1972 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1972 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Olav V
• Prime Minister – Trygve Bratteli (Labour Party) until 17 October, Lars Korvald (Christian Democratic Party)

Events

• 15 June – The Norwegian pension age is lowered to 67.
• 16 July – Divers discover the wreck of the Dutch merchant ship Akerendam which sank near the island Runde in 1725 during its maiden voyage killing the entire ship's crew of 200 people. A large gold and silver treasure was also discovered aboard the ship.
• 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
• 18 October – Korvald's Cabinet was appointed.
• 23 December – Braathens SAFE Flight 239 crashes in Asker upon landing at Fornebu airport, Oslo, Norway, killing 40 of 45 people on board.
• The Norwegian Ministry of the Environment is established
• Molde Airport, Årø is opened for traffic
• The Rock carvings at Alta are discovered
• Tripp Trapp, the original Norwegian designed adjustable wooden high chair for children, launched and soon became a best selling item in Norway

Popular culture

Music

See main article: 1972 in Norwegian music.

Literature

• Bortreist på ubestemt tid, crime novel by Sigrun Krokvik.^[1]

Notable births

January

• 8 January –
  • Lotte Søvre, sport wrestler.^[2]
  • Rune Støstad, politician.^[3]
• 11 January – Kåre Conradi, actor.^[4]
• 12 January – Espen Knutsen, hockey player
• 25 January – Anita Østby, politician.^[5]
• 28 January – Gøril Kringen, footballer.^[6]
• 31 January – Anne Holten, sport wrestler.^[7]

February

• 17 February – Johnny Jensen, handball player.^[8]
• 18 February – Glenn Solberg, handball player and coach.^[9]
• 27 February – Steinar Johansen, speed skater.^[10]

March

• 4 March – Nocturno Culto, musician
• 9 March – Ingrid Lorentzen, ballet dancer.^[11]
• 23 March – Line Verndal, actress.^[12]
• 28 March – Jeanette Lunde, alpine skier and sailor.^[13]

April

• 13 April – Kari-Anne Jønnes, politician.^[14]
• 13 April – Hugo Rocha, Norway-born Portuguese competitive sailor and Olympic medalist.^[15]
• 19 April – Eivind Melleby, sailor.^[16]
• 22 April – Jim Svenøy, middle-distance runner.^[17]
• 23 April – Barbro-Lill Hætta-Jacobsen, politician

May

• 16 May – Kirsti Husby, newspaper editor.^[18]
• 20 May – Bård Borgersen, footballer
• 31 May – Frode Estil, cross-country skier

June

• 12 June – Jan Steinar Engeli Johansen, politician
• 16 June – Synnøve Konglevoll, politician.^[19]
• 24 June – Mette Gundersen, politician
• 27 June – Jeanette Nilsen, handball player.^[20]
• 28 June – Heikki Holmås, politician

July

• 13 July – Selma Lønning Aarø, writer.^[21]
• 25 July – Tage Pettersen, politician

August

• 14 August – Torkel Engeness, first ever Olympic flag bearer for Kyrgyzstan, despite being a Norwegian citizen and having no connection to Kyrgyzstan
• 24 August – Christian Ruud, tennis player.^[22]

September

• 19 September – kristoffer joner, actor
• 28 September
  • Anne Nymark Andersen, footballer.^[23]
  • Nina Nymark Andersen, footballer.^[24]
• 30 September – Ari Behn, author (d. 2019)

October

• 30 October – Gro Espeseth, footballer.^[25]

November

• 6 November – Sveinung Stensland, politician.^[26]
• 16 November
  • Ingunn Bollerud, cyclist.^[27]
  • Karianne Eikeland, sailor.^[28]
• 23 November – Alfie Haaland, footballer.^[29]
• 29 November – Hege Haukeland Liadal, politician.^[30]

December

• 2 December – Trond Fausa Aurvåg, actor.^[31]
• 16 December – Geir-Asbjørn Jørgensen, politician.^[32]
• 17 December – Alfred Bjørlo, politician.^[33]
• 18 December – Trine Strand, sport wrestler.^[34]

Notable deaths

• 5 January – Olav Midttun, philologist, media executive and magazine editor (born 1883).^[35]
• 6 January – Hans Mikal Solsem, politician (b.1912)
• 2 February – Einar Staff, wholesaler (born 1889).^{[36] [37]}
• 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)
• 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)
  • Arne Espeland, writer (b. 1885)^[38]
• 18 May – Gunnar Thoresen, bobsledder (b.1921)
• 7 June – Bjarne Eilif Thorvik, politician (b.1908)
• 13 June – Per Severin Hjermann, politician (b.1891)
• 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)
• 15 September – Erik Hesselberg, sailor and crew member on the Kon-Tiki expedition (b. 1914)
• 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)
• 29 September – Nils Ebbessøn Astrup, ship owner (born 1901).^[39]
• 8 October – Karl Johan Fjermeros, politician (b.1885)
• 11 October – Nils Fixdal, athlete (b.1889)
• 17 October – Alf Gowart Olsen, shipowner (born 1912).^{[40] [41]}
• 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)
• 7 December – Arne Kildal, librarian and civil servant (b.1885)
• 12 December – Rasmus Birkeland, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1888).^[42]

Full date unknown

• 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)

Notes and References

1. Book: Rottem, Øystein . Øystein Rottem

   . Norges Litteraturhistorie. Etterkrigslitteraturen . 89 . Øystein Rottem . 3 . Cappelen . Oslo . 1998 . Norwegian . 82-02-16426-5 .

