1972 in Norway

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Incumbents

Monarch – Olav V
Prime Minister – Trygve Bratteli (Labour Party) until 17 October, Lars Korvald (Christian Democratic Party)

Events

15 June – The Norwegian pension age is lowered to 67.
16 July – Divers discover the wreck of the Dutch merchant ship Akerendam which sank near the island Runde in 1725 during its maiden voyage killing the entire ship's crew of 200 people. A large gold and silver treasure was also discovered aboard the ship.
25 September – Norwegian European Communities membership referendum where a 53.5 majority says "No" to joining the European Community
The cabinet of Trygve Bratteli resigns as a direct result of the referendum
18 October – Lars Korvald becomes Prime Minister of Norway
18 October – Korvald's Cabinet was appointed.
23 December – Braathens SAFE Flight 239 crashes in Asker upon landing at Fornebu airport, Oslo, Norway, killing 40 of 45 people on board.
The Norwegian Ministry of the Environment is established
Molde Airport, Årø is opened for traffic
The Rock carvings at Alta are discovered
Tripp Trapp, the original Norwegian designed adjustable wooden high chair for children, launched and soon became a best selling item in Norway

Popular culture

Sports

Music

Film

Literature

Bortreist på ubestemt tid, crime novel by Sigrun Krokvik.^[1]

Notable births

January

8 January –
- Lotte Søvre, sport wrestler.^[2]
- Rune Støstad, politician.^[3]
11 January – Kåre Conradi, actor.^[4]
12 January – Espen Knutsen, hockey player
25 January – Anita Østby, politician.^[5]
28 January – Gøril Kringen, footballer.^[6]
31 January – Anne Holten, sport wrestler.^[7]

February

17 February – Johnny Jensen, handball player.^[8]
18 February – Glenn Solberg, handball player and coach.^[9]
27 February – Steinar Johansen, speed skater.^[10]

March

4 March – Nocturno Culto, musician
9 March – Ingrid Lorentzen, ballet dancer.^[11]
23 March – Line Verndal, actress.^[12]
28 March – Jeanette Lunde, alpine skier and sailor.^[13]

April

13 April – Kari-Anne Jønnes, politician.^[14]
13 April – Hugo Rocha, Norway-born Portuguese competitive sailor and Olympic medalist.^[15]
19 April – Eivind Melleby, sailor.^[16]
22 April – Jim Svenøy, middle-distance runner.^[17]
23 April – Barbro-Lill Hætta-Jacobsen, politician

May

16 May – Kirsti Husby, newspaper editor.^[18]
20 May – Bård Borgersen, footballer
31 May – Frode Estil, cross-country skier

June

12 June – Jan Steinar Engeli Johansen, politician
16 June – Synnøve Konglevoll, politician.^[19]
24 June – Mette Gundersen, politician
27 June – Jeanette Nilsen, handball player.^[20]
28 June – Heikki Holmås, politician

July

13 July – Selma Lønning Aarø, writer.^[21]
25 July – Tage Pettersen, politician

August

14 August – Torkel Engeness, first ever Olympic flag bearer for Kyrgyzstan, despite being a Norwegian citizen and having no connection to Kyrgyzstan
24 August – Christian Ruud, tennis player.^[22]

September

19 September – kristoffer joner, actor
28 September
- Anne Nymark Andersen, footballer.^[23]
- Nina Nymark Andersen, footballer.^[24]
30 September – Ari Behn, author (d. 2019)

October

30 October – Gro Espeseth, footballer.^[25]

November

6 November – Sveinung Stensland, politician.^[26]
16 November
- Ingunn Bollerud, cyclist.^[27]
- Karianne Eikeland, sailor.^[28]
23 November – Alfie Haaland, footballer.^[29]
29 November – Hege Haukeland Liadal, politician.^[30]

December

2 December – Trond Fausa Aurvåg, actor.^[31]
16 December – Geir-Asbjørn Jørgensen, politician.^[32]
17 December – Alfred Bjørlo, politician.^[33]
18 December – Trine Strand, sport wrestler.^[34]

