1938 in Norway

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Events in the year 1938 in Norway.

Incumbents[]

• Monarch – Haakon VII
• Prime Minister – Johan Nygaardsvold (Labour Party)

Events[]

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Queen Maud's coffin at Akershus Castle, guarded by four Royal Guards.

• 14 January – Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.
• 20 November – Queen Maud of Norway dies
• Construction starts on Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik

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Notable births[]

• 2 January – Hans Herbjørnsrud, short story writer
• 9 January – Agnar Sandmo, economist and professor (died 2019)
• 10 January – Thor Bjarne Bore, newspaper editor and politician (died 2019)
• 13 January – Kåre Rønnes, soccer player and coach
• 16 January – Helga Hernes, political scientist, diplomat and politician
• 18 January – Rolf Ketil Bjørn, businessperson and politician (died 2008)
• 19 January – Anne Karin Elstad, author (died 2012)
• 1 February – Kjell Henriksen, scientist (died 1996)
• 12 February – Tor Obrestad, novelist, poet and documentary writer (died 2020)
• 20 February – Inge Lønning, theologian, educator and politician (died 2013)
• 19 March – Marit Løvvig, politician
• 25 March – Kaare Aksnes, astrophysicist
• 4 April – Marit Økern, orienteering competitor.^[1]
• 6 April – Arne Solli, general (died 2017)
• 7 April – Oddbjørn Engvold, astronomer
• 11 April – Hans Jacob Hansteen, architect
• 12 April – Rolf Bendiksen, politician
• 23 April – Kåre Kivijärvi, photographer (died 1991)
• 8 May – Lucie Paus Falck, politician
• 20 May – Lars Walløe, physical chemist
• 26 May – Inger Lise Gjørv, politician (died 2009)
• 29 May
  • Karsten Alnæs, historian, writer and journalist
  • Ove Liavaag, civil servant (died 2007)
• 3 June
  • Turid Dørumsgaard Varsi, politician
  • Thor Listau, politician (died 2014)
• 15 June – Roger Gudmundseth, politician
• 18 June – Marit Tingelstad, politician
• 23 June – Unn Aarrestad, politician
• 23 June – Martin Stavrum, politician
• 10 July – Jostein Nerbøvik, historian (died 2004)
• 13 July – Yngve Hågensen, trade union leader
• 18 August – Arvid Torgeir Lie, writer (died 2020)
• 25 August – Ruth Lilian Brekke, politician
• 18 September – Lars Gunnar Lie, politician
• 11 October – Arvid Jacobsen, newspaper editor (died 2014)
• 12 October – Bjørn Hansen, news presenter and correspondent
• 27 October – Jan Martin Larsen, cartographer, orienteer and politician
• 11 November – Fredrik Heffermehl, jurist, writer and translator
• 15 November – Aril Edvardsen, evangelical preacher and missionary (died 2008)
• 23 November – Arvid Vatle, physician
• 27 November – Ragnar Tveiten, biathlete and double World Champion
• 2 December – Reidar Grønhaug, social anthropologist (died 2005)
• 9 December – Astrid Marie Nistad, politician
• 11 December – Asbjørn Bjørnset, politician
• 16 December – Liv Ullmann, actress
• 27 December – Oddvar Nes, linguist (died 2016)

Full date unknown[]

• Geir Grung, diplomat (died 2005)

Notable deaths[]

• 3 January – Ludvig Meyer, barrister, newspaper editor and politician (born 1861)
• 7 January – Oluf Christian Müller, politician (born 1876)
• 8 January – Nils Riddervold Jensen, politician and Minister (born 1863)
• 9 February – Axel Paulsen, speed skater and figure skater (born 1855)
• 21 March – Jacob Opdahl, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (born 1894)
• 25 March – Edvard Hagerup Bull, judge and politician (born 1855)
• 16 June – Torolf Prytz, architect, goldsmith and politician (born 1858)
• 28 July – Johan Fahlstrøm, actor and theatre manager (born 1867)
• 15 September – Adolph Gundersen, Norwegian American medical doctor (born 1865)
• 18 September – Erik Rotheim, chemical engineer and inventor of the aerosol spray can (born 1898)
• 25 September – Paul Olaf Bodding, missionary, linguist and folklorist (born 1865)
• 16 October – Nils Yngvar Ustvedt, medical doctor and politician (born 1868)
• 23 November – Erik Werenskiold, painter and illustrator (born 1855)
• 11 December – Christian Lous Lange, historian, political scientist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate (born 1869)
• 12 December – Holger Sinding-Larsen, architect (born 1869)

Full date unknown[]

• Gunnar Olavsson Helland, Hardanger fiddle maker (born 1852)
• Jakob Sverdrup, philologist and lexicographer (born 1881)

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References[]

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