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Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 3.1 Literature 3.2 Music 4 Births 5 Deaths 5.1 January to March 5.2 April to June 5.3 July to December 5.4 Full date unknown 6 References

[edit] Incumbents

• King of Norway - Harald V of Norway

[edit] Events

• 6 June - Fantoft stave church dating from the 12th century is burnt to the ground by arsonists originating in the early Norwegian black metal scene.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Literature

• Karsten Alnæs, historian, writer and journalist, is awarded the Brage Prize for the novel Trollbyen,^[1]
• Olav Angell, poet, novelist and translator, is awarded the Arts Council Norway Translator's Award for his translation of James Joyce's novel Ulysses.^[2]

[edit] Music

• Melodic black metal band Ancient is established.
• March - Burzum, the debut album of Varg Vikernes' musical project Burzum is released.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

[edit] January to March

• 20 January - Trond Hegna, journalist and politician (b.1898)
• 25 January - Reidun Andersson, politician (b.1922)
• 3 February - Ole Aarnæs, high jumper (b.1888)
• 19 February - Odd Vattekar, politician (b.1918)
• 25 February - Carl Monssen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1921)
• 27 March - Harald Sæverud, composer (b.1897)

[edit] April to June

• 6 April - Erling Wikborg, politician (b.1894)
• 22 April - Gunnar Jakobsen, politician (b.1916)
• 3 May - Einar Stavang, politician (b.1898)
• 10 May - Egil Endresen, jurist and politician (b.1920)
• 10 May - Werner Nilsen, soccer player in America (b.1904)
• 14 May - Inga Lovise Tusvik, politician (b.1914)
• 15 May - Ola Johan Gjengedal, politician (b.1900)
• 9 June - Per Bergsland, Royal Air Force pilot and prisoner of war (b.1919)
• 26 June - Harald Sverdrup, poet and children's writer (b.1923)
• 29 June - Egil Solin Ranheim, politician (b.1923)

[edit] July to December

• 14 August - Holger Albrechtsen, hurdler (b.1906)
• 19 August - Berge Helle Kringlebotn, politician (b.1904)
• 26 August - Olav Aase, politician (b.1914)
• 29 August - Erling Petersen, economist and politician (b.1906)
• 5 September - Jens Arup Seip, historian (b.1905)
• 13 December - Jens Bolling, actor and theatre director (b.1915)
• 28 December - Nils Handal, politician and Minister (b.1906)

[edit] Full date unknown

• Undis Blikken, female speed skating pioneer and World Champion (b.1914)
• Paul Lorck Eidem, writer and illustrator (b.1909)
• Olav Haukvik, politician and Minister (b.1928)
• Gunnar Randers, physicist (b.1914)
• Erik Rolfsen, architect (b.1905)
• Olav Rytter, newspaper editor, radio personality, foreign correspondent, philologist and translator (b.1903)

[edit] References