1915 in Norway

← 1914 1913 1912 1915 in Norway → 1916 1917 1918
Centuries:	18th 19th 20th 21st
Decades:	1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
See also:	List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1915 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch – Haakon VII. ^[1]

Events

• 20 May - The Bastøy Boys' Home Insurrection.
• 21 October - The 1915 Parliamentary election takes place.
• The present Lindesnes Lighthouse was built.

Popular culture

Sports

Main article: 1915 in Norwegian football

Music

Main article: 1915 in Norwegian music

Film

Main article: List of Norwegian films before 1930 § 1910s

Literature

• The Knut Hamsund novel Segelfoss By Volume 1 & 2 (Segelfoss Town), was published.
• The Olav Duun novel Harald was published.

Notable births

Henki Kolstad

• 16 January – Aase Bjerkholt, politician (died 2012)
• 19 January – Håkon Kyllingmark, politician and minister (died 2003)
• 25 January – Sverre L. Mo, politician (died 2002)
• 31 January – Andreas Zeier Cappelen, politician (died 2008). ^[2]
• 3 February – Henki Kolstad, actor (died 2008). ^[3]
• 14 February – Idar Norstrand, civil servant and politician (died 1986)
• 8 March – Odd Hilt, sculptor (died 1986). ^[4]
• 9 March – Kåre Grøndahl Hagem, politician (died 2008)
• 13 March – Eva Scheer, journalist, literary critic, translator and author (died 1999). ^[5]
• 22 March – Erling Asbjørn Kongshaug, rifle shooter, Olympic gold medallist and multiple World Champion (died 1993)
• 28 March – Odd Vigestad, politician (died 1999)
• 31 March – Bergfrid Fjose, politician and minister (died 2004)
• 21 April – Oddmund Myklebust, politician and minister (died 1972)
• 8 May – Arvid Fladmoe, composer and conductor (died 1993)
• 10 May – Kristian Lien, politician (died 1996)
• 12 May – Olav Askvik, politician (died 2011)
• 15 May – Jens Christian Hauge, resistance member and politician (died 2006)
• 5 June – John Engh, architect (died 1996)
• 5 June – Hilmar Myhra, ski jumper (died 2013)
• 8 June – Knut Haus, politician (died 2006)
• 23 June – Jens Bolling, actor and theatre director (died 1992)
• 1 July – Rolf Hauge, army officer (died 1989)
• 2 July – Georg Krog, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist (died 1991)
• 9 July – Arvid Storsveen, intelligence officer (died 1943)
• 23 July – Olai Ingemar Eikeland, politician (died 2003)
• 15 August – Per Sonerud, politician (died 1993)
• 16 August – Odd Lien, newspaper editor and politician (died 2002)
• 19 August – Erling Kaas, pole vaulter (died 1996)
• 29 August – Einar Tufte-Johnsen, aviation officer (d. 1985). ^[6]
• 3 September – Knut Nystedt, composer (died 2014)
• 24 September – Knut Schmidt-Nielsen, comparative physiologist (died 2007)
• 30 September – Wilhelm Bøe, organizational leader (died 1980). ^[7]
• 17 October – Alfred Hauge, novelist, poet and historian (died 1986)
• 22 October – Per Karstensen, politician (died 2010)
• 6 November – Olav Berkaak, novelist (died 1980). ^[8]
• 11 November – Carl Fredrik Engelstad, writer, playwright, journalist, translator and theatre director (died 1996)
• 29 November – Erik Stai, high jumper (died 2004)
• 9 December – Arnt Eliassen, meteorologist (died 2000)
• 13 December – Magne Skodvin, historian (died 2004)
• 15 December – Odd Aukrust, economist (died 2008). ^[9]
• 31 December – Olaf Knudson, politician (died 1996)

Full date missing

• Alf-Jørgen Aas, painter (died 1981)
• Astrid Hjertenæs Andersen, poet and travel writer (died 1985)
• Johan Hambro, journalist (died 1993)
• Rein Henriksen, lawyer and industrialist (died 1994)
• Johan Berthin Holte, businessperson (died 2002)
• Agnar Mykle, author (died 1994)
• Rasmus Nordbø, politician and minister (died 1983)

Notable deaths

• 29 January – Ole Andres Olsen, Seventh-day Adventist minister and administrator (born 1845)
• 15 April – Christian Andreas Irgens, politician (born 1833)
• 28 April – Vilhelmine Ullmann, proponent for women's rights (born 1816). ^[10]
• 31 May – Lars Holst, journalist, newspaper editor and politician (born 1848). ^[11]
• 28 July – Christopher Knudsen, priest, politician and minister (born 1843)
• 12 August – Haakon Ditlev Lowzow, military officer, politician and minister (born 1854)

Full date unknown

• Knud Knudsen, photographer (born 1832)
• Henrik Nissen, architect (born 1848)
• Christian Wilhelm Engel Bredal Olssøn, politician and minister (born 1844)
• Karl Ditlev Rygh, archaeologist and politician (born 1839)

References

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2. "1915 in Norway" (in Norwegian). Storting.
3. Berglund, Nina (14 July 2008). "Actor dead at 93". Aftenposten . Archived from the original on 15 July 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
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5. Gjerde, Åsmund Borgen. "Eva Scheer". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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7. Øystå, Øystein. "Wilhelm S. Bøe". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
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9. Hauglid, Stein B. (25 June 2008). "Sosialøkonomen". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. Retrieved 22 November 2008.
10. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Vilhelmine Ullmann". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
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