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Decades: 1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s Centuries: 18th • 19th • 20th • 21st See also: 1972 in Norwegian football Other events of 1972 List of years in Norway

Incumbents

• King of Norway - Olav V of Norway
• Prime Minister of Norway - Trygve Bratteli
• Prime Minister of Norway - Lars Korvald (from 18 October)

Events

• 25 September - Norwegian European Communities membership referendum where a 53.5 majority says "No" to joining the European Community
• The cabinet of Trygve Bratteli resigns as a direct result of the referendum
• 18 October - Lars Korvald becomes Prime Minister of Norway
• The Norwegian Ministry of the Environment is established
• Molde Airport, Årø is opened for traffic
• Rock carvings at Alta are discovered

Arts and literature

• Bjørg Vik, writer, playwright and journalist, is awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize.

Births

January to June

• 25 January - Anita Østby, politician
• 23 April - Barbro-Lill Hætta-Jacobsen, politician
• 4 May - Ståle Schumacher, software engineer
• 16 June - Synnøve Konglevoll, politician
• 24 June - Mette Gundersen, politician
• 28 June - Heikki Holmås, politician

July to December

• 14 August - Torkel Engeness, first ever Olympic flag bearer for Kyrgyzstan, despite being a Norwegian citizen and having no connection to Kyrgyzstan
• 18 August - B. Andreas Bull-Hansen, fantasy writer and former championship powerlifter
• 30 September - Ari Behn, author

Deaths

January to March

• 5 January - Olav Midttun, philologist, biographer and magazine editor (b.1883)
• 6 January - Hans Mikal Solsem, politician (b.1912)
• 3 February - Sverre Grøner, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.1890)
• 3 March - Oskar Slaaen, politician (b.1907)
• 29 March - Reidar Magnus Aamo, politician (b.1898)

April to June

• 4 April - Haldis Tjernsberg, politician (b.1903)
• 7 April - Mons Arntsen Løvset, politician (b.1891)
• 11 April - Reidar Ødegaard, cross country skier and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1901)
• 22 April - Isak Abrahamsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1891)
• 18 May - Gunnar Thoresen, bobsledder (b.1921)
• 7 June - Bjarne Eilif Thorvik, politician (b.1908)
• 13 June - Per Severin Hjermann, politician (b.1891)

July to September

• 16 July - Knut Severin Jakobsen Vik, politician (b.1892)
• 17 July - Oscar Engelstad, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1882)
• 30 July - Arne Sunde, politician, Olympic shooter, army officer and diplomat (b.1883)
• 1 September - Tor Lund, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1888)
• 6 September - Terje Wold, judge, politician and Minister (b.1899)
• 14 September - Oddmund Myklebust, politician and Minister (b.1915)
• 18 September - Gunvald Engelstad, politician (b.1900)
• 22 September - Olaf Solumsmoen, newspaper editor and politician (b.1896)
• 28 September - Ole Bae, civil servant (b.1902)

October to December

• 8 October - Karl Johan Fjermeros, politician (b.1885)
• 11 October - Nils Fixdal, athlete (b.1889)
• 19 October - Jacob Christie Kielland, architect (b.1897)
• October - Reidar Rye Haugan, newspaper publisher in America (b.1893)
• 11 November - Guri Johannessen, politician (b.1911)
• 1 December - Harald Houge Torp, politician (b.1890)
• 12 December - Rasmus Birkeland, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1888)

Full date unknown

• Arne Kildal, librarian and civil servant (b.1885)
• Petter Martinsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1887)
• Gunnar Schjelderup, businessperson (b.1895)
• Jon Sundby, politician and Minister (b.1883)
• Helge Thiis, architect and art critic (b.1897)
• Jørgen Vogt, newspaper editor and politician (b.1900)