1934 in Norway
# 1934 in Norway

Events in the year 1934 in Norway.

## Incumbents

* Monarch – Haakon VII
* Prime Minister – Johan Ludwig Mowinckel (Liberal Party)

## Events

* 7 April – A major rockfall hit Tafjorden in Møre og Romsdal, creating a 64 m (210 ft) flood wave that destroyed the villages of Tafjord and Fjørå, killing 40 people.
* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.

## Notable births

* 7 January – Per Ø. Grimstad, businessperson, diplomat and politician
* 11 January – Egil Johansen, jazz drummer, teacher, composer and arranger (died 1998)
* 15 February – Tinius Nagell-Erichsen, publisher (died 2007)
* 18 February – Arve Johnsen, industrial executive and politician
* 31 March – Knut Haug, politician
* 8 April – Gerd Søraa, writer and politician (died 2018)
* 8 April – Frans Widerberg, painter and graphic artist (d. 2017).
* 1 May – Mette Janson, journalist (died 2004).
* 18 June – Torbjørn Yggeseth, ski jumper (died 2010)
* 21 June – Bente Børsum, actress
* 29 June – Jarle Bondevik, philologist (died 2016)
* 12 July – Jan Grøndahl, police chief and civil servant (died 2022)
* 13 July – Trond Dolva, judge (died 2022)
* 14 August – Torhild Johnsen, politician
* 20 August – Hans E. Strand, politician (died 2000)
* 23 August – Leif Frode Onarheim, businessperson and politician (died 2021)
* 25 September – Alfred Oftedal Telhaug, educationalist. (died 2016)
* 29 September – Ragnhild Barland, politician (died 2015)
* 6 October – Odd S. Lovoll, Norwegian-American author, historian and educator
* 9 October – Harald Grønningen, cross country skier, double Olympic gold medallist and World Champion (died 2016)
* 14 October – Magnus Aarbakke, judge
* 20 October – Olav T. Laake, judge and politician
* 26 October – Ingvald Godal, politician (died 2019)
* 3 November – Roar Berthelsen, long jumper (died 1990)
* 5 November – Kjell Hallbing, author of Western books under the pseudonym Louis Masterson (died 2004)
* 6 December – Jacob Birger Natvig, physician, hospital director and medical researcher. (died 2021)
* 29 December – Geirmund Ihle, politician (died 2016)
* 29 December – Turid Iversen, politician

### Full date unknown

* Finn Haldorsen, businessperson

## Notable deaths

* 21 January – Christian Lange Rolfsen, politician and Minister (born 1864)
* 19 February – Ivar Kleiven, local historian and poet (born 1854)
* 21 April – Carsten Borchgrevink, polar explorer (born 1864)
* 29 May – Nicolai Kiær, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (born 1888)
* 29 May – Christian Bendz Kielland, civil servant (born 1858)
* 12 July – Ole Evinrude, inventor, known for the invention of the first outboard motor with practical commercial application, in America (born 1877)
* 30 July – Rasmus Olai Mortensen, politician and Minister (born 1869)
* 5 November – Hulda Garborg, writer, novelist, playwright, poet, folk dancer and theatre instructor (born 1862)
* 12 November – Jacob Marius Schøning, politician and Minister (born 1856)
* 16 November – Haakon Martin Evjenth, politician (born 1865)
* 12 December – Thorleif Haug, skier and Olympic gold medallist (born 1894)
* 19 December – Sven Elvestad, journalist and author (born 1884)

### Full date unknown

* Peter Collett Solberg, businessperson and politician (born 1866)
