1960 in Norway

none May 2020 1960 Events in the year 1960 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 – Einar Gerhardsen (Labour Party) Events 1 May – The U-2 incident reveals that the United States uses Norwegian air bases as part of spying missions against the Soviet Union. 20 August – King Olav V declares television officially opened in Norway. 6 October – The Akershus University Hospital opens 1 November – Population Census: 3,591,234 inhabitants in Norway. 9 December – The Norwegian government decides, contrary to the advice of the Norwegian military leadership, that Norway will not acquire any nuclear weapons. NRK began its regular television broadcasts. Popular culture Sports 1960 in Norwegian football Norway at the 1960 Summer Olympics Norway at the 1960 Winter Olympics Music 1960 in Norwegian music Film Struggle for Eagle Peak (Venner), starring Alf MallandFilms and Filming https://books.google.com/books?id=jIwOAQAAIAAJ 1959 Hansom Books 31 Norwegian films of the 1960s#1960 Literature Jens Bjørneboe - Den onde hyrdeAlan Goble The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film https://books.google.com/books?id=Yyqc0Qa6b60C&pg=PA987 8 September 2011 Walter de Gruyter 978-3-11-095194-3 987 Television 1960 in Norwegian television Notable births January to June thumb |right |150 px|Hanne Hegh in 2008 17 January – Vivian Knarvik Bugge, politician.https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=VKB stortinget.no Bugge, Vivian Knarvik (1960-) no 23 January 2023 7 February – Ingunn Foss, politician 2 March – Svein Stølen, chemist.Svein Stølen Bjørn Pedersen Bjørn Pedersen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Svein_Stølen no 28 October 2021 10 March – Agnete Haaland, actress and theatre director.Agnete Gullestad Haaland Lillian Bikset Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Agnete_Gullestad_Haaland no 24 October 2021 19 March – Hanne Woods, curler.https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/100301 Olympedia Hanne Pettersen-Woods 4 November 2021 21 March – Gunn Nyborg, footballer.Gunn Lisbeth Nyborg Jan Holm Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Gunn_Lisbeth_Nyborg no 23 January 2023 29 March Sonja Mandt-Bartholsen, politician. Jo Nesbø, novelist and musician.Jo Nesbø (b. 1960) 4 April – Brit Volden, orienteering competitor.Brit Volden Rolf Bryhn Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Brit_Volden no 25 October 2021 8 April – Jørn Sigurd Maurud, jurist and civil servant.https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/jorn-sigurd-maurud-blir-ny-riksadvokat/id2673730/ Jørn Sigurd Maurud blir ny riksadvokat 11 October 2019 regjeringen.no Norwegian 30 October 2019 27 April – Hanne Hegh, handball player.https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/hanne-hegh-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034753/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/he/hanne-hegh-1.html dead 18 April 2020 Hanne Hegh 2 May 2015 sports-reference.com 25 June – Randi Karlstrøm, politician 26 June – Rigmor Aasrud, politician July to December thumb |right |150 px |Kristin Halvorsen 16 July – Trond Abrahamsen, ice hockey player.https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/83148 Olympedia Trond Abrahamsen 29 October 2021 17 July – Toril Marie Øie, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Norway.Toril Marie Øie Vibeke Lauritsen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Toril_Marie_Øie no 23 January 2023 21 July – Brynjar Aa, dramatist 27 July – Sverre Løken, rower.https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/39111 Olympedia Sverre Løken 31 October 2021 2 August – Joar Vaadal, footballer.https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/26857 Olympedia Joar Vaadal 30 October 2021 10 August – Øystein Alme, author 2 September – Kristin Halvorsen, politician and Minister 2 September – Ida Hjort Kraby, civil servant.Ida Hjort Kraby Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ida_Hjort_Kraby no 12 March 2023 2 September – Vetle Lid Larssen, journalist and novelist.Vetle Lid Larssen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Vetle_Lid_Larssen no 27 October 2021 4 September – Ragnhild Aarflot Kalland, politician 18 September – Nils Petter Molvær, jazz trumpeter, composer and producer 1 October – Per Bergersen, musician (died 1990) 26 October – Arne Berggren, writer and musician.Arne Berggren Petra Helgesen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Arne_Berggren no 12 March 2023 18 December – Niels Christian Geelmuyden, journalist and writer 11 December – Frode Grytten, writer and journalist 20 December – Morten Haga Lunde, air force general.Morten Haga Lunde Dag Leraand Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Morten_Haga_Lunde no 5 February 2025 Notable deaths thumb|right |150 px |Sigurd Hoel in 1950 15 January – Carl Fredrik Holmboe, engineer (b. 1882) 2 February – Eilert Falch-Lund, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b. 1875)https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/eilert-falch-lund-1.html Eilert Falch-Lund 25 November 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121216145937/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/eilert-falch-lund-1.html 16 December 2012 15 May – Rolf Jacobsen, boxer (b. 1899) 22 May – Anders Tjøstolvsen Noddeland, politician (b. 1885) 25 June – Carl Alfred Pedersen, gymnast and triple jumper (b. 1882) 22 July Bodil Katharine Biørn, missionary known as Mother Katharine (b. 1871) Hans Nordvik, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (b. 1880).https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/hans-nordvik-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235907/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/hans-nordvik-1.html dead 17 April 2020 Hans Nordvik Sports Reference LLC SR/Olympic Sports 12 November 2012 29 July – Kristian Østervold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b. 1885).https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/os/kristian-ostervold-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035054/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/os/kristian-ostervold-1.html dead 18 April 2020 Kristian Østervold Sports Reference LLC SR/Olympic Sports 12 November 2012 29 July – Carl Wilhelm Rubenson, mountaineer (born 1885 in Sweden).1930 Rubenson, Carl Wilhelm Hvem er hvem? Hjalmar Steenstrup Steenstrup Hjalmar Aschehoug Oslo https://runeberg.org/hvemerhvem/1930/0354.html 354 Norwegian 3 February 2019Carl Wilhelm Rubenson Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Carl_Wilhelm_Rubenson Norwegian 3 February 2019 12 September – Jakob Nilsson Vik, politician and Minister (b. 1882) 28 September – Gabriel Kielland, architect, painter and designer (b. 1871) 14 October – Sigurd Hoel, author and publishing consultant (b. 1890) 27 November – Gunnar Kaasen, musher, delivered diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska in 1925, as the last leg of a dog sled relay that saved the city from an epidemic (b. 1882) 13 December – Christopher Hornsrud, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (b. 1859) 13 December – Einar Jansen, historian, genealogist and archivist (b. 1893) 17 December – Arne Sejersted, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1877).https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/se/arne-sejersted-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035106/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/se/arne-sejersted-1.html dead 18 April 2020 Arne Sejersted Sports Reference LLC SR/Olympic Sports 12 November 2012 18 December – Trygve Schjøtt, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1882).https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/trygve-schjott-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035057/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/trygve-schjott-1.html dead 18 April 2020 Trygve Schjøtt Sports Reference LLC SR/Olympic Sports 12 November 2012 28 December – Karl Eugen Hammerstedt, politician (b.1903) Full date missing Birger Gotaas, journalist (b. 1883).Karl Birger Vodahl Gotaas Store norske leksikon Godal Anne Marit Anne Marit Godal Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Karl_Birger_Vodahl_Gotaas Norwegian 12 September 2016 See also Norway History Lists References External links 1960