Knut Helle

Knut Helle, Norwegian historian and professor (died 2015)

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Born: December 19, 1930
Died: June 27, 2015
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1930

About Knut Helle

Knut Helle (19 December 1930 – 27 June 2015) was a Norwegian historian. A professor at the University of Bergen from 1973 to 2000, he specialized in the late medieval history of Norway. He has contributed to several large works. He was the older brother of politician Ingvar Lars Helle. Helle's marriage to Blauuw was dissolved in 1985. Helle was a research fellow at the University of Bergen from 1958 to 1963, with the last year being spent at Oxford University.

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Knut Helle timeline

1958Helle was a research fellow at the University of Bergen from 1958 to 1963, with the last year being spent at Oxford University.
1985Helle's marriage to Blauuw was dissolved in 1985.

The world when Knut Helle was born

Knut Helle was born in 1930. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1930

#1 song"Georgia on My Mind" – Hoagy Carmichael
Top movieAll Quiet on the Western Front
Best-selling bookCimarron – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBobby Jones wins the Grand Slam of golf
Top headlineFirst FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay
Technology milestonePlanet Pluto discovered
Defining fadMiniature golf craze
Notable inventionScotch tape
World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
U.S. population123.2M

1930 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Knut Helle's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1930	2026
Gas	$0.20	$3.45/gal
Average home	$6,000	$435,000
Average income	$3,500	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	123.2M	341 million

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