# 1967 in Norway

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The following events occurred in Norway in the year 1967.

## Incumbents

* Monarch – Olav V
* Prime Minister – Per Borten (Centre Party)

## Events

* 1 January – The Norwegian National Insurance Act (Folketrygdloven) was introduced.
* 22 October – The opening of the Tjeldsund Bridge.
* September 22 – The first major electoral test for the four-party bourgeois coalition government.
* 24 November – The voting age in Norway was set to 20 years of age.
* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.
* The Government Pension Fund of Norway (Norwegian: Statens pensjonsfond Norge or SPN) was established by the Norwegian National Insurance Act (Folketrygdloven)
* Natur og Ungdom is established.

## Popular culture
### Sports

* 11 to 12 February – The World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men are held in Oslo.
* Walter Presch coaches the Norwegian football team.

### Literature

* Per Hansson, journalist and writer, is awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment literature prize.
* Hallvard Rieber-Mohn, writer and Dominican priest, is awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize.
* Astrid Tollefsen, poet, is awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for the poetry collection Hendelser.
* Johan Borgen is awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize, for the short story collection Nye noveller.

## Notable births
### January

* 1 January – Trude Brænne Larssen, novelist
* 5 January – Kjetil Skogrand, historian and politician.
* 10 January – Jan Åge Fjørtoft, footballer.
* 12 January (in Sweden) – Vendela Kirsebom, model and actress
* 12 January – Stig Kleven, sport wrestler.
* 14 January (in Sweden) – Rolf Gupta, composer and conductor.
* 20 January – Ivar Bern, chess player
* 21 January – Geir Waage, politician
* 28 January – Dag-Eilev Fagermo, footballer
* 30 January – Pål Christian Roland, health administrator and politician.

### February

* 1 February
** John Hegre, guitarist, songwriter and sound engineer
** Kjetil Storesletten, economist
* 3 February
** Gisle Kverndokk, composer.
** Børge Petersen-Øverleir, guitarist
* 4 February – Trond-Arne Bredesen, Nordic combined skier.
* 8 February
** Kent Bergersen, footballer
** Lise Davidsen, soprano.
* 12 February – Stein Inge Brækhus, jazz musician.
* 15 February – Trond Egil Soltvedt, footballer
* 16 February – Hanne Hogness, handball player.
* 18 February – Nina Sandberg, politician.
* 21 February – Marianne Aasen, politician.
* 22 February – Audun Erlien, jazz musician
* 26 February – Audun Skorgen, jazz musician

### March

* 7 March
** Helje Solberg, journalist.
** Knut Yrvin, software developer
* 9 March
** Siri Broch Johansen, Sami author, singer, and textbook writer.
** Per Espen Stoknes, politician.
* 11 March
** Ole Einar Martinsen, footballer
** Liv Gustavsen, politician.
** Håkon Storm-Mathisen, jazz musician
* 13 March – Tone-Helen Toften, politician.
* 18 March – Kjetil Bjørklund, politician.
* 19 March – Frode Scheie, handball player.
* 22 March – Brage Sandmoen, football referee
* 27 March – Sølvi Olsen Meinseth, athlete.
* 31 March – Ivar Kolve, jazz musician

### April

* 3 April – Berit Digre, handball player.
* 4 April – Siv Mossleth, politician.
* 5 April – Erland Johnsen, footballer
* 6 April – Eirin Kristin Sund, politician.
* 8 April – Margit Bakken, musician
* 14 April – Frode Unneland, musician
* 17 April – Kenneth Blom, painter (born in Denmark).
* 19 April
** Bodil Arnesen, operatic soprano.
** Tine Sundtoft, civil servant and politician.
* 20 April – Frode Thomassen, footballer
* 21 April – Knut Erling Granaas, sledge hockey goaltender
* 24 April – Magnus Grønneberg, singer
* 26 April – Alf Kåre Tveit, footballer
* 27 April
** Dag Stokke, musician (d. 2011)
** Hege Stendahl, cyclist.
** Bjørnar Valstad, orienteering competitor

### May

* 6 May – Heidi Grande Røys, politician.
* 12 May – Espen Berntsen, football referee
* 15 May – Simen Agdestein, chess player.
* 19 May
** Rannveig Andresen, politician.
** Ingjerd Egeberg, actress and theatre director.
** Morten Tyldum, film director.
* 23 May – John Krogstie, computer scientist
* 24 May – Morten Finstad, ice hockey player.
* 25 May – Knut Holte, footballer
* 26 May – Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen, footballer
* 27 May – Kristen Skjeldal, cross-country skier.
* 28 May – Hanne Vataker, sport shooter.
* 29 May – Brynjar Meling, lawyer.

