1918 in Norway

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Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 4 Sport 5 Births 5.1 January to March 5.2 April to June 5.3 July to September 5.4 October to December 5.5 Full date unknown 6 Deaths 6.1 Full date unknown 7 References

[edit] Incumbents

• King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway

[edit] Events

• Norsk Hydro's artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord is bought by the Norwegian government. In 1947 it is leased back to Hydro. This activity is today^[update] Yara International.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Sport

• Gunnar Andersen, international soccer player and ski jumper, becomes the first to receive the Egebergs Ærespris, an award presented to Norwegian athletes who excel at two (or more) different sports

[edit] Births

[edit] January to March

• 2 January - Odd Vattekar, politician (d.1992)
• 11 January - Gunnar Sønsteby, resistance fighter, the most highly decorated person in Norway
• 27 January - Lars Ulgenes, shot putter
• 30 January - André Bjerke, writer and poet (d.1985)
• 1 February - Elsa Rastad Bråten, politician (d.1999)
• 11 February - Anne Stine Ingstad, archaeologist (d.1997)
• 16 February - Karsten Konow, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (d.1943)
• 20 March - Oddvar Berrefjord, jurist, politician and Minister (d.1999)

[edit] April to June

• 14 April - Margit Tøsdal, politician (d.1993)
• 6 May - Eva Kolstad, politician and Minister (d.1999)
• 25 May - Peder Lunde, sailor and Olympic silver medallist
• 10 June - Gerd Kirste, politician
• 17 June - Hans Hansen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist
• 21 June - Kasper Idland, resistance member (d.1968)

[edit] July to September

• 2 July - Odd Sagør, politician and Minister (d.1993)
• 4 July - Rolf Søder, actor (d.1998)
• 9 July - Tor Tank-Nielsen, businessperson
• 12 July - Kåre Stokkeland, politician (d.1985)
• 2 August - Gunvald Tomstad, resistance fighter (d.1970)
• 19 August - Bjørn Egge, military officer (d.2007)
• 8 September - Kjølv Egeland, politician (d.1999)

[edit] October to December

• 8 October - Halfdan Hegtun, radio personality, comedian, writer and former politician
• 27 October - Jens-Anton Poulsson, military officer
• 9 November - Aslaug Fredriksen, politician (d.2000)
• 9 November - Sverre Granlund, commando (d.1943)
• 13 November - Karl Aasland, politician (d.1982)
• 24 November - Torstein Grythe, founder and conductor of the Sølvguttene boys choir (d.2009)^[1]
• 8 December - Hans Børli, poet and writer (d.1989)
• 8 December - Carsten Byhring, actor (d.1990)

[edit] Full date unknown

• Otto Chr. Bastiansen, physicist and chemist (d.1995)
• Kåre Berven Fjeldsaa, ceramics designer (d.1991)
• Kari Nyquist, ceramicist
• Einar Skinnarland, resistance fighter (d.2002)

[edit] Deaths

• 26 February - Otto Jensen, bishop, politician and Minister (b.1856)
• 25 August - Karl Haagensen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1871)

[edit] Full date unknown

• Anders Heyerdahl, violinist, composer and folk music collector (b.1832)
• Hans Mustad, businessperson (b.1837)
• Dan Weggeland, artist (b.1827)

[edit] References