1979 in Norway

none May 2020 1979 Events in the year 1979 in Norway. Incumbents Monarch – Olav V.Olav 5. Tore Rem Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Olav_5. no 30 March 2026 Prime Minister – Odvar Nordli (Labour Party) Events September 2010 thumb|right|Bryggen and the Urnes stave church are designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country. Bryggen and the Urnes stave church are designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites. The death penalty is abolished for all crimes.Countries That Have Abolished the Death Penalty Since 1976 https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/policy-issues/international/countries-that-have-abolished-the-death-penalty-since-1976 May 7, 2023 Death Penalty Information Center 18 September – A fire in Vålerenga Church, which was later made into a song that became the club hymn for Vålerenga. The Alta Controversy continues led by the indigenous Sámi people, many Norwegians protest the construction of a hydroelectric dam on the Alta River in Northern Norway. The protests included hunger strikes, an occupation of the parliament lawn, and other forms of civil disobedience.Lawrence William January 30, 2011 Saami and Norwegians protest construction of Alta Dam, Norway, 1979-1981 https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/saami-and-norwegians-protest-construction-alta-dam-norway-1979-1981 October 16, 2025 Global Nonviolent Action Database The Troll gas field was proven, containing 1,300 billion cubic metres of gas,Oil History https://www.offshorenorge.no/en/about-us/oljehistorien/ 24 January 2026 Offshore Norge making it one of Norway's most significant energy discoveries. The Statfjord A platform began production in 1979.Statfjord https://www.britannica.com/place/Statfjord 24 January 2026 Encyclopædia Britannica At the time of its discovery in 1974, Statfjord was the largest oil discovery in the North Sea. Labour removed Brundtland from the Government after the party's weak local elections in 1979, as it was considered necessary to let party leader Reiulf Steen join Nordli's Government.Gro Harlem Brundtland https://www.regjeringen.no/en/the-government/previous-governments/historiske-artikler/offices/prime-minister-since-1814/gro-harlem-brundtland/id463420/ 24 January 2026 Government of Norway She then began serving in the Storting (parliament) on finance and foreign affairs committees. Popular culture September 2010 Sports Music 1979 in Norwegian music Film Norwegian films of the 1970s#1979 March – the planet Hoth scenes from the Hollywood film "The Empire Strikes Back" were filmed in the Hardangerjøkulen glacier. Television 1 December – During an episode of Jul i Skomakergata on NRK, Sandmännchen premieres on Norwegian television for the first time. Literature Åge Rønning, writer and journalist, is awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize. Nils Johan Rud, novelist, short story writer and magazine editor, is awarded the Dobloug Prize for Swedish and Norwegian fiction. Bjørg Vik, writer, playwright and journalist, is awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for the short stories En håndfull lengsel. Notable births January thumb|right|120 px|Kari Mette Johansen, Olympic gold medalist in handball 2008 and 2012. 1 January – Anders Danielsen Lie, actor 4 January – Audun Ellingsen, jazz musician 5 January – Håvard Klemetsen, Nordic combined skier 7 January – Andreas Hauger, footballer 8 January – John Anders Bjørkøy, footballer 11 January – Kari Mette Johansen, handball player.no Kari Mette Johansen https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/kari-mette-johansen-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235750/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/jo/kari-mette-johansen-1.html dead 17 April 2020 6 October 2016 12 January – Åsa Elvik, politician 13 January – Einar Kalsæg, footballer 16 January – Espen Isaksen, footballer 20 January – Marte Reenaas, ski orienteering competitor 21 January – Thomas Berling, footballer 22 January – Ailo Gaup, motocross rider 22 January – Svein Oddvar Moen, footballer 23 January – Jarl Espen Ygranes, ice hockey player 24 January – Anita Auglend, singer February 2 February – Olav Råstad, footballer 10 February – Johan Harstad, author 11 February – Joachim Sørum, footballer 13 February – Anders Behring Breivik, far-right domestic terrorist March thumb|right|120 px|Torbjørn Ringdal Hansen thumb |right |120 px |Tuva Moflag 1 March – Torbjørn Ringdal Hansen, chess player.Torbjørn Ringdal Hansen https://www.sjakknytt.no/sjakkinformasjon/norske-stormestre/torbjorn-ringdal-hansen/ sjakknytt.no 6 April 2023 6 March – Aksel Magdahl, sailor 11 March Roger Hjelmstadstuen, snowboarder Morten Tandberg, football manager 13 March Børge Lund, handball player.http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/men/2012-13/player/512773/B%26%23246%3brge+Lund Børge Lund eurohandball.com 19 May 2019 Espen Olsen, footballer 15 March – Ola Berger, ski mountaineer anc cross-country skier 17 March – Tuva Moflag, politician.Moflag, Tuva stortinget.no https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representantfordeling/Representant/?perid=TUMO