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Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 4 Births 5 Deaths 5.1 January to March 5.2 April to June 5.3 July to September 5.4 October to December 5.5 Full date unknown

[edit] Incumbents

• King of Norway - Harald V of Norway

[edit] Events

• 7 October - Operations cease at Oslo Airport, Fornebu
• 8 October - The main airport serving Oslo is moved from Fornebu to Gardermoen

[edit] Arts and literature

• Karsten Alnæs, historian, writer and journalist, is awarded the Dobloug Prize literary award.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

[edit] January to March

• 26 January - Olaf Kortner, politician (b.1920)
• 28 January - Asbjørn Berg-Hansen, boxer (b.1912)
• 18 February - Rolv Ryssdal, judge (b.1914)

[edit] April to June

• 1 April - Anne Gullestad, actress and theatre director (b.1925)
• 3 April - Paul Svarstad, politician (b.1917)
• 8 June - Eva R. Finstad, politician (b.1933)
• 13 June - Birger Ruud, ski jumper, twice Olympic gold medallist and three time World Champion (b.1911)
• 17 June - Aage Eriksen, wrestler and Olympic silver medallist (b.1917)
• 28 June - Brita Collett Paus, humanitarian leader and founder of Fransiskushjelpen (b.1917)

[edit] July to September

• 9 July - Knut Bergsland, linguist (b.1914)
• 19 July - Rune Nilsen, triple jumper (b.1923)
• 30 July - Axel Buch, politician (b.1930)
• 30 July - Laila Schou Nilsen, speed skater, alpine skier and tennis player (b.1919)
• 31 July - Erling Evensen, cross country skier and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1914)
• 23 August - Rolf Søder, actor (b.1918)
• 1 September - Eystein Bærug, politician (b.1923)
• 13 September - Trygve Moe, politician (b.1920)

[edit] October to December

• 1 October - Sjur Lindebrække, banker and politician (b.1909)
• 5 October - Arne Øien, economist, politician and Minister (b.1928)
• 13 October - Thomas Byberg, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist (b.1916)
• 27 October - Reidar Kvammen, international soccer player (b.1914)
• 2 November - Sverre Brodahl, Nordic skier and Olympic silver medallist (b.1909)
• 12 November - Bjørn Endreson, actor, stage producer and theatre director (b.1922)
• 15 November - Asbjørn Øye, politician (b.1902)
• 4 December - Egil Johansen, jazz drummer, teacher, composer and arranger (b.1934)
• 10 December - Trygve Haugeland, politician and Minister (b.1914)
• 31 December - Erling Norvik, politician (b.1928)

[edit] Full date unknown

• Øystein Elgarøy, astronomer (b.1929)
• Yngvar Løchen, sociologist (b.1931)