1971 in Norway
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Events in the year 1971 in Norway.
Incumbents[]
- Monarch – Olav V
- Prime Minister – Per Borten (Centre Party) until 17 October, Trygve Bratteli (Labour Party)
Events[]
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- Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.
- 17 March – Bratteli's First Cabinet was appointed.
- 22 May – The crew quarters of the Norwegian passenger ship catches on fire outside Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 32 people of the ship's crew are killed in the event.
- 22 September – Princess Märtha Louise of Norway is born.
Popular culture[]
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Sports[]
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Music[]
Film[]
Literature[]
- Per Arneberg, poet, prosaist and translator is awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize.[1]
- Gunvor Hofmo, writer and poet, is awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for Gjest på jorden (Guest on Earth).
- Stein Mehren, poet, novelist, essayist and playwright, is awarded the Dobloug Prize literature award.
- Arild Nyquist, novelist, poet, children's writer and musician, is awarded the Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment literary prize.[2]
Notable births[]
- 1 February – Harald Brattbakk, footballer and pilot
- 18 February – May Britt Lagesen, politician.[3]
- 3 April – Ingvild Vaggen Malvik, politician
- 5 April – Åslaug Sem-Jacobsen, politician.[4]
- 6 April – Mona Grudt, model and 1990 Miss Universe
- 13 May – Espen Lind, songwriter, producer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist
- 16 May – Pia Wedege, luger.[5]
- 28 June – Dagrun Eriksen, politician
- 20 July – Guro Angell Gimse, politician
- 9 September – Ann Cathrin Eriksen, handball player.[6]
- 29 September – Frida Melvær, politician.[7]
- 2 October – Anette Igland, footballer
- 18 October – Line Henriette Holten Hjemdal, politician
- 17 November – Tonje Sagstuen, handball player.[8]
- 22 November – Geir Hartly Andreassen, cinematographer
- 2 December – Linn T. Sunne, children's writer.[9]
- 10 December – Arnfinn Kristiansen, bobsledder.[10]
Notable deaths[]
Gunnar Jahn
Olaf Barda
- 16 January – Halfdan Gran Olsen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1910)
- 29 January – Bjarne Guldager, sprinter (b.1897)
- 31 January – Gunnar Jahn, jurist, economist and politician (b.1883)
- 24 February – Hartvig Svendsen, politician (b.1902)
- 1 March – Harald Damsleth, cartoonist, illustrator and ad-man (b.1906)
- 1 April – Hans Svarstad, politician (b.1883)
- 2 May – Olaf Barda, chess player, first Norwegian International Master (b.1909)
- 24 May – Haakon Hansen, politician (b.1907)
- 2 June – Per Mathiesen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1885)
- 26 June – Halvor Birkeland, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1894)
- 16 July – Birger Brandtzæg, merchant and owner of a fishing station (born 1893).[11]
- 19 July – Hans Kristian Bromstad, politician (b.1903)
- 20 July – Olaf Ingebretsen, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1892)
- 6 August – Finn Moe, politician (b.1902).[12]
- 19 August – Arthur Sundt, politician (b.1899)
- 4 September – Bjarne Lyngstad, politician and Minister (b.1901)
- 29 September – Johannes Lid, botanist (b.1886).[13]
- 5 October – Marit Hemstad, sprinter (b.1928)
- 5 October – Marit Øiseth, cross country skier (b.1928)
- 17 October – Leif Grøner, banker and politician (b.1884)
- 22 October – Håkon Ellingsen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1894)
- 18 November – Leif Bjorholt Burull, politician (b.1895)
- 2 December – Erling Viksjø, architect (born 1910).[14]
- 10 December – Arne Langset, politician (b.1893)
- 12 December – Kristian Johan Bodøgaard, politician (b.1885)
Full date unknown[]
- Thorstein John Ohnstad Fretheim, politician (b.1886)
- Johs Haugerud, politician (b.1896)
- Nils Hønsvald, politician and Minister (b.1899)
- Nic. Stang, art historian and writer (b.1908)
- Julius Sundsvik, novelist and newspaper editor (b.1891)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Språk- og litteraturpriser" (in Norwegian). Riksmålsforbundet. Archived from the original on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- ^ "Mads Wiel Nygaards Legat" (in Norwegian). Forfatterportalen.no. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
- ^ "Lagesen, May Britt (1971-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ Tvedt, Knut Are. "Åslaug Sem-Jacobsen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Pia Wedege". olympedia.org. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Ann-Cathrin Eriksen". olympedia.org. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ Tvedt, Knut Are. "Frida Melvær". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Tonje Sagstuen". olympedia.org. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ Bae, Øystein Espe. "Linn T. Sunne". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Arnfinn Kristiansen". olympedia.org. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1968). "Brandtzæg, Birger". Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian) (10 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug.
- ^ Eriksen, Knut Einar. "Finn Moe". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ Sunding, Per. "Johannes Lid". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
- ^ Gunnarsjaa, Arne. "Erling Viksjø". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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