Events in the year 1917 in Norway .
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2 April – Lillestrøm SK football club is founded after the merger of two local football clubs.
19 May – Rosenborg BK football club is founded.
20 January – Gunnar Bøe , economist and politician (died 1989 )
1 February – Tor Aspengren , trade unionist (died 2004 )
2 March – Haakon Tranberg , sprinter (died 1991 )
6 March – Paul Svarstad , politician (died 1998 )
5 May – Aage Eriksen , wrestler and Olympic silver medallist (died 1998 )[2]
12 May – Johan Berg , military officer[3] (died 1981)
16 May – Arne Røgden , bobsledder (died 2002 )
17 May – Ragnvald Winjum , jurist and politician (died 1965 )
25 May – Brynjulv Sjetne , politician (died 1976 )
2 June – Sverre Bratland , military leader (died 2002 )
14 June – Atle Selberg , mathematician (died 2007 )
15 June – Einfrid Perstølen , psychiatrist and language proponent (died 2017 )[4]
3 July – Brita Collett Paus , humanitarian leader and founder of Fransiskushjelpen (died 1998 )
18 July – Harald Nikolai Brøvig , politician (died 2010)[5]
23 July – Knut Brynildsen , international soccer player (died 1986 )
27 July – Guy Krohg , painter, illustrator and scenographer (died 2002).[6]
12 August – Ebba Haslund , novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, children's writer, literary critic, radio speaker and politician (died 2009)
13 August – Lulla Einrid Fossland , politician (died 2009)
3 September – Bjarne Hanssen , politician (died 2014)
23 September – Knut Haugland , resistance fighter and explorer (died 2009)
26 September – Åslaug Linge Sunde , politician (died 2006)
3 October – Odd Lundberg , speed skater and Olympic silver medallist (died 1983 )
7 October – Godtfred Holmvang , decathlete and skier (died 2006 )
16 October – Aasmund Brynildsen , essayist, biographer, magazine editor and publishing house consultant (died 1974 )
26 October – Kaare Steel Groos , politician (died 1994 )
5 November – Jens Evensen , lawyer, judge, politician and Minister (died 2004 )
18 November – Ragnar Kvam , journalist, novelist, translator and literary critic (died 2006 )[7]
30 November – Arne Konrad Eldegard , banker and politician (died 2018 )
5 December – Wenche Foss , actress (died 2011 )
13 December – Jan Baalsrud , resistance member (died 1988 )
15 December – Gregers Gram , resistance fighter and saboteur (died 1944 )
19 December – Olaf Dufseth , Nordic combined and cross-country skier (died 2009)
23 December – Eivind Sværen , shot putter (died 1986 )
Georg Andreas Bull
26 January – Oluf Iversen , politician (born 1847 )
1 February – Georg Andreas Bull , architect and chief building inspector (born 1829 )
17 March – Cæsar Peter Møller Boeck , dermatologist (born 1845 )
16 May – Ole Olsen Malm , physician, veterinarian, civil servant and politician (b. 1854 ).[8]
15 June – Kristian Birkeland , scientist (born 1867 )
18 June – Oscar Ambrosius Castberg , painter and sculptor (born 1846 )
19 June – Johan Gerhard Theodor Ameln , politician (born 1838 )
4 August – Kristian Birch-Reichenwald Aars , academic (born 1868 )
20 September – Einar Sundt , businessman, writer and publisher (born 1854 ).[9]