Norwegian 5 August 2019 20 March – Liv Kjersti Bergman, biathlete 23 March – Jostein Hasselgård, singer April 2 April – Stian Westerhus, guitarist 5 April – Jørgen Tengesdal, footballer 8 April – Rune Stordal, speed skater 9 April – André Jørgensen, handball player 10 April – Kai Risholt, footballer 10 April – Roger Risholt, footballer 12 April – Thomas Dybdahl, musician 12 April – Lars Granaas, footballer 17 April – Hanne Hukkelberg, singer-songwriter 20 April – Stian Barsnes-Simonsen, actor 20 April – Kenneth Kapstad, musician 23 April – Saera Khan, politician.Khan, Saera (1979–) https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representantfordeling/Representant/?perid=STK&tab=Biography Stortinget 6 October 2016 24 April – Tor Henning Hamre, footballer 25 April – Nils-Torolv Simonsen, rower 25 April – Martin Sjølie, pianist, songwriter and record producer May thumb|right|120 px|Ole Morten Vågan thumb|right|120 px |Isabel Blanco 1 May – Lars Berger, biathlete.no Lars Berger https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/lars-berger-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417191800/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/lars-berger-1.html dead 17 April 2020 6 October 2016 2 May – Oddrun Brakstad Orset, ski mountaineer 4 May – Morten Kolseth, footballer 6 May – Jan Erik Mikalsen, composer 7 May – Henrik Bjørnstad, golf player 8 May Marius Erlandsen, auto racing driver Alf Wilhelm Lundberg, jazz musician Ole Johan Singsdal, footballer Ole Morten Vågan, jazz musician 10 May – Isabel Blanco, handball player.http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/women/2014-15/player/505680/Isabel+Blanco Isabel Blanco eurohandball.com 5 August 2019 5 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190805160153/http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/women/2014-15/player/505680/Isabel%2BBlanco dead 14 May – Bård Nesteng, archer.https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/83178 Olympedia Bård Nesteng 6 April 2023 16 May – Hermund Nygård, jazz musician 20 May – Torgeir Micaelsen, politician.Micaelsen, Torgeir (1979–) https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representantfordeling/Representant/?perid=TMI&tab=Biography Stortinget 6 October 2016 21 May – Svein-Erik Edvartsen, footballer 22 May – Christer-André Cederberg, music producer 23 May – Øyulf Hjertenes, journalist, newspaper editor and media executive.Øyulf Hjertenes Olav Garvik Olav Garvik Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Øyulf_Hjertenes Norwegian 6 April 2023 26 May – Joachim Hansen, mixed martial artist 29 May – Ella Gjømle Berg, cross-country skier.no Ella Gjømle https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gj/ella-gjomle-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418033845/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gj/ella-gjomle-1.html dead 18 April 2020 5 August 2019 June thumb|right|120 px|Haddy N'jie 8 June – Jacob Norenberg, sprint canoer.no Jacob Norenberg https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/jacob-norenberg-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034152/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/jacob-norenberg-1.html dead 18 April 2020 6 October 2016 13 June – Nila Håkedal, beach volleyball player.no Nila Håkedal https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/nila-hakedal-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417184751/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/nila-hakedal-1.html dead 17 April 2020 6 October 2016 21 June – Henning Braaten, skateboarder 23 June – Susanna Wallumrød, singer 25 June – Haddy N'jie, singer, songwriter, writer and journalist 26 June – Mathias Eick, jazz musician July thumb|right|120 px|Ingrid Tørlen 3 July – Erik Lund, rugby union footballer 4 July – Lene Westgaard, political scientist 17 July – Lars Rørbakken, strongman 21 July – Ingrid Tørlen, beach volleyball player.no Ingrid Tørlen https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/ingrid-torlen-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034151/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/ingrid-torlen-1.html dead 18 April 2020 6 October 2016 24 July – Heidi Skjerve, jazz musician 26 July – Bodil Ryste, ski mountaineer and cross-country skier August 3 August – Maria Haukaas Mittet, singer 4 August – Torgeir Ruud Ramsli, footballer Mona Solheim, taekwondo practitioner.https://www.taekwondodata.com/mona-solheim.a54i.html Solheim, Mona taekwondodata.com 5 August 2019 Nina Solheim, taekwondo practitioner 8 August – Ellinor Jåma, politician 9 August – Tore Ruud Hofstad, cross-country skier 10 August – Ove Alexander Billington, jazz pianist and composer 11 August – Christer George, footballer 22 August – Henriette Løvar, curler 24 August – Katja Nyberg, handball player 27 August – Erik Watndal, sport shooter.no Erik Watndal https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/erik-watndal-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034157/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wa/erik-watndal-1.html dead 18 April 2020 7 October 2016 31 August – Camilla Huse, footballer September thumb |right|120 px | Linda Grubben, world champion in biathlon. 