1967 in Norway
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Events
- 1 January – The Norwegian National Insurance Act (Folketrygdloven) was introduced.
- 22 October – The opening of the Tjeldsund Bridge.
- September 22 – The first major electoral test for the four-party bourgeois coalition government.[2]
- 24 November – The voting age in Norway was set to 20 years of age.
- Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.
- The Government Pension Fund of Norway (Norwegian: Statens pensjonsfond Norge or SPN) was established by the Norwegian National Insurance Act (Folketrygdloven)
- Natur og Ungdom is established.[3]
Sports
- 11 to 12 February – The World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men are held in Oslo.[4][5]
- Walter Presch coaches the Norwegian football team.[6]
Music
Film
Literature
- Per Hansson, journalist and writer, is awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment literature prize.
- Hallvard Rieber-Mohn, writer and Dominican priest, is awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize.
- Astrid Tollefsen, poet, is awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for the poetry collection Hendelser.[7]
- Johan Borgen is awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize, for the short story collection Nye noveller.[8]
Notable births
January

- 1 January – Trude Brænne Larssen, novelist
- 5 January – Kjetil Skogrand, historian and politician.[9]
- 10 January – Jan Åge Fjørtoft, footballer.[10]
- 12 January (in Sweden) – Vendela Kirsebom, model and actress
- 12 January – Stig Kleven, sport wrestler.[11]
- 14 January (in Sweden) – Rolf Gupta, composer and conductor.[12]
- 20 January – Ivar Bern, chess player
- 21 January – Geir Waage, politician
- 28 January – Dag-Eilev Fagermo, footballer
- 30 January – Pål Christian Roland, health administrator and politician.[13]
February

- 1 February
- John Hegre, guitarist, songwriter and sound engineer
- Kjetil Storesletten, economist
- 3 February
- Gisle Kverndokk, composer.[14]
- Børge Petersen-Øverleir, guitarist
- 4 February – Trond-Arne Bredesen, Nordic combined skier.[15]
- 8 February
- Kent Bergersen, footballer
- Lise Davidsen, soprano.[16]
- 11 February – Kari Sofie Bjørnsen, politician.[17]
- 12 February – Stein Inge Brækhus, jazz musician.[18]
- 15 February – Trond Egil Soltvedt, footballer
- 16 February – Hanne Hogness, handball player.[19]
- 18 February – Nina Sandberg, politician.[20]
- 21 February – Marianne Aasen, politician.[21]
- 22 February – Audun Erlien, jazz musician
- 26 February – Audun Skorgen, jazz musician
March


- 7 March
- Helje Solberg, journalist.[22]
- Knut Yrvin, software developer
- 9 March
- Siri Broch Johansen, Sami author, singer, and textbook writer.[23]
- Per Espen Stoknes, politician.[24]
- 11 March
- Ole Einar Martinsen, footballer
- Liv Gustavsen, politician.[25]
- Håkon Storm-Mathisen, jazz musician
- 13 March – Tone-Helen Toften, politician.[26]
- 18 March – Kjetil Bjørklund, politician.[27]
- 19 March – Frode Scheie, handball player.[28]
- 22 March – Brage Sandmoen, football referee
- 27 March – Sølvi Olsen Meinseth, athlete.[29]
- 31 March – Ivar Kolve, jazz musician
April


- 3 April – Berit Digre, handball player.[30]
- 4 April – Siv Mossleth, politician.[31]
- 5 April – Erland Johnsen, footballer
- 6 April – Eirin Kristin Sund, politician.[32]
- 8 April – Margit Bakken, musician
- 14 April – Frode Unneland, musician
- 17 April – Kenneth Blom, painter (born in Denmark).[33]
- 19 April
- Bodil Arnesen, operatic soprano.[34]
- Tine Sundtoft, civil servant and politician.[35]
- 20 April – Frode Thomassen, footballer
- 21 April – Knut Erling Granaas, sledge hockey goaltender
- 24 April – Magnus Grønneberg, singer
- 26 April – Alf Kåre Tveit, footballer
- 27 April
- Dag Stokke, musician (d. 2011)
- Hege Stendahl, cyclist.[36]
- Bjørnar Valstad, orienteering competitor
May

