Events in the year 1972 in Norway .
Incumbents
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Notable births
25 January – Anita Østby , politician
13 April – Hugo Rocha , Norway-born Portuguese competitive sailor and Olympic medalist.[2]
23 April – Barbro-Lill Hætta-Jacobsen , politician
12 June – Jan Steinar Engeli Johansen , politician
16 June – Synnøve Konglevoll , politician
24 June – Mette Gundersen , politician
28 June – Heikki Holmås , politician
13 July – Selma Lønning Aarø , writer.[3]
25 July – Tage Pettersen , politician
14 August – Torkel Engeness , first ever Olympic flag bearer for Kyrgyzstan , despite being a Norwegian citizen and having no connection to Kyrgyzstan
18 August – B. Andreas Bull-Hansen , fantasy writer and former championship powerlifter
30 September – Ari Behn , author
Notable deaths
5 January – Olav Midttun , philologist, biographer and magazine editor (b.1883)
6 January – Hans Mikal Solsem , politician (b.1912)
2 February – Einar Staff , wholesaler (born 1889 ).[4] [5]
3 February – Sverre Grøner , gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.1890)
3 March – Oskar Slaaen , politician (b.1907)
29 March – Reidar Magnus Aamo , politician (b.1898)
4 April – Haldis Tjernsberg , politician (b.1903)
7 April – Mons Arntsen Løvset , politician (b.1891)
11 April – Reidar Ødegaard , cross country skier and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1901)
22 April – Isak Abrahamsen , gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1891)
18 May – Gunnar Thoresen , bobsledder (b.1921)
7 June – Bjarne Eilif Thorvik , politician (b.1908)
13 June – Per Severin Hjermann , politician (b.1891)
16 July – Knut Severin Jakobsen Vik , politician (b.1892)
17 July – Oscar Engelstad , gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1882)
30 July – Arne Sunde , politician, Olympic shooter, army officer and diplomat (b.1883)
1 September – Tor Lund , gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1888)
6 September – Terje Wold , judge, politician and Minister (b.1899)
14 September – Oddmund Myklebust , politician and Minister (b.1915)
18 September – Gunvald Engelstad , politician (b.1900)
22 September – Olaf Solumsmoen , newspaper editor and politician (b.1896)
28 September – Ole Bae , civil servant (b.1902)
8 October – Karl Johan Fjermeros , politician (b.1885)
11 October – Nils Fixdal , athlete (b.1889)
17 October – Alf Gowart Olsen , shipowner (born 1912).[6] [7]
19 October – Jacob Christie Kielland , architect (b.1897)
October – Reidar Rye Haugan , newspaper publisher in America (b.1893)
11 November – Guri Johannessen , politician (b.1911)
1 December – Harald Houge Torp , politician (b.1890)
7 December – Arne Kildal , librarian and civil servant (b.1885)
12 December – Rasmus Birkeland , sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1888).[8]
Full date unknown
See also
References
^ Rottem, Øystein (1998). Norges Litteraturhistorie. Etterkrigslitteraturen (in Norwegian). 3 . Oslo: Cappelen. p. 89. ISBN 82-02-16426-5 .
^ "Hugo Rocha" . Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 4 September 2016 .
^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Selma Lønning Aarø" . Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 September 2018 .
^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1968). "Staff, Einar". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian) (10 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 519.
^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Fortegnelse over personer som siste gang er omtalt i utgaven 1968 med angivelse av deres dødsdatum" . Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian) (11 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 630. Retrieved 12 June 2019 .
^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1968). "Gowart Olsen, Alf". Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian) (10 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug.
^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Fortegnelse over personer som siste gang er omtalt i utgaven 1968 med angivelse av deres dødsdatum". Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian) (11 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 626. Retrieved 12 April 2013 .
^ "Rasmus Birkeland" . SR/Olympic Sports . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 12 November 2012 .
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