1912 in Norway

Incumbents

• Monarch – Haakon VII.
• Prime Minister – Wollert Konow until 20 February; then Jens Bratlie

Events

• 7 March – Roald Amundsen announced his success in reaching the South Pole
• 26 July – Elise Sem was authorized as the first female barrister in Norway
• Norsk Hydro established artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord in Nordland. This activity is today Yara International.
• The 1912 Parliamentary election took place.

Popular culture

Literature

• The Knut Hamsund novel Den sidste Glæde, was published.
• The Olav Duun novel Hilderøya, Storbåten, was published.

Births

• 5 January – Karstein Seland, politician
• 6 January – Thorleif Lintrup Paus, lawyer and diplomat
• 27 January – Arne Næss, philosopher.
• 27 January – Lars Holen, politician
• 4 February – Ola Skjåk Bræk, banker, politician and Minister
• 14 February – Thorvald Wilhelmsen, long-distance runner
• 14 February – Sigurd Evensmo, author and journalist.
• 17 February – Hans Mikal Solsem, politician
• 2 April – Eva Haalke, ballet teacher and dancer.
• 8 April – Sonja Henie, figure skater, three time Olympic gold medallist, World Champion and actress.
• 10 April – Sally Olsen, social worker.
• 14 April – Arne Brustad, international soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist.
• 15 April – Henry Karlsen, politician
• 20 April – Johan A. Vikan, politician
• 28 April – Øivind Holmsen, international soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist.
• 9 May – Per Imerslund, politician, soldier and writer
• 19 May – Jens Gunderssen, singer, songwriter, actor, stage producer and theatre director.
• 30 June – Alf Gowart Olsen, shipowner.
• 3 July – Kaare Wahlberg, ski jumper and Olympic bronze medallist
• 4 July – Sverre Heiberg, photographer.
• 12 July – Eugen Haugland, triple jumper
• 30 July – Alf Tveten, sailor and Olympic silver medallist.
• 20 August – Birger Hatlebakk, industrialist and politician
• 9 September – Sam Melberg, sports diver and sports instructor.
• 14 September – Asbjørn Berg-Hansen, boxer
• 14 September – Johannes Seland, politician
• 14 September – John Systad, long-distance runner
• 17 September – David Sandved, architect
• 21 September – Ragnhild Butenschøn, sculptor.
• 2 October – Bjarne Iversen, cross country skier and Olympic silver medallist.
• 7 October – Trygve Owren, politician
• 12 October – Arne Arnardo, circus performer and owner
• 18 October – Anders Skauge, politician
• 19 October – Arne Arnardo, circus performer and owner.
• 26 October – Birger Breivik, politician
• 10 November – Ove Skaug, engineer and civil servant
• 21 November – Magli Elster, poet.
• 9 December – Rolf Wickstrøm, labour activist, executed
• 12 December – Egil Aarvik, politician
• 12 December – Thorbjørn Egner, playwright, songwriter and illustrator
• 12 December – Sverre Walter Rostoft, politician and Minister

Full date unknown

• Peter Bastiansen, businessperson and politician
• Olav Brunvand, newspaper editor and politician
• Hans Engen, journalist, diplomat and politician
• Gunvor Galtung Haavik, interpreter charged with espionage
• Kåre Jonsborg, painter and textile artist
• Harald Wergeland, physicist

Notable deaths

• 12 February – Gerhard Armauer Hansen, physician
• 4 July – Emil Stang, jurist, politician and Prime Minister of Norway
• 23 July – Haldor Boen, teacher and politician in America
• 1 August – Jens Jonas Jansen, priest
• 10 August – Jens Carl Peter Brandt, businessperson and politician
• 2 October – Ebbe Hertzberg, politician.

Full date unknown

• Nils Hansteen, painter
• Lars Knutson Liestøl, politician and Minister