### June

* 1 June – Endre Brunstad, linguist
* 3 June – Stein Morten Lier, crime fiction writer.
* 4 June
** Knut Frostad, competitive sailor.
** Terje Sørvik, politician.
** Runar Steinstad, Paralympian athlete
* 8 June (in Sweden) – Amy Jönsson Raaholt, tennis player
* 13 June – Sunniva Ørstavik, civil servant.
* 17 June – Cato Tom Andersen, ice hockey player.
* 18 June – Berit Opheim, singer.
* 19 June – Bjørn Dæhlie, cross-country skier and businessman.
* 20 June
** Regina Alexandrova, politician.
** Grunde Njøs, speed skater.
* 22 June – Morten Wold, politician.
* 26 June – Laila Thorsen, politician.
* 27 June – Runar Søgaard, management coach
* 28 June – Anne Rygh Pedersen, politician.
* 29 June – Johann Roppen, educator
* 30 June – Sture Fladmark, footballer
* 30 June (in Sweden) – Lars Vågberg, curler.

### July

* 1 July – Karin Nordstad, politician.
* 2 July
** John Christian Elden, barrister and politician.
** Torgeir Larsen, diplomat and politician
* 3 July – Lisbet Rugtvedt, politician.
* 3 July – Sindre Ekrheim, poet.
* 4 July – Stig Rasch, handball player
* 10 July – Morten Kræmer, footballer
* 11 July
** Trygve Allister Diesen, TV and film director, producer and screenwriter
** Bent-Ove Pedersen, tennis player
* 19 July
** Wegard Harsvik, politician.
** Tom Johansen, ice hockey player.
* 20 July – Per J. Jordal, jurist and politician
* 25 July – Tommy Skjerven, football referee
* 26 July – Gunn Karin Gjul, politician.
* 27 July
** Hans-Christian Gabrielsen, politician and trade unionist.
** Hans Mathisen, jazz guitarist

### August

* 1 August
** Hugo Hansen, footballer
** Vibeke Karlsen, football referee.
* 7 August – Gunnar Fosseng, handball player
* 11 August – Petter Wettre, jazz musician.
* 12 August – Anne Marie Halvorsen, sport wrestler.
* 17 August – Hilde Strømsvold, footballer
* 22 August – Merete Agerbak-Jensen, politician.
* 28 August – Solrun Flatås, cyclist.
* 29 August – Jon Almaas, television presenter and writer.
* 29 August (in Iceland) – Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner, programmer and businessman
* 31 August – Anita Moen, cross-country skier.

### September

* 1 September – Carl Gunnar Gundersen, ice hockey player.
* 5 September – Sturla Berg-Johansen, stand-up comedian, imitator, actor and television host
* 9 September (in Australia) – Bjarne Melgaard, artist.
* 14 September – Jens Lien, film director.
* 20 September – Pål Jackman, film director and musician.
* 23 September – Cathrine Roll-Matthiesen, handball player.

### October

* 2 October – Petter Belsvik, footballer.
* 6 October – Svend Karlsen, strongman, powerlifter, and IFBB professional bodybuilder
* 9 October – Ola Elvestuen, politician.
* 11 October
** Minna Nystedt, speed skater.
** Erik Pedersen, footballer
* 12 October – Frode Olsen, footballer.
* 20 October
** Petter Schjerven, television host
** Kjersti Toppe, politician.
* 24 October – Lisbeth Bakken, footballer.

### November

* 4 November – Jørn Hurum, paleontologist.
* 10 November – Kårstein Eidem Løvaas, politician (born in the US)
* 17 November – Mons Ivar Mjelde, footballer
* 29 November – Ole Gustav Gjekstad, handball player and coach.
* 30 November
** Arild Andresen, film director
** Bent Ånund Ramsfjell, curler.

### December

* 3 December – Sjur Robert Nilsen, ice hockey player
* 12 December – Ingrid Steen, handball player.
* 14 December
** Hanne Haugland, high jumper.
** Anne Ryg, actress
* 15 December – André Flem, footballer
* 17 December – Ingjerd Thon Hagaseth, politician.
* 19 December – Stig Traavik, civil servant and diplomat.
* 21 December – Tonje Skinnarland, military officer.
* 23 December – Irene Nordli, sculptor

### Full date missing

* April – Paal Kibsgaard, petroleum engineer and businessman
* Helge Blakkisrud, political scientist
* Herman Cappelen, philosopher
* Remi Eriksen, businessman
* Steinar Haugli, sport shooter
* Erik W. Jakobsen, business economist
* Linda Johansen, magazine editor and businesswoman
* Thor Alex Kappfjell, offshore worker and BASE jumper (d. 1999).
* Javed Kurd, music producer
* Johannes W. Løvhaug, historian
* Jelena Porsanger, Sami ethnographer (born in the Soviet Union)
* Petter S. Rosenlund, dramatist
* Oddrun Samdal, academic
* Pål Thonstad Sandvik, historian
* Kjetil Ulven, ski orienteer
* Cecilie Cottis Østreng, poet

