1928 in Norway

Events in the year 1928 in Norway.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Haakon VII.
 * Prime Minister –
 * until 28 January – Ivar Lykke
 * 28 January–15 February – Christopher Hornsrud
 * starting 15 February – Johan Ludwig Mowinckel

Events

 * 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.
 * The city of Fredrikshald changed its name to Halden.
 * Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.

Sports

 * Bernt Evensen, speed skater, Olympic gold medallist and racing cyclist, is awarded the Egebergs Ærespris for his achievements in speed skating and cycling.

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)
 * 10 February – Sissel Sellæg, actress (died 2014)
 * 23 February – Bjørn Unneberg, politician (died 2020)
 * 24 February – Per Lønning, bishop, theologian, professor and politician (died 2016)
 * 29 February – Anders Myklebust, politician (died 2020)
 * 18 March – Hans Bjørnstad, ski jumper and World Champion (died 2007)
 * 25 March – Roald Aas, speed skater and Olympic gold medallist and cyclist (died 2012)
 * 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 (died 2017)
 * 20 April – Svein Døvle Larssen, newspaper editor (died 2015)
 * 6 May – Per J. Husabø, politician (died 2012)
 * 10 May – Bjørg Løhner Øien, figure skater (died 2015).
 * 17 May – Dag Skogheim teacher, poet, novelist, short story writer, biographer and non-fiction writer (died 2015).
 * 19 May – Arvid Nyberg, politician (died 2022)
 * 21 May – Inge Johansen, electrical engineer (died 2018)
 * 28 May – Grethe Werner, sportswoman (died 2014).
 * 29 May – Harald Hennum, international soccer player (died 1993)
 * 26 June – Olav Haukvik, politician and Minister (died 1992)
 * 1 July – Andreas Aarflot, theologian, bishop emeritus in the Church of Norway
 * 27 July – Bill Johansen, ice hockey player in Canada (died 2001)
 * 28 July – Tove Billington Bye, politician (died 2008)
 * 4 August – Helge Høva, politician (died 2010)
 * 10 August
 * Per Asplin, actor (died 1996)
 * Haagen Ringnes, journalist and author (died 2008)
 * 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 (died 2015)
 * 14 September – Astrid Gjertsen, politician and minister (died 2020).
 * 15 September – Brikt Jensen, writer, editor, literary manager, professor and television producer (died 2011)
 * 21 September – Liv Aasen, politician (died 2005)
 * 25 September – Kirsten Myklevoll, politician and Minister (died 1996)
 * 27 September – Kjell Bohlin, politician (died 2011)
 * 29 September – Johan Kleppe, politician and minister (died 2022)
 * 5 October – Charles Philipson, judge and civil servant (died 1990).
 * 13 October – Arnulf Olsen, politician (died 2021)
 * 20 October – Kjell Egil Eimhjellen, microbiologist (died 2023)
 * 23 October – Jan Frøystein Halvorsen, judge (died 2016)
 * 7 November – Roald Åsmund Bye, politician (died 2003)
 * 8 November – Odd Langholm, economist and historian of economic thought
 * 19 November – Reidar Birkeland, veterinarian (died 2018)
 * 24 November – Arne Langeland, jurist, civil servant and diplomat (died 2019)
 * 1 December – Arild Andresen, soccer and ice hockey player (died 2008)
 * 3 December – Karin Bang, poet, novelist, children's writer and crime writer (died 2017).
 * 5 December – Leif Ottersen, priest (died 2017)
 * 16 December – Bjørn Haug, judge (died 2020)
 * 22 December – Arne Øien, economist, politician and Minister (died 1998)
 * 29 December – Marit Øiseth, sprinter and cross country skier (died 1971)

Full date unknown

 * Helge Barstad, politician (died 2012)

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)
 * 13 June – Randi Blehr, women’s rights activist (born 1851).
 * 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)
 * 10 October – Karl Lous, barrister (born 1847).
 * 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)