1941 in Norway
# 1941 in Norway

Events in the year 1941 in Norway.

## Incumbents

* Government in Exile (in London)
   * Monarch – Haakon VII
   * Prime Minister – Johan Nygaardsvold (Labour Party)
* German Military Governor
   * Reichskommissar in Norway – Josef Terboven

## Events

* 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.
* 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.

## Popular culture

### Literature

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

## Notable births

* 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).
* 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).
   * Tore Torell, magician (died 2018).
* 14 May – Ivar Nordkild, biathlete and World Champion.
* 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
* 29 June – Kjell Risvik, translator (died 2021).
* 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).
* 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

### Full date unknown

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

## Notable deaths

* 9 January (in England) – Ragnar Vik, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1893).
* 24 January – Finn Blakstad, farmer and politician (born 1865)
* 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)

### Full date unknown

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