1977 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1977 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Olav V
• Prime Minister – Odvar Nordli (Labour Party)

Events

• 12 September – The 1977 Parliamentary election takes place.
• 22 April – Ekofisk oil field blowout: an oil well blowout occurred at the Ekofisk Bravo platform, due to an incorrectly installed downhole safety valve.^[1] At an estimated 80000- total, this is the largest blowout in the North Sea.

Popular culture

Music

See main article: 1977 in Norwegian music.

Literature

Notable births

• 17 January – Sverre Rotevatn, Nordic combined skier.^[2]
• 25 February – Ingrid Sternhoff, footballer.^[3]
• 7 March – Pål Grotnes, ice hockey player.^[4]
• 7 March – Mia Hundvin, handball player.^[5]
• 15 March – Anita Tomulevski, gymnast.^[6]
• 22 March – Linda Ørmen, footballer.^[7]
• 30 March – Silvia K. Kosmo, politician.^[8]
• 19 April – Kristin Bekkevold, footballer.^[9]
• 22 April – Linn Torp, cyclist.^[10]
• 2 May – Pernille Holmboe, model
• 5 May – Silje Jørgensen, footballer.^[11]
• 18 May – Bjarne Solbakken, alpine skier.^[12]
• 2 June – Alexandra Beverfjord, crime fiction writer, journalist and newspaper editor.^[13]
• 6 June – Trude Gundersen, taekwondo athlete.^[14]
• 30 June – Zahid Ali, stand-up comedian
• 30 June – Kjersti Horn, theater director.^[15]
• 24 July – Anita Rapp, footballer.^[16]
• 16 August – Sigmund Løvåsen, novelist and playwright.^[17]
• 20 August – Henning Stensrud, ski jumper.^[18]
• 26 August – Linda Cathrine Hofstad Helleland, politician.^[19]
• 6 September – Mari Skurdal, journalist and newspaper editor.^[20]
• 12 September – Pia Tjelta, actress.^[21]
• 30 September – Audun Lysbakken, politician.^[22]
• 7 October – Vegard Arnhoff, sailor.^[23]
• 23 October – Jarle Andhøy, adventurer and sailboat-skipper
• 12 November – Anne Molin Kongsgård, snowboarder.^[24]
• 21 November – Annie, pop artist and DJ
• 3 December – Jennie Johnsen, politician
• 25 December – Sylvi Listhaug, politician.^[25]
• 28 December – Olaug Nilssen, writer.^[26]

Notable deaths

• 17 January – Erling Fredriksfryd, politician (b.1905)
• 1 February – Edvard Hambro, politician and 25th President of the United Nations General Assembly (b.1911)
• 8 February – Eivind Groven, composer and music-theorist (b.1901)
• 3 March – Kai Knudsen, politician (b.1903)
• 7 March – Jørgen Leonard Firing, politician (b.1894)
• 22 March – Alfred Nilsen, politician (b.1892)
• 27 May – Kristian Birger Gundersen, politician (b.1907)
• 6 June – Olaf Fredrik Watnebryn, politician (b.1908)
• 13 June – Olav Aslakson Versto, politician (b.1892)
• 23 June – Asbjørn Solberg, politician (b.1893)
• 1 July – Torvald Kvinlaug, politician (b.1911)
• 2 July – Christian Schweigaard Stang, linguistics researcher and professor (b.1900)
• 7 July – Nils Kristian Lysø, politician and Minister (b.1905)
• 13 July – Edgar Christensen, boxer (b.1905)
• 14 July – Birger Bergersen, politician and minister (b.1891)
• 24 July – Sigrid Sundby, speed skater (b.1942).^[27]
• 2 August – Alfred Sigurd Nilsen, politician (b.1891)
• 5 August – Gunvor Galtung Haavik, interpreter charged with espionage (b.1912)
• 17 August – Harald Økern, Nordic combined skier (b.1898)
• 2 October – Odd Frantzen, soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1913)
• 18 October – Kristian Hauger, pianist, orchestra leader and composer (b. 1905).^[28]
• 4 November – Frede Castberg, jurist (b.1893)
• 4 November – Sigurd Lund Hamran, politician (b.1902)
• 5 November – Gunnar Nordbye, United States federal judge (b.1888)
• 15 November – Olaf Johannessen, rifle shooter (b.1890)
• 24 November – Reidar Dahl, jurist and sports official, president of the Football Association of Norway (born 1893).^{[29] [30]}
• 5 December – Jon Mårdalen, cross country skier (b.1895)
• 25 December – Harald Strøm, speed skater and World Champion (b.1897)

