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Decades: 1940s • 1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s Centuries: 18th • 19th • 20th • 21st See also: 1965 in Norwegian football Other events of 1965 List of years in Norway

Incumbents

• King of Norway - Olav V of Norway
• Prime Minister of Norway - Per Borten

Events

• 12 October - Per Borten becomes Prime Minister of Norway
• Norsk Hydro joins Elf Aquitaine and six other French companies to form Petronord to perform search for oil and gas in the North Sea.

Arts and literature

Births

• 15 January - Karita Bekkemellem, politician
• 17 February - Cathrin Bretzeg, politician
• 28 May - Stein Rønning, 1990 world champion in karate (d.2008)^[1]
• 26 June - Rune Brynhildsen, businessperson
• 24 July - Merete Morken Andersen, author, literature critic and editor
• 26 July - Håkon Wium Lie, Chief Technology Officer

Deaths

January to March

• 4 January - Ragnvald Winjum, jurist and politician (b.1917)
• 9 January - Ole Bergesen, politician (b.1916)
• 1 February - Einar Berntsen, sailor and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1891)
• 5 February - Rolf Lefdahl, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.1882)
• 3 March - Per Krohg, artist (b.1889)
• 9 March - Torvald Haavardstad, politician (b.1893)

April to June

• 23 April - Haldor Andreas Haldorsen, politician (b.1883)
• 27 May - Gustav Natvig-Pedersen, politician (b.1893)
• 3 June - Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen, aviation pioneer, polar explorer and businessman (b.1890)
• 17 June - Thor Ørvig, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1891)

July to September

• 12 July - Sverre Reiten, politician (b.1891)
• 21 July - Robert Sjursen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1891)
• 22 July - Kristoffer Skåne Grytnes, politician (b.1887)
• 8 August - Kristian Alfred Hammer, politician (b.1898)

October to December

• 13 October - Andreas Honerød, politician (b.1905)
• 21 October - Karl Johan Pettersen Vadøy, politician (b.1878)
• 28 November - Aslaug Vaa, poet and playwright (b.1889)
• 9 December - Rasmus Andreas Torset, politician (b.1897)
• 12 December - Halvdan Koht, historian, biographer, politician and Minister (b.1873)
• 13 December - Jens Hundseid, politician (b.1883)
• 18 December - Aani Aanisson Rysstad, politician (b.1894)

Full date unknown

• Gunnar Brøvig, politician (b.1924)
• Lars Christensen, shipowner and whaling magnate (b.1884)
• Hans Julius Gabrielsen, politician (b.1891)
• Helge Klæstad, judge (b.1885)
• Olaf Lange, painter and graphic designer (b.1875)
• Alf Sommerfelt, linguist and first professor of linguistics in Norway (b.1892)

References