1969 in Norway

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Centuries:

18th
19th
20th
21st

Decades:

1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s

Incumbents

Monarch - Olav V
Prime Minister - Per Borten (Centre Party)

Events

6 April - Railway accident occurs in Darbu, resulting in the deaths of 8 people.
8 September - The 1969 Parliamentary election takes place.
24 December - The oil company Phillips Petroleum made the first oil discovery in the Norwegian sector of North Sea.

Popular culture

Film

Main article: Norwegian films of the 1960s § 1969

Literature

Olav Nordrå, writer, is awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize.

Notable births

5 April - Stig Harder, entrepreneur
15 May – Carsten Thomassen, journalist killed in 2008 Kabul Serena Hotel attack (died 2008)^[1]
1 June - Siv Jensen, politician
18 June - Anne Marit Bjørnflaten, politician
24 June - Sissel Kyrkjebø, Soprano
11 August - Atle Antonsen, comedian
2 October - Trine Skei Grande, politician
29 November - Anniken Huitfeldt, politician and Minister

Full date unknown

Morten Øen, poet and author

Notable deaths

Jens Gunderssen

9 January – Erling Kristvik, educator (born 1882).^[2]
19 January – Lars Evensen, trade unionist and politician (born 1896)
22 January – Isak Larsson Flatabø, politician (born 1896)
12 February – Reidar Sørlie, discus thrower (born 1909)
16 February – Eivind Stenersen Engelstad, archaeologist and art historian (born 1900)
24 February – Johan Bernhard Hjort, judge (born 1895)
22 March – Alf Lie, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (born 1887)
8 May – Armand Carlsen, speed skater and world record holder (born 1905)
11 April – Ludvig Irgens-Jensen, composer (born 1894)
1 June – Ivar Ballangrud, speed skater and multiple Olympic gold medallist (born 1904)
2 June – Christen Christensen, pair skater (born 1904)
11 June – Knut Knutsson Steintjønndalen, Hardanger fiddle maker (born 1887)
21 June – Arne Rostad, politician (born 1894)
15 July – Sverre Gjørwad, politician (born 1885)
17 July – Thoralf Glad, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1878)
4 August – Marie Hamsun, actor and writer (born 1881)
18 August – Kristian Geelmuyden, politician (born 1875)
16 September – Tidemann Flaata Evensen, politician (born 1905)
12 October – Sonja Henie, figure skater, three time Olympic gold medallist, World Champion and actress (born 1912)
18 October – Theodor Platou, brewer (born 1892).^[3]^[4]
12 November – Ragnhild Larsen, diver (born 1900)
25 November – Peder P. Næsheim, politician (born 1925)
8 December – Ole Singstad, civil engineer in America (born 1882)
11 December – Jens Gunderssen, singer, songwriter, actor, stage producer and theatre director (born 1912)
12 December – Sigurd Høgaas, politician (born 1892)
12 December – Bjarne Kjørberg, politician (born 1916)
15 December – Willy Røgeberg, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (born 1905)

Full date unknown

Friedrich Georg Nissen, civil servant (born 1887)

References

↑ Er en av de beste - utenriks - Dagbladet.no
↑ Strømnes, Åsmund L. "Erling Kristvik". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
↑ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1968). "Platou, Theodor Frantz Waldemar Stoud". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug.
↑ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Fortegnelse over personer som siste gang er omtalt i utgaven 1968 med angivelse av deres dødsdatum". Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian) (11 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 629. Retrieved 21 October 2016.

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