- 6 May – Heidi Grande Røys, politician.[37]
- 10 May – Kari-Anne Opsal, lawyer and politician.[38]
- 12 May – Espen Berntsen, football referee
- 15 May – Simen Agdestein, chess player.[39]
- 19 May
- Rannveig Andresen, politician.[40]
- Ingjerd Egeberg, actress and theatre director.[41]
- Morten Tyldum, film director.[42]
- 23 May – John Krogstie, computer scientist
- 24 May – Morten Finstad, ice hockey player.[43]
- 25 May – Knut Holte, footballer
- 26 May – Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen, footballer
- 27 May – Kristen Skjeldal, cross-country skier.[44]
- 28 May – Hanne Vataker, sport shooter.[45]
- 29 May – Brynjar Meling, lawyer.[46]
June



- 1 June – Endre Brunstad, linguist
- 3 June – Stein Morten Lier, crime fiction writer.[47]
- 4 June
- Knut Frostad, competitive sailor.[48]
- Terje Sørvik, politician.[49]
- Runar Steinstad, Paralympian athlete
- 8 June (in Sweden) – Amy Jönsson Raaholt, tennis player
- 13 June – Sunniva Ørstavik, civil servant.[50]
- 17 June – Cato Tom Andersen, ice hockey player.[51]
- 18 June – Berit Opheim, singer.[52]
- 19 June – Bjørn Dæhlie, cross-country skier and businessman.[53]
- 20 June
- Regina Alexandrova, politician.[54]
- Grunde Njøs, speed skater.[55]
- 22 June – Morten Wold, politician.[56]
- 26 June – Laila Thorsen, politician.[57]
- 27 June – Runar Søgaard, management coach
- 28 June – Anne Rygh Pedersen, politician.[58]
- 29 June – Johann Roppen, educator
- 30 June – Sture Fladmark, footballer
- 30 June (in Sweden) – Lars Vågberg, curler.[59]
July



- 1 July – Karin Nordstad, politician.[60]
- 2 July
- John Christian Elden, barrister and politician.[61]
- Torgeir Larsen, diplomat and politician[62]
- 3 July – Lisbet Rugtvedt, politician.[63]
- 3 July – Sindre Ekrheim, poet.[64]
- 4 July – Stig Rasch, handball player
- 10 July – Morten Kræmer, footballer
- 11 July
- Trygve Allister Diesen, TV and film director, producer and screenwriter
- Bent-Ove Pedersen, tennis player
- 19 July
- Wegard Harsvik, politician.[65]
- Tom Johansen, ice hockey player.[66]
- 20 July – Per J. Jordal, jurist and politician
- 25 July – Tommy Skjerven, football referee
- 26 July – Gunn Karin Gjul, politician.[67]
- 27 July
- Hans-Christian Gabrielsen, politician and trade unionist.[68]
- Hans Mathisen, jazz guitarist
August
- 1 August
- Hugo Hansen, footballer
- Vibeke Karlsen, football referee.[69]
- 7 August – Gunnar Fosseng, handball player
- 11 August – Petter Wettre, jazz musician.[70]
- 12 August – Anne Marie Halvorsen, sport wrestler.[71]
- 17 August – Hilde Strømsvold, footballer
- 22 August – Merete Agerbak-Jensen, politician.[72]
- 28 August – Solrun Flatås, cyclist.[73]
- 29 August – Jon Almaas, television presenter and writer.[74]
- 29 August (in Iceland) – Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner, programmer and businessman
- 31 August – Anita Moen, cross-country skier.[75]
September

- 1 September – Carl Gunnar Gundersen, ice hockey player.[76]
- 5 September – Sturla Berg-Johansen, stand-up comedian, imitator, actor and television host
- 9 September (in Australia) – Bjarne Melgaard, artist.[77]
- 14 September – Jens Lien, film director.[78]
- 20 September – Pål Jackman, film director and musician.[79]
- 23 September – Cathrine Roll-Matthiesen, handball player.[80]
October


