1975 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1975 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Olav V
• Prime Minister – Trygve Bratteli (Labour Party)

Events

• 1 January – Advertising of alcohol and tobacco products are prohibited.
• NRK started television broadcasts in color.
• Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.
• July 29 to August 7 – 14th World Scout Jamboree, Lillehammer

Popular culture

Music

See main article: 1975 in Norwegian music.

Literature

• Stein Mehren, poet, novelist, essayist and playwright, is awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize.

Notable births

• 9 January – Rolf Bae, mountaineer (d.2008).^[1]
• 11 January – Trine Bakke, alpine skier.^[2]
• 23 January – Ingeborg Helen Marken, alpine skier.^[3]
• 26 January – Tonje Larsen, handball player.^[4]
• 1 March – Heidi Gjermundsen Broch, actress and singer.^[5]
• 4 March – Mats Eilertsen, jazz musician.^[6]
• 12 March – Cecilie Leganger, handball player.^[7]
• 25 March
  • Monica Knudsen, footballer.^[8]
  • Lisa Stokke, singer and actress
• 9 April – Bertine Zetlitz, pop singer.^[9]
• 23 April
  • Stine Brun Kjeldaas, snowboarder.^[10]
  • Helge Lien, jazz pianist, composer and band leader.^[11]
• 24 April – Marte Mjøs Persen, politician.^[12]
• 30 April – Kristin Roskifte, illustrator and author of picture books.^[13]
• 8 May – Anna Ceselie Brustad Moe, politician
• 18 May – Ingvild Kjerkol, politician.^[14]
• 26 May – Marte Michelet, journalist, critic and non-fiction writer.^[15]
• 29 May – Gunnar Garfors, media professional, traveller, and author
• 30 May – Synne Sun Løes, novelist and children's writer.^[16]
• 3 June – Christine Bøe Jensen, footballer.^[17]
• 21 June – Tone Gunn Frustøl, footballer.^[18]
• 20 July – Erik Hagen, footballer.^[19]
• 25 July – Håvard Ellefsen, also known as Mortiis, black metal musician
• 1 August – Ane Dahl Torp, actress.^[20]
• 2 August – Lars Petter Hagen, actress.^[21]
• 7 August – Gaahl (Kristian Eivind Espedal), black metal musician
• 2 September – Daniel Skjeldam, business executive.^[22]
• 19 September – Anna Bache-Wiig, actress and writer.^[23]
• 26 September – Anna Børve Jenssen, newspaper editor.^[24]
• 12 October – Marianne Beate Kielland, mezzo-soprano.^[25]
• 28 October – Aksel Hennie, actor.^[26]
• 1 November – Lise Myhre, cartoonist.^[27]
• 5 November – Abid Raja, jurist and politician.^[28]
• 14 November – Nicolai Cleve Broch, actor.^[29]
• 19 November – Kristine Kristiansen, alpine skier.^[30]
• 24 November – Marian Saastad Ottesen, actress.^[31]
• 27 November – Frode Nymo, jazz musician.^[32]
• 28 November – Jenny Klinge, politician.^[33]
• 4 December – Ellen Dorrit Petersen, actress.^[34]

Full date unknown

• Frode Haltli, accordion player
• Selina Toyomasu, singer (born in the UK)

Notable deaths

• 15 January – Edmund Fjærvoll, politician (b.1910)
• 15 January – Håkon Tønsager, rower (b.1890)
• 28 January – Ola Raknes, psychoanalyst and philologist (b.1887)
• 1 February – Martin Smeby, politician (b.1891)
• 5 February – Kristian Fjerdingen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1884).^[35]
• 22 February – Brynhild Berge, diver (b.1901)
• 14 March – Oddvar Sponberg, race walker (b.1914)
• 12 April – Alf Andersen, ski jumper and Olympic gold medallist (b.1906)
• 16 April – Oscar Larsen, middle-distance runner (b.1887)
• 23 April – Ole Stenen, Nordic skier, Olympic silver medallist and World Champion (b.1903).^[36]
• 29 April – Torleiv Corneliussen, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1890)
• 5 May – Nils Eriksen, international soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1911)
• 15 May – Einar Iveland, politician (b.1892).
• 5 June – Ivar Skjånes, politician (b.1888)
• 11 June – Karl Lunde, politician (b.1892)
• 3 July – Arne Halse, athlete and Olympic silver medallist (b.1887)
• 24 July – Frithjof Andersen, wrestler and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1893).^[37]
• 27 July – Kristian Welhaven, chief of the Oslo police force 1927–1954 (b.1883)
• 10 August – Andreas Backer, journalist and organizational leader (born 1895).^[38]
• 14 August – Einar Normann Rasmussen, politician (b.1907)
• 18 August – Odd Lindbäck-Larsen, military officer and war historian (b.1897)
• 24 August – Oskar Steinvik, politician (b.1908)
• 26 August – Olaf Holtedahl, geologist (b.1885)
• 6 September – Kristoffer Nilsen, boxer (b.1901)
• 8 October – Frithjof Sælen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1892)
• 11 October – Henry Karlsen, politician (b.1912)
• 12 October – Peder Kjellberg, boxer (b.1902)
• 26 December – Salve Andreas Salvesen, politician (b.1909)

