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.

Popular culture

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

January to March

• 8 January – Bab Christensen, actress.
• 25 January – Rolf Nilssen, politician
• 3 February – Kjell Magne Fredheim, politician
• 7 February – Sonja Ludvigsen, politician and Minister
• 10 February – Sissel Sellæg, actress
• 23 February – Bjørn Unneberg, politician
• 24 February – Nils Christie, sociologist and criminologist.
• 24 February – Per Lønning, bishop, theologian, professor and politician
• 26 February – Gordon Hølmebakk, publishing editor.
• 29 February – Anders Myklebust, politician
• 18 March – Hans Bjørnstad, ski jumper and World Champion
• 25 March – Roald Aas, speed skater and Olympic gold medallist and cyclist

April to June

• 6 April – Marit Rotnes, politician.
• 8 April – Yngvar Ustvedt, writer.
• 9 April – Erling Norvik, politician
• 10 April – Berit Ås, politician, professor of social psychology and feminist.
• 14 April
• * Juul Bjerke, economist.
• * Egil Monn-Iversen, composer
• 20 April – Svein Døvle Larssen, newspaper editor
• 6 May – Per J. Husabø, politician
• 10 May – Bjørg Løhner Øien, figure skater.
• 12 May – Karin Sundbye, textile artist.
• 17 May – Dag Skogheim teacher, poet, novelist, short story writer, biographer and non-fiction writer.
• 19 May – Arvid Nyberg, politician
• 21 May – Inge Johansen, electrical engineer
• 28 May – Grethe Werner, sportswoman.
• 29 May – Harald Hennum, international soccer player
• 26 June – Olav Haukvik, politician and Minister

July to September

• 1 July – Andreas Aarflot, theologian, bishop emeritus in the Church of Norway
• 19 July – Tone Thiis Schjetne, sculptor.
• 27 July – Bill Johansen, ice hockey player in Canada
• 28 July – Tove Billington Bye, politician
• 4 August – Helge Høva, politician
• 10 August
• *Per Asplin, actor
• *Haagen Ringnes, journalist and author
• 15 August
• *Inger Koppernæs, politician and Minister
• *Fritz Røed, sculptor
• 17 August – Arnt Gudleik Hagen, politician
• 23 August – Tor Stokke, actor
• 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.
• 19 September – Bjørn Sand, revue writer and actor.
• 21 September – Liv Aasen, politician
• 25 September – Kirsten Myklevoll, politician and Minister
• 27 September – Kjell Bohlin, politician
• 29 September – Johan Kleppe, politician and minister

October to December

• 3 October – Kåre Willoch, politician.
• 5 October – Charles Philipson, judge and civil servant.
• 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
• 17 November – Torbjørn Mork, physician and civil servant.
• 19 November – Reidar Birkeland, veterinarian
• 24 November – Arne Langeland, jurist, civil servant and diplomat
• 1 December – Arild Andresen, soccer and ice hockey player
• 3 December – Karin Bang, poet, novelist, children's writer and crime writer.
• 5 December – Leif Ottersen, priest
• 10 December – Dagfinn Aarskog, physician.
• 16 December – Bjørn Haug, judge
• 22 December – Arne Øien, economist, politician and Minister
• 29 December – Marit Øiseth, sprinter and cross country skier

Full date unknown

• Helge Barstad, politician

Notable deaths

• 16 January – Bjarne Solberg, physician and politician
• 18 January – Nordahl Rolfsen, writer, educationalist and teacher, journalist, translator and speaker
• 21 January – Nikolai Astrup, painter
• 7 February – Herman Johan Foss Reimers, politician and Minister
• 9 February – Anna Bugge, feminist
• 27 April – Amund B. Larsen, linguist
• 13 June – Randi Blehr, women’s rights activist.
• 17 June – Torgrim Castberg, violinist
• 6 June – Sverre Hassel, polar explorer
• June – Roald Amundsen, polar explorer, led the first Antarctic expedition to reach the South Pole
• 14 July – August Geelmuyden Spørck, politician and Minister
• 10 October – Karl Lous, barrister.
• 11 September – Per Klingenberg Hestetun, politician
• 1 December – Gunnar Knudsen, politician and twice Prime Minister of Norway
• 29 December – Eilif Peterssen, painter

Full date unknown

• Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff, architect