1920 in Norway

← 1919 1918 1917 1920 in Norway → 1921 1922 1923
Centuries:	18th 19th 20th 21st
Decades:	1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s
See also:	List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1920 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch - Haakon VII

Events

• 9 February – The League of Nations gives Spitsbergen to Norway.
• 17–19 June – The Centre Party was founded.
• Aalesund ship is discovered embedded in the earth south of Ålesund.

Notable births

• 2 January - Anne-Sofie Østvedt, resistance leader
• 7 January - Anders Bratholm, jurist and professor of jurisprudence
• 10 January - Rut Brandt, writer and second wife of the German Chancellor Willy Brandt (died 2006)
• 14 January - Helge Rognlien, politician and Minister (died 2001)
• 19 January - Kåre Olafsen, resistance member, executed (died 1945)
• 20 January - Thorleif Schjelderup, ski jumper, Olympic bronze medallist and author (died 2006)
• 27 January - Gudmund Saxrud, civil servant and diplomat
• 4 February - Ole J. Kleppa, physical chemist (died 2007)
• 8 February - Sverre Farstad, speed skater and Olympic gold medallist (died 1978)
• 15 February – Anne-Catharina Vestly, children's author (died 2008)
• 17 February - Ivo Caprino, film director and writer (died 2001)
• 21 February - Per Øisang, journalist and radio and television presenter (died 1967)
• 3 March - Henry Gundersen, resistance member, executed (died 1945)
• 10 March - Finn Ferner, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 2001)
• 11 March - Kåre Kristiansen, politician (died 2005)
• 19 March - Kjell Aukrust, author, poet and artist (died 2002)
• 21 March – Trygve Moe, politician (died 1998)
• 23 March – Lorentz Eldjarn, biochemist and medical doctor (died 2007).
• 29 March – Hans Methlie Michelsen, judge
• 4 April – Dagfinn Grønoset, author (died 2008)
• 8 April – Kristian Asdahl, politician (died 2000)
• 9 April – Otto Nes, television manager.
• 10 April - Jakob Aano, politician
• 12 April – Audun Hetland, illustrator (died 1998).
• 22 April - Adolf Bogstad, resistance member, executed (died 1945)
• 28 April - Egil Endresen, jurist and politician (died 1992)
• 7 May - Einar Wøhni, politician (died 1987)
• 10 May - Olaf Kortner, politician (died 1998)
• 29 May - Bjarne Aagard Strøm, politician
• 14 June - Ivar Mathisen, sprint canoer and Olympic silver medallist
• 30 June - Hans Kristian Seip, forester
• 2 July - Lars T. Platou, electrical engineer and politician (died 2003)
• 15 July - Gudmund Grytøyr, politician (died 2001)
• 21 July - Gunnar Thoresen, international soccer player
• 21 July - Harald Warholm, politician (died 1967)
• 22 July - Ingvar Bakken, politician (died 1982)
• 25 July - Merete Skavlan, actress, theatre instructor and director
• 27 July - Olaf Poulsen, speed skater and president of the International Skating Union (died 2008)
• 31 July - Per Hysing-Dahl, politician (died 1989)
• 9 August - Kjeld Langeland, politician (died 1973)
• 20 September - Rolf Kirkvaag, journalist and radio and television personality (died 2003)
• 6 October - Edvard Beyer, literary historian, literary critic and professor (died 2003)
• 9 October - Jens Bjørneboe, writer (died 1976)
• 9 October - Jens Boyesen, diplomat and politician (died 1996)
• 24 October - Per Saugstad, psychologist and professor
• 26 October - Anne Valen Hestetun, politician
• 3 November - Guttorm Hansen, writer and politician (died 2009)
• 27 November - Johannes Bråten, politician (died 1997)
• 5 December - Hallvard Eika, politician and Minister (died 1989)
• 8 December - Ivar Martinsen, speed skater
• 12 December - Tollef Landsverk, judge and civil servant (died 1988)
• 19 December - Trygve Brudevold, bobsledder

Full date unknown

• Sverre Bergh, spy in Nazi Germany during World War II (died 2006)
• Bjarte Birkeland, literary researcher (died 2000)
• Jens-Halvard Bratz, businessman, politician and Minister (died 2005)
• Rolf Arthur Hansen, politician and Minister
• Simen Skjønsberg, journalist and writer (died 1993)

Notable deaths

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Christopher Bruun

• 3 April - Fernanda Nissen, journalist, literary critic, theatre critic, politician and feminist pioneer (born 1862)
• 18 May - Johan Henrik Paasche Thorne, businessperson and politician (born 1843)
• 17 July - Christopher Bruun, Norwegian priest and educator.

Full date unknown

• Anders Bergene, businessperson (born 1855)
• Oskar Fredriksen, speed skater (born 1872)
• Knut Gunnarsson Helland, Hardanger fiddle maker (born 1880)
• Baard Iversen, businessperson and politician (born 1836)
• Olaj Olsen, jurist and politician (born 1851)
• Steinar Schjøtt, philologist and lexicographer (born 1844)
• Andreas Lauritz Thune, engineer and businessman (born 1848)