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Incumbents

• King of Norway - Harald V of Norway

Events

• 10 September - Municipal and county elections throughout the country.
• 1 October - The merging of the oil businesses between the two Norwegian companies Norsk Hydro and Statoil, to form StatoilHydro, which was announced in December 2006, is completed.

Arts and literature

• Arvid Torgeir Lie, poet, short story writer and translator, is awarded the Dobloug Prize literary award.^[1]

Births

Deaths

January to March

• 17 January - Tor Hagfors, scientist, radio astronomer and radar expert (b.1930)
• 25 January - Knut Schmidt-Nielsen, comparative physiologist (b.1915)
• 29 January - Jens Marcussen, politician (b.1926)
• 12 March - Hege Nerland, politician (b.1966)
• 21 March - Sven O. Høiby, journalist (b.1936)

April to June

• 13 April - Johan M. Nyland, politician (b.1931)
• 29 April - Arve Opsahl, film and stage actor, singer and stand-up comedian (b.1921)
• 23 May - Tron Øgrim, journalist, author and politician (b.1947)
• 24 May - Hans Bjørnstad, ski jumper and World Champion (b.1928)
• 27 May - Ole J. Kleppa, physical chemist (b.1920)
• 12 June - Ingolf Håkon Teigene, journalist and editor (b.1949)
• 15 June - Thor Gystad, politician (b.1919)

July to September

• 10 July - Jon Fossum, orienteer and politician (b.1923)
• 18 July - Sigurd Kalheim, politician (b.1927)
• 25 July - Bjørn Egge, military officer (b.1918)
• 27 July - Arnt Gudleik Hagen, politician (b.1928)
• 6 August - Atle Selberg, mathematician (b.1917)
• 16 August - Henrik Svensen, politician (b.1904)
• 21 August - Herman Hebler, printmaker and graphic artist (b.1911)
• 21 September - Hallgeir Brenden, cross country skier and double Olympic gold medallist (b.1928)

October to December

• 11 October - Stephan Tschudi-Madsen, art historian (b.1923)
• 12 October - Egil Bergsland, politician (b.1924)
• 12 November - Tinius Nagell-Erichsen, publisher (b.1933)
• 16 November - Trond Kirkvaag, comedian, actor, imitator, screenwriter, author, director and television host (b.1946)
• 27 November - Svein Johannessen, chess player, became Norway's second International Master (b.1937)
• 13 December - Wiggo Hanssen, speed skater (b.1923)
• 30 December - Laila Kaland, politician (b.1939)
• 31 December - Sverre Helland, politician (b.1924)

Full date unknown

• Finn Hødnebø, philologist (b.1919)
• Ove Liavaag, civil servant (b.1938)
• Alf Nordvang, actor and theatre director (b.1931)
• Weiert Velle, veterinarian (b.1925)

References