1920 in Norway

none November 2023 1920 Events in the year 1920 in Norway. Incumbents Monarch – Haakon VII.Haakon 7. Ole Kristian Grimnes Ole Kristian Grimnes Knut Dørum Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Haakon_7. no 19 January 2024 Events September 2010 9 February – The League of Nations gives the islands of Spitsbergen to Norway. 17–19 June – The Centre Party was founded. The Aalesund ship is discovered embedded in the earth south of Ålesund. Popular culture Sports 1920 in Norwegian football Helge Løvland, won the Olympic gold medal in the decathlon. Music 1920 in Norwegian music Film List of Norwegian films before 1930#1920s Literature Knut Hamsund was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for the novel Markens Grøde (Growth of the Soil, 1917).http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1920/index.html The Nobel Prize in Literature 1920 Nobelprize.org 2017-04-13 The Knut Hamsund novel Konerne ved Vandposten Volume 1 & 2 (The Women at the Pump), was published. The third Sigrid Undset for the trilogy of Kristin Lavransdatter was published. The Olav Duun novel Storbybryllope (The Big Wedding) from the work Juvikfolket (The People of Juvik, 1918–23), was published. Notable births January thumb |right |100 px | Rut Brandt 2 January – Anne-Sofie Østvedt, resistance leader (died 2009) 3 January – Grethe Rytter Hasle, planktologist (died 2013)Grethe Hasle Diatom Collection - Natural History Museum https://www.nhm.uio.no/english/collections/botanical/algae/grethe-hasle-diatom-collection/ https://web.archive.org/web/20220929164721/https://www.nhm.uio.no/english/collections/botanical/algae/grethe-hasle-diatom-collection/ 2022-09-29 2026-09-22 www.nhm.uio.no en 7 January – Anders Bratholm, jurist and professor of jurisprudence (died 2010) 10 January – Rut Brandt, writer and second wife of the German Chancellor Willy Brandt (died 2006) 11 January – Ole Henrik Moe, pianist, art historian and art critic (died 2013).Ole Henrik Moe Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ole_Henrik_Moe no 20 July 2021 14 January – Helge Rognlien, politician and Minister (died 2001) 19 January – Kåre Olafsen, resistance member, executed (died 1945) 20 January – Thorleif Schjelderup, ski jumper, Olympic bronze medallist and author (died 2006) 27 January – Gudmund Saxrud, civil servant and diplomat (died 2003) February thumb|right|100 px |Anne-Cath. Vestly 4 February – Ole J. Kleppa, physical chemist (died 2007) 8 February – Sverre Farstad, speed skater and Olympic gold medallist (died 1978) 15 February – Anne-Catharina Vestly, children's author (died 2008)Anders Hedeman Anne-Cath. Vestly er død December 15, 2008 http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article2824292.ece Aftenposten 2008-12-15 Norwegian dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081219234330/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article2824292.ece December 19, 2008 16 February – Karsten Andersen, conductor (died 1997).Karsten Andersen Trond Olav Svendsen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Karsten_Andersen no 31 March 2023 17 February – Ivo Caprino, film director and writer (died 2001) 21 February – Per Øisang, journalist and radio and television presenter (died 1967) March thumb |right |100 px | Kjell Aukrust 3 March – Henry Gundersen, resistance member, executed (died 1945) 10 March – Finn Ferner, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 2001).Finn Ferner https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/61995 Olympedia 31 December 2023 11 March – Kåre Kristiansen, politician (died 2005) 19 March – Kjell Aukrust, author, poet and artist (died 2002)Kjell Aukrust Norsk biografisk leksikon Finn Jor Finn Jor Knut Helle Helle Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo https://nbl.snl.no/Kjell_Aukrust