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1977 in Norway

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1977 in Norway

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Events in the year 1977 in Norway.

Incumbents

  • Monarch – Olav V
  • Prime Minister – Odvar Nordli (Labour Party)

Events

  • 12 September – The 1977 Parliamentary election takes place.
  • 22 April – Ekofisk oil field blowout: an oil well blowout occurred at the Ekofisk Bravo platform, due to an incorrectly installed downhole safety valve. At an estimated 80000 - total, this is the largest blowout in the North Sea.
  • 24–27 February – The Biathlon World Championships 1977 take place in Vingrom, Norway.

Notable births

[[Linda Hofstad Helleland
[[Sylvi Listhaug
  • 11 January – Kine Asper Vistnes, trade unionist.
  • 17 January – Sverre Rotevatn, Nordic combined skier.
  • 25 February – Ingrid Sternhoff, footballer.
  • 7 March – Pål Grotnes, ice hockey player.
  • 7 March – Mia Hundvin, handball player.
  • 15 March – Anita Tomulevski, gymnast.
  • 22 March – Linda Ørmen, footballer.
  • 30 March – Silvia K. Kosmo, politician.
  • 11 April – Pål Berrefjord, politician
  • 19 April – Kristin Bekkevold, footballer.
  • 22 April – Linn Torp, cyclist.
  • 2 May – Pernille Holmboe, model
  • 5 May – Silje Jørgensen, footballer.
  • 18 May – Bjarne Solbakken, alpine skier.
  • 2 June – Alexandra Beverfjord, crime fiction writer, journalist and newspaper editor.
  • 6 June – Trude Gundersen, taekwondo athlete.
  • 30 June – Zahid Ali, stand-up comedian
  • 30 June – Kjersti Horn, theater director.
  • 24 July – Anita Rapp, footballer.
  • 16 August – Sigmund Løvåsen, novelist and playwright.
  • 20 August – Henning Stensrud, ski jumper.
  • 26 August – Linda Cathrine Hofstad Helleland, politician.
  • 6 September – Mari Skurdal, journalist and newspaper editor.
  • 12 September – Pia Tjelta, actress.
  • 30 September – Audun Lysbakken, politician.
  • 7 October – Vegard Arnhoff, sailor.
  • 23 October – Jarle Andhøy, adventurer and sailboat-skipper
  • 12 November – Anne Molin Kongsgård, snowboarder.
  • 21 November – Annie, pop artist and DJ
  • 3 December – Jennie Johnsen, politician
  • 25 December – Sylvi Listhaug, politician.
  • 28 December – Olaug Nilssen, writer.

Notable deaths

  • 17 January – Erling Fredriksfryd, politician (b.1905)
  • 1 February – Edvard Hambro, politician and 25th President of the United Nations General Assembly (b.1911)
  • 8 February – Eivind Groven, composer and music-theorist (b.1901)
  • 3 March – Kai Knudsen, politician (b.1903)
  • 7 March – Jørgen Leonard Firing, politician (b.1894)
  • 22 March – Alfred Nilsen, politician (b.1892)
  • 27 May – Kristian Birger Gundersen, politician (b.1907)
  • 6 June – Olaf Fredrik Watnebryn, politician (b.1908)
  • 13 June – Olav Aslakson Versto, politician (b.1892)
  • 23 June – Asbjørn Solberg, politician (b.1893)
  • 1 July – Torvald Kvinlaug, politician (b.1911)
  • 2 July – Christian Schweigaard Stang, linguistics researcher and professor (b.1900)
  • 7 July – Nils Kristian Lysø, politician and Minister (b.1905)
  • 13 July – Edgar Christensen, boxer (b.1905)
  • 14 July – Birger Bergersen, politician and minister (b.1891)
  • 24 July – Sigrid Sundby, speed skater (b.1942).
  • 2 August – Alfred Sigurd Nilsen, politician (b.1891)
  • 5 August – Gunvor Galtung Haavik, interpreter charged with espionage (b.1912)
  • 17 August – Harald Økern, Nordic combined skier (b.1898)
  • 2 October – Odd Frantzen, soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1913)
  • 18 October – Kristian Hauger, pianist, orchestra leader and composer (b. 1905).
  • 4 November – Frede Castberg, jurist (b.1893)
  • 4 November – Sigurd Lund Hamran, politician (b.1902)
  • 5 November – Gunnar Nordbye, United States federal judge (b.1888)
  • 15 November – Olaf Johannessen, rifle shooter (b.1890)
  • 24 November – Reidar Dahl, jurist and sports official, president of the Football Association of Norway (born 1893).
  • 5 December – Jon Mårdalen, cross country skier (b.1895)
  • 25 December – Harald Strøm, speed skater and World Champion (b.1897).

Full date missing

  • Reidar Eriksen, trade unionist and politician (b.1894)
  • Lars Fletre, sculptor (b.1904)
  • John Gunnarsson Helland, Hardanger fiddle maker (b.1897)
  • Kåre Jonsborg, painter and textile artist (b.1912)
  • Finn Nagell, military officer, Milorg pioneer, economist and businessperson (born 1899).
  • Ola Solberg, newspaper editor and politician (b. 1886)

References

References

  1. "Oil Rig Disasters – Ekofisk Bravo Platform".
  2. Garvik, Olav. "Kine Asper Vistnes". Norsk nettleksikon.
  3. "Sverre Rotevatn".
  4. "Ingrid Sternhoff".
  5. "Pål Grotnes".
  6. Aune, Thomas. "Mia Hundvin". Norsk nettleksikon.
  7. "Anita Tomulevski".
  8. "Linda Ørmen". Norsk nettleksikon.
  9. "Kosmo, Silvia K. (1977-)".
  10. "Kristin Bekkevold".
  11. "Linn Torp".
  12. "Silje Jørgensen". Norsk nettleksikon.
  13. "Bjarne Solbakken".
  14. "Alexandra Beverfjord". Kunnskapsforlaget.
  15. "Trude Gundersen".
  16. Bikset, Lillian. "Kjersti Horn". Norsk nettleksikon.
  17. "Anita Rapp".
  18. "Sigmund Løvåsen". Norsk nettleksikon.
  19. "Henning Stensrud".
  20. Tvedt, Knut Are. "Linda Cathrine Hofstad Helleland". Norsk nettleksikon.
  21. Garvik, Olav. "Mari Skurdal". Kunnskapsforlaget.
  22. Bikset, Lillian. "Pia Tjelta". Norsk nettleksikon.
  23. Tvedt, Knut Are. "Audun Lysbakken". Norsk nettleksikon.
  24. "Vegard Arnhoff".
  25. "Anne Molin Kongsgård".
  26. "Sylvi Listhaug". Norsk nettleksikon.
  27. Norheim, Marta. "Olaug Nilssen". Norsk nettleksikon.
  28. Rune J. Andersen. "Eivind Groven". Store norske leksikon.
  29. Bryhn, Rolf. "Sigrid Sundby". Norsk nettleksikon.
  30. "Kristian Hauger". Norsk nettleksikon.
  31. (1973). "Dahl, Leiv Reidar". Aschehoug.
  32. "Reidar Dahl". Norsk nettleksikon.
  33. Bryhn, Rolf. "Harald Strøm". Norsk nettleksikon.
  34. Lorenz, Einhart. (1983). "Det er ingen sak å få partiet lite. NKP 1923–1931". Pax.
  35. (1973). "Nagell, Finn". Aschehoug.
  36. Nøkleby, Berit. (1995). "Nagell, Finn". Cappelen.
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