1977 in Norway
Events in the year 1977 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
- 12 September – The 1977 Parliamentary election takes place.
- 22 April – Ekofisk oil field blowout: an oil well blowout occurred at the Ekofisk Bravo platform, due to an incorrectly installed downhole safety valve. At an estimated total, this is the largest blowout in the North Sea.
- 24–27 February – The Biathlon World Championships 1977 take place in Vingrom, Norway.
Notable births
- 11 January – Kine Asper Vistnes, trade unionist.
- 17 January – Sverre Rotevatn, Nordic combined skier.
- 25 February – Ingrid Sternhoff, footballer.
- 7 March – Pål Grotnes, ice hockey player.
- 7 March – Mia Hundvin, handball player.
- 15 March – Anita Tomulevski, gymnast.
- 22 March – Linda Ørmen, footballer.
- 30 March – Silvia K. Kosmo, politician.
- 11 April – Pål Berrefjord, politician
- 19 April – Kristin Bekkevold, footballer.
- 22 April – Linn Torp, cyclist.
- 2 May – Pernille Holmboe, model
- 5 May – Silje Jørgensen, footballer.
- 18 May – Bjarne Solbakken, alpine skier.
- 2 June – Alexandra Beverfjord, crime fiction writer, journalist and newspaper editor.
- 6 June – Trude Gundersen, taekwondo athlete.
- 30 June – Zahid Ali, stand-up comedian
- 30 June – Kjersti Horn, theater director.
- 24 July – Anita Rapp, footballer.
- 16 August – Sigmund Løvåsen, novelist and playwright.
- 20 August – Henning Stensrud, ski jumper.
- 26 August – Linda Cathrine Hofstad Helleland, politician.
- 6 September – Mari Skurdal, journalist and newspaper editor.
- 12 September – Pia Tjelta, actress.
- 30 September – Audun Lysbakken, politician.
- 7 October – Vegard Arnhoff, sailor.
- 23 October – Jarle Andhøy, adventurer and sailboat-skipper
- 12 November – Anne Molin Kongsgård, snowboarder.
- 21 November – Annie, pop artist and DJ
- 3 December – Jennie Johnsen, politician
- 25 December – Sylvi Listhaug, politician.
- 28 December – Olaug Nilssen, writer.
Notable deaths
- 17 January – Erling Fredriksfryd, politician
- 1 February – Edvard Hambro, politician and 25th President of the United Nations General Assembly
- 8 February – Eivind Groven, composer and music-theorist
- 3 March – Kai Knudsen, politician
- 7 March – Jørgen Leonard Firing, politician
- 22 March – Alfred Nilsen, politician
- 27 May – Kristian Birger Gundersen, politician
- 6 June – Olaf Fredrik Watnebryn, politician
- 13 June – Olav Aslakson Versto, politician
- 23 June – Asbjørn Solberg, politician
- 1 July – Torvald Kvinlaug, politician
- 2 July – Christian Schweigaard Stang, linguistics researcher and professor
- 7 July – Nils Kristian Lysø, politician and Minister
- 13 July – Edgar Christensen, boxer
- 14 July – Birger Bergersen, politician and minister
- 24 July – Sigrid Sundby, speed skater.
- 2 August – Alfred Sigurd Nilsen, politician
- 5 August – Gunvor Galtung Haavik, interpreter charged with espionage
- 17 August – Harald Økern, Nordic combined skier
- 2 October – Odd Frantzen, soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist
- 18 October – Kristian Hauger, pianist, orchestra leader and composer.
- 4 November – Frede Castberg, jurist
- 4 November – Sigurd Lund Hamran, politician
- 5 November – Gunnar Nordbye, United States federal judge
- 15 November – Olaf Johannessen, rifle shooter
- 24 November – Reidar Dahl, jurist and sports official, president of the Football Association of Norway.
- 5 December – Jon Mårdalen, cross country skier
- 25 December – Harald Strøm, speed skater and World Champion.
Full date missing
- Reidar Eriksen, trade unionist and politician
- Lars Fletre, sculptor
- John Gunnarsson Helland, Hardanger fiddle maker
- Kåre Jonsborg, painter and textile artist
- Finn Nagell, military officer, Milorg pioneer, economist and businessperson.
- Ola Solberg, newspaper editor and politician