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Incumbents

• King of Norway - Olav V of Norway

Events

Arts and literature

• Finn Carling, novelist, playwright, poet and essayist, is awarded the Aschehoug Prize literary award.
• Nils Johan Rud, novelist, short story writer and magazine editor, is awarded the Norsk kulturråds ærespris (Arts Council Norway Honorary Award), for making a significant contribution to Norwegian art and culture

Births

• 18 August - Siri Tollerød, model

Full date unknown

• Lene Egeli, model

Deaths

January to March

• 5 January - Herman Smith-Johannsen, cross-country skier and supercentenarian (b.1875)
• 20 January - Tove Pihl, educator and politician (b.1924)
• 14 February - Einar Wøhni, politician (b.1920)
• 26 February - Knut Frydenlund, politician and Minister (b.1927)
• 1 March - Reidar Andreas Lyseth, politician (b.1904)
• 3 March - Trygve Owren, politician (b.1912)

April to June

• 29 April - Ludvig Olai Botnen, politician (b.1910)
• 20 May - Otto Carlmar, film producer, writer and actor (b.1902)
• 20 June - Knut Hoem, politician and Minister (b.1924)
• 30 June - Torborg Nedreaas, author (b.1906)
• 30 June - Thor Thorvaldsen, sailor and twice Olympic gold medallist (b.1904)

July to December

• 31 July - Sverre Moen, politician (b.1921)
• 22 August - Arne Brustad, international soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1912)
• 28 August - Gunnar Berg, a national director of the Boy Scouts of America (b.1897)
• 12 September - Bjørn Erling Ytterhorn, politician (b.1923)
• 6 October - Roald Jensen, international soccer player (b.1943)
• 26 October - Bjørge Lillelien, sports journalist and commentator (b.1927)
• 4 November - Tor Halvorsen, trade unionist, politician and Minister (b.1930)

Full date unknown

• Thomas Offenberg Backer, engineer (b.1892)
• Reidar Carlsen, politician and Minister (b.1908)
• Finn Isaksen, politician and Minister (b.1924)
• Aage Samuelsen, evangelist, singer and composer (b.1919)
• Harald Wergeland, physicist (b.1912)