2007 in Norway

none June 2020 2007 Events in the year 2007 in Norway. Incumbents Monarch – Harald V.Harald 5. Gudleiv Forr Gudleiv Forr Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Harald_5. no 30 March 2026 Prime Minister – Jens Stoltenberg Events September 2010 January 13 January – The Greek ship Server breaks in half off the Norwegian coast, releasing over 200 tons of crude oil. 15 January – TV 2 Nyhetskanalen starts broadcasting and becomes Norway's first 24-hour news channel. February March 9 March – Gerd-Liv Valla resigns as the leader of the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions. 10 March – Worker's Communist Party and Red Electoral Alliance, as well as their common youth organization Red Youth, merge to become the Red Party. 12 March – In a radio interview on NRK P3, painter Marianne Aulie names two people who attempted to drug and rape her. April 200px|thumb|upright|Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, in April 2007. 3 April – A 41-year-old man admits to have killed Inger Johanne Apenes in 1978 as a 13-year-old. 12 April – Eight people are killed when the Norwegian supply vessel Bourbon Dolphin capsized off the coast of Shetland and sank three days later while preparations were being made to tow her to shore. 26–27 April – NATO summit in Oslo. 30 April – A 35-year-old woman and her 7-year-old niece is found murdered in Overhalla Municipality in Nord-Trøndelag. The woman's ex-husband was later arrested for the murder. May 17 May – Docks located in Trondheim are completely destroyed in a fire. June July August 23 August – Per Ditlev-Simonsen resigned as mayor of Oslo after it was revealed that he held a secret Swiss bank account for which he did not pay the Norwegian wealth tax on. September 10 September – Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country. October 1 October – The merging of the oil businesses between the two Norwegian companies Norsk Hydro and Statoil, to form StatoilHydro, which was announced in December 2006, is completed. November 24 November – 3 people are killed and 24 are injured when a bus overturns in the Verdal Municipality. 28 November – Terra Securities files for bankruptcy as a result of the Terra Securities scandal. December 1 December – The Lofoten Mainland Connection officially opens, giving direct access to Lofoten from the surrounding municipalities. 12 December – Statfjord oil spill: thousands of tonnes of oil were spilled into the North Sea during the loading of a tanker at the Statfjord oil field. The spill, estimated at 21,750 barrels (approx 3,000 metric tons), was Norway's second largest ever oil spill. 30 December – Five people were seriously injured after an explosion in a residential building in Lund Municipality in Rogaland. The explosion occurred due to tampering with fireworks. Popular culture September 2010 Sports Music 2007 in Norwegian music Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Film Norwegian films of the 2000s#2007 2 February – The Junior Olsen Gang and the Silver Mine Mystery, directed by Arne Lindtner Næss, was released in Norway.Filmen i Norge. Norske kinofilmer 1995–2011 Jan Erik Holst 2011 Gyldendal no 978-82-05-41398-6 244–245 23 February – USA vs. Al-Arian, directed by Line Halvorsen, was released in Norway.Filmen i Norge. Norske kinofilmer 1995–2011 Jan Erik Holst 2011 Gyldendal no 978-82-05-41398-6 248 2 March – Mirush, directed by Marius Holst, was released in Norway.Filmen i Norge. Norske kinofilmer 1995–2011 Jan Erik Holst 2011 Gyldendal no 978-82-05-41398-6 248–249 30 March – On a Tightrope, directed by Petr Lom, was released in Norway. The film was awarded Grand Prix at the Chicago International Documentary Film Festival 2007.Filmen i Norge. Norske kinofilmer 1995–2011 Jan Erik Holst 2011 Gyldendal no 978-82-05-41398-6 253 Literature The novella Andvake by Jon Fosse is published.https://www.nrk.no/kultur/andvake-1.3194554 nrk.no Andvake 15 August 2007 17 November 2020 no In 2015, Fosse was awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize, for Andvake, Olavs draumar and Kveldsvævd.https://www.nrk.no/kultur/fosse-vant-nordisk-rads-litteraturpris-1.12624644 nrk.no Nordisk råds litteraturpris til Jon Fosse 27 October 2015 17 November 2020 no Television 2007 in Norwegian television Notable deaths thumb|right|150px|Sven O. Høiby thumb|right|150px|Atle Selberg 17 January – Tor Hagfors, scientist (b.1930) 17 January – Olav Per Sætren, politician (b.1935).OLS_E Olav Per Sætren 25 January – Knut Schmidt-Nielsen, comparative physiologist (b.1915) 29 January – Jens Marcussen, politician (b.1926) 29 January – Yngvar Ustvedt, writer (born 1928).Yngvar Ustvedt Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Yngvar_Ustvedt no 28 December 2024 11 February – Lorentz