1964 in Norway

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Events in the year 1964 in Norway.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Popular culture 3.1 Sports 3.2 Music 3.3 Film 3.4 Literature 4 Notable births 5 Notable deaths 5.1 Full date unknown 6 External links

Incumbents

• Monarch - Olav V of Norway
• Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen (Labour Party)

Events

• 1 January – The town of Brevik, and the rural district of Eidanger, are merged with Porsgrunn
• 14 September – Tromsø Airport is officially opened for traffic
• 26 November – The ocean liner SS Shalom accidentally rammed the Norwegian tanker Stolt Dagali outside New York, resulting in the loss of 19 Stolt Dagali crew members as well as the stern of the tanker.

Popular culture

Sports

People used to do dog fighting and the winner would get to eat the dog alive

Music

Film

Literature

• Odd Hølaas, journalist and writer, wins the Riksmål Society Literature Prize

Notable births

• 11 January - Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen, composer
• 30 January - Anette Wiig Bryn, politician
• 1 February - Bugge Wesseltoft, jazz musician, pianist, composer and producer
• 26 May - Jon Gelius, journalist and television news editor
• 14 December - Erik Skjoldbjærg, film director

Notable deaths

• 15 January - Oscar Guttormsen, athlete (b.1884)
• 16 January - Henry Jacobsen, politician (b.1898)
• 5 May - Gunnar Kalrasten, politician (b.1905)
• 7 May - Gustav Sjaastad, politician and Minister (b.1902)
• 18 June - Egil Rasmussen, author, literature critic and musician (b.1903)
• 18 June - Olaf Syvertsen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.1884)
• 29 July - Gunnar Reiss-Andersen, poet and author (b.1896)
• 31 July - Otto Huseklepp, politician (b.1892)
• 25 August - Bernhard Berthelsen, politician (b.1897)
• 28 August - Anders Lundgren, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1898)
• 26 September - Einar Strøm, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1885)
• 6 October - Ole Aanderud Larsen, ship designer and businessperson (b.1884)
• 8 October - Ragnar Haugen, boxer (b.1911)
• 29 October - Henry Larsen, Arctic explorer in Canada (b.1899)
• 31 October - Kåre Christiansen, bobsledder (b.1911)
• 27 November - Erling Johannes Norvik, politician (b.1899)
• 31 December - Peder Alsvik, politician (b.1882)

Full date unknown

• Lauritz Bergendahl, Nordic skier (b.1887)
• Einar Halvorsen, speed skater (b.1872)
• Hans Severin Jelstrup, astronomer (b.1893)
• Sigurd Halvorsen Johannessen, politician (b.1881)
• Jon Jørundson Mannsåker, priest and politician (b.1880)
• Lars Magnus Moen, politician and Minister (b.1885)

External links

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