1987 in Norway

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Events in the year 1987 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Olav V
• Prime Minister – Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour Party)

Events

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

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)

References

1. "Nordic Council Literature Prize". norden.org. Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
2. Solheim, Tor Håkon. "Torstein Horgmo". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
3. Tvedt, Knut Are. "Kari Elisabeth Kaski". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
4. Tvedt, Knut Are; Askheim, Svein. "Tonje Brenna". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
5. Bikset, Lillian. "Renate Reinsve". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
6. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Leif Efskind". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
7. "Botnen, Ludvig Olai". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Parliament of Norway. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
8. Bryhn, Rolf. "Aage Myhrvold". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
9. Thue, Sigrid Rømcke. "Ståle Kyllingstad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
10. Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Meyer, Petter Jacob Semb". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 380. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
11. "Petter Meyer". Grimstad Adressetidende (in Norwegian). 10 December 1987. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
12. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Ruth Krefting". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 February 2024.