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Decades: 1930s • 1940s • 1950s • 1960s • 1970s Centuries: 18th • 19th • 20th • 21st See also: 1956 in Norwegian football Other events of 1956 List of years in Norway

Incumbents

• King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway

Events

Arts and literature

Sport

• Roald Aas, speed skater and Olympic gold medallist and cyclist, is awarded the Egebergs Ærespris for his achievements as both a speed skater and a cyclist.

Births

January to June

• 20 March - Minken Fosheim, actress and children's author

July to December

• 10 July - Anders Heger, publisher and writer
• 22 July - Stein Erik Hagen, businessman
• 22 July - Morten Jentoft, journalist
• 23 August - Valgerd Svarstad Haugland, politician and Minister
• 5 September - Eva Lian, politician
• 22 October - Olav Gunnar Ballo, politician
• 8 November - Mari Boine, Sami musician
• 14 November - Bjørgulv Braanen, newspaper editor
• 9 December - Kari Bremnes, singer and songwriter

Full date unknown

• Eivind Aadland, conductor and violinist
• Olav Rune Ekeland Bastrup, writer and historian

Deaths

January to March

• 25 January - Schak Bull, architect (b.1858)
• 31 January - Sigvald Svendsen, politician (b.1895)
• 12 March - Reidar Tønsberg, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.1893)
• 18 March - Ivar Jacobsen Norevik, politician (b.1900)
• 28 March - Erik Colban, diplomat (b.1876)
• 29 March - Endre Kristian Vestvik, politician (b.1894)

April to June

• 25 April - Mikal Grøvan, politician (b.1899)
• 28 April - Amund Rasmussen Skarholt, politician (b.1892)
• 2 May - Ingebjørg Øisang, politician (b.1892)
• 16 May - Christian Staib, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1892)
• 1 June - Jens Bull, jurist and diplomat (b.1886)
• 18 June - Niels Christian Ditleff, diplomat (b.1881)

July to December

• 27 July - Arnold Holmboe, politician and Minister (b.1873)
• 28 August - Johan Nordhagen, artist (b.1856)
• 28 October - Øyvind Alfred Stensrud, politician (b.1887)
• 12 December - Jakob Friis, politician (b.1883)
• 16 December - Frithjof Olstad, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1890)
• 28 December - Oskar Olsen, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist (b.1897)

Full date unknown

• Anton Ludvig Alvestad, politician and Minister (b.1883)
• Sigval Bergesen, ship-owner and politician (b.1863)
• Helmer Hanssen, polar explorer (b.1870)
• Nikolai Nissen Paus, surgeon (b.1877)
• Harald Smedvik, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.1888)