Full date unknown

• Kornelius Bergsvik, politician (b.1889)
• Thor Bjørklund, carpenter and inventor of the cheese slicer (b.1889)
• Thorleif Christoffersen, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1900)
• Johan Faye, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (b.1889)
• Peder Furubotn, cabinetmaker and politician (b.1890)
• Johan Peter Holtsmark, physicist (b.1894)
• Rolf Kiær, hydrographer (b.1897)
• Egil Offenberg, politician and Minister (b.1899)
• Toralv Øksnevad, politician, journalist, newspaper editor and radio personality (b.1891)
• Bjart Ording, horse rider and Olympic silver medallist (b.1898)
• Øystein Olsen Ravner, politician (b.1893)
• Aimée Sommerfelt, author (b.1892)

Notes and References

1. News: Climbers killed on K2 . . August 4, 2008 . 2008-08-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080807023147/http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2573189.ece . 2008-08-07 .
2. Web site: Trine Bakke-Rognmo . olympedia.org . 25 August 2021.
3. Web site: Ingeborg Helen Marken . olympedia.org . 21 January 2023.
4. Web site: Tonje Larsen . olympedia.org . 28 August 2021.
5. Encyclopedia: Heidi Gjermundsen Broch . Lillian . Bikset . Svend Erik Løken . Larsen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 24 August 2021.
6. Encyclopedia: Mats Eilertsen . Tor . Hammerø . Christopher . Monsen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 28 January 2023.
7. Web site: Cecilie Leganger . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025948/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/cecilie-leganger-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 1 May 2015 . sports-reference.com.
8. Web site: Monica Knudsen . olympedia.org . 21 August 2021.
9. Encyclopedia: Bertine Zetlitz . Jon Vidar . Bergan . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 24 August 2021.
10. Web site: Stine Brun Kjeldaas . olympedia.org . 24 August 2021.
11. Encyclopedia: Helge Lien . Tor . Hammerø . Christopher . Monsen . Stian Ausland . Omdal . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 August 2021.
12. Encyclopedia: Marte Mjøs Persen . Olav . Garvik . Olav Garvik . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 28 September 2021.
13. Encyclopedia: Kristin Roskifte . Petra . Helgesen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 August 2021.
14. Encyclopedia: Ingvild Kjerkol . Knut Are . Tvedt . Knut Are Tvedt . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 22 October 2021.
15. Encyclopedia: Marte Michelet . Sindre . Hovdenakk . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 21 August 2021.
16. Encyclopedia: Synne Sun Løes . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 1 September 2021.
17. Web site: Christine Bøe Jensen . olympedia.org . 22 January 2023.
18. Web site: Tone Gunn Frustøl . olympedia.org . 27 January 2023.
19. Encyclopedia: Erik Hagen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 August 2021.
20. Encyclopedia: Ane Dahl Torp . Erik . Bolstad . Lillian . Bikset . . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 21 May 2019.
21. Encyclopedia: Lars Petter Hagen . Hilde . Holbæk-Hansen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 August 2021.
22. Encyclopedia: Daniel Skjeldam . Olav . Garvik . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 24 August 2021.
23. Encyclopedia: Anna Bache-Wiig . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 24 August 2021.
24. Encyclopedia: Anna Børve Jenssen . Olav . Garvik . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 28 January 2023.
25. Encyclopedia: Marianne Beate Kielland . Hilde . Holbæk-Hansen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 24 August 2021.
26. Encyclopedia: Aksel Hennie . Lillian . Bikset . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 21 August 2021.
27. Encyclopedia: Lise Myhre . Øyvind . Holen . Øyvind Holen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 21 August 2021.
28. Encyclopedia: Abid Raja . Knut Are . Tvedt . Knut Are Tvedt . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 21 August 2021.
29. Encyclopedia: Nicolai Cleve Broch . Lillian . Bikset . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 21 August 2021.
30. Web site: Kristine Kristiansen . olympedia.org . 30 August 2021.
31. Encyclopedia: Marian Saastad Ottesen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 25 August 2021.
32. Encyclopedia: Frode Nymo . Tor . Hammerø . Christopher . Monsen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 27 January 2023.
33. Encyclopedia: Jenny Klinge . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 24 August 2021.
34. Encyclopedia: Ellen Dorrit Petersen . Svend Erik Løken . Larsen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 24 August 2021.
35. Web site: Kristian Fjerdingen . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034112/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fj/kristian-fjerdingen-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 1 May 2015 . sports-reference.com.
36. Web site: Ole Stenen . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417062037/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/ole-stenen-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 1 May 2015 . sports-reference.com.
37. Web site: Frithjof Andersen . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035114/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/frithjof-andersen-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 1 May 2015 . sports-reference.com.
38. Encyclopedia: Andreas Backer . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Claus . Helberg . Claus Helberg . Helle, Knut . Knut Helle . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo. Norwegian. 25 March 2013.