Notable deaths

5 January – Olav Midttun, philologist, biographer and magazine editor (b.1883)
6 January – Hans Mikal Solsem, politician (b.1912)
2 February – Einar Staff, wholesaler (born 1889).^[35]^[36]
3 February – Sverre Grøner, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.1890)
3 March – Oskar Slaaen, politician (b.1907)
29 March – Reidar Magnus Aamo, politician (b.1898)
4 April – Haldis Tjernsberg, politician (b.1903)
7 April – Mons Arntsen Løvset, politician (b.1891)
11 April – Reidar Ødegaard, cross country skier and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1901)
22 April –
- Isak Abrahamsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1891)
- Arne Espeland, writer (b. 1885)^[37]
18 May – Gunnar Thoresen, bobsledder (b.1921)
7 June – Bjarne Eilif Thorvik, politician (b.1908)
13 June – Per Severin Hjermann, politician (b.1891)
16 July – Knut Severin Jakobsen Vik, politician (b.1892)
17 July – Oscar Engelstad, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1882)
30 July – Arne Sunde, politician, Olympic shooter, army officer and diplomat (b.1883)
1 September – Tor Lund, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1888)
6 September – Terje Wold, judge, politician and Minister (b.1899)
14 September – Oddmund Myklebust, politician and Minister (b.1915)
15 September – Erik Hesselberg, sailor and crew member on the Kon-Tiki expedition (b. 1914)
18 September – Gunvald Engelstad, politician (b.1900)
22 September – Olaf Solumsmoen, newspaper editor and politician (b.1896)
28 September – Ole Bae, civil servant (b.1902)
29 September – Nils Ebbessøn Astrup, ship owner (born 1901).^[38]
8 October – Karl Johan Fjermeros, politician (b.1885)
11 October – Nils Fixdal, athlete (b.1889)
17 October – Alf Gowart Olsen, shipowner (born 1912).^[39]^[40]
19 October – Jacob Christie Kielland, architect (b.1897)
October – Reidar Rye Haugan, newspaper publisher in America (b.1893)
11 November – Guri Johannessen, politician (b.1911)
1 December – Harald Houge Torp, politician (b.1890)
7 December – Arne Kildal, librarian and civil servant (b.1885)
12 December – Rasmus Birkeland, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1888).^[41]

Full date unknown

Petter Martinsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1887)
Gunnar Schjelderup, businessperson (b.1895)
Jon Sundby, politician and Minister (b.1883)
Helge Thiis, architect and art critic (b.1897)
Jørgen Vogt, newspaper editor and politician (b.1900)

References

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^ Gundersen, Ove. "Lotte Søvre". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
^ "Støstad, Rune (1972-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
^ Bikset, Lillian. "Kåre Conradi". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
^ "Østby, Anita (1972-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 August 2021.
^ "Gøril Kringen". olympedia.org. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
^ Gundersen, Ove. "Anne Holten". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
^ "Johnny Jensen, Player". history.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^ Askheim, Svein; Aune, Thomas. "Glenn Solberg". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
^ "Steinar Johansen". olympedia.org. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
^ Kristensen, Toini. "Ingrid Lorentzen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
^ Bikset, Lillian; Nilsen, Anne Grete. "Line Verndal". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
^ "Jeanette Lunde". olympedia.org. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
^ "Jønnes, Kari-Anne (1972-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 October 2021.
^ "Hugo Rocha". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
^ "Eivind Melleby". olympedia.org. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
^ "Jim Svenøy". olympedia.org. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
^ Garvik, Olav. "Kirsti Husby". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
^ "Konglevoll, Synnøve (1972-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
^ "Jeanette Nilsen". olympedia.org. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Selma Lønning Aarø". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
^ "Christian Ruud". olympedia.org. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
^ Holm, Jan. "Anne Nymark Andersen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
^ Holm, Jan. "Nina Nymark Andersen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
^ Pedersen, Ole Petter; Holm, Jan. "Gro Espeseth". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
^ "Stensland, Sveinung (1972-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ "Ingunn Bollerud". olympedia.org. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
^ "Karianne Eikeland". olympedia.org. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
^ Holm, Jan. "Alf-Inge Håland". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
^ "Liadal, Hege Haukeland (1972-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 October 2021.
^ Svendsen, Trond Olav. "Trond Fausa Aurvåg". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
^ "Jørgensen, Geir (1972-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
^ "Bjørlo, Alfred Jens (1972-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 October 2021.
^ Gundersen, Ove. "Trine Strand". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1968). "Staff, Einar". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian) (10 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 519.
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^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Arne Espeland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 June 2009.
^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Nils Ebbessøn Astrup". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1968). "Gowart Olsen, Alf". Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian) (10 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug.
^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Fortegnelse over personer som siste gang er omtalt i utgaven 1968 med angivelse av deres dødsdatum". Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian) (11 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 626. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
^ "Rasmus Birkeland". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2012.

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