- 2 October – Petter Belsvik, footballer.[81]
- 6 October – Svend Karlsen, strongman, powerlifter, and IFBB professional bodybuilder
- 9 October – Ola Elvestuen, politician.[82]
- 11 October
- Minna Nystedt, speed skater.[83]
- Erik Pedersen, footballer
- 12 October – Frode Olsen, footballer.[84]
- 20 October
- Petter Schjerven, television host
- Kjersti Toppe, politician.[85]
- 24 October – Lisbeth Bakken, footballer.[86]
November
- 4 November – Jørn Hurum, paleontologist.[87]
- 10 November – Kårstein Eidem Løvaas, politician[88] (born in the US)
- 17 November – Mons Ivar Mjelde, footballer
- 29 November – Ole Gustav Gjekstad, handball player and coach.[89]
- 30 November
- Arild Andresen, film director
- Bent Ånund Ramsfjell, curler.[90]
December
- 3 December – Sjur Robert Nilsen, ice hockey player
- 12 December – Ingrid Steen, handball player.[91]
- 14 December
- Hanne Haugland, high jumper.[92]
- Anne Ryg, actress
- 15 December – André Flem, footballer
- 17 December – Ingjerd Thon Hagaseth, politician.[93]
- 19 December – Stig Traavik, civil servant and diplomat.[94]
- 21 December – Tonje Skinnarland, military officer.[95]
- 23 December – Irene Nordli, sculptor
Full date missing
- April – Paal Kibsgaard, petroleum engineer and businessman
- Helge Blakkisrud, political scientist
- Herman Cappelen, philosopher
- Remi Eriksen, businessman
- Steinar Haugli, sport shooter
- Erik W. Jakobsen, business economist
- Linda Johansen, magazine editor and businesswoman
- Thor Alex Kappfjell, offshore worker and BASE jumper (d. 1999).[96]
- Javed Kurd, music producer
- Johannes W. Løvhaug, historian
- Jelena Porsanger, Sami ethnographer (born in the Soviet Union)
- Petter S. Rosenlund, dramatist
- Oddrun Samdal, academic
- Pål Thonstad Sandvik, historian
- Kjetil Ulven, ski orienteer
- Cecilie Cottis Østreng, poet
Notable deaths



