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Events in the year 1974 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Olav V
• Prime Minister – Trygve Bratteli (Labour Party)

Events

• 2 January – The 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.
• 20 December – Kirsten Ohm is named by the King-in-Council as Norway's first female ambassador, assuming office in 1975.^[1]

Popular culture

Sports

Music

• Inger Lise Rypdal and Benny Borg win the 1973 Spellemannprisen in the female and male vocalist categories respectively. Christiania Jazzband, Saft, Torkil Bye/Brynjar Hoff, Lillebjørn Nilsen, Bjørn Sand/Totto Osvold and Oddvar Nygaards Kvartett also receive the award. Dizzie Tunes win in the category "Music for children" and Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa win the Special Award.

Film

Literature

• Haiene, novel by Jens Bjørneboe

Notable births

• 4 January – Sjur Miljeteig, trumpet player and composer
• 31 January – Kristine Duvholt Havnås, handball player.^[2]
• 17 March – Bjarte Breiteig, short story writer
• 18 March – Anne Tønnessen, footballer.^[3]
• 28 March – Marianne Sivertsen Næss, politician.^[4]
• 30 March – Sigbjørn Gjelsvik, politician.^[5]
• 31 March – Linda Konttorp, sailor.^[6]
• 22 May – Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, diplomat and politician.^[7]
• 29 May – Henning H. Bergsvåg, poet^[8]
• 13 June – Noman Mubashir, journalist
• 19 June – Mari Rege, economist and university economics professor^[9]
• 7 July – Ingeborg Arvola, writer.^[10]
• 13 July – Sheila Barth Stanford, chess player.^[11]
• 2 August – Karianne Bråthen, politician.^[12]
• 9 August – Cecilie Skog, adventurer.^[13]
• 1 September – Hilde Østbø, handball player.^[14]
• 14 September – Mette Solli, kickboxer.^[15]
• 25 September – Bente Elin Lilleøkseth, politician
• 2 December – Trude Gimle, alpine skier.^[16]

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).^[17]
• 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).^[18][19]
• Kirsten Hansteen, politician and Minister, first female member of cabinet in Norway (b.1903)
• Sonja Aase Ludvigsen, politician and Minister (b.1928)
• Tormod Normann, lawyer, competitive swimmer and sports administrator (born 1905).^[20]
• 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)