Events in the year 1987 in Norway.

Incumbents

Monarch A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College DictionarMonarch Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority ...

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Olav V Olav V (; born Prince Alexander of Denmark; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991. Olav was the only child of King Haakon VII of Norway and Maud of Wales. He became heir apparent to the Norw ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

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Gro Harlem Brundtland Gro Brundtland (; born Gro Harlem, 20 April 1939) is a Norwegian politician (Arbeiderpartiet), who served three terms as the 29th prime minister of Norway (1981, 1986–89, and 1990–96) and as the director-general of the World Health Organizati ...

( Labour Party)

Events

* 12 February –

Oslo Central Station Oslo Central Station ( no, Oslo sentralstasjon, abbreviated ) is the main railway station in Oslo, and the largest railway station within the entire Norwegian railway system. It connects with Jernbanetorget station. It's the terminus of Dramme ...

(Oslo S) opens. * August – the Mosjøen Airport was opened. * Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.

Popular culture

Sports

Music

Film

Literature

* Herbjørg Wassmo is awarded the

Nordic Council Literature Prize The Nordic Council Literature Prize is awarded for a work of literature written in one of the languages of the Nordic countries, that meets "high literary and artistic standards". Established in 1962, the prize is awarded every year, and is worth ...

, for '' Hudløs himmel''.

Television

Notable births

*18 February –

Torstein Horgmo Torstein Horgmo (born 18 February 1987) is a Norwegian professional snowboarder. Horgmo has competed, and medalled in, a variety of slopestyle and big air snowboarding competitions. He rides regular stance. Personal Horgmo grew up in Trondheim ...

, snowboarder. *27 March –

Lene Egeli Lene Egeli (born 27 March 1987 in Stavanger, Norway) is a Norwegian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Frøken Norge (Miss Norway) 2008, on 21 April 2008. She went on to represent Norway in Miss World 2008 in Johannesburg ...

, model *11 June –

Didrik Solli-Tangen Didrik Solli-Tangen (born 11 June 1987) is a Norwegian singer who represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song " My Heart Is Yours". Biography Solli-Tangen was born in Porsgrunn. From his early years he was interested i ...

, singer. *10 July – Kari Elisabeth Kaski, politician. *18 August – Siri Tollerød, model *21 October – Tonje Brenna, politician. *24 November – Renate Reinsve, actress.

Notable deaths

*5 January –

Herman Smith-Johannsen Herman Smith-Johannsen, Order of ...

, 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 –

Knut Frydenlund Knut Frydenlund (31 March 1927 – 26 February 1987) was a Norwegian diplomat and politician for the Labour Party who served as foreign minister from 1973–1981 and again from 1986–1987. Frydenlund was born in Drammen and began his diplo ...

, politician and Minister (born 1927) *1 March – Reidar Andreas Lyseth, politician (born 1904) *3 March –

Trygve Owren Trygve Owren (7 October 1912 – 3 March 1987) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland in 1965, but was not re-elected in 1969. He had previously served in the position o ...

, politician (born 1912) *29 April – Ludvig Olai Botnen, politician (born 1910). *20 May – Otto Carlmar, film producer, writer and actor (born 1902) *20 June –

Knut Hoem Knut Hoem (27 January 1924 – 20 June 1987) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Hammerfest Hammerfest (; sme, Hámmerfeasta ) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. Hammerfest is the nor ...

, politician and Minister (born 1924) *30 June –

Torborg Nedreaas Torborg Nedreaas (13 November 1906 – 30 June 1987) was a Norwegian writer. She received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature, the Dobloug Prize, the Nordic Council's Literature Prize. Biography She was born in Bergen, Norway. Until 1947 ...

, author (born 1906) *30 June –

Thor Thorvaldsen Thor Thorvaldsen (31 May 1909 – 30 June 1987) was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic champion. He was born in Bamble and died in Bærum. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he received a gold medal in the dragon class as helmsm ...

, sailor and twice Olympic gold medallist (born 1904) *31 July – Sverre Moen, politician (born 1921) *22 August –

Arne Brustad Arne Brustad (14 April 1912 – 22 August 1987) was a Norwegian footballer. He is regarded as one of the country's best players of all time. Career Brustad was an outside-left for Lyn. He won 33 caps for Norway, and scored 17 international goal ...

, international soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1912) *28 August – Gunnar Berg, a national director of the

Boy Scouts of America The Boy Scouts of America (BSA, colloquially the Boy Scouts) is one of the largest scouting organizations and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with about 1.2 million youth participants. The BSA was founded i ...

(born 1897) *12 September – Bjørn Erling Ytterhorn, politician (born 1923) *6 October –

Roald Jensen Roald Jensen (11 January 1943 – 6 October 1987), nicknamed "Kniksen", of Bergen, Norway was one of that country's most celebrated association football players. He played for SK Brann and Heart of Midlothian F.C. ("Hearts"). ''Knicksen'' is a l ...

, international soccer player (born 1943) *26 October –

Bjørge Lillelien Bjørge Lillelien (29 March 1927 – 26 October 1987) was a Norwegian sports journalist and commentator for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. He was considered to be a popular and engaging personality who commentated on many sports, part ...

, sports journalist and commentator (born 1927) *4 November –

Tor Halvorsen Tor Halvorsen (24 November 1930 – 4 November 1987) was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. Biography He was born in Skien. He started his working career in a shoe factory in 1946. In 1952 he was hired as a plumber ...

, trade unionist, politician and Minister (born 1930) *26 November – Ståle Kyllingstad, sculptor (born 1903).

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)

References

External links

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