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Decades: 1940s • 1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s Centuries: 18th • 19th • 20th • 21st See also: 1964 in Norwegian football Other events of 1964 List of years in Norway

Incumbents

• King of Norway - Olav V of Norway

Events

• 1 January - The town of Brevik, and the rural district of Eidanger, are merged with Porsgrunn
• 14 September - Tromsø Airport is officially opened for traffic

Arts and literature

• Odd Hølaas, journalist and writer, wins the Riksmål Society Literature Prize

Births

• 11 January - Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen, composer
• 30 January - Anette Wiig Bryn, politician
• 1 February - Bugge Wesseltoft, jazz musician, pianist, composer and producer
• 26 May - Jon Gelius, journalist and television news editor
• 14 December - Erik Skjoldbjærg, film director

Deaths

January to June

• 15 January - Oscar Guttormsen, athlete (b.1884)
• 16 January - Henry Jacobsen, politician (b.1898)
• 5 May - Gunnar Kalrasten, politician (b.1905)
• 7 May - Gustav Sjaastad, politician and Minister (b.1902)
• 18 June - Egil Rasmussen, author, literature critic and musician (b.1903)
• 18 June - Olaf Syvertsen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.1884)

July to September

• 29 July - Gunnar Reiss-Andersen, poet and author (b.1896)
• 31 July - Otto Huseklepp, politician (b.1892)
• 25 August - Bernhard Berthelsen, politician (b.1897)
• 28 August - Anders Lundgren, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1898)
• 26 September - Einar Strøm, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1885)

October to December

• 6 October - Ole Aanderud Larsen, ship designer and businessperson (b.1884)
• 8 October - Ragnar Haugen, boxer (b.1911)
• 29 October - Henry Larsen, Arctic explorer in Canada (b.1899)
• 31 October - Kåre Christiansen, bobsledder (b.1911)
• 27 November - Erling Johannes Norvik, politician (b.1899)
• 31 December - Peder Alsvik, politician (b.1882)

Full date unknown

• Lauritz Bergendahl, Nordic skier (b.1887)
• Einar Halvorsen, speed skater (b.1872)
• Hans Severin Jelstrup, astronomer (b.1893)
• Sigurd Halvorsen Johannessen, politician (b.1881)
• Jon Jørundson Mannsåker, priest and politician (b.1880)
• Lars Magnus Moen, politician and Minister (b.1885)