1978 in Norway
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Events
[edit] Arts and literature
- Harald Sverdrup, poet and children's writer, is awarded the Dobloug Prize literature award.[1]
[edit] Births
- 11 April - Martin Bartnes, ski mountaineer and cross-country skier
- 28 May - Elin Lerum Boasson, environmentalist
- 20 July - Fritz Aanes, Greco-Roman wrestler
- 29 September - Kurt Nilsen, pop/country singer
- 17 October - Rolv Eriksrud, ski mountaineer and cross-country skier
- 13 November - Marit Velle Kile, actress
- 28 November - Siri Hall Arnøy, politician
[edit] Deaths
[edit] January to June
- 16 January - Otto Dahl, politician (b.1914)
- 21 January - Olav Sundal, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.1899)
- 27 January - Alf Konningen, alpine skier (b.1901)
- 14 February - Anders Hove, politician (b.1885)
- 19 February - Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (b.1897)
- 27 March - Sverre Farstad, speed skater and Olympic gold medallist (b.1920)
- 25 April - Arne Rustadstuen, Nordic skier, Olympic bronze medallist and World Champion (b.1905)
- 8 May - Klara Amalie Skoglund, politician (b.1891)
- 9 May - Halvor Bunkholt, politician (b.1903)
[edit] July to December
- 3 July - Syvert Tobiassen Messel, politician (b.1897)
- 27 July - Henrik Friis Robberstad, politician (b.1901)
- 15 August - Viggo Brun, mathematician (b.1885)
- 16 August - Henry Olsen, track and field athlete (b.1887)
- 30 August - Vebjørn Tandberg, businessperson and industrialist (b.1904)
- 26 October - Rolf Schjerven, politician (b.1910)
- 13 November - Liv Tomter, politician (b.1901)
- 4 December - Tancred Ibsen, officer, pilot, film director and screenwriter (b.1893)
- 31 December - Arne Gjedrem, politician (b.1890)
[edit] Full date unknown
- Aslak Brekke, folksinger (b.1901)
- Sigurd Evensmo, author and journalist (b.1912)
- Reidar Kjellberg, art historian (b.1904)
- Margrete Aamot Øverland, resistance member (b.1913)
- Carl Søyland, newspaper editor (b.1894)
[edit] References
- ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed (2007). "Harald Ulrik Sverdrup – forfatter" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Harald_Ulrik_Sverdrup/forfatter. Retrieved on 4 April 2009.
