1980 in Norway

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Events in the year 1980 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch - Olav V
• Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli (Labour Party)

Events

Part of the bracing that failed during the accident. On display in the Norwegian Petroleum Museum.

• Ongoing – The Alta controversy, a series of massive protests in the late 1970s and early 1980s concerning the construction of a hydroelectric power plant in Altaelva
• 27 March – The Norwegian oil platform Alexander L. Kielland collapses in the North Sea, killing 123 of its crew of 212.
• 1 June – The Oslo Tunnel opened
• 1 November – Population Census: 4,091,132 inhabitants in Norway.
• Røros is designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

Popular culture

Music

• 19 April – Norway was represented by Sverre Kjelsberg and Mattis Hætta, with the song '"Sámiid Ædnan", at the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest.
• The pop duo Dollie de Luxe established, consisting of Benedicte Adrian and Ingrid Bjørnov
• The band Vazelina Bilopphøggers was established in Gjøvik

Film

Literature

• Humlehjertene, novel by Ola Bauer

Notable births

Marit Bjørgen celebrates sprint gold at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Leif Erlend Johannessen, chess grandmaster

Marianne Riddervold in 2008

Lene Marlin in 2009

John Arne Riise has played more matches (110) than anyone else for the Norwegian national football team.

• 28 January – Hallgrim Hansegård, choreographer and dancer
• 29 January – Øyvind Svenning, footballer
• 6 February – Frank Løke, handball player
• 12 February – Tine Rustad Kristiansen, handball player
• 12 February – Maya Vik, singer, songwriter, and bass player
• 28 February – Sigurd Pettersen, ski jumper
• 29 February – John Anders Gaustad, cross-country skier
• 2 March – Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, actress, singer, and film producer
• 5 March – Marianne Riddervold, orienteering competitor
• 10 March – Lars Horntveth, musician
• 13 March – Kristian Solem, artistic gymnast
• 21 March – Marit Bjørgen, cross-country skier
• 24 March – Anette Hovind Johansen, handball player
• 25 March - Kathrine Sørland, model
• 1 April – Vebjørn Berg, sports shooter
• 2 April – Thor Erik Forsberg, politician
• 2 April – Lubna Jaffery, politician
• 5 April – Glenn Andersen, footballer
• 10 April – Odd Borgersen, speed skater
• 10 April – Reidar Borgersen, cyclist
• 10 April – Ingrid Hjelmseth, footballer
• 12 April – Espen Harald Bjerke, cross-country skier
• 20 April – Ole Magnus Ekelund, handball player
• 22 April – Kari-Anne Henriksen, handball player
• 5 May – Stian Omenås, jazz musician
• 10 May – Karoline Dyhre Breivang, handball player
• 10 May – Espen Bugge Pettersen, footballer
• 14 May – Morten Ask, ice hockey player
• 14 May – Leif Erlend Johannessen, chess player
• 14 May – Anders Tyvand, politician
• 20 May – Marianne Paulsen, footballer
• 2 June – Ane Stangeland Horpestad, footballer
• 5 June – Helge André Njåstad, politician
• 16 June – Tommy Urhaug, tennis player
• 16 June – Kadra Yusuf, Somali-Norwegian activist
• 17 June – Stian Aker, polar explorer
• 28 June – Rolf Jarle Brøske, politician
• 4 July – Rune Bolseth, footballer
• 11 July – Jenny Hval, singer, composer, lyricist and writer
• 24 July – Hans Åge Yndestad, footballer
• 30 July – Pa Modou Kah, footballer
• 5 August – Morten Solem, ski jumper
• 16 August – Øystein Moen, jazz pianist and composer
• 17 August – Lene Marlin, singer
• 19 August – Askil Holm, singer and musician
• 20 August – Per Steinar Osmundnes, politician
• 25 August – Pål Hausken, jazz musician
• 25 August – Marianne Marthinsen, politician
• 29 August – Tom Reidar Haraldsen, footballer
• 3 September – Jørgen Munkeby, jazz and heavy metal musician
• 8 September – Kristian Kjelling, handball player
• 9 September – Ragnhild Aamodt, handball player
• 10 September – Roy Steffensen, politician
• 14 September – Odd-Magnus Williamson, copywriter, comedian and actor
• 24 September – John Arne Riise, footballer
• 25 September – Christina Bjordal, jazz singer
• 7 October – Adam Ryen, child actor
• 13 October – Kristian Gislefoss, meteorologist and weather presenter
• 13 October – Magne Hoseth, footballer
• 14 October – Ingvild Ryggen Carstens, ski mountaineer and heptathlete
• 16 October – Ingrid Baltzersen, politician
• 16 October – Erik A. Schjerven, actor
• 17 October – Siri Wålberg, musical artist
• 28 October – Hans Bollandsås, blues musician
• 31 October – Anders Bastiansen, ice hockey player
• 6 November – Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen, actor
• 17 November – Geir Ludvig Fevang, footballer
• 21 November – Olav Magne Dønnem, ski jumper
• 22 November – Thomas Solvoll, footballer
• November – Helene Rask, model
• 10 December – Jon Midttun Lie, footballer
• 11 December – Marit Fiane Grødum, footballer
• 16 December – Øyvind Heian, politician
• 28 December – Andreas Amundsen, jazz musician

