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Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 4 Births 4.1 January to June 4.2 July to December 5 Deaths 5.1 January to June 5.2 July to September 5.3 October to December 5.4 Full date unknown 6 References

[edit] Incumbents

• King of Norway - Olav V of Norway
• Prime Minister of Norway - Per Borten

[edit] Events

[edit] Arts and literature

• Karin Bang, poet and novelist, is awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize.^[1]
• Ebba Haslund, novelist, is awarded the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize for the novel Det trange hjerte.^[2]

[edit] Births

[edit] January to June

• 9 February - Harald Eia, comedian
• 2 May - Øyvind Rimbereid, author and poet
• 6 June - Hans Ingvald Hansen Ratvik, politician (b.1881)

[edit] July to December

• 11 July - Arnfinn Bårdsen, judge
• 14 July - Brynjar Lia, historian and research professor
• 27 October - Helene Falch Fladmark, politician
• 27 October - Hege Nerland, politician (d.2007)
• 28 September - Alvhild Hedstein, politician
• 19 December - Sylvia Brustad, politician and Minister

[edit] Deaths

[edit] January to June

• 24 March - Morten Ansgar Kveim, pathologist (b.1892)
• 26 March - Wilhelm Engel Bredal, politician (b.1907)
• 2 April - Sverre Hope, politician (b.1902)
• 10 April - Jens Marcus Mottré, politician (b.1886)
• 28 May - Harry Haraldsen, speed skater (b.1911)

[edit] July to September

• 5 July - Ole Jørgensen, politician (b.1897)
• 14 July - Nils Andresson Lavik, politician (b.1884)
• 17 July - Nils Dahl, middle distance runner (b.1882)
• 16 August - Carl Klæth, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.1887)
• 20 August - Marie Ingeborg Skau, politician (b.1890)
• 26 August - Nils Asheim, politician (b.1895)
• 13 September - Alfred Engelsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1893)

[edit] October to December

• 15 October - Jon Andrå, politician (b.1888)
• 25 November - Hans Reidar Holtermann, commander of Hegra Fortress (b.1895)
• 13 December - Ingvald Johannes Jaklin, politician (b.1896)
• 26 December - Christopher Dahl, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1898)

[edit] Full date unknown

• Birger Braadland, politician (b.1879)
• Hans Engen, journalist, diplomat and politician (b.1912)
• Anders Moen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.1887)
• Asbjørn Øverås, educator (b.1896)
• Einar Skjæraasen, author (b.1900)

[edit] References