3 September – Stian Eckhoff, biathlete.no Stian Eckhoff https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ec/stian-eckhoff-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417191232/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ec/stian-eckhoff-1.html dead 17 April 2020 6 October 2016 5 September – Kjersti Beck, handball goalkeeper 5 September – John Carew, footballer 11 September – Kenneth Høie, footballer 13 September – Linda Grubben, biathlete 15 September Mahmoud Farahmand, politician.Farahmand, Mahmoud (1979-) https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=MAHF stortinget.no no 5 October 2021 Atle Gulbrandsen, racing driver and television announcer 22 September – Alex Valencia, footballer 23 September – Lisa Loven Kongsli, actress 24 September – Stine Hofgaard Nilsen, alpine skier October 2 October – Kjetil Strand, handball player 5 October – Lisa Wiik, snowboarder 8 October – Wilhelm Brenna, ski jumper 9 October – Veronika Flåt, actress 10 October – Espen Søgård, footballer 14 October – Marcus Paus, composer 19 October Ingunn Ringvold, roots singer, musician and songwriter Magne Sturød, footballer 24 October – Lise Birgitte Fredriksen, sailor 27 October – Tom Hugo, musician November 1 November – Tommy Knarvik, footballer 2 November – Nina Ellen Ødegård, actress 8 November – Erling Sande, politician 10 November – Ragnvald Soma, footballer 30 November – Ellen Blom, ski mountaineer December 3 December – Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold, writer 6 December – Tommy Wirkola, film director, producer and screenwriter 10 December – Tora Augestad, musician 14 December – Øystein Runde, comics writer and comics artist 18 December – Øyvind Storflor, footballer 20 December Espen Johnsen, footballer Benedikte Shetelig Kruse, singer and actor 27 December – Hanne Sørvaag, musician 28 December – Daniel Forfang, ski jumper Full date missing Dolk (artist), graffiti artist Morten Morland, cartoonist Robert Post, singer-songwriter Einar Selvik, musician Stein Urheim, jazz musician Notable deaths thumb |right|120 px | Bernt Evensen, World Allround Speed Skating Champion 1927 and 1934. thumb |right|120 px | Johan Borgen, winner of the Nordic Council Literature Prize. 7 January – Thoralf Hagen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1887) 28 January – Elling Enger, composer, organist, and choir conductor (b.1905) 4 February – Hans Martin Gulbrandsen, canoeist (b.1914) 15 February – Karl Henry Karlsen, politician (b.1893) 7 March – Klaus Egge, composer and music critic (b.1906) 3 April – Dagfinn Zwilgmeyer, psalmist (b. 1900).Dagfinn Zwilgmeyer Norsk biografisk leksikon Hallgeir Elstad Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo https://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Dagfinn_Zwilgmeyer/utdypning Norwegian 25 January 2013 6 April – Finn Øen, politician (b.1902) 17 April – Trygve Olsen, politician (b.1921) 26 April – Trygve Stokstad, boxer (b.1902) 7 May – Øivind Bolstad, playwright and novelist (born 1905).Øivind Bolstad Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Øivind_Bolstad no 16 January 2025 7 May – Erik Brofoss, economist, politician and Minister (b.1908) 8 June – Magnar Isaksen, international soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1910).https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/is/magnar-isaksen-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418002220/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/is/magnar-isaksen-1.html dead 18 April 2020 Magnar Isaksen Sports Reference LLC SR/Olympic Sports 11 November 2012 5 July – Rolf Holmberg, soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1914) 10 July – Harald Færstad, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.1889) 15 July – Haakon Sløgedal, politician (b.1901) 28 July – Steffen Ingebriktsen Toppe, politician (b.1902) 6 August – Olav Hordvik, politician (b.1901) 24 August – Bernt Evensen, speed skater, Olympic gold medallist and racing cyclist (b.1905) 22 September – Tore Segelcke, actress (b.1901) 30 September – Johan Johannesen, track and field athlete (b.1898) 16 October – Johan Borgen, author, journalist and critic (b.1902) 16 October – Olav Svalastog, politician (b.1896) 14 December – Otto Monsen, track and field athlete (b.1887) Full date unknown Emil Boyson, poet, author, and translator (b.1897) Anders Frihagen, politician and Minister (b.1892) Gunnar Emil Garfors, poet (b.1900) Jørgen Holmboe, meteorologist (b.1902) Rolf Østbye, businessperson (b.1898) Rolf Ingvar Semmingsen, civil servant (b.1908) Ole Siem, naval officer, businessman, and politician (born 1882).1973 Siem, Ole Hvem er hvem? Steenstrup, Bjørn Aschehoug Oslo https://runeberg.org/hvemerhvem/1973/0501.html 501 Norwegian 27 September 2024Martin Siem Norsk biografisk leksikon Ole M Hoemsnes Helle, Knut Knut Helle Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo https://nbl.snl.no/Martin_Siem Norwegian 27 September 2024 Nils Thomas, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (b.1889) See also Norway History Lists References External links 1979 Norway, 1979 In