Events in the year 1922 in Norway.

Incumbents

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Haakon VII Haakon VII (; born Prince Carl of Denmark; 3 August 187221 September 1957) was the King of Norway from November 1905 until his death in September 1957. Originally a Danish prince, he was born in Copenhagen as the son of the future Frederick VI ...

Events

* 8 January – The Social Democratic Youth League of Norway is founded. * 30 November – The establishment of Norwegian government-owned alcoholic beverage retailer "

Vinmonopolet Vinmonopolet ( en, The Wine Monopoly), symbolized by Ⓥ and Colloquialism, colloquially shortened to Polet, is a government-owned alcoholic beverage retailer and the Alcohol monopoly, only company allowed to sell beverages containing an Alcohol b ...

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Fridtjof Nansen Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen (; 10 October 186113 May 1930) was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He gained prominence at various points in his life as an explorer, scientist, diplomat, and humanitarian. He led the team t ...

is awarded the

Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor and armaments (military weapons and equipment) manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Chemi ...

for his work as a

League of Nations The League of Nations (french: link=no, Société des Nations ) was the first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace. It was founded on 10 January 1920 by the Paris Peace Conference that ...

High Commissioner. * Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.

Popular culture

Sports

Ole Reistad Ole Imerslun Reistad (26 June 1898 – 22 December 1949) was a Norwegian military officer and accomplished sports person. He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in modern pentathlon, and also became Norwegian champion in the sport. He competed i ...

, pentathlete, is awarded the

Egebergs Ærespris The Egebergs Ærespris ("Honorary Prize of Egeberg") is a prize awarded to Norwegian athletes who excel in more than one sport. The prize was created by Ferdinand Julian Egeberg, and consists of a bronze statuette modelled by sculptor Magnus Vigr ...

for achievements in multiple sports.

Music

Film

Literature

*The

Olav Duun Olav Duun (21 November 1876 – 13 September 1939) was a noteworthy author of Norwegian fiction. He is generally recognized to be one of the more outstanding writers in Norwegian literature. He once lacked only one vote to receive the Nobel ...

novel ''I ungdommen'' (''Odin Grows Up'') from the work ''

Juvikfolket ''The People of Juvik'' is a series of six historical novels by Norwegian author Olav Duun. The books chronicle the lives of the Juvikings, an old Norwegian landowning peasant family living on Islands off the coast of Namdalen, Trøndelag. The ...

'' (''The People of Juvik'', 1918–23), was published.

Notable births

*6 January –

Finn Mortensen Finn Mortensen (January 6, 1922 – May 23, 1983) was a Norwegian composer, critic and educator. Finn Einar Mortensen was born in Oslo. His parents were publisher Ernst Gustav Mortensen (1887–1966) and Anna Marie Damnæs (1886–1 ...

, composer, critic and educator (died 1983) *20 January –

Bjørn Endreson Bjørn Endreson (20 January 1922 – 12 November 1998) was a Norwegian actor, stage producer, and theatre director. He was born in Bærum. He worked as actor and stage producer at Rogaland Teater from 1957 to 1960, and served as theatre direct ...

, actor, stage producer and theatre director (died 1998) *25 January **

Just Faaland Just Faaland (January 25, 1922 – February 17, 2017 ) was a Norwegian political economist. He started as an economist with OEEC in 1949. Later he worked for a number of international institutions including the World Bank, ILO, IFAD, FAO, WFP, UND ...

, political economist (died 2017) **

Kåre Tveter Kåre Tveter (25 January 1922 – 21 March 2012) was a Norwegian painter and illustrator. He was born in Sør-Odal. His breakthrough as artist came in 1965. He is represented at various galleries, including the National Gallery of Norway and th ...

, painter (died 2012) *2 February –

Sigbjørn Hølmebakk Sigbjørn Hølmebakk (2 February 1922 – 25 November 1981) was a Norwegian author. Biography Hølmebakk was born at Feda (now Kvinesdal) in Vest-Agder, Norway. His parents were Søren Adolf Svindland (1881–1966) and Inger Marie Abrahamsen M ...

, author (died 1981) *11 February –

Svenn Stray Svenn Thorkild Stray (11 February 1922 – 20 May 2012) was a Norwegian politician and a member of the Conservative Party of Norway. He served as a member of parliament from 1958 to 1985, as president of the Nordic Council in 1968, and as fore ...

, politician and Minister (died 2012) *13 February – Jørgen Sønstebø, politician (died 2013) *10 March –

Dagmar Lahlum Dagmar Mohne Hansen Lahlum (10 March 1923, Norway – 28 December 1999) was a member of the Norwegian resistance in Oslo during World War II and was later recruited (unofficially) to work for MI5. Early life The daughter of a shoemaker, La ...

