1928 in Norway

←

1928
in
Norway

→

Centuries:

18th
19th
20th
21st

Decades:

1900s
1910s
1920s
1930s
1940s

Incumbents

Monarch - Haakon VII

Events

Holmenkoll Line tram at Nationaltheatret in 1928

27 June – The opening of the underground railway line to Nationaltheatret station in Oslo .
At Herøya, outside Porsgrunn, Norsk Hydro establishes what is to become Norway's largest industrial park.
Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.

Popular culture

Sports

Bernt Evensen, speed skater, Olympic gold medallist and racing cyclist, is awarded the Egebergs Ærespris for his achievements in speed skating and cycling.

Music

Film

Literature

Sigrid Undset was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Notable births

8 January – Bab Christensen, actress
25 January – Rolf Nilssen, politician
3 February – Kjell Magne Fredheim, politician (died 2006)
7 February – Sonja Ludvigsen, politician and Minister (died 1974)
23 February – Bjørn Unneberg, politician
24 February – Per Lønning, bishop, theologian, professor and politician
29 February – Anders Myklebust, politician
18 March – Hans Bjørnstad, ski jumper and World Champion (died 2007)
25 March – Roald Aas, speed skater and Olympic gold medallist and cyclist
9 April – Erling Norvik, politician (died 1998)
10 April – Berit Ås, politician, professor of social psychology and feminist
14 April – Juul Bjerke, economist (died 2014)
14 April – Egil Monn-Iversen, composer
20 April – Svein Døvle Larssen, newspaper editor
6 May – Per J. Husabø, politician
17 May – Dag Skogheim, teacher, poet, novelist, short story writer, biographer and non-fiction writer (died 2015).^[1]^[2]
19 May – Arvid Nyberg, politician
21 May – Inge Johansen, electrical engineer
22 May – Ulf Oscar Sand, civil servant and politician
29 May – Harald Hennum, international soccer player (died 1993)
26 June – Olav Haukvik, politician and Minister (died 1992)
27 July – Bill Johansen, ice hockey player in Canada
28 July – Tove Billington Bye, politician (died 2008)^[3]
4 August – Helge Høva, politician
10 August
- Per Asplin, actor (died 1996)
- Haagen Ringnes, journalist and author (died 2008)^[4]
15 August
- Inger Koppernæs, politician and Minister (died 1990)
- Fritz Røed, sculptor (died 2002)
17 August – Arnt Gudleik Hagen, politician (died 2007)
23 August – Tor Stokke, actor (died 2003)
4 September – Tor Arneberg, sailor and Olympic silver medallist
14 September – Astrid Gjertsen, politician and Minister
15 September – Brikt Jensen, writer, editor, literary manager, professor and television producer
21 September – Liv Aasen, politician (died 2005)
25 September – Kirsten Myklevoll, politician and Minister (died 1996)
27 September – Kjell Bohlin, politician
29 September – Johan Kleppe, politician and Minister
13 October – Arnulf Olsen, politician
20 October – Kjell Egil Eimhjellen, microbiologist
23 October – Jan Frøystein Halvorsen, judge
7 November – Roald Åsmund Bye, politician
8 November – Odd Langholm, economist and historian of economic thought
19 November – Reidar Birkeland, veterinarian
24 November – Arne Langeland, jurist, civil servant and diplomat
1 December – Arild Andresen, soccer and ice hockey player (died 2008)
3 December – Karin Bang, poet, novelist, children's writer and crime writer
5 December – Leif Ottersen, priest
16 December – Bjørn Haug, judge
22 December – Arne Øien, economist, politician and Minister (died 1998)
29 December – Marit Hemstad, sprinter (died 1971)
29 December – Marit Øiseth, cross country skier (died 1971)

Full date unknown

Helge Barstad, politician

Notable deaths

Roald Amundsen

16 January - Bjarne Solberg, physician and politician (born 1877)
18 January - Nordahl Rolfsen, writer, educationalist and teacher, journalist, translator and speaker (born 1848)
21 January - Nikolai Astrup, painter (born 1880)
7 February - Herman Johan Foss Reimers, politician and Minister (born 1843)
9 February - Anna Bugge, feminist (born 1862)
27 April - Amund B. Larsen, linguist (born 1849)
17 June - Torgrim Castberg, violinist (born 1874)
6 June - Sverre Hassel, polar explorer (born 1876)
June - Roald Amundsen, polar explorer, led the first Antarctic expedition to reach the South Pole (born 1872)
14 July - August Geelmuyden Spørck, politician and Minister (born 1851)
11 September - Per Klingenberg Hestetun, politician (born 1877)
1 December - Gunnar Knudsen, politician and twice Prime Minister of Norway (born 1848)
29 December - Eilif Peterssen, painter (born 1852)

Full date unknown

Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff, architect (born 1855)

References

↑ Hagen, Rune Blix. "Dag Skogheim". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
↑ Hjulstad, Guri (4 December 2015). "Dag Skogheim er død". Trønder-Avisa (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
↑ Johansen, Elin Reffhaug (19 May 2008). "Tove Bye er død". Budstikka (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 20 May 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
↑ NRK

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1928 in Norway.

Years in Norway (1905–present)

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.