Full date missing

• Anton Eger, jazz drummer
• Lubna Jaffery Fjell, politician

Notable deaths

• 3 January - Harald Heide Steen, actor (b.1911)
• 4 January - Axel Henry Hansen, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1887)
• 8 January - Tryggve Gran, aviator, explorer and author (b.1889)
• 2 February - Sigurd Lersbryggen, politician (b.1901)
• 12 February - Jørgen Stubberud, polar explorer (b.1883)
• 16 February - Knut Olaf Andreasson Strand, politician (b.1887)
• 1 March - Art Jorgens, baseball player in America (b.1905)
• 17 March - Hans Nikolai Stavrand, politician (b.1894)
• 29 March - Einar Nilsen, boxer (b.1901)
• 9 April – Finn Halse, writer (b.1910).^[1]
• 12 April – Sonja Wigert, actress (born 1913)
• 9 May - Rolf Hansen, long distance runner (b.1906)
• 9 May Øivind Lorentzen, shipping magnate (born 1881)
• 11 May - Dyre Vaa, sculptor and painter (b.1903)
• 17 May - Thore Michelsen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1888)
• 27 May – Halfdan Olaus Christophersen, historian (born 1902).^[2]
• 1 June - Ingvald Svinsås-Lo, politician (b.1897
• 9 July - Synnøve Lie, speed skater (b.1908)
• 14 July - Kristian Kristiansen, novelist, playwright, short story and children's writer (b.1909)
• 21 July – Dakky Kiær, politician and feminist (born 1892)
• 22 July - Gunvor Katharina Eker, politician (b.1906)
• 13 August – Kolbjørn Varmann, priest and politician (born 1904)
• 15 August - Hans Berg, politician (b.1902)
• 19 August - Hans Offerdal, politician (b.1909)
• 2 October - Anders Kristian Orvin, geologist and explorer (b. 1889)
• 5 October - Tor Oftedal, politician (b.1925)
• 19 October - Torger Hovi, politician (b.1905)
• 19 October – Wilhelm Bøe, organizational leader (b. 1915).^[3]
• 9 November - Claudia Olsen, politician (b.1896)
• 18 November - Knut Toven, politician (b.1897)
• 30 November - Ingrid Bjerkås, first female minister in the Church of Norway (b.1901)
• 25 December - Olav Dalgard, filmmaker and literature and art historian (b.1898)

Full date unknown

• Sigval Bergesen the Younger, shipping magnate and industrialist (b.1893)
• Olav Berkaak, novelist (born 1915).^[4]
• Gunnar Bråthen, politician and Minister (b.1896)
• Hilmar Reksten, shipping magnate (b.1897)
• Øistein Strømnæs, intelligence officer (b.1914)
• Jens Tangen, trade unionist (born 1897)
• Kristian Vilhelm Koren Schjelderup, Jr., Lutheran theologian, author and bishop (b.1894)
• Kolbjørn Varmann, politician and Minister (b.1904)

See also

References

External links

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