1968 in Norway

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Events in the year 1968 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Olav V
• Prime Minister – Per Borten (Centre Party)

Events

• 19 February – Avalanches occur in Bondalen which kill four people.
• 19 March – The Palace announces that Crown Prince Harald has engaged to Sonja Haraldsen.
• 29 August – Crown Prince Harald married Sonja Haraldsen in the Oslo Cathedral.
• 13 September – Norwegian whaling in the Southern Hemisphere ceases after the last whaling company officially announces it would not send any more whaling expeditions.
• 9 October – the first commercial discovery of petroleum deposit on the Norwegian continental shelf was confirmed.
• The Norwegian Sami Association was founded

Music

Main article: 1968 in Norwegian music

Film

Main article: Norwegian films of the 1960s § 1968

Literature

• The Norwegian Writers' Center (Norsk forfattersentrum) is established.
• Finn Alnæs, novelist, is awarded the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize and the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for the novel Gemini. ^[1]
• Ebba Haslund, novelist, is awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize for Syndebukkens krets. ^[2]

Notable births

January to March

Knut Olav Åmås

Monica Mæland

Anne Nafstad Lyftingsmo

• 15 January – Grete Wold, politician. ^[3]
• 16 January – Mikkel Gaup, actor. ^[4]
• 19 January – Knut Olav Åmås, writer, philosopher, editor, politician. ^[5]
• 22 January – Beate Kristiansen, sailor. ^[6]
• 28 January – Tore Torvbråten, curler. ^[7]
• 31 January – May-Helen Molvær Grimstad, politician
• 31 January – Tom Tvedt, politician and sports executive. ^[8]
• 2 February – Espen Bredesen, ski jumper. ^[9]
• 6 February – Arne Lygre, writer. ^[10]
• 6 February – Monica Mæland, politician. ^[11]
• 12 February – Svein Enersen, footballer. ^[12]
• 18 February – Frank Edvard Sve, politician. ^[13]
• 22 February – Trine Wiggen, actress. ^[14]
• 26 February – Morgan Engebretsen Langfeldt, politician. ^[15]
• 27 February – Ståle Solbakken, footballer. ^[16]
• 1 March – Lars Mytting, writer. ^[17]
• 14 March – Yngve Hallén, sports executive. ^[18]
• 19 March – Julie Christiansen, politician
• 22 March – Euronymous, black metal guitarist (died 1993). ^[19]
• 24 March – Anne Nafstad Lyftingsmo, civil servant. ^[20]
• 25 March – Jon Hustad, journalist, author (died 2023). ^[21]
• 30 March – Gunstein Bakke, writer. ^[22]
• 30 March – Jon Øivind Ness, composer. ^[23]

April to June

Stein Torleif Bjella

• 1 April – Tone Rasmussen, sprint canoer. ^[24]
• 7 April – Stein Torleif Bjella, singer and songwriter. ^[25]
• 9 April – André Støylen, politician. ^[26]
• 1 May – Bjørn Sortland, writer. ^[27]
• 20 May – Vibeke Fürst Haugen, media executive. ^[28]
• 18 June – Kjell Ivar Larsen, politician. ^[29]
• 27 June – Rikke Lind, politician. ^[30]

July to September

Bjørn Berge

• 2 July – Fridtjov Såheim, actor. ^[31]
• 4 July – Espen Stokkeland, sailor. ^[32]
• 5 July – Anthon Grimsmo, curler. ^[33]
• 29 July – Ingrid Margrethe Gjerde, military officer. ^[34]
• 5 August – Frode Jacobsen, politician. ^[35]
• 8 August – Else Ragni Yttredal, speed skater. ^[36]
• 13 August – Ketil Kjenseth, politician. ^[37]
• 15 August – Frode Øverli, comic strip cartoonist. ^[38]
• 21 August – Hanne Tømta, theatre instructor and theatre director. ^[39]
• 25 August – Rune Erland, handball player. ^[40]
• 28 August – Runar Sjåstad, politician. ^[41]
• 30 August – Ingunn Beate Øyen, actress. ^[42]
• 1 September – Annette Skotvoll, handball goalkeeper. ^[43]
• 23 September – Bjørn Berge, guitarist, blues artist. ^[44]
• 24 September – Beate Heieren Hundhammer, politician
• 26 September – Kjetil Bragli Alstadheim, journalist. ^[45]

