1926 in Norway

← 1925 1924 1923 1926 in Norway → 1927 1928 1929
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Decades:	1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s
See also:	List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1926 in Norway.

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

1. Reisegg, Øyvind. "Alf Næsheim". In Godal, Anne Marit. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
2. (Norwegian) TV2 About Arne Skarpsno
3. 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.
4. KrF-politikeren Asbjørn Haugstvedt er død (Norwegian)
5. "Marie Takvam er død". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway. NTB. January 28, 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2008.

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