1965 in Norway

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Events in the year 1965 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Olav V
• Prime Minister – Einar Gerhardsen (Labour Party) until 12 October, Per Borten (Centre Party)

Events

• 4 February-1 April – the "Grenade Man", an unidentified person whom placed grenades and grenade traps in several places in Oslo, spreads fear in Oslo. The case remained unsolved despite the huge media coverage and public interest in the matter.
• 13 September – The 1965 Parliamentary election takes place.
• 12 October – Per Borten becomes Prime Minister of Norway
• 12 October – Borten's Cabinet was appointed.
• Norsk Hydro joins Elf Aquitaine and six other French companies to form Petronord to perform search for oil and gas in the North Sea.

Popular culture

Music

Main article: 1965 in Norwegian music

• Kirsti Sparboe wins the Melodi Grand Prix, singing "Karusell" by Jolly Kramer-Johansen.

Film

Main article: Norwegian films of the 1960s § 1965

Literature

Novels

• Bergljot Hobæk Haff – Skjøgens bok
• Alfred Hauge – Cleng Peerson: ankerfeste
• Harald Sverdrup – Negeren og solsikken

Drama

• Jens Bjørneboe – Til lykke med dagen

Poetry

• Peter R. Holm – Øyeblikkets forvandlinger

Notable births

• 15 January – Karita Bekkemellem, politician
• 17 February – Cathrin Bretzeg, politician
• 23 March – Trine Haltvik, handball player.
• 28 May – Stein Rønning, 1990 world champion in karate (d.2008)
• 31 May – Ellen Alfsen, politician
• 26 June – Rune Brynhildsen, businessperson
• 24 July – Merete Morken Andersen, author, literature critic and editor
• 26 July – Håkon Wium Lie, Chief Technology Officer

Notable deaths

Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen

• 4 January – Ragnvald Winjum, jurist and politician (b.1917)
• 9 January – Ole Bergesen, politician (b.1916)
• 1 February – Einar Berntsen, sailor and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1891)
• 5 February – Rolf Lefdahl, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.1882)
• 3 March – Per Krohg, artist (b.1889)
• 9 March – Torvald Haavardstad, politician (b.1893)
• 10 March – Hans Gabrielsen, county governor of Finnmark and Oppland (b.1891)
• 23 April – Haldor Andreas Haldorsen, politician (b.1883)
• 23 May – Helge Klæstad, judge (b.1885)
• 27 May – Gustav Natvig-Pedersen, politician (b.1893)
• 3 June – Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen, aviation pioneer, polar explorer and businessman (b.1890)
• 17 June – Thor Ørvig, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1891)
• 12 July – Sverre Reiten, politician (b.1891)
• 21 July – Robert Sjursen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1891)
• 22 July – Kristoffer Skåne Grytnes, politician (b.1887)
• 8 August – Kristian Alfred Hammer, politician (b.1898)
• 12 October – Alf Sommerfelt, linguist and first professor of linguistics in Norway (b.1892)
• 13 October – Andreas Honerød, politician (b.1905)
• 21 October – Karl Johan Pettersen Vadøy, politician (b.1878)
• 28 November – Aslaug Vaa, poet and playwright (b.1889)
• 9 December – Rasmus Andreas Torset, politician (b.1897)
• 10 December – Lars Christensen, shipowner and whaling magnate (b.1884)
• 12 December – Halvdan Koht, historian, biographer, politician and Minister (b.1873)
• 13 December – Jens Hundseid, politician (b.1883)
• 18 December – Aani Aanisson Rysstad, politician (b.1894)

Full date unknown

• Gunnar Brøvig, politician (b.1924)
• Olaf Lange, painter and graphic designer (b.1875)