1928 in Norway
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Events in the year 1928 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
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- 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 (died 2017)
- 25 January – Rolf Nilssen, politician (died 2012)
- 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
- 10 May – Bjørg Løhner Øien, figure skater (died 2015).[1][2]
- 17 May – Dag Skogheim teacher, poet, novelist, short story writer, biographer and non-fiction writer (died 2015).[3][4]
- 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)[5]
- 4 August – Helge Høva, politician
- 10 August
- Per Asplin, actor (died 1996)
- Haagen Ringnes, journalist and author (died 2008)[6]
- 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
- 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)
See also
References
- ^ ">Bjørg Løhner Øien's obituary Template:No icon
- ^ "Bjørg Løhnner Øien". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ Hagen, Rune Blix. "Dag Skogheim". In Helle, Knut (ed.). 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.
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