1997 in Norway

1997
in
Norway

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See also:	Other events of 1997 List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1997 in Norway.

Incumbents

18 January – The Norwegian explorer Børge Ousland became the first to complete an unassisted Antarctic solo crossing.
4 June – Great Nordic Biker War: a car bomb exploded outside a Bandidos motorcycle gang clubhouse in Drammen, killing Irene Astrid Bäkkenvold, a civilian passing by in her car.
15 September – The 1997 Parliamentary election takes place. While Labour won a plurality of seats, they were unable to reach Jagland's 36,9 % threshold, gaining 35 % of the vote. As a result of this, the Labour government stepped down, being replaced by a centrist coalition of the Christian People's Party, Liberal Party and the Centre Party, with Kjell Magne Bondevik being appointed Prime Minister.
17 October – Bondevik's First Cabinet was appointed.
22 December - Værøy is struck by a 3.3 magnitude earthquake.

14 January - Ebba Lodden, politician (b.1911)
27 January - Berte Rognerud, politician (b.1907)
10 February - Harriet Andreassen, labour activist, politician and Minister (b.1925)
9 March - Ingvard Sverdrup, politician (b.1936)
15 March - Kåre Holt, author (b.1916)
19 March - Johannes Bråten, politician (b.1920)
21 March - Liv Andersen, politician (b.1919)
27 March - Birger Hatlebakk, industrialist and politician (b.1912)
28 March - Arthur Arntzen, politician (b.1906)
12 April - Gunnar Ellefsen, politician (b.1930)
22 May - Nina Eik-Nes, politician (b.1900)
6 June - Thorleif Kristensen, politician (b.1916)
16 July - Johan A. Vikan, politician (b.1912)
20 July - Alf Engen, skier and skiing school owner/teacher in America (b.1909)
16 September - Liv Stubberud, politician (b.1930)
September - Ernst Fredrik Eckhoff, judge (b.1905)
6 November - Anne Stine Ingstad, archaeologist (b.1918)
23 November - Karl Valdemar Westerlund, politician (b.1907)
1 December - Eldrid Erdal, politician (b.1901)

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