2. Encyclopedia: Lotte Søvre . Ove . Gundersen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 29 November 2022.
3. Web site: Støstad, Rune (1972-) . stortinget.no . no . 5 October 2021.
4. Encyclopedia: Kåre Conradi . Lillian . Bikset . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 August 2021.
5. Web site: Østby, Anita (1972-) . stortinget.no . no . 25 August 2021.
6. Web site: Gøril Kringen . olympedia.org . 21 August 2021.
7. Encyclopedia: Anne Holten . Ove . Gundersen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 22 October 2021.
8. Web site: Johnny Jensen, Player . history.eurohandball.com . 23 October 2021.
9. Encyclopedia: Glenn Solberg . Svein . Askheim . Thomas . Aune . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 26 January 2023.
10. Web site: Steinar Johansen . olympedia.org . 25 August 2021.
11. Encyclopedia: Ingrid Lorentzen . Toini . Kristensen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 27 August 2021.
12. Encyclopedia: Line Verndal . Lillian . Bikset . Anne Grete . Nilsen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 August 2021.
13. Web site: Jeanette Lunde . olympedia.org . 25 August 2021.
14. Web site: Jønnes, Kari-Anne (1972-) . stortinget.no . no . 2 October 2021.
15. Web site: Hugo Rocha . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418024821/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/hugo-rocha-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports-reference.com . 4 September 2016 .
16. Web site: Eivind Melleby . olympedia.org . 4 February 2024.
17. Web site: Jim Svenøy . olympedia.org . 25 August 2021.
18. Encyclopedia: Kirsti Husby . Olav . Garvik . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 9 April 2023.
19. Web site: Konglevoll, Synnøve (1972-) . stortinget.no . no . 29 November 2022.
20. Web site: Jeanette Nilsen . olympedia.org . 20 August 2021.
21. Encyclopedia: Selma Lønning Aarø . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 8 September 2018.
22. Web site: Christian Ruud . olympedia.org . 25 August 2021.
23. Encyclopedia: Anne Nymark Andersen . Jan . Holm . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 11 March 2023.
24. Encyclopedia: Nina Nymark Andersen . Jan . Holm . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 11 March 2023.
25. Encyclopedia: Gro Espeseth . Ole Petter . Pedersen . Jan . Holm . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 24 October 2021.
26. Web site: Stensland, Sveinung (1972-) . stortinget.no . no . 19 October 2021.
27. Web site: Ingunn Bollerud . olympedia.org . 24 August 2021.
28. Web site: Karianne Eikeland . olympedia.org . 26 March 2023.
29. Encyclopedia: Alf-Inge Håland . Jan . Holm . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 August 2021.
30. Web site: Liadal, Hege Haukeland (1972-) . stortinget.no . no . 21 October 2021.
31. Encyclopedia: Trond Fausa Aurvåg . Trond Olav . Svendsen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 August 2021.
32. Web site: Jørgensen, Geir (1972-) . stortinget.no . no . 3 October 2021.
33. Web site: Bjørlo, Alfred Jens (1972-) . stortinget.no . no . 4 October 2021.
34. Encyclopedia: Trine Strand. Ove . Gundersen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 27 August 2021.
35. Encyclopedia: Olav Midttun . Øyvind . Holen . Øyvind Holen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 6 July 2024.
36. Encyclopedia: 1968. Staff, Einar . Hvem er hvem?. Steenstrup, Bjørn. Aschehoug. Oslo . 10 . 519. Norwegian.
37. Encyclopedia: . Fortegnelse over personer som siste gang er omtalt i utgaven 1968 med angivelse av deres dødsdatum . 1973 . 11 . 630 . https://runeberg.org/hvemerhvem/1973/0630.html . 12 June 2019. Bjørn . Steenstrup . Oslo . Aschehoug . Norwegian .
38. Encyclopedia: 2007. Arne Espeland. Store norske leksikon. Henriksen, Petter. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 12 June 2009.
39. Encyclopedia: Nils Ebbessøn Astrup . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 23 April 2021.
40. Encyclopedia: . 1968 . Gowart Olsen, Alf . 10 . Bjørn . Steenstrup . Oslo . Aschehoug . Norwegian .
41. Encyclopedia: Hvem er Hvem? . 1973 . Fortegnelse over personer som siste gang er omtalt i utgaven 1968 med angivelse av deres dødsdatum. 11 . 626 . 12 April 2013 . Bjørn . Steenstrup . Oslo . Aschehoug . Norwegian .
42. Web site: Rasmus Birkeland . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035104/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bi/rasmus-birkeland-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference LLC . SR/Olympic Sports . 12 November 2012.