Norwegian 1 January 2020 21 March – Trygve Moe, politician (died 1998) 23 March – Lorentz Eldjarn, biochemist and medical doctor (died 2007)Lorentz Eldjarn Norsk biografisk leksikon Lars Walløe Lars Walløe Helle, Knut Knut Helle Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo http://nbl.snl.no/Lorentz_Eldjarn/utdypning Norwegian 17 June 2013 27 March – Maren-Sofie Røstvig, literary historian (died 2014).Maren-Sofie Røstvig Kristian Smidt Kristian Smidt Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Maren-Sofie_Røstvig no 29 March 2023 29 March – Hans Methlie Michelsen, judge (died 2014) April thumb |right |100 px | Dagfinn Grønoset 4 April – Dagfinn Grønoset, author (died 2008)Banken, Jan Roger Så det store i det små http://www.lokal-avisa.no/artikkel.asp?ArtID=146332 Lokalavisa Sør-Østerdal 22 November 2008 Norwegian dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110724181258/http://www.lokal-avisa.no/artikkel.asp?ArtID=146332 24 July 2011 8 April – Kristian Asdahl, politician (died 2000) 9 April – Otto Nes, television manager (died 2014)Otto Nes Norsk biografisk leksikon Hans Fredrik Dahl Hans Fredrik Dahl Helle, Knut Knut Helle Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo http://nbl.snl.no/Otto_Nes/utdypning Norwegian 21 June 2013 10 April – Jakob Aano, politician (died 2016) 12 April – Audun Hetland, illustrator (died 1998)Audun Hetland Norsk biografisk leksikon Alf H Madsen Helle, Knut Knut Helle Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Audun_Hetland/utdypning Norwegian 26 December 2014 19 April – Ragnar Ulstein, journalist, writer and resistance member (died 2019).Ragnar Ulstein Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ragnar_Ulstein no 17 July 2021 22 April – Adolf Bogstad, resistance member, executed (died 1945) 28 April – Egil Endresen, jurist and politician (died 1992) May 7 May – Einar Wøhni, politician (died 1987) 10 May – Olaf Kortner, politician (died 1998) 11 May − Per Jorsett, sports reporter (died 2019)Per Jorsett Store norske leksikon Erik Bolstad http://www.snl.no/Per_Jorsett Norwegian 22 February 2019 29 May – Bjarne Aagard Strøm, politician (died 2008) June 1 June – Alexander Pihl, medical scientist (died 2009).Alexander Pihl Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Alexander_Pihl no 3 January 2024 6 June – Tormod Førland, chemist (died 1995).Tormod Førland Bjørn Pedersen Bjørn Pedersen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Tormod_Førland no 18 June 2021 14 June – Ivar Mathisen, sprint canoer and Olympic silver medallist (died 2008) 29 June – Tom Blohm, footballer (died 2000).Tom Blohm Jan Holm Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Tom_Blohm no 9 January 2026 30 June – Hans Kristian Seip, forester (died 2012) July thumb|right|100 px |Merete Skavlan 2 July – Lars T. Platou, electrical engineer and politician (died 2003) 6 July – Carl Nesjar, painter, sculptor and printmaker (died 2015).Carl Nesjar Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Carl_Nesjar no 5 April 2023 9 July – Ragnhild Magerøy, novelist and essayist (died 2010).Ragnhild Magerøy Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ragnhild_Magerøy no 14 July 2021 13 July – Jens Christian Magnus, military officer and politician (died 2017)https://wang.vareminnesider.no/memorial_page_ads.php?order_id=522261&set_site_id=12&cat=Ad&sign=759c329fc062953932e89a3681a38c62 Jens Christian Magnus Wang 18 January 2017 15 July – Gudmund Grytøyr, politician (died 2001) 21 July – Gunnar Thoresen, international soccer player (died 2017) 21 July – Harald Warholm, politician (died 1967) 22 July – Ingvar Bakken, politician (died 1982) 25 July – Merete Skavlan, actress, theatre instructor and director (died 2018)Merete Skavlan Store norske leksikon Erik Bolstad http://www.snl.no/Merete_Skavlan