frithjof Ulleberg, soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (died
1993)
[11]
- 12 September –
Bjørn Fraser, naval and aviation officer
[12] (died 1993)
- 15 September –
Karsten Solheim, golf club designer and businessman in America (died
2000)
- 20 September –
Oddleif Fagerheim, politician (died
1999)
- 22 September –
Inge Einarsen Bartnes, politician (died
1988)
- 23 September –
Herman Hebler, printmaker and graphic artist (died
2007)
- 28 September –
Nils Sønnevik, politician (died
1988)
October to December
- 1 October –
Harald Sandvik, military officer
[13] (died 1992)
- 12 October –
Johannes Lislerud, politician (died
1989)
- 15 October –
Margith Johanne Munkebye, politician (died
2000)
- 2 November –
Guri Johannessen, politician (died
1972)
- 6 November –
Harald Nicolai Samuelsberg, politician (died
1986)
- 9 November –
Ebba Lodden, politician (died
1997)
- 19 November –
Harry Haraldsen, speed skater (died
1966)
- 13 December –
Trygve Haavelmo, economist, awarded the
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (died
1999)
- 29 December –
Alf Martinsen, soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (died
1988)
[14]
Full date unknown
Deaths
- 4 January –
Oscar Nissen, physician, newspaper editor and politician (born
1843)
- 30 March –
Sven Oftedal, helped found the
Lutheran Free Church (born
1844)
- 14 June –
Johan Svendsen, composer, conductor and violinist (born
1840)
- 2 September –
Isak Kobro Collett, politician (born
1867)
- 30 October –
Ulrik Frederik Christian Arneberg, politician (born
1829)
- 13 November –
Cecilie Thoresen Krog, woman’s rights pioneer (born
1858).
[15]
- 5 December –
Sofie Borchgrevink, educator (born 1846).
[16]
- 7 December –
Marie Wexelsen, writer (born
1832).
[17]
Full date unknown
See also
References
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^
Grimnes, Ole Kristian; Dørum, Knut.
"Haakon 7.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.).
Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
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^ Aanderaa, Dag.
"Halvor J Sandsdalen". In
Helle, Knut (ed.).
Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
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^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.).
"Rigmor Frimannslund Holmsen".
Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
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^
"Charles Mathiesen". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from
the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
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^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.).
"Erling Fjellbirkeland".
Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
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^
"Nils Eriksen". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from
the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
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^
"Reidar Andersen". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from
the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
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^
"Hans Beck". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from
the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
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^
"Olav Økern". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from
the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
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^
"Birger Ruud". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from
the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
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^
"Frithjof Ulleberg". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from
the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
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^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973).
"Fraser, Bjørn".
Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 161. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
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^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973).
"Sandvik, Harald".
Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 483. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
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^
"Alf Martinsen". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from
the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
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^ Moksnes, Aslaug.
"Cecilie Thoresen Krog". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.).
Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.).
"Sofie Borchgrevink".
Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
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^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.).
"Marie Wexelsen".
Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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