1972 in Norway

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Events in the year 1972 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Olav V
• Prime Minister – Trygve Bratteli (Labour Party) until 17 October, Lars Korvald (Christian Democratic Party)

Events

• 15 June – The Norwegian pension age is lowered to 67.
• 16 July – Divers discover the wreck of the Dutch merchant ship Akerendam which sank near the island Runde in 1725 during its maiden voyage killing the entire ship's crew of 200 people. A large gold and silver treasure was also discovered aboard the ship.
• 25 September – Norwegian European Communities membership referendum where a 53.5 majority says "No" to joining the European Community
• The cabinet of Trygve Bratteli resigns as a direct result of the referendum
• 18 October – Lars Korvald becomes Prime Minister of Norway
• 18 October – Korvald's Cabinet was appointed.
• 23 December – Braathens SAFE Flight 239 crashes in Asker upon landing at Fornebu airport, Oslo, Norway, killing 40 of 45 people on board.
• The Norwegian Ministry of the Environment is established
• Molde Airport, Årø is opened for traffic
• The Rock carvings at Alta are discovered
• Tripp Trapp, the original Norwegian designed adjustable wooden high chair for children, launched and soon became a best selling item in Norway

Popular culture

Music

Main article: 1972 in Norwegian music

Film

Main article: Norwegian films of the 1970s § 1972

Literature

• Bortreist på ubestemt tid , crime novel by Sigrun Krokvik. ^[1]

Notable births

January

Gøril Kringen

• 8 January –
  • Lotte Søvre, sport wrestler. ^[2]
  • Rune Støstad, politician. ^[3]
• 11 January – Kåre Conradi, actor. ^[4]
• 12 January – Espen Knutsen, hockey player
• 25 January – Anita Østby, politician. ^[5]
• 28 January – Gøril Kringen, footballer. ^[6]
• 31 January – Anne Holten, sport wrestler. ^[7]

February

• 1 February – Nils Christian Moe-Repstad, poet (died 2022). ^[8]
• 17 February – Johnny Jensen, handball player. ^[9]
• 18 February – Glenn Solberg, handball player and coach. ^[10]
• 27 February – Steinar Johansen, speed skater. ^[11]

March

• 4 March – Nocturno Culto, musician
• 9 March – Ingrid Lorentzen, ballet dancer. ^[12]
• 23 March – Line Verndal, actress. ^[13]
• 28 March – Jeanette Lunde, alpine skier and sailor. ^[14]

April

Kari-Anne Jønnes

• 13 April – Kari-Anne Jønnes, politician. ^[15]
• 13 April – Hugo Rocha, Norway-born Portuguese competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. ^[16]
• 19 April – Eivind Melleby, sailor. ^[17]
• 22 April – Jim Svenøy, middle-distance runner. ^[18]
• 23 April – Barbro-Lill Hætta-Jacobsen, politician

May

• 16 May – Kirsti Husby, newspaper editor. ^[19]
• 20 May – Bård Borgersen, footballer
• 31 May – Frode Estil, cross-country skier

June

Synnøve Konglevoll

• 12 June – Jan Steinar Engeli Johansen, politician
• 16 June – Synnøve Konglevoll, politician. ^[20]
• 24 June – Mette Gundersen, politician
• 27 June – Jeanette Nilsen, handball player. ^[21]
• 28 June – Heikki Holmås, politician

July

Tage Pettersen

• 13 July – Selma Lønning Aarø, writer. ^[22]
• 25 July – Tage Pettersen, politician

August

• 4 August – Øyvind Vågnes, writer, editior, and professor of media science (died 2025). ^[23]
• 14 August – Torkel Engeness, first ever Olympic flag bearer for Kyrgyzstan, despite being a Norwegian citizen and having no connection to Kyrgyzstan
• 24 August – Christian Ruud, tennis player. ^[24]

September

Ari Behn

• 19 September – kristoffer joner, actor
• 28 September
  • Anne Nymark Andersen, footballer. ^[25]
  • Nina Nymark Andersen, footballer. ^[26]
• 30 September – Ari Behn, author (d. 2019)

October

• 30 October – Gro Espeseth, footballer. ^[27]

November

• 6 November – Sveinung Stensland, politician. ^[28]
• 16 November
  • Ingunn Bollerud, cyclist. ^[29]
  • Karianne Eikeland, sailor. ^[30]
• 23 November – Alfie Haaland, footballer. ^[31]
• 29 November – Hege Haukeland Liadal, politician. ^[32]

December

• 2 December – Trond Fausa Aurvåg, actor. ^[33]
• 16 December – Geir-Asbjørn Jørgensen, politician. ^[34]
• 17 December – Alfred Bjørlo, politician. ^[35]
• 18 December – Trine Strand, sport wrestler. ^[36]

Notable deaths

Arne Kildal

• 5 January – Olav Midttun, philologist, media executive and magazine editor (born 1883). ^[37]
• 6 January – Hans Mikal Solsem, politician (b.1912)
• 2 February – Einar Staff, wholesaler (born 1889). ^{[38] [39]}
• 3 February – Sverre Grøner, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.1890)
• 3 March – Oskar Slaaen, politician (b.1907)
• 29 March – Reidar Magnus Aamo, politician (b.1898)
• 4 April – Haldis Tjernsberg, politician (b.1903)
• 7 April – Mons Arntsen Løvset, politician (b.1891)
• 11 April – Reidar Ødegaard, cross country skier and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1901)
• 22 April –
  • Isak Abrahamsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1891)
  • Arne Espeland, writer (b. 1885) ^[40]
• 18 May – Gunnar Thoresen, bobsledder (b.1921)
• 7 June – Bjarne Eilif Thorvik, politician (b.1908)
• 13 June – Per Severin Hjermann, politician (b.1891)
• 16 July – Knut Severin Jakobsen Vik, politician (b.1892)
• 17 July – Oscar Engelstad, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1882)
• 30 July – Arne Sunde, politician, Olympic shooter, army officer and diplomat (b.1883)
• 1 September – Tor Lund, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1888)
• 6 September – Terje Wold, judge, politician and Minister (b.1899)
• 14 September – Oddmund Myklebust, politician and Minister (b.1915)
• 15 September – Erik Hesselberg, sailor and crew member on the Kon-Tiki expedition (b. 1914)
• 18 September – Gunvald Engelstad, politician (b.1900)
• 22 September – Olaf Solumsmoen, newspaper editor and politician (b.1896)
• 26 September – Carl Bonnevie, jurist and politician (born 1881). ^[41]
• 28 September – Ole Bae, civil servant (b.1902)
• 29 September – Nils Ebbessøn Astrup, ship owner (born 1901). ^[42]
• 8 October – Karl Johan Fjermeros, politician (b.1885)
• 11 October – Nils Fixdal, athlete (b.1889)
• 17 October – Alf Gowart Olsen, shipowner (born 1912). ^{[43] [44]}
• 19 October – Jacob Christie Kielland, architect (b.1897)
• October – Reidar Rye Haugan, newspaper publisher in America (b.1893)
• 11 November – Guri Johannessen, politician (b.1911)
• 1 December – Harald Houge Torp, politician (b.1890)
• 7 December – Arne Kildal, librarian and civil servant (b.1885)
• 12 December – Rasmus Birkeland, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1888). ^[45]

Full date unknown

• Petter Martinsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1887)
• Gunnar Schjelderup, businessperson (b.1895)
• Jon Sundby, politician and Minister (b.1883)
• Helge Thiis, architect and art critic (b.1897)
• Jørgen Vogt, newspaper editor and politician (b.1900)

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