1926 in Norway
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Incumbents
- Monarch â Haakon VII.[1]
Events
- May 11â14 â Roald Amundsen makes the first airship flight over the North Pole. The Norge leaves Spitsbergen and arrives in Teller, Alaska three days later.
- September â Abraham Berge, as the only Norwegian Prime Minister ever is impeached. The charge was withholding information relating to the government rescue of a bank threatened by bankruptcy. He was, however, acquitted in 1927, along with the six ministers who stood trial alongside him.[2]
- 26 September â Ullevaal Stadion opens.
- 18 October â 1926 Norwegian continued prohibition referendum.
- Aasa Helgesen becomes the first female mayor in Norway.
Popular culture
Notable births
- 1 January â Rolf Fjeldvær, politician (died 2017)
- 5 January â Harald Maartmann, cross-country skier (died 2021).[3]
- 18 February â Alf Næsheim, illustrator[4] (died 2014)
- 25 February â Eva Bergh, actress (died 2013)
- 1 March â Erik Bye, journalist, artist and radio and television personality (died 2004)
- 1 March â Per Stavem, shot putter and discus thrower (died 2006)
- 2 March â Christian Erlandsen, physician and politician (died 2016)
- 15 March â Lauritz Bernhard Sirevaag, politician (died 2016)
- 16 March â Else Granheim, librarian and civil servant (died 1999)[5]
- 2 April â Kolbjørn Hauge, writer (died 2007).[6]
- 11 April â Joralf Gjerstad, self-proclaimed healer (died 2021)
- 22 April â Finn Gustavsen, politician (died 2005)
- 24 April â Johannes Moe, engineer and research administrator (died 2023).[7][8]
- 3 May â Jorunn Kirkenær, ballet dancer and choreographer (died 2021)[9]
- 7 May â Arne Skarpsno, philanthropist (died 2008)[10]
- 10 May â Ola O. Røssum, politician (died 2012)
- 19 May â Arne Christiansen, judge (died 2012)
- 20 May â Jens Marcussen, politician (died 2007)
- 10 June â Arnold Eidslott, poet (died 2018)[11]
- 10 June â Knut T. Giæver, publisher (died 2015).[12]
- 18 June â Sverre Stenersen, Nordic combined skier, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion (died 2005)
- 29 June â Karl Sverre Klevstad, politician (died 2023)
- 8 July â Harald KrÃ¥kenes, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (died 2004)
- 15 July â Otto Lyng, politician (died 2003)
- 18 July â Ernst Larsen, steeplechase athlete and Olympic bronze medallist (died 2015)
- 8 August â Gunnar Aksnes, chemist (died 2010)
- 16 August â Eivind Hjelmtveit, cultural administrator (died 2017)
- 17 August â Hakon Barfod, sailor and double Olympic gold medallist (died 2013)
- 23 August â Borghild Røyseland, politician (died 2020).[13]
- 27 August â Kristen Nygaard, mathematician, computer programming language pioneer and politician (died 2002)
- 6 September â Ola Thorleif Ruud, politician (died 2018)[14]
- 6 September â Kirsten Sørlie, actress and stage director (died 2013)[15]
- 19 October â Arne Bendiksen, singer, composer and producer (died 2009)[16]
- 23 October â KÃ¥re Dæhlen, diplomat (died 2020)
- 30 October â Hans Torgersen, politician (died 2015)
- 20 November â Asbjørn Haugstvedt, politician (died 2008)[17]
- 21 November â Odd Børretzen, author, illustrator, translator and vocalist (died 2012)
- 24 November â Toralv Maurstad, actor and theatre director (died 2022)
- 6 December â Marie Takvam, author and actor (died 2008)[18]
- 14 December â Kristian Halse, politician (died 2018)
- 20 December â Tor Brustad, biophysicist.[19] (died 2016)
Full date unknown
- Anfinn Lund, civil servant and politician (died 2001)
- Sigmund Mjelve, writer (died 1995)
- Christian Norberg-Schulz, architect, architectural historian and theorist (died 2000)
- Arne Rettedal, politician and Minister (died 2001)
- Hans Skjervheim, philosopher (died 1999)
Notable deaths
- 13 January â Mathilde Schjøtt, writer, literary critic, biographer and feminist (born 1844).[20]
- 11 February â Inga Houge, actress (born 1856)[21]
- 1 April â Harald Bjerke, businessperson (born 1860)
- 9 May â Nicoline Hambro, politician and women's rights pioneer (born 1861).[22]
- 23 May â Peter W. K. Bøckman, Sr., bishop and theologian (born 1851)
- 8 August â Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland, architect (born 1866)
- 9 September â Anton Jörgen Andersen, composer (born 1845)
- 18 November â Peter Harboe Castberg, banker (born 1844)
- 24 December â Johan Castberg, jurist and politician (born 1861)
Full date unknown
- Torger Holtsmark, farmer and politician (born 1863)
- Peter Olrog Schjøtt, philologist and politician (born 1833)