## Notable deaths

* 3 January – H. O. Bergqvist, engineer, businessman and politician (b. 1889)
* 12 January – Per Øisang, journalist and radio and television presenter (b.1920)
* 21 January – Halfdan Magnus Mustad, businessman (b. 1874).
* 27 January – Christian A. R. Christensen, newspaper editor (b. 1906).
* 28 January – Leonhard Seppala, sled dog breeder, trainer and musher (b. 1877).
* 29 January – Gunnar Ousland, writer, editor and politician for the Labour Party(b.1877).
* 31 January – Peder Nikolai Leier Jacobsen, politician (b.1888).
* 10 February – Harald Warholm, politician (b.1920).
* 13 February – Edvin Alten, judge (b.1876).
* 15 February – Rasmus Sørnes, inventor, clockmaker and radio technician (b.1893).
* 16 February – Amund Rydland, stage and film actor and theatre director (b. 1888).
* 25 February – Olaf Willums, painter and printmaker (b. 1886).
* 26 or 27 February – Thor Solberg, aviation pioneer (b. 1893).
* 28 February – Kaare Strøm, limnologist (b.1902).
* 3 March – Mons Lid, politician and Minister (b.1896).
* 3 March – Jan Petersen, archaeologist (b. 1887).
* 8 March – Asbjørn Lindboe, politician (b. 1889).
* 16 March – Jakob Sande, writer, poet and folk singer (b.1906).
* 20 March – Anders Bjørgaard, illustrator (b. 1891).
* 23 March – Lalla Carlsen, singer and actress (b. 1889).
* 2 April – Richard Peterson, tennis player (b. 1884).
* 5 April – Johan Falkberget, author (b.1879).
* 14 April – Bertha Bele, politician (b. 1893).
* 20 April – Birger Ljungberg, politician and minister (b.1884).
* 2 May – Paul Martin Dahlø, politician (b.1885).
* 5 May – Hans Amundsen, journalist and politician (b. 1885).
* 14 May – Jens Isak de Lange Kobro, politician and Minister (b.1882).
* 22 May – Knut Gysler, equestrian (b. 1888).
* 24 May – Dagfinn Dahl, barrister (b. 1887).
* 26 May – Astri Welhaven Heiberg, painter (b. 1881).
* 7 June – Finn Schiander, sailor (b. 1889).
* 9 June – Gunnar Neels-Hansson, theatre director (b. 1883).
* 10 June – Halvard Angaard, sport shooter (b. 1898).
* 11 June – Johan Sigurd Karlsen, politician (b.1894).
* 15 June – H. Chr. J. Borchgrevink, engineer and politician (b. 1891).
* 16 June – Ragnar Vold, journalist (b. 1906).
* 20 June – Hans Oskar Evju, politician (b.1886).
* 23 June – Otto Lous Mohr, medical doctor (b. 1886).
* 11 July – Martin Tranmæl, socialist leader (b.1879).
* 25 July – Anton Marius Jenssen, merchant and politician (b. 1879).
* 26 July – Arne Ording, historian and politician (b. 1898).
* 2 August – Haavard Martinsen, chemist and industrial leader (b. 1879).
* 11 August – Olav Moe, fiddler (b. 1872).
* 13 August – Trygve Pedersen, sailor and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1884).
* 16 August – Arthur Omre, novelist and writer of short stories (b. 1887).
* 16 August – Marguerite Thoresen, ballet dancer and choreographer (b. 1908).
* 18 August – Ivar Bae, politician (b.1896).
* 27 August – Herman Sotaaen, track and field athlete (b. 1888).
* 28 August – Nils Langhelle, politician and Minister (b.1907).
* 5 September – Thorleif Dahl, philologist and businessman (b. 1891).
* 5 September – Alfred Maurstad, actor, movie director and theatre manager (b. 1896).
* 15 September – Hannibal Fegth, rower (b. 1879).
* 17 September – Sven Thaulow, sport swimmer (b. 1905).
* 19 September – Andreas Hagelund, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1881).
* 6 October – Sigurd Moen, speed skater and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1897).
* 8 October – Johan Schreiner, historian (b. 1903).
* 15 October – Ejnar Tønsager, rower (b.1888).
* 20 October – Sverre Iversen, trade unionist, civil servant and politician (b. 1879).
* 21 October – Fridtjof Mjøen, actor and theatre director (born 1897).
* 29 October – Roy Mikkelsen, a Norwegian born, American Olympic ski jumper (b. 1907).
* 2 November – Leif Rode, competitive rower, jurist, sports official, poet and playwright (b. 1885).
* 5 November – Erling Johnson, chemical engineer (b. 1893)
* 21 November – Gunvald Bøe, archivist and historian (b. 1903/1904)
* 26 November – Johannes Hanssen, bandmaster, composer and teacher (b.1874).
* 1 December – Elen Christensen, sculptor (b. 1904).
* 2 December – Johannes Andersen, long-distance runner (b.1888).
* 7 December – Daniel Johansen, track and field athlete (b.1885).
* 9 December – Ragnar Solberg, poet (b. 1898).
* 12 December – Alf Larsen, poet, essayist and magazine editor (b. 1885).
* 22 December – Wilhelm Faye, military officer and war historian (b. 1881).
* 30 December – Kjell Gjøstein Aabrek, politician (b.1901).

### Full date missing

* Erling Tambs, writer and sailor (b. 1888)
* Harry Ivarson, film director and screenwriter (b. 1892)