First Otto Blehr Government
The First Otto Blehr Government ends in Oslo, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Norway.
Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03
1903 in Norway
Explore 9 historical events and records for Norway in 1903.
Historical records for Norway in 1903
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October
Second Francis Hagerup Government
Begins the Second Francis Hagerup Government in Oslo and serves as Prime Minister of Norway.
December
Nobel Prize in Literature
Is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for noble, versatile, and inspired poetry.
Other events (month unknown)
Discovery of North West Passage
Amundsen and the crew learned from the local Netsilik Inuit people about Arctic survival skills, which he found invaluable in his later expedition to the South Pole.
Discovery of North West Passage
Amundsen led the first expedition to successfully traverse Canadas Northwest Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans (something explorers had been attempting since the days of Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Jacques Cartier, and Henry Hudson).
Discovery of North West Passage
For example, he learned to use sled dogs for transportation of goods and to wear animal skins in lieu of heavy, woolen parkas, which could not deter cold when wet
Discovery of North West Passage
Leaves on the Gjoa to sail the North West Passage & reach the North Magnetic Pole.
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Literature for his distinguished and versatile poetry.
North Magnetic Pole
Leaves on the Gjoa to sail the North West Passage & reach the North Magnetic Pole
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