1971 in Norway

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Incumbents

Monarch – Olav V
Prime Minister – Per Borten (Centre Party) until 17 October, Trygve Bratteli (Labour Party)

Events

Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.
17 March – Bratteli's First Cabinet was appointed.
22 May – The crew quarters of the Norwegian passenger ship MS Meteor catches on fire outside Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 32 people of the ship's crew are killed in the event.
22 September – Princess Märtha Louise of Norway is born.

Popular culture

Sports

Music

Film

Literature

Per Arneberg, poet, prosaist and translator is awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize.^[1]
Gunvor Hofmo, writer and poet, is awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for Gjest på jorden (Guest on Earth).
Stein Mehren, poet, novelist, essayist and playwright, is awarded the Dobloug Prize literature award.
Arild Nyquist, novelist, poet, children's writer and musician, is awarded the Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment literary prize.^[2]

Notable births

1 February – Harald Brattbakk, footballer and pilot
18 February – May Britt Lagesen, politician.^[3]
18 March – Hilde Synnøve Lid, freestyle skier.^[4]
24 March – Bengt Rune Strifeldt, politician.^[5]
3 April – Ingvild Vaggen Malvik, politician
5 April – Åslaug Sem-Jacobsen, politician.^[6]
6 April – Mona Grudt, model and 1990 Miss Universe
13 May – Espen Lind, songwriter, producer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist
16 May – Pia Wedege, luger.^[7]
15 June – Vibeke Larsen, politician.^[8]
28 June – Dagrun Eriksen, politician
28 June – Steinar Opstad, poet.^[9]
20 July – Guro Angell Gimse, politician
9 September – Ann Cathrin Eriksen, handball player.^[10]
12 September – Tom Strømstad Olsen, politician
29 September – Frida Melvær, politician.^[11]
2 October – Anette Igland, footballer
5 October – Ole Robert Reitan, businessperson.^[12]
18 October – Line Henriette Holten Hjemdal, politician
17 November – Tonje Sagstuen, handball player.^[13]
22 November – Geir Hartly Andreassen, cinematographer
22 November – Gunnar Wærness, poet.^[14]
2 December – Linn T. Sunne, children's writer.^[15]
10 December – Arnfinn Kristiansen, bobsledder.^[16]

Notable deaths

16 January – Halfdan Gran Olsen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1910)
29 January – Bjarne Guldager, sprinter (b.1897)
31 January – Gunnar Jahn, jurist, economist and politician (b.1883)
21 February – Johs Haugerud, politician (b.1896)
24 February – Hartvig Svendsen, politician (b.1902)
1 March – Harald Damsleth, cartoonist, illustrator and ad-man (b.1906)
11 March – Julius Sundsvik, novelist and newspaper editor (b.1891)
1 April – Hans Svarstad, politician (b.1883)
2 May – Olaf Barda, chess player, first Norwegian International Master (b.1909)
24 May – Haakon Hansen, politician (b.1907)
1 June – Aksel Jacobsen Bogdanoff, communist (b. 1922)
2 June – Per Mathiesen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1885)
26 June – Halvor Birkeland, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1894)
29 June – Thorstein John Ohnstad Fretheim, politician (b.1886)
15 July – Nic. Stang, art historian and writer (b.1908)
16 July – Birger Brandtzæg, merchant and owner of a fishing station (born 1893).^[17]
19 July – Hans Kristian Bromstad, politician (b.1903)
20 July – Olaf Ingebretsen, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1892)
6 August – Finn Moe, politician (b.1902).^[18]
19 August – Arthur Sundt, politician (b.1899)
4 September – Bjarne Lyngstad, politician and Minister (b.1901)
23 September – Signy Arctander, statistician and economist (born 1895).^[19]
29 September – Johannes Lid, botanist (b.1886).^[20]
5 October – Marit Hemstad, sprinter (b.1928)
5 October – Marit Øiseth, cross country skier (b.1928)
17 October – Leif Grøner, banker and politician (b.1884)
22 October – Håkon Ellingsen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1894)
18 November – Leif Bjorholt Burull, politician (b.1895)
24 November – Nils Hønsvald, politician and Minister (b.1899)
2 December – Erling Viksjø, architect (born 1910).^[21]
10 December – Arne Langset, politician (b.1893)
12 December – Kristian Johan Bodøgaard, politician (b.1885)

References

^ "Språk- og litteraturpriser" (in Norwegian). Riksmålsforbundet. Archived from the original on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
^ "Mads Wiel Nygaards Legat" (in Norwegian). Forfatterportalen.no. Retrieved 17 February 2009.
^ "Lagesen, May Britt (1971-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 October 2021.
^ Bryhn, Rolf. "Hilde Synnøve Lid". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
^ Tvedt, Knut Are. "Bengt Rune Strifeldt". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^ Tvedt, Knut Are. "Åslaug Sem-Jacobsen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
^ "Pia Wedege". olympedia.org. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
^ Berg-Nordlie, Mikkel. "Vibeke Larsen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ Myklebust, Eivind. "Steinar Opstad". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
^ "Ann-Cathrin Eriksen". olympedia.org. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ Tvedt, Knut Are. "Frida Melvær". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
^ Brekke, Stian. "Ole Robert Reitan". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
^ "Tonje Sagstuen". olympedia.org. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Gunnar Wærness". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^ Bae, Øystein Espe. "Linn T. Sunne". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
^ "Arnfinn Kristiansen". olympedia.org. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1968). "Brandtzæg, Birger". Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian) (10 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug.
^ Eriksen, Knut Einar. "Finn Moe". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Signy Arctander". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
^ Sunding, Per. "Johannes Lid". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
^ Gunnarsjaa, Arne. "Erling Viksjø". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

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