Events in the year 1968 in Norway.

Incumbents Monarch – Olav V. Prime Minister – Per Borten (Centre Party)

Events 19 February – Avalanches occur in Bondalen which kill four people. 19 March – The Palace announces that Crown Prince Harald has engaged to Sonja Haraldsen. 29 August – Crown Prince Harald married Sonja Haraldsen in the Oslo Cathedral. 13 September – Norwegian whaling in the Southern Hemisphere ceases after the last whaling company officially announces it would not send any more whaling expeditions. 9 October – the first commercial discovery of petroleum deposit on the Norwegian continental shelf was confirmed. The Norwegian Sami Association was founded Music

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Literature The Norwegian Writers' Center (Norsk forfattersentrum) is established. Finn Alnæs, novelist, is awarded the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize and the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for the novel Gemini. Ebba Haslund, novelist, is awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize for Syndebukkens krets.

Notable births January to March

15 January – Grete Wold, politician. 16 January – Mikkel Gaup, actor. 19 January – Knut Olav Åmås, writer, philosopher, editor, politician. 22 January – Beate Kristiansen, sailor. 28 January – Tore Torvbråten, curler. 31 January – May-Helen Molvær Grimstad, politician 31 January – Tom Tvedt, politician and sports executive. 2 February – Espen Bredesen, ski jumper. 6 February – Arne Lygre, writer. 6 February – Monica Mæland, politician. 12 February – Svein Enersen, footballer. 18 February – Frank Edvard Sve, politician. 22 February – Trine Wiggen, actress. 26 February – Morgan Engebretsen Langfeldt, politician. 27 February – Ståle Solbakken, footballer. 1 March – Lars Mytting, writer. 14 March – Yngve Hallén, sports executive. 19 March – Julie Christiansen, politician 22 March – Euronymous, black metal guitarist (died 1993). 24 March – Anne Nafstad Lyftingsmo, civil servant. 25 March – Jon Hustad, journalist, author (died 2023). 30 March – Gunstein Bakke, writer. 30 March – Jon Øivind Ness, composer.

April to June

1 April – Tone Rasmussen, sprint canoer. 7 April – Stein Torleif Bjella, singer and songwriter. 9 April – André Støylen, politician. 1 May – Bjørn Sortland, writer. 20 May – Vibeke Fürst Haugen, media executive. 18 June – Kjell Ivar Larsen, politician. 27 June – Rikke Lind, politician.

July to September

2 July – Fridtjov Såheim, actor. 4 July – Espen Stokkeland, sailor. 5 July – Anthon Grimsmo, curler. 29 July – Ingrid Margrethe Gjerde, military officer. 5 August – Frode Jacobsen, politician. 8 August – Else Ragni Yttredal, speed skater. 13 August – Ketil Kjenseth, politician. 15 August – Frode Øverli, comic strip cartoonist. 21 August – Hanne Tømta, theatre instructor and theatre director. 25 August – Rune Erland, handball player. 28 August – Runar Sjåstad, politician. 30 August – Ingunn Beate Øyen, actress. 1 September – Annette Skotvoll, handball goalkeeper. 23 September – Bjørn Berge, guitarist, blues artist. 24 September – Beate Heieren Hundhammer, politician 26 September – Kjetil Bragli Alstadheim, journalist.

October to December

15 October – Grethe Wolan, curler. 16 October – Vibeke Johnsen, handball player. 26 October – Jon Åge Tyldum, biathlete. 29 October – Aili Keskitalo, Sami politician. 29 October – Johann Olav Koss, speed skater. 1 November – Astrid Danielsen, cyclist. 6 November – Kjetil Rekdal, footballer. 8 November – Oddmund Løkensgard Hoel, politician. 14 November – Tone Berge Hansen, politician. 21 November – Per Morten Haugen, footballer. 23 November – Kjersti Sortland, newspaper editor. 25 November – Tor André Johnsen, politician. 27 November – Ellen Scheel Aalbu, footballer. 6 December – Karl Ove Knausgård, author 12 December – Anita Valen, cyclist.

Full date missing Audun Rikardsen, photographer. Sigurd Slåttebrekk, pianist. Mari Velsand, media executive.

Notable deaths

January to March

12 January – John Aae, politician (born 1890) 18 January – Trygve Knudsen, philologist, linguist and lexicographer (born 1897). 21 January – Jacob Gundersen, freestyle wrestler and Olympic silver medallist (born 1875). 11 February Jørgen Wilhelm Rudolph, businessperson (born 1881) Herman Willoch, painter (born 1892). 29 February – Tore Ørjasæter, poet (born 1886). 2 March – Odd Hølaas, journalist and writer (born 1898). 12 March – Einar Kristian Haugen, politician (born 1905) 19 March – Aagot Didriksen, actress (born 1874). 25 March – Arnulf Øverland, author (born 1889). 31 March – Christen Wiese, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1876)

April to June

7 April – Carl Bugge, geologist (born 1881). 15 April – Martin Stenersen, sport shooter (born 1879) 25 April – Gunnar Andersen, international soccer player and ski jumper (born 1890) 27 April – Anton Olsen, rifle shooter and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1897) 29 April – Aasa Helgesen, midwife and politician (born 1877). 11 May – Johan Andersen, politician (born 1902) 23 May – Georg Braathe, long-distance runner (born 1903) 24 May – Paal Olav Berg, politician and Minister (born 1873) 25 May – Kasper Idland, resistance member (born 1918) 1 June – Harald Eriksen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (born 1888) 3 June – John Bjørnstad, rowing coxswain (born 1888). 29 June – Thorry Kiær, industrialist (born 1888).

July to September

6 July – Johan Sæterhaug, boxer (born 1893) 16 July – Sigurd Pedersen, politician (born 1893) 25 July – Hallvard Sandnes, writer (born 1893). 6 August – Tore Foss, singer, actor and theatre director (born 1901). 13 August – Øystein Ore, mathematician (born 1899) 16 August – Paul Ingebretsen, politician (born 1904) 29 August – Arne Korsmo, architect (born 1900) 4 September – Engebret Skogen, rifle shooter and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1887) 24 September – Kjell Tellander, politician (born 1899)

October to December

3 October – Jens Martin Arctander Jenssen, politician (born 1885) 2 December – Arne Damm, publisher (born 1894). 15 December – Håkon Bryhn, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1901) 20 December – Anders Endreson Skrondal, politician (born 1891) 29 December – Bergljot Larsson, nurse and organizational leader (born 1883). 30 December – Trygve Lie, politician, the first elected United Nations Secretary-General (born 1896)

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