1965 in Norway

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Events in the year 1965 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch - Olav V of Norway
• Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen (Labour Party) until 12 October, Per Borten (Centre Party)

Events

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• 4 February-1 April – the "Grenade Man", an unidentified person whom placed grenades and grenade traps in several places in Oslo, spreads fear in Oslo. The case remained unsolved despite the huge media coverage and public interest in the matter.
• 13 September – The 1965 Parliamentary election takes place.
• 12 October - Per Borten becomes Prime Minister of Norway
• 12 October – Borten's Cabinet was appointed.
• Norsk Hydro joins Elf Aquitaine and six other French companies to form Petronord to perform search for oil and gas in the North Sea.

Popular culture

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Sports

Music

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Literature

Notable births

• 15 January - Karita Bekkemellem, politician
• 17 February - Cathrin Bretzeg, politician
• 28 May - Stein Rønning, 1990 world champion in karate (d.2008)^[1]
• 26 June - Rune Brynhildsen, businessperson
• 24 July - Merete Morken Andersen, author, literature critic and editor
• 26 July - Håkon Wium Lie, Chief Technology Officer

Notable deaths

• 4 January - Ragnvald Winjum, jurist and politician (b.1917)
• 9 January - Ole Bergesen, politician (b.1916)
• 1 February - Einar Berntsen, sailor and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1891)
• 5 February - Rolf Lefdahl, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.1882)
• 3 March - Per Krohg, artist (b.1889)
• 9 March - Torvald Haavardstad, politician (b.1893)
• 10 March - Hans Gabrielsen, county governor of Finnmark and Oppland (b.1891)
• 23 April - Haldor Andreas Haldorsen, politician (b.1883)
• 27 May - Gustav Natvig-Pedersen, politician (b.1893)
• 3 June - Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen, aviation pioneer, polar explorer and businessman (b.1890)
• 17 June - Thor Ørvig, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1891)
• 12 July - Sverre Reiten, politician (b.1891)
• 21 July - Robert Sjursen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1891)
• 22 July - Kristoffer Skåne Grytnes, politician (b.1887)
• 8 August - Kristian Alfred Hammer, politician (b.1898)
• 13 October - Andreas Honerød, politician (b.1905)
• 21 October - Karl Johan Pettersen Vadøy, politician (b.1878)
• 28 November - Aslaug Vaa, poet and playwright (b.1889)
• 9 December - Rasmus Andreas Torset, politician (b.1897)
• 12 December - Halvdan Koht, historian, biographer, politician and Minister (b.1873)
• 13 December - Jens Hundseid, politician (b.1883)
• 18 December - Aani Aanisson Rysstad, politician (b.1894)

Full date unknown

• Gunnar Brøvig, politician (b.1924)
• Lars Christensen, shipowner and whaling magnate (b.1884)
• Hans Julius Gabrielsen, politician (b.1891)
• Helge Klæstad, judge (b.1885)
• Olaf Lange, painter and graphic designer (b.1875)
• Alf Sommerfelt, linguist and first professor of linguistics in Norway (b.1892)

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