Notable Deaths
- 28 January - Harry Lundeberg, merchant seaman and labour leader in America (born 1901)
- 29 March - Laurits Grønland, politician (born 1887)
- 24 May - Rasmus Pettersen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (born 1877)
- 29 July - Arnold Carl Johansen, politician (born 1898)
- 13 August - Carl Størmer, mathematician and physicist (born 1874)
- 21 August - Henrik Østervold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1878).
- 21 August - Harald Sverdrup, oceanographer and meteorologist (born 1888)
- 7 September - Bjørn Helland-Hansen, oceanographer (born 1877)
- 21 September - Haakon VII of Norway, King of Norway (born 1872)
- 1 November - Olav Kjetilson Nylund, politician (born 1903)
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