1972 in Norway
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[edit] Incumbents
- King of Norway - Olav V of Norway
- Prime Minister of Norway - Trygve Bratteli
- Prime Minister of Norway - Lars Korvald (from 18 October)
[edit] Events
- 25 September - Norwegian European Communities membership referendum where a 53.5 majority says "No" to joining the European Community
- The cabinet of Trygve Bratteli resigns as a direct result of the referendum
- 18 October - Lars Korvald becomes Prime Minister of Norway
- The Norwegian Ministry of the Environment is established
- Molde Airport, Årø is opened for traffic
- Rock carvings at Alta are discovered
[edit] Arts and literature
- Bjørg Vik, writer, playwright and journalist, is awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize.
[edit] Births
[edit] January to June
- 25 January - Anita Østby, politician
- 23 April - Barbro-Lill Hætta-Jacobsen, politician
- 4 May - Ståle Schumacher, software engineer
- 16 June - Synnøve Konglevoll, politician
- 24 June - Mette Gundersen, politician
- 28 June - Heikki Holmås, politician
[edit] July to December
- 14 August - Torkel Engeness, first ever Olympic flag bearer for Kyrgyzstan, despite being a Norwegian citizen and having no connection to Kyrgyzstan
- 18 August - B. Andreas Bull-Hansen, fantasy writer and former championship powerlifter
- 30 September - Ari Behn, author
[edit] Deaths
[edit] January to March
- 5 January - Olav Midttun, philologist, biographer and magazine editor (b.1883)
- 6 January - Hans Mikal Solsem, politician (b.1912)
- 3 February - Sverre Grøner, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.1890)
- 3 March - Oskar Slaaen, politician (b.1907)
- 29 March - Reidar Magnus Aamo, politician (b.1898)
[edit] April to June
- 4 April - Haldis Tjernsberg, politician (b.1903)
- 7 April - Mons Arntsen Løvset, politician (b.1891)
- 11 April - Reidar Ødegaard, cross country skier and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1901)
- 22 April - Isak Abrahamsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1891)
- 18 May - Gunnar Thoresen, bobsledder (b.1921)
- 7 June - Bjarne Eilif Thorvik, politician (b.1908)
- 13 June - Per Severin Hjermann, politician (b.1891)
[edit] July to September
- 16 July - Knut Severin Jakobsen Vik, politician (b.1892)
- 17 July - Oscar Engelstad, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1882)
- 30 July - Arne Sunde, politician, Olympic shooter, army officer and diplomat (b.1883)
- 1 September - Tor Lund, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1888)
- 6 September - Terje Wold, judge, politician and Minister (b.1899)
- 14 September - Oddmund Myklebust, politician and Minister (b.1915)
- 18 September - Gunvald Engelstad, politician (b.1900)
- 22 September - Olaf Solumsmoen, newspaper editor and politician (b.1896)
- 28 September - Ole Bae, civil servant (b.1902)
[edit] October to December
- 8 October - Karl Johan Fjermeros, politician (b.1885)
- 11 October - Nils Fixdal, athlete (b.1889)
- 19 October - Jacob Christie Kielland, architect (b.1897)
- October - Reidar Rye Haugan, newspaper publisher in America (b.1893)
- 11 November - Guri Johannessen, politician (b.1911)
- 1 December - Harald Houge Torp, politician (b.1890)
- 12 December - Rasmus Birkeland, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1888)
[edit] Full date unknown
- Arne Kildal, librarian and civil servant (b.1885)
- Petter Martinsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1887)
- Gunnar Schjelderup, businessperson (b.1895)
- Jon Sundby, politician and Minister (b.1883)
- Helge Thiis, architect and art critic (b.1897)
- Jørgen Vogt, newspaper editor and politician (b.1900)

