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Oluf Reed-Olsen

Oluf Reed-Olsen, Norwegian resistance member and pilot (died 2002)

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Born
July 8, 1918
Died
October 14, 2002
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1918

About Oluf Reed-Olsen

Oluf Bernhard Reed-Olsen was a Norwegian resistance member and pilot during World War II. As a resistance member he is best known for the Lysaker Bridge sabotage as well as operating illegal radio transmitters. After the war he was a businessman and Scouting leader. He wrote books and contributed to a film based on his war experience. The first book was made into the motion picture Kontakt in 1956, with Reed-Olsen contributing as a screenwriter and actor. Reed-Olsen graduated from the air force academy there in 1941.

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Oluf Reed-Olsen timeline

  1. Reed-Olsen graduated from the air force academy there in 1941.
  2. The first book was made into the motion picture Kontakt in 1956, with Reed-Olsen contributing as a screenwriter and actor.

The world when Oluf Reed-Olsen was born

Oluf Reed-Olsen was born in 1918. 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 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Oluf Reed-Olsen's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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