1987 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1987 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Olav V
• Prime Minister – Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour Party)

Events

• 12 February – Oslo Central Station (Oslo S) opens.
• August – the Mosjøen Airport was opened.
• Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.

Popular culture

Sports

• The 1987 World Powerlifting Championships are held in Fredrikstad.
• 4 September – Ingrid Kristiansen wins the 10,000 metres race at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics.

Music

See main article: 1987 in Norwegian music.

Literature

• Herbjørg Wassmo is awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize, for Hudløs himmel.^[1]

Television

See main article: 1987 in Norwegian television.

Notable births

• 22 January – Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, cross-country skier
• 2 February – Håvard Bøkko, speed skater
• 18 February – Torstein Horgmo, snowboarder.^[2]
• 27 March – Lene Egeli, model
• 17 May – Edvald Boasson Hagen, road racing cyclist
• 11 June – Didrik Solli-Tangen, singer.
• 16 June – Per Ciljan Skjelbred, footballer
• 5 July – Alexander Kristoff, road bicycle racer
• 10 July – Kari Elisabeth Kaski, politician.^[3]
• 31 July – Amrita Acharia, actress
• 3 August – Alexander Søderlund, footballer
• 18 August – Siri Tollerød, model
• 1 September – Mats Zuccarello, ice hockey player
• 22 September – Tom Hilde, ski jumper
• 11 October – Mads Østberg, rally driver
• 21 October – Tonje Brenna, politician.^[4]
• 24 November – Renate Reinsve, actress.^[5]

Notable deaths

• 5 January – Herman Smith-Johannsen, cross-country skier and supercentenarian (born 1875)
• 20 January – Tove Pihl, educator and politician (born 1924)
• 14 February – Einar Wøhni, politician (born 1920)
• 26 February – Leif Efskind, surgeon (born 1904).^[6]
• 26 February – Knut Frydenlund, politician and Minister (born 1927)
• 1 March – Reidar Andreas Lyseth, politician (born 1904)
• 3 March – Trygve Owren, politician (born 1912)
• 29 April – Ludvig Olai Botnen, politician (born 1910).^[7]
• 20 May – Otto Carlmar, film producer, writer and actor (born 1902)
• 16 June – Aage Myhrvold, cyclist (born 1918).^[8]
• 20 June – Knut Hoem, politician and Minister (born 1924)
• 30 June – Torborg Nedreaas, author (born 1906)
• 30 June – Thor Thorvaldsen, sailor and twice Olympic gold medallist (born 1904)
• 31 July – Sverre Moen, politician (born 1921)
• 22 August – Arne Brustad, international soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1912)
• 28 August – Gunnar Berg, a national director of the Boy Scouts of America (born 1897)
• 12 September – Bjørn Erling Ytterhorn, politician (born 1923)
• 19 September – Einar Gerhardsen, politician (born 1897)
• 6 October – Roald Jensen, international soccer player (born 1943)
• 26 October – Bjørge Lillelien, sports journalist and commentator (born 1927)
• 4 November – Tor Halvorsen, trade unionist, politician and Minister (born 1930)
• 26 November – Ståle Kyllingstad, sculptor (born 1903).^[9]
• 7 December – Petter Jacob Semb Meyer, judge and politician (born 1902).^{[10] [11]}
• 19 December – Ruth Krefting, painter and playwright (born 1900).^[12]

Full date unknown

• Thomas Offenberg Backer, engineer (born 1892)
• Reidar Carlsen, politician and Minister (born 1908)
• Finn Isaksen, politician and Minister (born 1924)
• Aage Samuelsen, evangelist, singer and composer (born 1919)
• Harald Wergeland, physicist (born 1912)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nordic Council Literature Prize . norden.org . 27 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151127075649/http://www.norden.org/en/nordic-council/nordic-council-prizes/nordisk-raads-litteraturpris/winners-of-the-nordic-council-literature-prize/1987 . 17 November 2020 .
2. Encyclopedia: Torstein Horgmo . Tor Håkon . Solheim . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 19 August 2021.
3. Encyclopedia: Kari Elisabeth Kaski . Knut Are . Tvedt . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 15 November 2022.
4. Encyclopedia: Tonje Brenna . Knut Are . Tvedt . Knut Are Tvedt . Svein . Askheim . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 13 October 2021.
5. Encyclopedia: Renate Reinsve . Lillian . Bikset . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 17 July 2021.
6. Encyclopedia: Leif Efskind . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 16 April 2024 .
7. Web site: Botnen, Ludvig Olai . Norwegian. 11 November 2012 . stortinget.no . Parliament of Norway .
8. Encyclopedia: Aage Myhrvold . Rolf . Bryhn . . Erik . Bolstad . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 28 April 2024.
9. Encyclopedia: Ståle Kyllingstad . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Sigrid Rømcke . Thue . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian . 18 January 2014.
10. Encyclopedia: 1973. Meyer, Petter Jacob Semb . Hvem er hvem?. Steenstrup, Bjørn. Aschehoug. Oslo. 380. Norwegian. 23 July 2024.
11. News: Petter Meyer . 23 July 2024 . Grimstad Adressetidende . 10 December 1987 . Norwegian.
12. Encyclopedia: Ruth Krefting . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 7 February 2024.