1978 in Norway

1978
in
Norway

Decades:	1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s
Centuries:	18th • 19th • 20th • 21st
See also:	Other events of 1978 List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1978 in Norway.

Incumbents

Harald Sverdrup, poet and children's writer, is awarded the Dobloug Prize literature award.^[1]

16 January - Otto Dahl, politician (b.1914)
21 January - Olav Sundal, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.1899)
27 January - Alf Konningen, alpine skier (b.1901)
14 February - Anders Hove, politician (b.1885)
19 February - Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (b.1897)
27 March - Sverre Farstad, speed skater and Olympic gold medallist (b.1920)
25 April - Arne Rustadstuen, Nordic skier, Olympic bronze medallist and World Champion (b.1905)
8 May - Klara Amalie Skoglund, politician (b.1891)
9 May - Halvor Bunkholt, politician (b.1903)
3 July - Syvert Tobiassen Messel, politician (b.1897)
27 July - Henrik Friis Robberstad, politician (b.1901)
15 August - Viggo Brun, mathematician (b.1885)
16 August - Henry Olsen, track and field athlete (b.1887)
30 August - Vebjørn Tandberg, businessperson and industrialist (b.1904)
26 October - Rolf Schjerven, politician (b.1910)
13 November - Liv Tomter, politician (b.1901)
4 December - Tancred Ibsen, officer, pilot, film director and screenwriter (b.1893)
31 December - Arne Gjedrem, politician (b.1890)

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