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1987 in Norway
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Literature
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Notable births
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Full date unknown
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Events in the year
1987 in Norway
.
Incumbents
Monarch
–
Olav V
Prime Minister
–
Gro Harlem Brundtland
(
Labour Party
)
Events
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(
September 2010
)
Oslo Central Station
(Oslo S) opens on 12 February
12 February –
Oslo Central Station
(Oslo S) opens.
August – the
Mosjøen Airport
was opened.
Municipal and county elections
are held throughout the country.
Popular culture
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(
September 2010
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Sports
The
1987 World Powerlifting Championships
are held in
Fredrikstad
.
4 September –
Ingrid Kristiansen
wins the
10,000 metres
race at the
1987 World Championships in Athletics
.
Music
Main article:
1987 in Norwegian music
Film
Main article:
Norwegian films of the 1980s §
1987
Literature
Herbjørg Wassmo
is awarded the
Nordic Council Literature Prize
, for
Hudløs himmel
.
[
1
]
Television
Main article:
1987 in Norwegian television
Notable births
Lene Egeli
Renate Reinsve
16 January –
Hans Norbye
, footballer
22 January –
Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen
, cross-country skier
26 January –
Jan Tømmernes
, footballer
2 February –
Håvard Bøkko
, speed skater
18 February –
Torstein Horgmo
, snowboarder.
[
2
]
26 February –
Ole Christoffer Heieren Hansen
, footballer
11 March –
Morten Hæstad
, footballer
17 March –
Jesper Mathisen
, footballer and football commentator
19 March –
Steinar Strømnes
, footballer
24 March –
Michael Jamtfall
, footballer
27 March –
Lene Egeli
, model
21 April –
Jo Nymo Matland
, footballer
12 May –
Thor Jørgen Spurkeland
, footballer
17 May –
Edvald Boasson Hagen
, road racing cyclist
24 May –
Rune Ertsås
, footballer
7 June –
Jørgen Horn
, footballer
11 June –
Didrik Solli-Tangen
, singer.
16 June –
Per Ciljan Skjelbred
, footballer
30 June –
Thomas Braaten
and
Vegard Braaten
, footballers
5 July –
Alexander Kristoff
, road racing cyclist
10 July –
Kari Elisabeth Kaski
, politician.
[
3
]
31 July –
Amrita Acharia
, actress
3 August –
Alexander Søderlund
, footballer
18 August –
Siri Tollerød
, model
31 August –
Andreas Lie
, footballer
1 September –
Mats Zuccarello
, ice hockey player
14 September –
Terje Reinertsen
, footballer
16 September –
Erik Mellevold Bråthen
, footballer
22 September –
Tom Hilde
, ski jumper
11 October –
Mads Østberg
, rally driver
2 October –
Ole Jørgen Halvorsen
, footballer
21 October –
Tonje Brenna
, politician.
[
4
]
18 November –
Erik Midtgarden
, footballer
24 November –
Renate Reinsve
, actress.
[
5
]
Date missing
Oda Malmin
, novelist
Thea Olsen
[
no
]
, television presenter
Notable deaths
Knut Frydenlund
, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ståle Kyllingstad
5 January –
Herman Smith-Johannsen
, cross-country skier and supercentenarian (born 1875)
20 January –
Tove Pihl
, educator and politician (born 1924)
14 February –
Einar Wøhni
, politician (born 1920)
26 February –
Leif Efskind
, surgeon (born 1904).
[
6
]
26 February –
Knut Frydenlund
, politician and Minister (born 1927)
1 March –
Reidar Andreas Lyseth
, politician (born 1904)
3 March –
Trygve Owren
, politician (born 1912)
29 April –
Ludvig Olai Botnen
, politician (born 1910).
[
7
]
13 May –
Signe Amundsen
, operatic soprano (born 1899)
20 May –
Otto Carlmar
, film producer, writer and actor (born 1902)
31 May –
Kolbein Lauring
, WWII resistance member (born 1914)
16 June –
Aage Myhrvold
, cyclist (born 1918).
[
8
]
20 June –
Knut Hoem
, politician and Minister (born 1924)
30 June –
Torborg Nedreaas
, author (born 1906)
30 June –
Thor Thorvaldsen
, sailor and twice Olympic gold medallist (born 1904)
31 July –
Sverre Moen
, politician (born 1921)
22 August –
Arne Brustad
, international soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1912)
28 August –
Gunnar Berg
, a national director of the
Boy Scouts of America
(born 1897)
12 September –
Bjørn Erling Ytterhorn
, politician (born 1923)
19 September –
Einar Gerhardsen
, politician (born 1897)
6 October –
Roald Jensen
, international soccer player (born 1943)
26 October –
Bjørge Lillelien
, sports journalist and commentator (born 1927)
4 November –
Tor Halvorsen
, trade unionist, politician and Minister (born 1930)
26 November –
Ståle Kyllingstad
, sculptor (born
1903
).
[
9
]
7 December –
Petter Jacob Semb Meyer
, judge and politician (born 1902).
[
10
]
[
11
]
19 December –
Ruth Krefting
, painter and playwright (born 1900).
[
12
]
Full date unknown
Thomas Offenberg Backer
, engineer (born 1892)
Reidar Carlsen
, politician and Minister (born 1908)
Finn Isaksen
, politician and Minister (born 1924)
Aage Samuelsen
, evangelist, singer and composer (born 1919)
Harald Wergeland
, physicist (born 1912)
See also
Portals
:
Norway
History
Lists
References
↑
"Nordic Council Literature Prize"
.
norden.org
. Archived from
the original
on 27 November 2015
. Retrieved
17 November
2020
.
↑
Solheim, Tor Håkon.
"Torstein Horgmo"
. In Bolstad, Erik (ed.).
Store norske leksikon
(in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon
. Retrieved
19 August
2021
.
↑
Tvedt, Knut Are.
"Kari Elisabeth Kaski"
. In Bolstad, Erik (ed.).
Store norske leksikon
(in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon
. Retrieved
15 November
2022
.
↑
Tvedt, Knut Are
; Askheim, Svein.
"Tonje Brenna"
. In Bolstad, Erik (ed.).
Store norske leksikon
(in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon
. Retrieved
13 October
2021
.
↑
Bikset, Lillian.
"Renate Reinsve"
. In Bolstad, Erik (ed.).
Store norske leksikon
(in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon
. Retrieved
17 July
2021
.
↑
Bolstad, Erik (ed.).
"Leif Efskind"
.
Store norske leksikon
(in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon
. Retrieved
16 April
2024
.
↑
"Botnen, Ludvig Olai"
.
stortinget.no
(in Norwegian). Parliament of Norway
. Retrieved
11 November
2012
.
↑
Bryhn, Rolf.
"Aage Myhrvold"
. In Bolstad, Erik (ed.).
Store norske leksikon
(in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon
. Retrieved
28 April
2024
.
↑
Thue, Sigrid Rømcke.
"Ståle Kyllingstad"
. In
Helle, Knut
(ed.).
Norsk biografisk leksikon
(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget
. Retrieved
18 January
2014
.
↑
Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973).
"Meyer, Petter Jacob Semb"
.
Hvem er hvem?
(in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p.
380
. Retrieved
23 July
2024
.
↑
"Petter Meyer"
.
Grimstad Adressetidende
(in Norwegian). 10 December 1987
. Retrieved
23 July
2024
.
↑
Bolstad, Erik (ed.).
"Ruth Krefting"
.
Store norske leksikon
(in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon
. Retrieved
7 February
2024
.
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