page_title: 1979 in Norway
section_title: Notable deaths
hierarchical_section_title: 1979 in Norway / Notable deaths
caption_attribution_description: Tittel / Title: Portrett av Johan Borgen (1902-1979) Motiv / Motif: Fotografiet stammer fra Gyldendals historiske portrettarkiv. Dato / Date: ukjent / unknown Fotograf / Photographer: Rådhusfoto Fred Monclair Eier / Owner Institution: Nasjonalbiblioteket / National Library of Norway Lenke / Link: &lt;a href="http://www.nb.no" rel="nofollow"&gt;www.nb.no&lt;/a&gt; Bildesignatur / Image Number: blds_04871
context_page_description: Events in the year 1979 in Norway.
context_section_description: 7 January – Thoralf Hagen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1887)
  28 January – Elling Enger, composer, organist, and choir conductor (b.1905)
  4 February – Hans Martin Gulbrandsen, canoeist (b.1914)
  15 February – Karl Henry Karlsen, politician (b.1893)
  7 March – Klaus Egge, composer and music critic (b.1906)
  3 April – Dagfinn Zwilgmeyer, psalmist (b. 1900).
  6 April – Finn Øen, politician (b.1902)
  17 April – Trygve Olsen, politician (b.1921)
  26 April – Trygve Stokstad, boxer (b.1902)
  7 May – Erik Brofoss, economist, politician and Minister (b.1908)
  8 June – Magnar Isaksen, international soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1910).
  5 July – Rolf Holmberg, soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1914)
  10 July – Harald Færstad, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.1889)
  15 July – Haakon Sløgedal, politician (b.1901)
  28 July – Steffen Ingebriktsen Toppe, politician (b.1902)
  6 August – Olav Hordvik, politician (b.1901)
  24 August – Bernt Evensen, speed skater, Olympic gold medallist and racing cyclist (b.1905)
  22 September – Tore Segelcke, actress (b.1901)
  30 September – Johan Johannesen, track and field athlete (b.1898)
  16 October – Johan Borgen, author, journalist and critic (b.1902)
  16 October – Olav Svalastog, politician (b.1896)
  14 December – Otto Monsen, track and field athlete (b.1887)
caption: Johan Borgen, winner of the Nordic Council Literature Prize.
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