2014 Event Norwegian cross-country skier Marit Bjoergen set a new record for the highest number of Olympic medals awarded to a female Winter Olympics athlete after her gold medal at Sochi; Bjoergen has won ten Olympic medals over to date, including six golds 2001 Death Helge Ingstad, Norwegian Explorer 1995 Death Al Hansen, Norwegian American artist, dies at 67 1994 Event 26.9 degrees C in Prestebakke Norway (Norwegian April high temp record) 1994 Death Johan J Holst, Norwegian Minister of defense/foreign affairs, dies at 56 1993 Event Norwegian Rushdie publisher William Nygaard injured in attack 1990 Event Norwegian Scandinavian Star catches fire; about 170 die 1989 Event Norwegian Convair 580 crashes at Jutland in sea (55 murder) 1989 Event Soviet sub sinks in Norwegian Sea, with about a dozen deaths 1987 Death Herman Smith-Johannsen, Norwegian Athlete 1986 Event Singer Diana Ross marries Norwegian businessman Arne Naess in Switzerland 1983 Birthday Jon Johansen, Norwegian Celebrity 1979 Death Klaus Egge, Norwegian composer (Fanitullen), dies at 72 1976 Event 70 die as Norwegian tanker Frosta collides with George Prince 1975 Event Norwegian King Olav V opens Longyearbyen Airport on Spitsbergen 1973 Death Ragnar Frisch, Norwegian economist (Nobel 1969), dies at 77 1972 Birthday Christian Ruud, born in Oslo, Norway, tennis star, 1989 Norwegian 1970 Birthday Asne Seierstad, Norwegian Journalist 1968 Event Norwegian king Harald V marries Sonja 1967 Birthday Stefan Johnstown, Norwegian speed walker, world record 20 km 1962 Death Kirsten Flagstead, Norwegian soprano (Wagner), dies at 67 1959 Death Peter A Egge, Norwegian writer (The Dream), dies 1959 Death Oscar Torp, Norwegian premier, dies 1955 Event Norwegian government of Einar Gerhardsen forms 1953 Death Hans Aanrud, Norwegian author (Storken), dies at 89 1952 Death Olav Fartein Valen, Norwegian composer, dies at 65 1952 Death Knut [Pedersen] Hamsun, Norwegian writer (Wanders, Nobel 1920), dies 1951 Death Vilhelm F K Bjerknes, Norwegian/U.S. physicist/meteorology, dies at 89 1947 Death Kristian Elster, Norwegian author (Paradisets Have), dies at 66 1947 Birthday Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norwegian Statesman 1946 Event Trygve Lie, a Norwegian socialist, becomes 1st Secretary-General of UN 1945 Death Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian Minister of Defense/Prime Minister 1942 - 1945, executed at 58 1945 Event Norwegian nazi collaborators Vidkun Quisling arrested 1944 Death Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80 1943 Event German occupiers make Vidkun Quisling Norwegian premier 1942 Death [Nicoline] Magdalene Anchor-Roll, Norwegian author (Enken), dies at 69 1942 Event 2nd Norwegian government of Quisling forms 1940 Event German "Dutch Q-ship Atlantis" sinks Norwegian tanker 1940 Event Norwegian government in exile forms in London 1940 Event Norwegian King Haakon and government flees to England 1940 Event Vidkun Quisling forms Norwegian "national government" 1939 Birthday Gro Harlem Brundtland, Norwegian premier, 1981-82, 86-89, 90- 1937 Birthday Johan J Holst, Norwegian minister of Defense/Foreign affairs 1933 Event Peter I Island incorporated as a Norwegian dependency 1930 Event Bouvet Island declared a Norwegian dependency 1929 Death Rudolf W. Nilsen, Norwegian poet (Hverdagen), dies at 28 1928 Death Roald E G Amundsen, Norwegian pole explorer, dies 1928 Death Roald Amundsen, Norwegian Explorer 1927 Birthday Al Hansen, born in New York City, New York, Norwegian American artist, member of the 1960's Flexus art movement that blended different artistic media and disciplines 1926 Death Hans E Kinck, Norwegian philological/writer (Driftekaren), dies at 61 1924 Death Nils Kj'r, Norwegian playwright (Det Lykkelige Valg), dies at 53 1924 Death Arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright (Mannfolk), dies at 72 1922 Birthday Terje Stigen, Norwegian author, Det siste paradiset 1920 Death Tryggve Andersen, Norwegian writer (Mod Kvaeld), dies at 53 1920 Event International treaty recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard 1919 Event Norwegian population agrees to prohibition 1918 Birthday Jarl Andre Bjerke, Bernhard Borge, Norwegian poet/writer 1915 Event Germany sinks U.S. ships Carib and Evelyn and torpedoes Norwegian ship Regin 1911 Event South Pole 1st reached, by