Events in the year 1987 in Norway.

Incumbents Monarch – Olav V. Prime Minister – Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour Party)

Events

12 February – Oslo Central Station (Oslo S) opens. August – the Mosjøen Airport was opened. Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country. The Sami act was established to protect the rights of Sami people.

Popular culture

Sports The 1987 World Powerlifting Championships are held in Fredrikstad. 4 September – Ingrid Kristiansen wins the 10,000 metres race at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics.

Music

Film

Literature Herbjørg Wassmo is awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize, for Hudløs himmel.

Television

Notable births

16 January – Hans Norbye, footballer 22 January – Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, cross-country skier 26 January – Jan Tømmernes, footballer 2 February – Håvard Bøkko, speed skater 18 February – Torstein Horgmo, snowboarder. 26 February – Ole Christoffer Heieren Hansen, footballer 11 March – Morten Hæstad, footballer 17 March – Jesper Mathisen, footballer and football commentator 19 March – Steinar Strømnes, footballer 24 March – Michael Jamtfall, footballer 27 March – Lene Egeli, model 21 April – Jo Nymo Matland, footballer 12 May – Thor Jørgen Spurkeland, footballer 17 May – Edvald Boasson Hagen, road racing cyclist 24 May – Rune Ertsås, footballer 7 June – Jørgen Horn, footballer 11 June – Didrik Solli-Tangen, singer. 16 June – Per Ciljan Skjelbred, footballer 30 June – Thomas Braaten and Vegard Braaten, footballers 5 July – Alexander Kristoff, road racing cyclist 10 July – Kari Elisabeth Kaski, politician. 31 July – Amrita Acharia, actress 3 August – Alexander Søderlund, footballer 18 August – Siri Tollerød, model 31 August – Andreas Lie, footballer 1 September – Mats Zuccarello, ice hockey player 14 September – Terje Reinertsen, footballer 16 September – Erik Mellevold Bråthen, footballer 22 September – Tom Hilde, ski jumper 11 October – Mads Østberg, rally driver 2 October – Ole Jørgen Halvorsen, footballer 21 October – Tonje Brenna, politician. 18 November – Erik Midtgarden, footballer 24 November – Renate Reinsve, actress.

Date missing Oda Malmin, novelist , television presenter

Notable deaths

5 January – Herman Smith-Johannsen, cross-country skier and supercentenarian (born 1875) 20 January – Tove Pihl, educator and politician (born 1924) 14 February – Einar Wøhni, politician (born 1920) 26 February – Leif Efskind, surgeon (born 1904). 26 February – Knut Frydenlund, politician and Minister (born 1927) 1 March – Reidar Andreas Lyseth, politician (born 1904) 3 March – Trygve Owren, politician (born 1912) 29 April – Ludvig Olai Botnen, politician (born 1910). 13 May – Signe Amundsen, operatic soprano (born 1899) 20 May – Otto Carlmar, film producer, writer and actor (born 1902) 31 May – Kolbein Lauring, WWII resistance member (born 1914) 16 June – Aage Myhrvold, cyclist (born 1918). 20 June – Knut Hoem, politician and Minister (born 1924) 30 June – Torborg Nedreaas, author (born 1906) 30 June – Thor Thorvaldsen, sailor and twice Olympic gold medallist (born 1904) 31 July – Sverre Moen, politician (born 1921) 22 August – Arne Brustad, international soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1912) 28 August – Gunnar Berg, a national director of the Boy Scouts of America (born 1897) 12 September – Bjørn Erling Ytterhorn, politician (born 1923) 19 September – Einar Gerhardsen, politician (born 1897) 6 October – Roald Jensen, international soccer player (born 1943) 26 October – Bjørge Lillelien, sports journalist and commentator (born 1927) 4 November – Tor Halvorsen, trade unionist, politician and Minister (born 1930) 26 November – Ståle Kyllingstad, sculptor (born 1903). 7 December – Petter Jacob Semb Meyer, judge and politician (born 1902). 19 December – Ruth Krefting, painter and playwright (born 1900).

Full date unknown Thomas Offenberg Backer, engineer (born 1892) Reidar Carlsen, politician and Minister (born 1908) Finn Isaksen, politician and Minister (born 1924) Aage Samuelsen, evangelist, singer and composer (born 1919) Harald Wergeland, physicist (born 1912)

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