1928 in Norway

Incumbents

Monarch - Haakon VII

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.

Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.

Sport

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

Notable births

8 January – Bab Christensen, actress

25 January – Rolf Nilssen, politician

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

17 May – Dag Skogheim, teacher, poet, novelist, short story writer, biographer and non-fiction writer (died 2015).

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)

4 August – Helge Høva, politician

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

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)