1908 in Norway
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Haakon VII.[1]
Popular culture
Sports
- 26 September â SK Brann football club is founded.
- Football Association of Norway joins FIFA.
Music
Film
Literature
- The Knut Hamsund novels Benoni and Rosa: Af Student Parelius' Papirer, was published.
- The Olav Duun novel Marjane was published.
Births

January to March
- 22 January â KÃ¥re Hatten, cross-country skier (died 1983).[2]
- 3 February â Ragna Johanne Forsberg, politician (died 1984)
- 3 February â Oddbjørn Hagen, skier, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion (died 1983)
- 4 February â Ellisiv Steen, literary scholar (d. 2001).[3]
- 26 February â Einar Hovdhaugen, politician (died 1996)
- 15 March â Sverre Kolterud, Nordic combined skier (died 1996)
- 17 March â Oscar Christian Gundersen, politician and Minister (died 1991)
- 28 March â Hans Engnestangen, speed skater and World Champion (died 2003)
April to June
- 9 April â Odd Bang-Hansen, novelist and children's writer (died 1984)
- 10 April â Oskar Steinvik, politician (died 1975)
- 21 April â Nic. Stang, art historian and writer (died 1971)
- 24 April â Jonas Enge, politician (died 1981)
- 9 May â Lars Mathias Hille Esmark, civil servant and business person in the tourist industry (died 1998).[4]
- 2 June â Michael Staksrud, speed skater and World Champion (died 1940)
- 6 June â Bjarne Eilif Thorvik, politician (died 1972)
- 19 June â Leo Tallaksen, politician (died 1983)
- 21 June â Erik Brofoss, economist, politician and Minister (died 1979)
- 28 June â Nini Haslund Gleditsch, political activist and advocate for peace (died 1996).[5]
- 28 June â Olav Reiersøl, statistician and econometrician (died 2001)
- 29 June â Arne Berge, priest.[6]
- 30 June â Thor Myklebust, politician (died 1989)
July to September
- 1 August â Gidsken Jakobsen, aviation pioneer (died 1990)
- 6 August â Arthur Klæbo, journalist (died 1985).[7]
- 13 August â Nils Kristen Jacobsen, politician (died 1993)
- 17 August â Harald SelÃ¥s, politician (died 1986)
- 18 August â Olav H. Hauge, poet (died 1994)
- 19 August â Birger Haug, high jumper (died 1981)
- 22 August â Synnøve Lie, speed skater (died 1980)
- 2 September â Olaf Hoffsbakken, Nordic skier, Olympic silver medallist and World Champion (died 1986).[8]
- 23 September â Oscar Olsen, politician (died 2004)
- 24 September â Hans Borgen, politician (died 1983)
October to December
- 19 October â Geirr Tveitt, composer and pianist (died 1981)
- 4 November â Olaf Fredrik Watnebryn, politician (died 1977)
- 1 December â Torstein Olav Kuvaas, politician (died 1996)
- 8 December â Synnøve Anker Aurdal, textile artist (died 2000).[9]
- 19 December â Gunnar Olram, actor and stage director (died 2001).[10]
- 31 December â Carl Fredrik Wisløff, theologian and Christian preacher (died 2004)
Full date unknown
- Reidar Carlsen, politician and Minister (died 1987)
- Helmer Dahl, engineer (died 1999)
- Jens E. Ekornes, businessperson (died 1976)
- Nils Johan Rud, novelist, short story writer and magazine editor (died 1993)
- Rolf Ingvar Semmingsen, civil servant (died 1979)
- Oskar Skogly, politician and Minister (died 1988)
Deaths

- 28 January â Ragnhild Jølsen, author (born 1875)
- 13 April â Aasta Hansteen, painter, writer, and early feminist (born 1824)
- 2 June â Aimar August Sørenssen, politician and Minister (born 1823)
- 5 July â Jonas Lie, novelist (born 1833)
- 2 August â Jørgen Breder Faye, banker and politician (born 1823)
- 22 October â Esther Edler, actress (born 1884)[11]
- 27 November â Knud Bergslien, painter and teacher (born 1827)
Full date unknown
- Lars Christian Dahll, politician and Minister (born 1823)
- Einar Løchen, jurist and politician (born 1850)