Full date missing

• Reidar Eriksen, trade unionist and politician (b.1894)^[31]
• Lars Fletre, sculptor (b.1904)
• John Gunnarsson Helland, Hardanger fiddle maker (b.1897)
• Kåre Jonsborg, painter and textile artist (b.1912)
• Finn Nagell, military officer, Milorg pioneer, economist and businessperson (born 1899).^{[32] [33]}
• Ola Solberg, newspaper editor and politician (b. 1886)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oil Rig Disasters – Ekofisk Bravo Platform . 30 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101203234723/http://home.versatel.nl/the_sims/rig/ekofiskb.htm . 3 December 2010 . dead . dmy-all .
2. Web site: Sverre Rotevatn . olympedia.org . 12 February 2023.
3. Web site: Ingrid Sternhoff . olympedia.org . 12 February 2023.
4. Web site: Pål Grotnes . olympedia.org . 12 February 2023.
5. Encyclopedia: Mia Hundvin . Thomas . Aune . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 24 October 2021.
6. Web site: Anita Tomulevski . olympedia.org . 12 February 2023.
7. Encyclopedia: Linda Ørmen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 26 October 2021.
8. Web site: Kosmo, Silvia K. (1977-) . stortinget.no . 2 September 2021.
9. Web site: Kristin Bekkevold . olympedia.org . 1 September 2021.
10. Web site: Linn Torp . olympedia.org . 2 September 2021.
11. Encyclopedia: Silje Jørgensen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 24 October 2021.
12. Web site: Bjarne Solbakken . olympedia.org . 22 October 2021.
13. Encyclopedia: Alexandra Beverfjord . . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 4 September 2018 .
14. Web site: Trude Gundersen . olympedia.org . 2 September 2021.
15. Encyclopedia: Kjersti Horn . Lillian . Bikset . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 24 October 2021.
16. Web site: Anita Rapp . olympedia.org . 28 August 2021.
17. Encyclopedia: Sigmund Løvåsen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 23 October 2021.
18. Web site: Henning Stensrud . olympedia.org . 12 February 2023.
19. Encyclopedia: Linda Cathrine Hofstad Helleland . Knut Are . Tvedt . Knut Are Tvedt. . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 24 October 2021.
20. Encyclopedia: Mari Skurdal . Erik . Bolstad . Olav . Garvik . . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 20 May 2019.
21. Encyclopedia: Pia Tjelta . Lillian . Bikset . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 24 October 2021.
22. Encyclopedia: Audun Lysbakken . Knut Are . Tvedt . Knut Are Tvedt. . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 24 October 2021.
23. Web site: Vegard Arnhoff . olympedia.org . 18 October 2021.
24. Web site: Anne Molin Kongsgård . olympedia.org . 1 September 2021.
25. Encyclopedia: Sylvi Listhaug . Olav . Garvik . Knut Are . Tvedt . Knut Are Tvedt . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 2 September 2021.
26. Encyclopedia: Olaug Nilssen . Marta . Norheim . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 1 September 2022.
27. Encyclopedia: Sigrid Sundby . Rolf . Bryhn . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 1 July 2024.
28. Encyclopedia: Kristian Hauger . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 24 November 2020.
29. Encyclopedia: 1973. Dahl, Leiv Reidar . Hvem er hvem?. Steenstrup, Bjørn. Aschehoug. Oslo. 115 . Norwegian. 12 November 2013.
30. Encyclopedia: Reidar Dahl . . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian. 12 November 2013.
31. Book: Lorenz, Einhart. Einhart Lorenz

    . Einhart Lorenz. Det er ingen sak å få partiet lite. NKP 1923–1931. 1983. Pax. Oslo. Norwegian. 82-530-1255-1. 289.

32. Encyclopedia: 1973. Nagell, Finn . Hvem er hvem?. Steenstrup, Bjørn. Aschehoug. Oslo. 403 . Norwegian. 9 October 2014.
33. Encyclopedia: Berit . Nøkleby . Berit Nøkleby . . Nagell, Finn . Norwegian . . . . . . 1995 . Cappelen . Oslo . 82-02-14138-9 . 283.