October to December

Kjersti Sortland

Karl Ove Knausgård

• 15 October – Grethe Wolan, curler. ^[46]
• 16 October – Vibeke Johnsen, handball player. ^[47]
• 26 October – Jon Åge Tyldum, biathlete. ^[48]
• 29 October – Aili Keskitalo, Sami politician. ^[49]
• 29 October – Johann Olav Koss, speed skater. ^[50]
• 1 November – Astrid Danielsen, cyclist. ^[51]
• 6 November – Kjetil Rekdal, footballer. ^[52]
• 8 November – Oddmund Løkensgard Hoel, politician. ^[53]
• 14 November – Tone Berge Hansen, politician. ^{[54] [55]}
• 21 November – Per Morten Haugen, footballer. ^[56]
• 23 November – Kjersti Sortland, newspaper editor. ^[57]
• 25 November – Tor André Johnsen, politician. ^[58]
• 27 November – Ellen Scheel Aalbu, footballer. ^[59]
• 6 December – Karl Ove Knausgård, author
• 12 December – Anita Valen, cyclist. ^[60]

Full date missing

• Audun Rikardsen, photographer. ^[61]
• Sigurd Slåttebrekk, pianist. ^[62]
• Mari Velsand, media executive. ^[63]

Notable deaths

January to March

Arnulf Øverland

• 12 January – John Aae, politician (born 1890)
• 18 January – Trygve Knudsen, philologist, linguist and lexicographer (born 1897). ^[64]
• 21 January – Jacob Gundersen, freestyle wrestler and Olympic silver medallist (born 1875). ^[65]
• 11 February
  • Jørgen Wilhelm Rudolph, businessperson (born 1881) ^[66]
  • Herman Willoch, painter (born 1892). ^[67]
• 29 February – Tore Ørjasæter, poet (born 1886). ^[68]
• 2 March – Odd Hølaas, journalist and writer (born 1898). ^[69]
• 12 March – Einar Kristian Haugen, politician (born 1905)
• 19 March – Aagot Didriksen, actress (born 1874). ^[70]
• 25 March – Arnulf Øverland, author (born 1889). ^[71]
• 31 March – Christen Wiese, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1876)

April to June

Paal Berg

• 7 April – Carl Bugge, geologist (born 1881). ^[72]
• 15 April – Martin Stenersen, sport shooter (born 1879)
• 25 April – Gunnar Andersen, international soccer player and ski jumper (born 1890)
• 27 April – Anton Olsen, rifle shooter and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1897)
• 29 April – Aasa Helgesen, midwife and politician (born 1877). ^[73]
• 11 May – Johan Andersen, politician (born 1902)
• 23 May – Georg Braathe, long-distance runner (born 1903)
• 24 May – Paal Olav Berg, politician and Minister (born 1873)
• 25 May – Kasper Idland, resistance member (born 1918)
• 1 June – Harald Eriksen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (born 1888)
• 3 June – John Bjørnstad, rowing coxswain (born 1888). ^[74]
• 29 June – Thorry Kiær, industrialist (born 1888). ^[75]

July to September

Øystein Ore

• 6 July – Johan Sæterhaug, boxer (born 1893)
• 16 July – Sigurd Pedersen, politician (born 1893)
• 25 July – Hallvard Sandnes, writer (born 1893). ^[76]
• 6 August – Tore Foss, singer, actor and theatre director (born 1901). ^[77]
• 13 August – Øystein Ore, mathematician (born 1899)
• 16 August – Paul Ingebretsen, politician (born 1904)
• 29 August – Arne Korsmo, architect (born 1900)
• 4 September – Engebret Skogen, rifle shooter and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1887)
• 24 September – Kjell Tellander, politician (born 1899)

October to December

Bergljot Larsson

• 3 October – Jens Martin Arctander Jenssen, politician (born 1885)
• 2 December – Arne Damm, publisher (born 1894). ^[78]
• 15 December – Håkon Bryhn, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1901)
• 20 December – Anders Endreson Skrondal, politician (born 1891)
• 29 December – Bergljot Larsson, nurse and organizational leader (born 1883). ^[79]
• 30 December – Trygve Lie, politician, the first elected United Nations Secretary-General (born 1896)

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