1970 in Norway

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Events in the year 1970 in Norway.

Incumbents

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

Events

Thor Heyerdahl and his crew sets sail from Morocco for Latin America aboard Ra II

• 27 April - The oil company Phillips Petroleum makes a new oil discovery (Ekofisk oil field) in the North Sea. The Ekofisk oil field remains one of the most important oil fields in the North Sea.
• 17 May - Thor Heyerdahl and his crew sets sail from Morocco towards Latin America aboard Ra II, a papyrus boat modeled after ancient Egyptian sailing vessels, in an attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean and prove his theory that the ancient Egyptians sailed to America in ancient times.
• 19 June – The Nature Conservation Act (Naturvernlova) was adopted.
• 12 July - Ra II arrives in Barbados.
• 20 September - A volcano eruption occurs on Jan Mayen. As a result, the island is evacuated.
• 1 November – Population Census: 3,874,133 inhabitants in Norway.
• The Kristiansund Airport opened.
• Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget is opened for traffic

Popular culture

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Sports

Music

Film

Literature

• Finn Carling, novelist, playwright, poet and essayist, is awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize.
• Simen Skjønsberg, journalist and writer, is awarded the Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment literary prize.

Notable births

• 4 January - Carl Frode Tiller, author, historian and musician
• 28 May - Gry Blekastad Almås, journalist and news anchor
• 11 June - Hilde Magnusson Lydvo, politician
• 24 July - Anja Garbarek, singer-songwriter
• 26 July - Ingvil Aarbakke, artist (d.2005)
• 20 August – Ove Jørstad footballer (d.2008)^[1]
• 22 September - Ole Petter Andreassen, musician and producer
• 16 December - Astri Aas-Hansen, politician

Notable deaths

Alf Prøysen

• 4 February - Sig Haugdahl, motor racing driver in America (b.1891)
• 7 February - Ole Landmark, architect (b.1885)
• 11 February - Per Næsset, politician (b.1898)
• 12 February - Johan Strand Johansen, politician and Minister (b.1903)
• 18 March - Håkon Endreson, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.1891)
• 18 April - Halfdan Bjølgerud, high jumper (b.1884)
• 12 May - Gunvald Tomstad, resistance fighter (b.1918)
• 22 May - Birger Var, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1893)
• 24 May - Harald Hagen, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1902)
• 27 June - Lauritz Schmidt, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (b.1897)
• 28 July - Ola Teigen, politician (b.1937)
• 29 July - Johannes S. Andersen, renowned career criminal and resistance fighter (b.1898)
• 23 September - Magnus Johansen, politician (b.1886)
• 12 October - Alfred Vågnes, politician (b.1880)
• 19 October - Conrad Olsen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1891)
• 9 November - John Schjelderup Giæver, author and polar researcher (b.1901)
• 23 November - Alf Prøysen, writer and musician (b.1914)

Full date unknown

• Halvard Lange, diplomat, politician and Minister (b.1902)
• Ole H. Løvlien, politician (b.1897)
• Sverre Munck, businessperson (b.1898)
• Jakob Martin Pettersen, politician and Minister (b.1899)
• Henry Rudi, huntsman and polar bear hunter (b.1889)

References

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