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Decades: 1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s Centuries: 18th • 19th • 20th • 21st See also: 1979 in Norwegian football Other events of 1979 List of years in Norway

Incumbents

• King of Norway - Olav V of Norway
• Prime Minister of Norway - Odvar Nordli

Events

Arts and literature

• Åge Rønning, writer and journalist, is awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize.
• Nils Johan Rud, novelist, short story writer and magazine editor, is awarded the Dobloug Prize for Swedish and Norwegian fiction.
• Bjørg Vik, writer, playwright and journalist, is awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for the short stories En håndfull lengsel.

Births

• 12 January - Åsa Elvik, politician
• 12 April - Thomas Dybdahl, musician
• 2 May - Oddrun Brakstad Orset, ski mountaineer

Deaths

January to March

• 7 January - Thoralf Hagen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1887)
• 4 February - Hans Martin Gulbrandsen, canoeist (b.1914)
• 15 February - Karl Henry Karlsen, politician (b.1893)
• 7 March - Klaus Egge, composer and music critic (b.1906)

April to June

• 6 April - Finn Øen, politician (b.1902)
• 17 April - Trygve Olsen, politician (b.1921)
• 26 April - Trygve Stokstad, boxer (b.1902)
• 7 May - Erik Brofoss, economist, politician and Minister (b.1908)
• 8 June - Magnar Isaksen, international soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1910)

July to September

• 5 July - Rolf Holmberg, soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1914)
• 10 July - Harald Færstad, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.1889)
• 15 July - Haakon Sløgedal, politician (b.1901)
• 28 July - Steffen Ingebriktsen Toppe, politician (b.1902)
• 6 August - Olav Hordvik, politician (b.1901)
• 24 August - Bernt Evensen, speed skater, Olympic gold medallist and racing cyclist (b.1905)
• 22 September - Tore Segelcke, actress (b.1901)
• 30 September - Johan Johannesen, track and field athlete (b.1898)

October to December

• 16 October - Johan Borgen, author, journalist and critic (b.1902)
• 16 October - Olav Svalastog, politician (b.1896)
• 14 December - Otto Monsen, track and field athlete (b.1887)

Full date unknown

• Emil Boyson, poet, author, and translator (b.1897)
• Anders Frihagen, politician and Minister (b.1892)
• Gunnar Emil Garfors, poet (b.1900)
• Jørgen Holmboe, meteorologist (b.1902)
• Rolf Østbye, businessperson (b.1898)
• Rolf Ingvar Semmingsen, civil servant (b.1908)
• Nils Thomas, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (b.1889)