, resistance member and agent (died 1999) *15 March – Kristoffer Lepsøe, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (died 2006) *8 April – Odd Steinar Holøs, politician (died 2001) *14 April – Viking Olver Eriksen, nuclear physicist (died 2014) *30 April – Frank Olsen, resistance member, executed (died 1945) *16 May – Norveig Karlsen, gymnast (died

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

) *18 May –

Gerda Boyesen Gerda Boyesen (May 18, 1922December 29, 2005) was the founder of Biodynamic Psychology, a branch of Body Psychotherapy. Life Gerda Boyesen was born in 1922 in Bergen. Her first marriage was with Carl Christian Boyesen. In 1947 she read a book ...

, founder of Biodynamic Psychology (died 2005) *29 May –

Edith Roger Edith Roger (born 29 May 1922) is a Norwegian dancer, choreographer and stage director. She was born in Vestby. She made her debut as dancer at Rogaland Teater in 1945. Her debut as stage director was ''Sangen om utysket'' at Nationaltheatret in ...

, dancer, choreographer and stage director. *7 June –

Vilhelm Aubert Johan Vilhelm Aubert (7 June 1922 – 19 July 1988) was an influential Norwegian sociologist. He was a professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Oslo from 1963 to 1971 and at the Department of Sociology from 1971 to 1988. He co-founded th ...

, sociologist (died 1988) *10 June –

Edvard Hagerup Bull Edvard Hagerup Bull (23 January 1855 – 25 March 1938) was a Norwegian jurist and assessor of the Supreme Court of Norway. He was a member of the Norwegian Parliament and government official with the Conservative Party of Norway. Background Ed ...

, composer (died 2012) *10 June – Erling Danielsen, politician (died 2010) *13 June – Gunnar Konsmo, speed skater (died 1996) *14 June –

Sven Olsen Sven Olsen (14 June 1922 – 24 July 2001) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. From 1971 to January 1972, during the first cabinet Bratteli, Olsen was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Fisheries. He left along with Minis ...

, politician (died 2001) *26 June – Reidun Andersson, politician (died 1992) *28 June –

Jostein Goksøyr Jostein Goksøyr (28 June 1922 – 5 December 2000) was a Norwegian microbiologist. He was born in Kopervik, and took the dr.philos. degree in 1955. He was hired as a lecturer at the University of Bergen in 1956, and was later professor from ...

, microbiologist (died 2000) *6 July –

Thorolf Rafto Thorolf Rafto (July 6, 1922 – November 4, 1986) was a human rights activist and professor in Economic History at the NHH, Norwegian School of Economics in Bergen, Norway, Bergen, Norway. The Rafto Foundation for Human Rights was established in gr ...

, human rights activist and professor in Economic History (died 1986) *7 July – Reidar Torp, Norwegian military officer (died 2017) *8 July – Torodd Hauer, speed skater (died 2010) *17 July –

Olina Storsand Olina Storsand (17 July 1922 – 18 December 2021) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. Storsand was born in Hemne. Storsand served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway from Sør-Trøndelag in the terms 1965–1969, ...

, politician *24 July – Per Hansson, journalist and writer (died 1982) *26 July – Johan Trondsen, politician (died 2018) *27 July –

Ambjørg Sælthun Ambjørg Sælthun, née Ødelien (27 July 1922 – 2 January 2012) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. She was born in Ål. She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sogn og Fjordane in 1973, and was re-elected on two occ ...

, politician (died 2012) *7 September –

Bodil Aakre Bodil Aakre (7 September 1922 – 8 November 2008) was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Conservative Party. She was also known for her involvement with the Brønnøysund Register Centre. Career She was born in Kristiania. She enrolled as ...

, jurist and politician (died 2008) *28 September –

Liv Dommersnes Liv Dommersnes (née Strømsted; 28 September 1922 – 6 April 2014) was a Norwegian actress and reciter of poetry. She was a member of group that founded Studioteatret in 1945. Personal life Liv Strømsted was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norw ...

, actress and reciter of poetry (died 2014) *2 October –

Hallvard Rieber-Mohn Hallvard Rieber-Mohn (2 October 1922 – 4 August 1982) was a Norway, Norwegian Dominican Order, Dominican priest and author. Biography He was born at Molde in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. His parents were Christian Joachim Rieber-Mohn (1891–195 ...

, writer and Dominican priest (died 1982) *8 October – Helge Stormorken, veterinarian and physician (died 2019) *20 October –

Kjell Bloch Sandved Kjell Bloch Sandved (October 20, 1922 – December 20, 2015) was a Norwegian born publisher, author, lecturer and nature photographer, most known for his Butterfly Alphabet which contains pictures of Butterfly Wings resembling all the 26 letters in ...

, author, lecturer and nature photographer (died 2015) *4 November –

Reidar Due Reidar Due (4 November 1922 – 29 October 2021) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nord-Trøndelag in 1977, and was re-elected on three occasions. He had previously served as a deput ...

, politician *12 November – Knut Østby, sprint canoer and Olympic silver medallist (died 2010) *13 November –

Aud Schønemann Aud Schønemann (13 November 1922 – 30 October 2006) was a Norwegian actress, regarded by many as the leading comedienne of her generation in Norway. She was born in Østre Aker, and was a daughter of actor August Schønemann and dancer Dagmar ...

