1997 in Norway

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18 January – The Norwegian explorer Børge Ousland became the first to complete an unassisted Antarctic solo crossing.
4 June – Great Nordic Biker War: a car bomb exploded outside a Bandidos motorcycle gang clubhouse in Drammen, killing Irene Astrid Bäkkenvold, a civilian passing by in her car.
15 September – The 1997 Parliamentary election takes place. While Labour won a plurality of seats, they were unable to reach Jagland's 36,9% threshold, gaining 35% of the vote. As a result of this, the Labour government stepped down, being replaced by a centrist coalition of the Christian People's Party, Liberal Party and the Centre Party, with Kjell Magne Bondevik being appointed Prime Minister.
17 October – Bondevik's First Cabinet was appointed.
22 December - Værøy is struck by a 3.3 magnitude earthquake.

14 January – Ebba Lodden, politician (b.1911)
25 January – Gunnar Nygaard, broadcasting pioneer (born 1897).^[1]
27 January – Berte Rognerud, politician (b.1907)
10 February – Harriet Andreassen, labour activist, politician and Minister (b.1925)
17 February – Lorentz Nitter, physician (b.1910).^[2]
9 March – Ingvard Sverdrup, politician (b.1936)
15 March – Kåre Holt, author (b.1916)
17 March Harald Gustav Nilsen, illustrator (b. 1909).^[3]^[4]
19 March – Johannes Bråten, politician (b.1920)
21 March – Liv Andersen, politician (b.1919)
27 March – Birger Hatlebakk, industrialist and politician (b.1912)
28 March – Arthur Arntzen, politician (b.1906)
12 April – Gunnar Ellefsen, politician (b.1930)
22 May – Nina Eik-Nes, politician (b.1900)
6 June – Thorleif Kristensen, politician (b.1916)
16 July – Johan A. Vikan, politician (b.1912)
20 July – Alf Engen, skier and skiing school owner/teacher in America (b.1909)
2 August – Harald Kihle, painter and illustrator (b.1905).^[5]
4 August – Randi Monsen, illustrator (b1910).^[6]
16 September – Liv Stubberud, politician (b.1930)
September – Ernst Fredrik Eckhoff, judge (b.1905)
6 November – Anne Stine Ingstad, archaeologist (b.1918)
23 November – Karl Valdemar Westerlund, politician (b.1907)
1 December – Eldrid Erdal, politician (b.1901)

↑ Dahl, Hans Fredrik. "Gunnar Nygaard". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
↑ Bruset, Stig. "Lorentz Nitter". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
↑ Reisegg, Øyvind. "Harald Gustav Nilsen". In Godal, Anne Marit. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
↑ Graff, Finn; Mannila, Leena; Smit, Toril M, eds. (1984). Norske Avistegnere (in Norwegian). Oslo: J. M. Stenersens Forlag. pp. 52–55, 229. ISBN 82-7201-035-6.
↑ Alfsen, Glenny. "Harald Kihle". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
↑ Falahat, Ann. "Randi Monsen". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

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