1924 in Norway

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Events in the year 1924 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Haakon VII. ^[1]

Events

• The 1924 Parliamentary election takes place.
• Kringkastningselskapet A/S was founded. This was the predecessor to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, established in 1933
• Geitungen Lighthouse is established. ^[2]
• Munck Cranes company is founded. ^[3]
• Ny Tid begins publishing. ^[4]
• Salhus Church is completed. ^[5]

Popular culture

Sports

Main article: 1924 in Norwegian football

Music

Main article: 1924 in Norwegian music

Film

Main article: List of Norwegian films before 1930 § 1920s

Notable births

January

• 5 January – Ottar Dahl, historian and historiographer (died 2011)
• 17 January – Bjørn Gundersen, high jumper (died 2002)
• 18 January – Gudrun Tandberg Høykoll, politician (died 2005)
• 24 January – Gunnar Thorleif Hvashovd, politician (died 2001)
• 21 January – Arne Nilsen, politician and minister (died 2020)
• 27 January – Knut Hoem, politician and minister (died 1987)

February

• 3 February – Ivar Ramstad, discus thrower (died 2009)
• 3 February – Johan Syrstad, politician (died 2019)
• 5 February – Viktor Olsen, marathon runner (died 2023)
• 5 February – Thor Støre, politician (died 2001) ^[6]
• 9 February – Andreas Hagen, newspaper editor (died 2011)
• 13 February – Arne Tjersland, politician (died 2015)
• 16 February – Haaken Christensen, art historian, art collector and gallerist (died 2008). ^[7]
• 19 February – Borghild Niskin, alpine skier (died 2013)
• 23 February – Per G. Schøyen, diplomat (died 2017)
• 28 February – Oddvar Vormeland, educationalist and civil servant (died 2013)

March

Bjørn G. Andersen

• 2 March – Arne Sandnes, politician (died 2016)
• 5 March – Johan Østby, politician (died 2005)
• 11 March – Sverre Oddvar Andresen, politician (died 1994)
• 23 March – Bjørn G. Andersen, geologist and academic (died 2012)
• 30 March – Reidar Berg, bobsledder (died 2018)

April

Gunnar Garbo

• 7 April – Espen Skjønberg, actor (died 2022)
• 10 April – Erik Himle, civil servant, politician and Minister (died 2008)
• 19 April
  • Mary Eide, politician (died 2013)
  • Gunnar Garbo, journalist, politician and ambassador (died 2016). ^[8]
• 20 April – Sverre Johan Juvik, politician (died 2015)
• 22 April – Thorbjørn Svenssen, international soccer player (died 2011)
• 26 April – Finn Isaksen, politician and Minister (died 1987)

May

• 10 May – Anders Hveem, bobsledder (died 2005)
• 11 May – Lars Ketil Strand, forester and professor (died 2020)
• 13 May – Trond Johansen, intelligence officer. ^[9]
• 20 May – Odd Abrahamsen, poet (died 2001)
• 23 May – Ragnar Halvorsen, businessperson ^[10] (died 2019)

June

Ingrid Espelid Hovig

• 1 June – Willy Ovesen, civil servant (died 2015)
• 3 June – Ingrid Espelid Hovig, television chef and cookery writer (died 2018)
• 8 June – Gunnar Brøvig, politician (died 1965)
• 8 June – Dagfinn Vårvik, politician and Minister (died 2018) ^[11]
• 26 June – Birger Leirud, high jumper (died 1999)
• 30 June – Mattis Mathiesen, photographer and film director (died 2010)

July

• 4 July – Julius Paltiel, Holocaust survivor (died 2008) ^[12]
• 11 July – Eleonore Bjartveit, politician and Minister (died 2002)
• 15 July – Lars Aspeflaten, politician (died 2010)
• 22 July – Signe Marie Stray Ryssdal, politician and Supreme Court lawyer (died 2019)

August

Jo Benkow

• 14 August
  • Sverre Fehn, architect (died 2009)
  • Bernt H. Lund, civil servant, diplomat and politician. ^[13]
• 15 August – Jo Benkow, politician and writer and President of the Parliament (died 2013) ^[14]
• 19 August – Karl Egil Aubert, mathematician (died 1990)
• 25 August – Ingvald Ulveseth, politician (died 2008) ^[15]
• 31 August – Thor Pedersen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (died 2008)

September

Magnar Estenstad

• 1 September – Christian Fredrik Borchgrevink, physician (died 2024) ^[16]
• 2 September – Egil Bergsland, politician (died 2007)
• 18 September – Sverre Helland, politician (died 2007)
• 27 September – Magnar Estenstad, cross country skier and double Olympic medallist (died 2004)
• 27 September – Kolbjørn Stordrange, politician (died 2004)

October

• 3 October – Nils Retterstøl, professor of psychiatry (died 2008) ^[17]
• 18 October – Egil Hovland, composer (died 2013)

November

• 19 November – Knut Steen, sculptor (died 2011)

December

• 8 December – Hans Haga, agrarian leader (died 2008) ^[18]
• 21 December – Tove Pihl, educator and politician (died 1987)

Notable deaths

Arne Garborg painted by Eilif Peterssen

• 1 January – Karen Sundt, writer (born 1841). ^[19]
• 14 January – Arne Garborg, writer (born 1851)
• 19 January – Christian Skredsvig, painter and writer (born 1854)
• 3 February – Axel Christian Zetlitz Kielland, civil servant and diplomat (born 1853)
• 4 February – Nordal Wille, botanist (born 1858)
• 11 February – Olav Nygard, poet (born 1884)
• 4 March – Leif Erichsen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (born 1888)
• 3 April – Anders Krogvig, librarian, writer, literary consultant and critic (born 1880)
• 11 April – Minda Ramm, novelist, translator and literary critic (born 1859). ^[20]
• 21 May – Hans Gabriel Nissen Buck, physician and politician (born 1848)
• 22 May – Herbjørn Gausta, artist (born 1854)
• 21 May – Paul Andreas Jetmundsen Aklestad, politician (born 1837)
• 18 July – Anton Aure, bibliographer (born 1884). ^[21]
• August – Sofus Arctander, politician and Minister (born 1845)
• 29 September Ragna Vilhelmine Nielsen, pedagogue and feminist (born 1845)
• 10 October – Edvard Liljedahl, politician and Minister (born 1845)
• 8 December – Carl Anton Larsen, mariner and Antarctic explorer (born 1860)

Full date unknown

• Karl Anton Sanderød, politician (born 1855)

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