Eldjarn, biochemist and physician (born 1920).Lorentz Eldjarn Norsk biografisk leksikon Lars Walløe Helle, Knut Knut Helle Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo http://nbl.snl.no/Lorentz_Eldjarn/utdypning no 17 June 2013 22 February – Britta Lech-Hanssen, actress (b. 1916) 1 March – Gerd Høst Heyerdahl, philologist (b.1915)Gerd Høst Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Gerd_H%C3%B8st no 20 September 2026 12 March – Hege Nerland, politician (b. 1966) 21 March – Sven O. Høiby, journalist (b. 1936) 31 March – Tom Martinsen, photographer (b. 1943).Tom Martinsen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Tom_Martinsen no 26 July 2020 12 April – Jørn Sandnes, historian (b. 1926)Jørn Sandnes Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/J%C3%B8rn_Sandnes no 20 September 2026 13 April – Johan M. Nyland, politician (b. 1931) 25 April – Arne Vinje Gunnerud, sculptor (b. 1930).Arne Vinje Gunnerud Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Arne_Vinje_Gunnerud no 31 December 2024 26 April – John Olav Krog, zoophysiologist (b. 1918)John Olav Krog obituary Enger Per S. Sand, Olav 7 May 2007 Aftenposten 14 (culture spread) no 29 April – Arve Opsahl, actor, singer and comedian (b. 1921) 29 April – Weiert Velle, veterinarian (b.1925).Weiert Velle Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Weiert_Velle no 24 September 2018 23 May – Tron Øgrim, author and politician (b.1947) 24 May – Hans Bjørnstad, ski jumper (b.1928) 27 May – Ole J. Kleppa, physical chemist (b.1920) 30 May – Birgit Dalland, politician (b. 1907) 12 June – Ingolf Håkon Teigene, journalist and editor (b.1949) 12 June – Jo Giæver Tenfjord, librarian, educator, children's writer and translator (born 1918).Jo Tenfjord Morten O. Haugen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Jo_Tenfjord no 14 December 2025 15 June – Thor Gystad, politician (b.1919) 10 July – Jon Fossum, orienteer and politician (b.1923).JBFO Fossum, Jon Bäckstrøm ( 1923–2007 ) 28 June 2014 18 July – Sigurd Kalheim, politician (b.1927) 25 July – Bjørn Egge, military officer (b.1918) 27 July – Arnt Gudleik Hagen, politician (b.1928) 3 August – Wilfred Breistrand, actor and film director (b.1921) 6 August – Atle Selberg, mathematician (b.1917, died in the United States).Atle Selberg Norsk biografisk leksikon Nils Andreas Baas Helle, Knut Knut Helle Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Atle_Selberg/utdypning no 12 November 2012 16 August – Henrik Svensen, politician (b.1904) 21 August – Herman Hebler, printmaker and graphic artist (b.1911) 21 September – Hallgeir Brenden, cross country skier and double Olympic gold medallist (b.1928) 11 October – Stephan Tschudi-Madsen, art historian (b.1923) 12 October – Egil Bergsland, politician (b. 1924) 15 October – Marius Kolsrud, physicist (b. 1919)Marius Kolsrud Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Marius_Kolsrud no 2 September 2026 16 October – Ragnar "Joker" Pedersen, illustrator, editor and writer (b 1942).Ragnar Pedersen Øyvind Reisegg Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ragnar_Joker_Pedersen no 24 September 2018 21 October – John Stuart Gray, marine biologist (b.1941)John Stuart Gray Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/John_Stuart_Gray no 7 July 2025 26 October – Arne Skjølsvold, archaeologist (b.1925)Arne Skjølsvold Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Arne_Skj%C3%B8lsvold no 20 September 2026 7 November – Rolf Vevle Eriksen, footballer (b.1923, died in the United States).Death announcement, Bergens Tidende 14 December 2007 12 November – Tinius Nagell-Erichsen, publisher (b.1933) 16 November – Trond Kirkvaag, comedian (b.1946) 20 November – Per Rand, psychologist (b.1924)Death notice, Telemarksavisa 23 November 2007 27 November – Svein Johannessen, chess International Master (b.1937) 29 November – Knut Berg, museum director (b.1925)Knut Berg Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Knut_Berg no 20 September 2026 13 December – Wiggo Hanssen, speed skater (b.1923) 30 December – Laila Kaland, politician (b.1939) 31 December – Sverre Helland, politician (b.1924) 31 December – Finn Hødnebø, philologist (b.1919)Finn Hødnebø Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Finn_H%C3%B8dneb%C3%B8 no 20 September 2026 Full date unknown Finn Hødnebø, philologist (b.1919).Finn Hødnebø Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Finn_Hødnebø no 24 September 2018 Ove Liavaag, civil servant (b.1938).Ove Liavaag Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ove_Liavaag no 24 September 2018 Alf Nordvang, actor and theatre director (b.1931).Alf Nordvang Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Alf_Nordvang no 24 September 2018 See also Norway History Lists References External links 2007 Norway