1926 in Norway

Events in the year 1926 in Norway.

Incumbents

May 11–14 – Roald Amundsen makes the first airship flight over the North Pole. The Norge leaves Spitsbergen and arrives in Teller, Alaska three days later.

1 January – Rolf Fjeldvær, politician
5 January – Harald Maartmann, cross-country skier
18 February – Alf Næsheim, illustrator.^[1]
25 February – Eva Bergh, actress
1 March – Erik Bye, journalist, artist and radio and television personality (died 2004)
1 March – Per Stavem, shot putter and discus thrower (died 2006)
2 March – Christian Erlandsen, physician and politician
15 March – Lauritz Bernhard Sirevaag, politician
11 April – Joralf Gjerstad, self-proclaimed healer
22 April – Finn Gustavsen, politician (died 2005)
3 May – Jorunn Kirkenær, ballet dancer and choreographer.^[2]
7 May – Arne Skarpsno, philanthropist (died 2008)^[3]
10 May – Ola O. Røssum, politician
19 May – Arne Christiansen, judge
20 May – Jens Marcussen, politician (died 2007)
10 June – Arnold Eidslott, poet (died 2018).^[4]

18 June – Sverre Stenersen, Nordic combined skier, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion (died 2005)
29 June – Karl Sverre Klevstad, politician
8 July – Harald Kråkenes, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (died 2004)
15 July – Otto Lyng, politician (died 2003)
18 July – Ernst Larsen, steeplechase athlete and Olympic bronze medallist
8 August – Gunnar Aksnes, chemist
16 August – Eivind Hjelmtveit, cultural administrator
17 August – Hakon Barfod, sailor and double Olympic gold medallist
27 August – Kristen Nygaard, mathematician, computer programming language pioneer and politician (died 2002)
6 September – Ola Thorleif Ruud, politician (died 2018).^[5]

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)

^ Reisegg, Øyvind. "Alf Næsheim". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
^ Espeland, Edda. "Jorunn Kirkenær". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
^ Template:No icon TV2 About Arne Skarpsno
^ "Arnold Olav Eidslott". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 April 2018.
^ "Ola Thorleif Ruud" (in Norwegian). Storting. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
^ Solholm, Rolleiv (27 March 2009). "Arne Bendiksen has died". The Norway Post. Norwegian News Agency. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ KrF-politikeren Asbjørn Haugstvedt er død Template:No icon
^ "Marie Takvam er død". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. NTB. January 28, 2008. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)