, actress (died 2006) *22 December –

Odd Wang Sørensen Odd Wang Sørensen (22 December 1922 – 10 April 2004) was a Norwegian international footballer. On club level Sørensen played for Sarpsborg team Sparta, where he won the Norwegian cup in 1952. He played with the Norwegian national team at the S ...

, international soccer player (died 2004) *28 December –

Ragnar Christiansen Ragnar Karl Viktor Christiansen (28 December 1922 in Drammen – 17 February 2019) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. Early life He served as a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway during the terms 1950–1953 an ...

, politician and Minister (died 1994)

Deaths

*7 January –

Jørg Tofte Jebsen Jørg Tofte Jebsen (27 April 1888 – 7 January 1922) was a physicist from Norway, where he was the first to work on Einstein's general theory of relativity. In this connection he became known after his early death for what many now call the ...

, physicist (born 1888) *23 January –

Stephan Sinding Stephan Abel Sinding (4 August 1846 – 23 January 1922) was a Norwegian-Danish sculptor. He moved to Copenhagen in 1883 and had his breakthrough the same year. In 1890 he obtained Danish citizenship. In 1910 he settled in Paris where he lived ...

, sculptor (born 1846) *6 February –

Kyrre Grepp Olav Kyrre Grepp (6 August 1879 – 6 February 1922) was a Norwegian politician, leader of the Norwegian Labour Party. Grepp became a Communist by the end of his life and was active in the Comintern. He studied literature and philosophy, however ...

, politician (born 1879) *14 February –

Magnus Halvorsen Johan Magnus Halvorsen (10 June 1853 – 14 February 1922) was a Norwegian politician for the Moderate Liberal Party. Biography Halvorsen was born at Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. He was a merchant by profession. He started his bus ...

, politician (born 1853) *22 February –

Frithjof Olsen Frithjof Olsen (30 November 1882 – 22 February 1922) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1906 Intercalated Games, the 1908 Summer Olympics, and the 1912 Summer Olympics. At the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens Athens ( ; el, ...

, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (born 1882) *7 March –

Axel Thue Axel Thue (; 19 February 1863 – 7 March 1922) was a Norwegian mathematician, known for his original work in diophantine approximation and combinatorics. Work Thue published his first important paper in 1909. He stated in 1914 the so-called wo ...

, mathematician (born 1863) *10 March –

Anton Johan Rønneberg Anton Johan Rønneberg (6 August 1856 – 10 March 1922) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party (Norway), Liberal Party. Personal life He was born in Ålesund, Aalesund to Rasmus Gerhard Rønneberg (1822–1884) and his wife Anna Mar ...

, politician (born 1856) *3 April – Aasulv Olsen Bryggesaa, politician and Minister (born 1866) *18 April –

Hjalmar Welhaven Hjalmar Welhaven (26 December 1850 – 18 April 1922) was a Norwegian architect, palace manager, and sportsman. Biography Personal life Welhaven was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of writer Johan Sebastian Welhaven ...

, architect, palace manager, and sportsman (born 1850) *5 May –

Carl Sofus Lumholtz Carl Sofus Lumholtz (23 April 1851 – 5 May 1922) was a Norwegian explorer and ethnographer, best known for his meticulous field research and ethnographic publications on indigenous cultures of Australia and Mexico. Biography Born in Fåberg, N ...

, discoverer and ethnographer (born 1851) *13 June –

Fredrik Stang Lund Fredrik Stang Lund (17 November 1859 – 13 June 1922) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was the mayor of Oslo briefly in 1895. On 14 October, 1895, he was appointed to the first cabinet Hagerup as both Minister of Auditing a ...

, politician and Minister (born 1859) *21 August –

Jørgen Løvland Jørgen Gunnarsson Løvland (3 February 1848 – 21 August 1922) was a Norwegian educator and civil servant of the Liberal Party who served as the 10th prime minister of Norway from 1907 to 1908. Background Løvland was born at Lauvland in Evj ...

, politician and

Prime Minister of Norway The prime minister of Norway ( no, statsminister, which directly translates to "minister of state") is the head of government and chief executive of Norway. The prime minister and Cabinet (consisting of all the most senior government department ...

(born 1848) *5 September –

Alvilde Prydz Alvilde Prydz (5 August 1846 – 5 September 1922) was a Norwegian novelist. Biography She was born near Fredrikshald, now Halden in Østfold county, Norway. Her parents were Paul Fredrik Birkenbusch Prydz (1810–1908) a merchant and customs ...

, novelist (born 1846) *7 September – Hans G. Jensen, tailor, trade unionist and politician (born 1856) *27 October –

Hans Henrik Reusch Hans Henrik Reusch (5 September 1852 – 27 October 1922) was a Norwegian geologist, geomorphologist and educator. He served as director of the Geological Survey of Norway. Biography Born in Bergen, he was educated at the University of Leipz ...

, geologist (born 1852) *25 December –

Jørgen Christian Knudsen Jørgen Christian Knudsen (5 January
in ''Porsgrunds udvikling 1860-1900'', by A. L. Coll. Hosted by Porsgrunn public ...

, ship-owner and politician (born 1843)

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