1967 in Norway

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Events in the year 1967 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch - Olav V of Norway
• Prime Minister - Per Borten (Centre Party)

Events

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• 1 January - The Norwegian National Insurance Act (Folketrygdloven) was introduced.
• 22 October – The opening of the Tjeldsund Bridge.
• 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)

Popular culture

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Film

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.^[1]

Notable births

• 21 February - Marianne Aasen, politician
• 26 July - Gunn Karin Gjul, politician
• 22 August - Merete Agerbak-Jensen, politician
• 29 August - Jon Almaas, television presenter and writer

Full date unknown

• Trygve Allister Diesen, film director and screenwriter

Notable deaths

• 12 January - Per Øisang, journalist and radio and television presenter (b.1920)
• 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)
• 16 March - Jakob Sande, writer, poet and folk singer (b.1906)
• 5 April - Johan Falkberget, author (b.1879)
• 2 May - Paul Martin Dahlø, politician (b.1885)
• 11 June - Johan Sigurd Karlsen, politician (b.1894)
• 20 June - Hans Oskar Evju, politician (b.1886)
• 1 July - Martin Tranmæl, socialist leader (b.1879)
• 14 August - Trygve Pedersen, sailor and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1884)
• 18 August - Ivar Bae, politician (b.1896)
• 19 September - Andreas Hagelund, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1881)
• 6 October - Sigurd Moen, speed skater and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1897)
• 15 October - Ejnar Tønsager, rower (b.1888)
• 25 November - Johannes Hanssen, bandmaster, composer and teacher (b.1874)
• 2 December - Johannes Andersen, long distance runner (b.1888)
• 7 December - Daniel Johansen, track and field athlete (b.1885)
• 30 December - Kjell Gjøstein Aabrek, politician (b.1901)

Full date unknown

• Edvin Alten, judge (b.1876)
• John Ditlev-Simonsen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (b.1898)
• Jens Isak de Lange Kobro, politician and Minister (b.1882)
• Nils Langhelle, politician and Minister (b.1907)
• Mons Lid, politician and Minister (b.1896)
• Asbjørn Lindboe, politician and Minister (b.1889)
• Birger Ljungberg, politician and Minister (b.1884)
• Gunnar Ousland, writer, editor and politician (b.1877)
• Rasmus Sørnes, inventor, clockmaker and radio technician (b.1893)
• Kaare Strøm, limnologist (b.1902)

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