Norwegian 22 February 2019 27 July – Olaf Poulsen, speed skater and president of the International Skating Union (died 2008) 31 July – Per Hysing-Dahl, politician (died 1989) August 3 August – Jonas Brunvoll Jr., opera singer and actor (died 1982).Jonas Brunvoll Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Jonas_Brunvoll no 30 March 2023 9 August Kjeld Langeland, politician (died 1973) Tormod Skagestad, writer, actor and theatre director (died 1997).Tormod Skagestad Alfred Fidjestøl Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Tormod_Skagestad no 6 April 2023 September 6 September – Sigurd Helle, topographer and explorer (died 2013).Sigurd Gunnarson Helle Susan Barr Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Sigurd_Gunnarson_Helle no 31 March 2023 20 September – Rolf Kirkvaag, journalist and radio and television personality (died 2003) October thumb |right |100 px | Jens Bjørneboe 6 October – Edvard Beyer, literary historian, literary critic and professor (died 2003) 9 October Jens Bjørneboe, writer (died 1976) Jens Boyesen, diplomat and politician (died 1996) 24 October – Per Saugstad, psychologist and professor (died 2010) 26 October – Anne Valen Hestetun, politician (died 2009) November thumb |right |100 px | Guttorm Hansen 3 November Guttorm Hansen, writer and politician (died 2009) Gerhard Knoop, stage producer and theatre director (died 2009).Gerhard H Knoop Norsk biografisk leksikon Merete Skavlan Merete Skavlan Helle, Knut Knut Helle Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo https://nbl.snl.no/Gerhard_H_Knoop Norwegian 6 February 2018 26 November – Sven Oluf Sørensen, physicist (died 2017).Sven Oluf Sørensen Øyvind Grøn Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Sven_Oluf_Sørensen no 2 April 2023 27 November – Johannes Bråten, politician (died 1997) 29 November – Eva Børresen, ceramist (died 2022).Eva Børresen Mats Linder Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Eva_Børresen no 31 December 2023 December 5 December – Hallvard Eika, politician and Minister (died 1989) 8 December – Ivar Martinsen, speed skater (died 2018) 12 December – Tollef Landsverk, judge and civil servant (died 1988) 19 December – Trygve Brudevold, bobsledder (died 2021) .https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/84411 Trygve Brudevold olympedia.org 1 April 2026 20 December – Ludvig Eikaas, painter, sculptor and printmaker (died 2010).Ludvig Eikaas Frode Ernst Haverkamp Jon Grepstad Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ludvig_Eikaas no 2 April 2023 Full date missing Sverre Bergh, spy in Nazi Germany during World War II (died 2006) Bjarte Birkeland, literary researcher (died 2000) Jens-Halvard Bratz, businessman, politician and Minister (died 2005) Rolf Arthur Hansen, politician and minister (died 2006) Simen Skjønsberg, journalist and writer (died 1993) Notable deaths thumb|right|150px|Christopher Bruun 24 January – Hagbard Berner, lawyer, politician and newspaper editor (born 1839).Hagbard Berner Sindre Hovdenakk Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Hagbard_Berner no 5 April 2023 3 April – Fernanda Nissen, journalist, literary critic, theatre critic, politician and feminist pioneer (born 1862) 18 May – Johan Henrik Paasche Thorne, businessperson and politician (born 1843) 17 July – Christopher Bruun, Norwegian priest and educator. Full date unknown Anders Bergene, businessperson (born 1855) Oskar Fredriksen, speed skater (born 1872) Knut Gunnarsson Helland, Hardanger fiddle maker (born 1880) Baard Iversen, businessperson and politician (born 1836) Olaj Olsen, jurist and politician (born 1851) Steinar Schjøtt, philologist and lexicographer (born 1844) Andreas Lauritz Thune, engineer and businessman (born 1848) See also Norway History Lists References External links 1920 Norway Norway