Events in the year 1974 in Norway.
Events
- 2 January – drilling rig "Transocean 3" sinks in the North Sea.
- 1 February – Lillehammer affair: Five Israeli Mossad agents are sentenced to prison terms for the assassination of Ahmed Bouchiki. The prison terms ranged from two and a half to five years, although all the agents were eventually released within 22 months and deported back to Israel.
- 15 September – The wreck of the Danish slave ship Fredensborg, which sank during a storm in 1768, is discovered off the coast of Tromøya.
- 31 October – Parliament rejects a bill on abortion.
Notable deaths
- 16 January – Johannes Olai Olsen, politician (b.1895)
- 7 February – Sigge Johannessen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.1884)
- 14 February – Halfdan Schjøtt, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1893)
- May – Leif Høegh, shipowner (b.1896)
- 19 June – Aasmund Brynildsen, essayist, biographer, magazine editor and publishing house consultant (b.1917)
- 4 July – Francis Bull, literary historian, professor, essayist and magazine editor (b.1887).[3]
- 20 August – Haldor Bjerkeseth, politician (b.1883)
- 22 August – Sverre Hansen, international soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1913)
- 25 September – Hartmann Bjørnsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1889)
- 18 October – Anders Lange, politician (b.1904)
- 13 November – Jens Lunde, politician (b.1884)
- 17 December – Jørgen Bru, sport shooter (b.1881)
Full date unknown
- Ørnulf Bast, sculptor (b.1907)
- Halfdan Haneborg Hansen, military officer, Milorg pioneer and businessman (born 1890).[4][5]
- Kirsten Hansteen, politician and Minister, first female member of cabinet in Norway (b.1903)
- Sonja Aase Ludvigsen, politician and Minister (b.1928)
- Sverre Petterssen, meteorologist (b.1898)
- Arne Skaug, politician and Minister (b.1906)
- Axel Heiberg Stang, politician and Minister (b.1904)
- Gabriel Thorstensen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1888)
- Nils Voss, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1886)
References
- ↑ Tvedt, Knut Are. "Anne Beathe Tvinnereim". In Bolstad, Erik. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
- ↑ Bryhn, Rolf. "Mette Solli". In Bolstad, Erik. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ↑ Helle, Knut (ed.). "Francis Bull". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ↑ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Haneborg Hansen, Halfdan Olaf". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 208. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ↑ Moland, Arnfinn (1995). "Hansen, Halfdan Haneborg". In Dahl; Hjeltnes; Nøkleby; Ringdal; Sørensen. Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 159. ISBN 82-02-14138-9.
