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Queen Sonja of Norway

b. 1937

Born
4 Jul 1937, Oslo
Country of birth
Norway

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A life in time

  1. Born · Oslo

    Birth, Oslo

  2. Child born: Princess Märtha Louise of Norway

    Birth, Rikshospitalet

  3. Child born: Haakon VIII of Norway

    Birth, Rikshospitalet

What was it like?

The world around Oslo, 1937: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Queen was born around the same time as Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Pelé.

Born around the same time

  • Elvis Presley

    1935 · American singer and actor (1935–1977)

  • John Lennon

    1940 · British musician (1940–1980)

  • Pelé

    1940 · Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

  • Jackie Stewart

    1939 · Scottish racing driver

  • Yuri Gagarin

    1934 · Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)

  • Tenzin Gyatso

    1935 · 14th Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leader of Tibetans

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