- 3 January – H. O. Bergqvist, engineer, businessman and politician (b. 1889)
- 12 January – Per Øisang, journalist and radio and television presenter[97] (b.1920)
- 21 January – Halfdan Magnus Mustad, businessman (b. 1874).[98]
- 27 January – Christian A. R. Christensen, newspaper editor (b. 1906).[98][99]
- 28 January – Leonhard Seppala, sled dog breeder, trainer and musher (b. 1877).[100]
- 29 January – Gunnar Ousland, writer, editor and politician for the Labour Party(b.1877).[101]
- 31 January – Peder Nikolai Leier Jacobsen, politician (b.1888).[98]
- 10 February – Harald Warholm, politician (b.1920).[102]
- 13 February – Edvin Alten, judge (b.1876).[98][103]
- 15 February – Rasmus Sørnes, inventor, clockmaker and radio technician (b.1893).[104]
- 16 February – Amund Rydland, stage and film actor and theatre director (b. 1888).[105]
- 25 February – Olaf Willums, painter and printmaker (b. 1886).[106]
- 26 or 27 February – Thor Solberg, aviation pioneer (b. 1893).[98][107]
- 28 February – Kaare Strøm, limnologist (b.1902).[108]
- 3 March – Mons Lid, politician and Minister (b.1896).[98]
- 3 March – Jan Petersen, archaeologist (b. 1887).[98]
- 8 March – Asbjørn Lindboe, politician (b. 1889).[98]
- 16 March – Jakob Sande, writer, poet and folk singer (b.1906).[109]
- 20 March – Anders Bjørgaard, illustrator (b. 1891).[110]
- 23 March – Lalla Carlsen, singer and actress (b. 1889).[98][111]
- 2 April – Richard Peterson, tennis player (b. 1884).[112]
- 5 April – Johan Falkberget, author (b.1879).[113]
- 14 April – Bertha Bele, politician (b. 1893).[114]
- 20 April – Birger Ljungberg, politician and minister (b.1884).[115]
- 2 May – Paul Martin Dahlø, politician (b.1885).[116]
- 5 May – Hans Amundsen, journalist and politician (b. 1885).[98]
- 14 May – Jens Isak de Lange Kobro, politician and Minister (b.1882).[98][117]
- 22 May – Knut Gysler, equestrian (b. 1888).[118]
- 24 May – Dagfinn Dahl, barrister (b. 1887).[98][119]
- 26 May – Astri Welhaven Heiberg, painter (b. 1881).[120]
- 7 June – Finn Schiander, sailor (b. 1889).[121]
- 9 June – Gunnar Neels-Hansson, theatre director (b. 1883).[98]
- 10 June – Halvard Angaard, sport shooter (b. 1898).[122]
- 11 June – Johan Sigurd Karlsen, politician (b.1894).[123]
- 15 June – H. Chr. J. Borchgrevink, engineer and politician (b. 1891).[98]
- 16 June – Ragnar Vold, journalist (b. 1906).[124]
- 20 June – Hans Oskar Evju, politician (b.1886).[125]
- 23 June – Otto Lous Mohr, medical doctor (b. 1886).[98][126]
- 11 July – Martin Tranmæl, socialist leader (b.1879).[98][127][128]
- 25 July – Anton Marius Jenssen, merchant and politician (b. 1879).[98]
- 26 July – Arne Ording, historian and politician (b. 1898).[98][129]
- 2 August – Haavard Martinsen, chemist and industrial leader (b. 1879).[98][130]
- 11 August – Olav Moe, fiddler (b. 1872).[98]
- 13 August – Trygve Pedersen, sailor and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1884).[131]
- 16 August – Arthur Omre, novelist and writer of short stories (b. 1887).[132]
- 16 August – Marguerite Thoresen, ballet dancer and choreographer (b. 1908).[133][134]
- 18 August – Ivar Bae, politician (b.1896).[98]
- 27 August – Herman Sotaaen, track and field athlete (b. 1888).[135]
- 28 August – Nils Langhelle, politician and Minister (b.1907).[136]
- 5 September – Thorleif Dahl, philologist and businessman (b. 1891).[98][137]
- 5 September – Alfred Maurstad, actor, movie director and theatre manager (b. 1896).[98][138]
- 15 September – Hannibal Fegth, rower (b. 1879).[139]
- 17 September – Sven Thaulow, sport swimmer (b. 1905).[140]
- 19 September – Andreas Hagelund, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1881).[141]
- 6 October – Sigurd Moen, speed skater and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1897).[142]
- 8 October – Johan Schreiner, historian (b. 1903).[143]
- 15 October – Ejnar Tønsager, rower (b.1888).[144]
- 20 October – Sverre Iversen, trade unionist, civil servant and politician (b. 1879).[98][145]
- 21 October – Fridtjof Mjøen, actor and theatre director (born 1897).[98][146]
- 29 October – Roy Mikkelsen, a Norwegian born, American Olympic ski jumper (b. 1907).[147]
- 2 November – Leif Rode, competitive rower, jurist, sports official, poet and playwright (b. 1885).[98][148]
- 5 November – Erling Johnson, chemical engineer (b. 1893)
- 21 November – Gunvald Bøe, archivist and historian (b. 1903/1904)
- 26 November – Johannes Hanssen, bandmaster, composer and teacher (b.1874).[149]
- 1 December – Elen Christensen, sculptor (b. 1904).[150]
- 2 December – Johannes Andersen, long-distance runner (b.1888).[151]
- 7 December – Daniel Johansen, track and field athlete (b.1885).[152]
- 9 December – Ragnar Solberg, poet (b. 1898).[153]
- 12 December – Alf Larsen, poet, essayist and magazine editor (b. 1885).[98][154]
- 22 December – Wilhelm Faye, military officer and war historian (b. 1881).[98]
- 30 December – Kjell Gjøstein Aabrek, politician (b.1901).[155]
Full date missing
- Erling Tambs, writer and sailor (b. 1888)
- Harry Ivarson, film director and screenwriter (b. 1892)
