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Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 4 Births 5 Deaths 5.1 January to June 5.2 July to December 5.3 Full date unknown

[edit] Incumbents

• King of Norway - Olav V of Norway
• Prime Minister of Norway - Trygve Bratteli

[edit] Events

[edit] Arts and literature

• Nils Johan Rud, novelist, short story writer and magazine editor, and Gunvor Hofmo, writer and poet, are awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment literature prize, both for the second time.
• Bjørg Vik, writer, playwright and journalist, is awarded the Aschehoug Prize literature award.

[edit] Births

• 17 March - Bjarte Breiteig, short story writer
• 13 June - Noman Mubashir, journalist
• 25 September - Bente Elin Lilleøkseth, politician

[edit] Deaths

[edit] January to June

• 16 January - Johannes Olai Olsen, politician (b.1895)
• 7 February - Sigge Johannessen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.1884)
• 14 February - Halfdan Schjøtt, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1893)
• May - Leif Høegh, shipowner (b.1896)
• 19 June - Aasmund Brynildsen, essayist, biographer, magazine editor and publishing house consultant (b.1917)

[edit] July to December

• 4 July - Francis Bull, literary historian, professor, essayist and magazine editor (b.1887)
• 20 August - Haldor Bjerkeseth, politician (b.1883)
• 22 August - Sverre Hansen, international soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1913)
• 25 September - Hartmann Bjørnsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1889)
• 18 October - Anders Lange, politician (b.1904)
• 13 November - Jens Lunde, politician (b.1884)
• 17 December - Jørgen Bru, sport shooter (b.1881)

[edit] Full date unknown

• Ørnulf Bast, sculptor (b.1907)
• Kirsten Hansteen, politician and Minister, first female member of cabinet in Norway (b.1903)
• Sonja Aase Ludvigsen, politician and Minister (b.1928)
• Sverre Petterssen, meteorologist (b.1898)
• Arne Skaug, politician and Minister (b.1906)
• Axel Heiberg Stang, politician and Minister (b.1904)
• Gabriel Thorstensen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1888)
• Nils Voss, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1886)