1926 in Norway

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Decades:

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Incumbents

Monarch - Haakon VII

Events

Air ship "Norge" flies over the North Pole

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.

Notable births

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)
7 May – Arne Skarpsno, philanthropist (died 2008)^[2]
10 May - Ola O. Røssum, politician
19 May - Arne Christiansen, judge
20 May - Jens Marcussen, politician (died 2007)
10 June - Arnold Eidslott, poet
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
19 October – Arne Bendiksen, singer, composer and producer (died 2009).^[3]
23 October - Kåre Dæhlen, diplomat
30 October - Hans Torgersen, politician
20 November – Asbjørn Haugstvedt, politician (died 2008)^[4]
21 November - Odd Børretzen, author, illustrator, translator and vocalist
24 November - Toralv Maurstad, actor and theatre director
6 December – Marie Takvam, author and actor (died 2008)^[5]
14 December - Kristian Halse, politician

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

Johan Castberg

1 April - Harald Bjerke, businessperson (born 1860)
23 May - [Peter W. K. Bøckman, Sr.]], bishop and theologian (born 1851)
8 August - Jens Zetlitz Monrad Kielland, architect (born 1866)
9 September - Anton Jörgen Andersen, composer (born 1845)
18 November - Peter Harboe Castberg, banker (born 1844)
24 December - 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)

References

↑ Reisegg, Øyvind. "Alf Næsheim". In Godal, Anne Marit. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
↑ (Norwegian) TV2 About Arne Skarpsno
↑ 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.
↑ KrF-politikeren Asbjørn Haugstvedt er død (Norwegian)
↑ "Marie Takvam er død". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. NTB. January 28, 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2008.

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