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1941 in Norway

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Events in the year 1941 in Norway.

• Government in Exile (in London)
  • Monarch – Haakon VII.^[1]
  • Prime Minister – Johan Nygaardsvold (Labour Party)
• German Military Governor
  • Reichskommissar in Norway – Josef Terboven

• 4 March – British Commandos carry out a successful raid on the Lofoten Islands.
• 21 May – A theatre strike starts in Oslo, spreading to Bergen and Trondheim from the next day, and lasts for five weeks.^[2][3]
• 27 December – British Commandos raid the port of Vaagso, causing Hitler to reinforce the garrison and defenses, drawing vital troops away from other areas.
• Friheten, a weekly newspaper published by the Norwegian Communist Party, is founded illegally.

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• Thorbjørn Egner – Truls og Kari: en liten bok for store og små

• 5 January – Kjell Almskog, businessperson
• 12 January – John Bjørnebye, diplomat
• 29 January – Leif Måsvær, politician
• 24 February – Kari Onstad, singer and actress
• 13 March – Torgeir Garmo, politician
• 17 March – Magnus Stangeland, politician
• 20 March – Atle Kittang, literary researcher and literary critic (died 2013).^[4]
• 25 March – Gudmund Hernes, politician and Minister
• 3 April – Erik Mollatt, businessperson
• 8 April – Jan Christiansen, international soccer player and coach
• 9 April – Ivar Lykke, architect
• 17 April – Petter Thomassen, politician and Minister (died 2003)
• 20 April – Åshild Hauan, politician
• 29 April – Kjell Engebretsen, politician
• 1 May – Magne Thomassen, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist
• 13 May
  • Rolf Skår, engineer (died 2023).^[5]
  • Tore Torell, magician (died 2018).^[6]
• 14 May – Ivar Nordkild, biathlete and World Champion.^[7]
• 17 May – Helge Hveem, political scientist and politician
• 29 May – Inger Aufles, cross country skier and Olympic gold medallist
• 5 June – Gjermund Eggen, cross country skier and World Champion
• 19 June – Finn Wagle, bishop
• 20 June – Odd Bondevik, bishop
• 21 June – Totto Osvold, Norwegian radio entertainer (died 2023)^[8]
• 29 June – Kjell Risvik, translator (died 2021).^[9]
• 16 July – Dag Solstad, novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist
• 22 July – Ole Jørgen Benedictow, historian
• 6 August – Svein Christiansen, jazz drummer (died 2015)
• 12 August – Egil Tynæs, medical doctor, killed in Afghanistan (died 2004)
• 21 August – Andreas Hamnes, politician
• 23 August – Odd Reinsfelt, politician
• 31 August – Knut Faldbakken, novelist
• 17 September – Nils Arne Eggen, international soccer player and manager
• 18 September – Inger-Marie Ytterhorn, politician (died 2021).^[10]
• 2 October – Oddbjørn Snøfugl, politician
• 26 October – Torgeir Brandtzæg, ski jumper and Olympic bronze medallist
• 27 October – Gerd Brantenberg, author, teacher and feminist writer
• 7 November – Lise Skjåk Bræk, textile artist
• 9 November – Harald Berg, international soccer player
• 11 November – Hans J. Røsjorde, politician
• 19 November – Ragna Berget Jørgensen, politician
• 18 December – Dagfinn Habberstad, trade unionist and civil servant

• Gro Pedersen Claussen, ceramic and textile designer
• Jørgen Haugan, author and lecturer
• Carl Høgset, choral conductor
• Steinar Killi, civil servant
• Arne Simonsen, civil servant

• 9 January (in England) – Ragnar Vik, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1893).^[11]
• 24 January – Finn Blakstad, farmer and politician (born 1865)
• 26 January – Anton Ræder, educator and historian (born 1855).^[12]
• 1 August – Waldemar Ager, newspaperman and author in America (born 1869)
• 10 September – Viggo Hansteen, lawyer and politician, executed (born 1900)
• 10 September – Rolf Wickstrøm, labour activist, executed (born 1912)
• 15 November – Fredrik Stang, politician and Minister (born 1867)
• 3 December – Christian Sinding, composer (born 1856)
• 27 December – Martin Linge, actor and military commander (born 1894)

• Adolf Agthe, architect (born 1863)
• Bernt Holtsmark, politician (born 1859)
• Ole Konrad Ribsskog, politician (born 1886)

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