Norwegian Roald Amundsen 1911 Birthday Torolf Elster, Norwegian journalist and writer, Frihet och demokrati 1910 Death Bjornstjerne Bjornson, Norwegian writer (Mary, Nobel 1903), dies at 77 1910 Birthday Trygve Martin Bratteli, Norwegian PM, Labour, 1971-72, 1973-76 1908 Death Jonas LI Lie, Norwegian writer (Kommandorens dottre), dies at 74 1907 Birthday Halldis Vesaas-Moren, Norwegian author and poet 1907 Death Edvard Hagerup Grieg, Norwegian composer (Peer Gynt Suite), dies at 64 1906 Death Henrik Johan Ibsen, Norwegian playwright (Doll House), dies at 78 1906 Death Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian Poet 1906 Death Alexander L Kielland, Norwegian writer (Working People), dies at 57 1905 Birthday Inger J. Hagerup-Halsor, Norwegian poet 1905 Death B Amalie Skram-Alver, Norwegian author (Paa St. Jorgen), dies at 58 1904 Birthday Ragnar Skrede, Norwegian poet, Lauvfall 1903 Event Norwegian parliament vote unanimiously for female suffrage 1902 Birthday Nordahl Grieg, Norwegian poet/dramatist/novelist, The Defeat 1902 Death Cato M Guldberg, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 65 1901 Birthday Rudolf W. Nilsen, Norwegian poet, Hverdagen 1899 Birthday Helge Ingstad, Norwegian Explorer 1899 Death M Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, dies at 56 1897 Birthday Jacob A B "Jack" Bjerknes, Norwegian/US meteorologist, USAF in London 1897 Birthday Tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian author, Det Store Spelet 1896 Death Ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet, dies at 83 1896 Birthday Trygve Lie, Norwegian Politician 1896 Birthday Hans H Holm, Norwegian poet, Jonsoknatt 1895 Birthday Ingeborg Refling-Hagen, Norwegian author and poet, Loke Saar Havre 1895 Birthday Kirsten Flagstead, Norwegian soprano, Wagner 1888 Birthday Knute Rockne, Norwegian/U.S. football player and coach, Notre Dame 1887 Birthday Fartein Valen, Norwegian composer 1887 Birthday Vidkun Al Quisling, Norwegian minister of Defense/premier, 1942-45 1885 Death Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer, dies at 72 1881 Death Kristian Mandrup Elster, Norwegian author (Torn Trondal), dies at 40 1881 Birthday Kristian Elster, Norwegian author, Less bror Harris 1875 Birthday Herman Smith-Johannsen, Norwegian Athlete 1873 Birthday [Nicoline] Magdalene Anchor-Roll, Norwegian author, Kvinnen og Den 1870 Birthday Nils Kjaer, Norwegian playwright, Det evige Savn 1869 Death Michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist, dies at 64 1869 Birthday Peter A. Egge, Norwegian writer, De Droom 1868 Birthday Thomas P Krag, Norwegian writer, Jon Graeff, Ulf Ran 1866 Birthday Tryggve Andersen, Norwegian writer, Fra Cancelliraadens Dage 1865 Birthday Hans E Kinck, Norwegian philological/writer, Mot Karnaval 1862 Birthday Vilhelm FK Bjerknes, Norwegian/U.S. physicist/meteorology 1861 Birthday Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian, Nobel 1922 1851 Birthday Arne Garborg, Norwegian playwright, Bondestudentar 1850 Event Swedish/Norwegian crown prince Charles weds Dutch princess Wilhelmina 1849 Birthday Alexander L Kielland, Norwegian writer/politician, Garman og Worse 1842 Birthday Marius Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, continous groups 1842 Death Thomas Freanby, Norwegian landscape painter, dies 1841 Birthday Kristian Mandrup Elster, Norwegian author, And fremmed Fugl 1836 Birthday Cato M Guldberg, Norwegian mathematician 1833 Birthday Jonas LI Lie, Norwegian writer, Kommandorens dottre, Gaa paa 1829 Death Niels H Able, Norwegian mathematician (infinite series), dies at 26 1814 Event Norwegian constitution passed by constitutent assembly at Eidsvoll 1813 Birthday Ivar A. Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet 1812 Birthday Peter C Asbjornsen, Norwegian fairy tale writer 1805 Birthday Michael Sars, Norwegian zoologist 1802 Birthday Niels H Abel, Norwegian mathematician, Abel's Comparisons 1792 Birthday Henrik A. Bjerregaard, Norwegian writer/poet, Sonner af Norge 1727 Death Cornelis Cruys, Norwegian/Dutch admiral, dies at 70 1684 Birthday Ludvig Baron Holberg, founder, Danish and Norwegian literature 1657 Birthday Cornelis Cruys, Niels Olsen Creutz, Norwegian/Dutch admiral 1520 Event Danish/Norwegian king Christian II crowned king of Sweden 1513 Event Christian II succeeds Johan I as Danish/Norwegian king
