1986 in Norway

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Events in the year 1986 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Olav V
• Prime Minister – Kåre Willoch (Conservative Party) until 9 May, Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour Party)

Events

• 5 March – Eleven Norwegian soldiers are killed in an avalanche near Narvik in Nordland County. ^[1]
• 3 May – Eurovision Song Contest 1986 is held in Bergen. ^[2]
• 9 May – Gro Harlem Brundtland becomes Prime Minister of Norway for the second time.
• 9 May – Brundtland's Second Cabinet was appointed.
• Norsk Hydro acquires Årdal og Sunndal Verk in a merger to create the light metal division Hydro Aluminium.

Popular culture

Sports

• 5 July – Ingrid Kristiansen breaks her own world record in the 10,000 metres at Bislett stadion, recording a time of 30:13.74 minutes.

Music

Main article: 1986 in Norwegian music

Film

Main article: Norwegian films of the 1980s § 1986

Television

Main article: 1986 in Norwegian television

Notable births

Tina Bru

Camilla Herrem

• 10 February – Joakim Hykkerud, handball player. ^[3]
• 27 February – Tom Kalsås, politician. ^[4]
• 10 March – Jon Aaraas, ski jumper.
• 7 April – Stine Kufaas, athlete.
• 18 April – Tina Bru, politician. ^[5]
• 9 May – Gine Cornelia Pedersen, writer and actress. ^[6]
• 2 June – Lars Berrum, comedian. ^[7]
• 22 June – Christian Spanne, handball player. ^[8]
• 27 June – Stine Tomb, athlete. ^[9]
• 8 July – Gisle Meininger Saudland, politician. ^[10]
• 15 July – Arif Salum, rapper and singer. ^[11]
• 24 July (in Somalia) – Marian Abdi Hussein, politician. ^[12]
• 31 August – Elisabeth Slettum, athlete.
• 8 October – Camilla Herrem, handball player. ^[13]
• 9 October – Jan Christian Vestre, businessperson and politician. ^[14]
• 26 November – Åshild Bruun-Gundersen, politician. ^[15]
• 5 December – Cathrine Larsåsen, athlete.

Full date missing

• Mari Moen Holsve, writer.

Notable deaths

• 5 January – Eivind Sværen, shot putter (born 1917)
• 15 January – Knut Brynildsen, international soccer player (born 1917)
• 24 February – Arthur Rydstrøm, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (born 1896)
• 26 March – Asbjørn Ruud, ski jumper and World Champion (born 1919)
• 23 April – Harald Nicolai Samuelsberg, politician (born 1911)
• 6 May – Toralf Westermoen, engineer, pioneer for the development of high speed craft (born 1914)
• 19 May – Knut Rød, police officer responsible for the transfer of Jewish people to SS troops in Oslo, acquitted (born 1900)
• 23 June – Kåre Siem, musician and writer (born 1914). ^[16]
• 6 August – Hans-Jørgen Holman, musicologist and educationalist (born 1925)
• 10 August – Jon Snersrud, skier and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1902)
• 8 September – Idar Norstrand, civil servant and politician (born 1915)
• 24 September – Harald Selås, politician (born 1908)
• 25 September – Hans Vogt, linguist (born 1903)
• 18 October – Sverre Ingolf Haugli, speed skater and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1925)
• 22 October – Thorgeir Stubø, jazz guitarist, band leader, and composer (born 1943)
• 30 October – Olaf Hansen, boxer (born 1906)
• 31 October – Alfred Hauge, novelist, poet and historian (born 1915)
• 4 November – Thorolf Rafto, human rights activist and professor in Economic History (born 1922)
• 15 November – Erling Fjellbirkeland, research administrator (born 1911). ^[17]
• 23 November – Olaf Hoffsbakken, Nordic skier, Olympic silver medallist and World Champion (born 1908)
• 8 December – Harald Throne-Holst, industrial leader (born 1905). ^[18]
• 11 December – Olav O. Nomeland, politician (born 1919)
• 13 December – Jarl Johnsen, boxer (born 1913)
• 14 December – John Anker Johansen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (born 1894)
• 21 December – Helge Sivertsen, discus thrower, politician and Minister (born 1913)
• 31 December – Ole Johansen, politician (born 1904)

Full date unknown

• Sverre Marstrander, professor in archaeology (born 1910). ^[19]

References

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2. "Bergen 1986". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
3. "Joakim Andre Hykkerud". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
4. "Tom Kalsås" (in Norwegian). Storting . Retrieved 15 October 2021.
5. Tvedt, Knut Are. "Tina Bru". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
6. "Gine Cornelia Pedersen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). 21 April 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
7. Rødli, Emma Johnsen (17 January 2020). "Lidenskap for humor". Dag og Tid (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Retrieved 12 September 2024.
8. "Christian Lillenes Spanne". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
9. "Stine Tomb". worldathletics.org.
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11. Valebrokk, Erik (9 November 2020). "Inspirasjoner: Myra velger Arif" (in Norwegian). Ballade. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
12. Tvedt, Knut Are. "Marian Abdi Hussein". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
13. "Camilla Herrem". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
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16. Øystå, Øystein. "Kåre Siem". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
17. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Erling Fjellbirkeland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
18. Brekke, Stian. "Harald Throne-Holst". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
19. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Sverre Marstrander". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 November 2012.