1986 in Norway

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Events in the year 1986 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Olav V
• Prime Minister – Kåre Willoch (Conservative Party) until 9 May, Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour Party)

Events

• 9 May – Gro Harlem Brundtland becomes Prime Minister of Norway for the second time.
• 9 May – Brundtland's Second Cabinet was appointed.
• Norsk Hydro acquires Årdal og Sunndal Verk in a merger to create the light metal division Hydro Aluminium.

Popular culture

Sports

Music

Main article: 1986 in Norwegian music

Film

Literature

Television

Main article: 1986 in Norwegian television

Notable births

Camilla Herrem

• 10 February – Joakim Hykkerud, handball player.[1]
• 10 March – Jon Aaraas, ski jumper.
• 22 June – Christian Spanne, handball player.[2]
• 8 October – Camilla Herrem, handball player.[3]

Notable deaths

• 5 January – Eivind Sværen, shot putter (born 1917)
• 15 January – Knut Brynildsen, international soccer player (born 1917)
• 24 February – Arthur Rydstrøm, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (born 1896)
• 26 March – Asbjørn Ruud, ski jumper and World Champion (born 1919)
• 23 April – Harald Nicolai Samuelsberg, politician (born 1911)
• 6 May – Toralf Westermoen, engineer, pioneer for the development of high speed craft (born 1914)
• 19 May – Knut Rød, police officer responsible for the transfer of Jewish people to SS troops in Oslo, acquitted (born 1900)
• 23 June – Kåre Siem, musician and writer (born 1914).[4]
• 6 August – Hans-Jørgen Holman, musicologist and educationalist (born 1925)
• 10 August – Jon Snersrud, skier and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1902)
• 8 September – Idar Norstrand, civil servant and politician (born 1915)
• 24 September – Harald Selås, politician (born 1908)
• 25 September – Hans Vogt, linguist (born 1903)
• 18 October – Sverre Ingolf Haugli, speed skater and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1925)
• 22 October – Thorgeir Stubø, jazz guitarist, band leader, and composer (born 1943)
• 30 October – Olaf Hansen, boxer (born 1906)
• 31 October – Alfred Hauge, novelist, poet and historian (born 1915)
• 4 November – Thorolf Rafto, human rights activist and professor in Economic History (born 1922)
• 23 November – Olaf Hoffsbakken, Nordic skier, Olympic silver medallist and World Champion (born 1908)
• 11 December – Olav O. Nomeland, politician (born 1919)
• 13 December – Jarl Johnsen, boxer (born 1913)
• 14 December – John Anker Johansen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (born 1894)
• 21 December – Helge Sivertsen, discus thrower, politician and Minister (born 1913)
• 31 December – Ole Johansen, politician (born 1904)

Full date unknown

• Sverre Marstrander, professor in archaeology (born 1910).[5]

See also

References

1. "Joakim Andre Hykkerud". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
2. "Christian Lillenes Spanne". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
3. "Camilla Herrem". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
4. Øystå, Øystein. "Kåre Siem". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
5. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Sverre Marstrander". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 November 2012.

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