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Events in the year 1968 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
- 19 February – Avalanches occur in Bondalen which kill four people.
- 19 March – The Palace announces that Crown Prince Harald has engaged to Sonja Haraldsen.
- 29 August – Crown Prince Harald married Sonja Haraldsen in the Oslo Cathedral.
- 13 September – Norwegian whaling in the Southern Hemisphere ceases after the last whaling company officially announces it would not send any more whaling expeditions.
- 9 October – the first commercial discovery of petroleum deposit on the Norwegian continental shelf was confirmed.
- The Norwegian Sami Association was founded
Popular culture
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Sports
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Music
Film
Literature
- The Norwegian Writers' Center (Norsk forfattersentrum) is established.
- Finn Alnæs, novelist, is awarded the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize and the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for the novel Gemini.[1]
- Ebba Haslund, novelist, is awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize for Syndebukkens krets.[2]
Notable births
January to March
- 15 January – Grete Wold, politician.[3]
- 16 January – Mikkel Gaup, actor.[4]
- 19 January – Knut Olav Åmås, writer, philosopher, editor, politician.[5]
- 22 January – Beate Kristiansen, sailor.[6]
- 28 January – Tore Torvbråten, curler.[7]
- 31 January – May-Helen Molvær Grimstad, politician
- 31 January – Tom Tvedt, politician and sports executive.[8]
- 2 February – Espen Bredesen, ski jumper.[9]
- 6 February – Arne Lygre, writer.[10]
- 6 February – Monica Mæland, politician.[11]
- 12 February – Svein Enersen, footballer.[12]
- 18 February – Frank Edvard Sve, politician.[13]
- 22 February – Trine Wiggen, actress.[14]
- 27 February – Ståle Solbakken, footballer.[15]
- 1 March – Lars Mytting, writer.[16]
- 14 March – Yngve Hallén, sports executive.[17]
- 19 March – Julie Christiansen, politician
- 22 March – Euronymous, black metal guitarist (died 1993).[18]
- 24 March – Anne Nafstad Lyftingsmo, civil servant.[19]
- 25 March – Jon Hustad, journalist, author (died 2023).[20]
- 30 March – Gunstein Bakke, writer.[21]
- 30 March – Jon Øivind Ness, composer.[22]
April to June
- 1 April – Tone Rasmussen, sprint canoer.[23]
- 7 April – Stein Torleif Bjella, singer and songwriter.[24]
- 9 April – André Støylen, politician.[25]
- 1 May – Bjørn Sortland, writer.[26]
- 20 May – Vibeke Fürst Haugen, media executive.[27]
- 18 June – Kjell Ivar Larsen, politician.[28]
- 27 June – Rikke Lind, politician.[29]
July to September
- 2 July – Fridtjov Såheim, actor.[30]
- 4 July – Espen Stokkeland, sailor.[31]
- 5 July – Anthon Grimsmo, curler.[32]
- 29 July – Ingrid Margrethe Gjerde, military officer.[33]
- 5 August – Frode Jacobsen, politician.[34]
- 8 August – Else Ragni Yttredal, speed skater.[35]
- 13 August – Ketil Kjenseth, politician.[36]
- 15 August – Frode Øverli, comic strip cartoonist.[37]
- 21 August – Hanne Tømta, theatre instructor and theatre director.[38]
- 25 August – Rune Erland, handball player.[39]
- 28 August – Runar Sjåstad, politician.[40]
- 30 August – Ingunn Beate Øyen, actress.[41]
- 1 September – Annette Skotvoll, handball goalkeeper.[42]
- 23 September – Bjørn Berge, guitarist, blues artist.[43]
- 24 September – Beate Heieren Hundhammer, politician
- 26 September – Kjetil Bragli Alstadheim, journalist.[44]
October to December
- 15 October – Grethe Wolan, curler.[45]
- 16 October – Vibeke Johnsen, handball player.[46]
- 26 October – Jon Åge Tyldum, biathlete.[47]
- 29 October – Aili Keskitalo, Sami politician.[48]
- 29 October – Johann Olav Koss, speed skater.[49]
- 1 November – Astrid Danielsen, cyclist.[50]
- 6 November – Kjetil Rekdal, footballer.[51]
- 8 November – Oddmund Løkensgard Hoel, politician.[52]
- 21 November – Per Morten Haugen, footballer.[53]
- 23 November – Kjersti Sortland, newspaper editor.[54]
- 25 November – Tor André Johnsen, politician.[55]
- 27 November – Ellen Scheel Aalbu, footballer.[56]
- 6 December – Karl Ove Knausgård, author
- 12 December – Anita Valen, cyclist.[57]
Full date missing
- Audun Rikardsen, photographer.[58]
- Sigurd Slåttebrekk, pianist.[59]
- Mari Velsand, media executive.[60]
Notable deaths
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January to March
- 12 January – John Aae, politician (born 1890)
- 18 January – Trygve Knudsen, philologist, linguist and lexicographer (born 1897).[61]
- 21 January – Jacob Gundersen, freestyle wrestler and Olympic silver medallist (born 1875).[62]
- 11 February
- Jørgen Wilhelm Rudolph, businessperson (born 1881)[63]
- Herman Willoch, painter (born 1892).[64]
- 29 February – Tore Ørjasæter, poet (born 1886).[65]
- 2 March – Odd Hølaas, journalist and writer (born 1898).[66]
- 12 March – Einar Kristian Haugen, politician (born 1905)
- 19 March – Aagot Didriksen, actress (born 1874).[67]
- 25 March – Arnulf Øverland, author (born 1889).[68]
- 31 March – Christen Wiese, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1876)
April to June
- 7 April – Carl Bugge, geologist (born 1881).[69]
- 15 April – Martin Stenersen, sport shooter (born 1879)
- 25 April – Gunnar Andersen, international soccer player and ski jumper (born 1890)
- 27 April – Anton Olsen, rifle shooter and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1897)
- 29 April – Aasa Helgesen, midwife and politician (born 1877).[70]
- 11 May – Johan Andersen, politician (born 1902)
- 23 May – Georg Braathe, long-distance runner (born 1903)
- 24 May – Paal Olav Berg, politician and Minister (born 1873)
- 25 May – Kasper Idland, resistance member (born 1918)
- 1 June – Harald Eriksen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (born 1888)
- 3 June – John Bjørnstad, rowing coxswain (born 1888).[71]
- 29 June – Thorry Kiær, industrialist (born 1888).[72]
July to September
- 6 July – Johan Sæterhaug, boxer (born 1893)
- 16 July – Sigurd Pedersen, politician (born 1893)
- 25 July – Hallvard Sandnes, writer (born 1893).[73]
- 6 August – Tore Foss, singer, actor and theatre director (born 1901).[74]
- 13 August – Øystein Ore, mathematician (born 1899)
- 16 August – Paul Ingebretsen, politician (born 1904)
- 29 August – Arne Korsmo, architect (born 1900)
- 4 September – Engebret Skogen, rifle shooter and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1887)
- 24 September – Kjell Tellander, politician (born 1899)
October to December
- 3 October – Jens Martin Arctander Jenssen, politician (born 1885)
- 2 December – Arne Damm, publisher (born 1894).[75]
- 15 December – Håkon Bryhn, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1901)
- 20 December – Anders Endreson Skrondal, politician (born 1891)
- 29 December – Bergljot Larsson, nurse and organizational leader (born 1883).[76]
- 30 December – Trygve Lie, politician, the first elected United Nations Secretary-General (born 1896)
See also
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