Holmenkollen is a mountain and a neighbourhood in the Vestre Aker borough of Oslo, Norway. It goes up to 500 metres (1,600 ft) above sea level and is well-known for its international skiing competitions.
Akershus Fortress or Akershus Castle is a medieval castle in the Norwegian capital Oslo that was built to protect and provide a royal residence for the city. Since the Middle Ages the fortress has been the namesake and centre of the main fief and later main county of Akershus, which was originally one of Norway's four main regions and which included most of Eastern Norway. The fortress itself was located within the Akershus main county until 1919, and also within the smaller Akershus sub county until 1842.
Paul Benjamin Vogt was a Norwegian politician of the Conservative Party who served as a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1903–1904, Minister of Trade and Minister of Auditing 1904–1905. In 1905, he was Norway's emissary to Stockholm to negotiate Norwegian independence from Sweden. He also served as the Norway's minister in London 1910–1934.
"I evighet" was the Norwegian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, performed in Norwegian by Elisabeth Andreassen. The song reached number 13 on the chart in Norway. In Israel it peaked on number 1.
Events in the year 1943 in Norway.
Petter Eide is a Norwegian politician, member of Parliament, representing the Socialist Left Party since 2017.
Arne Strand is a Norwegian journalist and politician for the Labour Party. He is the current political editor in the newspaper Dagsavisen.
Stian Herlofsen Finne-Grønn was a Norwegian lawyer, archivist, genealogist and museum director.
Ragnar Skouge Leivestad was a Norwegian theologian.
Else Germeten, née Knutson was a Norwegian women's group executive and film censor and a member of the Labour Party.
Vilhelm Dybwad was a Norwegian barrister and writer. He wrote comedies, revues and songs. In his later years he wrote several memoir books from his life as a lawyer.
Harald Trygve Heltveit was a Norwegian philologist.
Merkantilt biografisk leksikon: hvem er hvem i næringslivet? was a Norwegian-language encyclopedia published by Yrkesforlaget in 1935.
Leif Størmer was a Norwegian paleontologist and geologist. He was professor of historical geology at the University of Oslo from 1946 to 1975. His father was the mathematician Carl Størmer, and his son the mathematician Erling Størmer.
Hvem er hvem? was a Norwegian book series, presenting facts about notable persons from Norway. The first edition was issued in 1912, and the 14th edition came in 1994. In the 2008 edition, edited by Knut Olav Åmås, one thousand persons were selected for presentation. About one third of the articles are longer, signed biographies, while the rest have a shorter, more encyclopedic format.
Carl Otto Løvenskiold was a Norwegian landowner and businessperson.
John Midgaard was a Norwegian principal and politician for the Liberal Party.
Bjarne Berulfsen was a Norwegian philologist and professor, best known for establishing the Friends of Folk Song Club in 1946 and for writing many books translated into several languages.
Aksel Kristian Andersen Arstal was a Norwegian theologian, schoolteacher and geographer.
