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

File:Queen Maud funeral Akershus.jpg

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

Notable births

• 2 January - Hans Herbjørnsrud, short story writer
• 9 January - Agnar Sandmo, economist and professor
• 10 January - Thor Bjarne Bore, newspaper editor and politician
• 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
• 1 February - Kjell Henriksen, scientist (died 1996)
• 12 February - Tor Obrestad, novelist, poet and documentary writer
• 20 February - Inge Lønning, theologian, educator and politician
• 19 March - Marit Løvvig, politician
• 25 March - Kaare Aksnes, astrophysicist
• 6 April - Arne Solli, general
• 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
• 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
• 25 August - Ruth Lilian Brekke, politician
• 18 September - Lars Gunnar Lie, politician
• 11 October - Arvid Jacobsen, newspaper editor
• 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

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)