1923 in Norway

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See also:	List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1923 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch - Haakon VII

Events

• 4 November – the Communist Party of Norway is formed, following a split in the Norwegian Labour Party.
• Fokstumyra Nature Reserve is established, the first nature reserve in Norway.

Births

Hjalmar Andersen

January to March

• 1 January - Kristin Kverneland Lønningdal, politician
• 16 January - Martin Stokken, cross country skier and Olympic silver medallist, athlete (died 1984)
• 22 January - Walter Kåre Tjønndal, politician
• 28 January - Erling Lorentzen, Norwegian-born businessman in Brazil
• 29 January - Leif Næss, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1973)
• 10 February - Hans Goksøyr, businessperson
• 10 February - Peder I. Ramsrud, politician
• 13 February - Jens P. Flå, politician (died 2002)
• 21 February - Gunnar Christie Wasberg, librarian and non-fiction writer
• 23 February - Jon Fossum, orienteer and politician (died 2007).
• 7 March - Johannes Vågsnes, politician
• 9 March - Pelle Christensen, actor and translator (died 1995)
• 12 March - Hjalmar Andersen, speed skater and triple Olympic gold medallist
• 29 March - Eystein Bærug, politician (died 1998)

April to June

• 4 April - Reidar Nyborg, cross country skier and Olympic bronze medallist
• 30 April - Einar Thorsrud, psychologist, researcher and professor (died 1985)
• 1 May - Anders John Aune, resistance member and politician
• 2 May - Albert Nordengen, politician (died 2004)
• 29 May - Harald Sverdrup, poet and children's writer (died 1992)
• 21 June - Bjørn Paulson, high jumper and Olympic silver medallist, jurist (died 2008)
• 23 June - Nils Slaatto, architect (died 2001)
• 29 June - Olav Thon, property developer

July to September

• 17 July - Wiggo Hanssen, speed skater (died 2007)
• 18 July - Odvar Omland, politician
• 26 July - Ole Frithjof Klemsdal, politician (died 2008)
• 12 August - Olle Johan Eriksen, politician (died 1999)
• 13 August – Arnljot Eggen, lyricist (died 2009)
• 17 August - Bjørn Erling Ytterhorn, politician (died 1987)
• 25 August - Stephan Tschudi-Madsen, art historian (died 2007)
• 30 August - Andreas Bernhard Gamst, politician
• 3 September - Egil Solin Ranheim, politician (died 1992)
• 9 September – Erling Rønneberg, politician (died 2008)
• 11 September - Leiv Magnus Vidvei, economist and politician
• 13 September - Gunnar Berg, politician
• 15 September - Rune Nilsen, triple jumper (died 1998)
• 23 September - Egil Oddvar Larsen, politician

October to December

• 13 October - Eivind Bolle, politician and Minister
• 23 October - Sigmund Søfteland, speed skater (died 1993)
• 7 November - Reidar Haave Olsen, pilot (died 1944)
• 10 November - Alf Martin Bjørnø, politician (died 1991)
• 24 November - Johan Vestly, illustrator (died 1993)
• 12 December - Frode Nilsen, diplomat
• 15 December - Petter Furberg, politician (died 1999)
• 15 December - Jon Ola Norbom, economist, politician and Minister
• 26 December - Rolf Hellem, politician

Full date unknown

• Finn-Egil Eckblad, mycologist and professor (died 2000)
• Ivar Johansen, journalist and editor (died 2005)
• Helge Røstad, judge (died 1994)
• Erling Stordahl, singer (died 1994)
• Inger Waage, industrial ceramacist (died 1995)
• Jakob Weidemann, painter (died 2001)

Deaths

• 4 February - Svend Borchmann Hersleb Vogt, jurist and politician (born 1852)
• 9 February - Otto Aulie, footballer (born 1894)
• 28 April - Knute Nelson, Governor of Minnesota from 1893 till 1895 and United States Senator from Minnesota from 1895 till 1923. (born 1843)
• 23 May - Otto Bahr Halvorsen, politician and twice Prime Minister of Norway (born 1872)
• 28 July - Christian Emil Stoud Platou, railroad director and politician (born 1861)
• 16 November - Christen Christensen, shipyard owner, ship-owner and whaling manager (born 1845)

Full date unknown

• Carl L. Boeckmann, artist (born 1867)
• Claus Høyer, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1891)
• Ole Østmo, rifle shooter and Olympic medallist (born 1866)
• Ivar Bergersen Sælen, politician and Minister (born 1855)
• Edvard Sverdrup, theologian (born 1861)