1972 in Norway

Incumbents

• Monarch – Olav V
• Prime Minister – Trygve Bratteli until 17 October, Lars Korvald

  Events

• 15 June – The Norwegian pension age is lowered to 67.
• 16 July – Divers discover the wreck of the Dutch merchant ship Akerendam which sank near the island Runde in 1725 during its maiden voyage killing the entire ship's crew of 200 people. A large gold and silver treasure was also discovered aboard the ship.
• 25 September – Norwegian European Communities membership referendum where a 53.5 majority says "No" to joining the European Community
• The cabinet of Trygve Bratteli resigns as a direct result of the referendum
• 18 October – Lars Korvald becomes Prime Minister of Norway
• 18 October – Korvald's Cabinet was appointed.
• 23 December – Braathens SAFE Flight 239 crashes in Asker upon landing at Fornebu airport, Oslo, Norway, killing 40 of 45 people on board.
• The Norwegian Ministry of the Environment is established
• Molde Airport, Årø is opened for traffic
• The Rock carvings at Alta are discovered
• Tripp Trapp, the original Norwegian designed adjustable wooden high chair for children, launched and soon became a best selling item in Norway

  Popular culture

Sports

Music

Film

Literature

• Bortreist på ubestemt tid, crime novel by Sigrun Krokvik.

  Notable births

• 25 January – Anita Østby, politician
• 13 April – Hugo Rocha, Norway-born Portuguese competitive sailor and Olympic medalist.
• 23 April – Barbro-Lill Hætta-Jacobsen, politician
• 12 June – Jan Steinar Engeli Johansen, politician
• 16 June – Synnøve Konglevoll, politician
• 24 June – Mette Gundersen, politician
• 28 June – Heikki Holmås, politician
• 13 July – Selma Lønning Aarø, writer.
• 25 July – Tage Pettersen, politician
• 14 August – Torkel Engeness, first ever Olympic flag bearer for Kyrgyzstan, despite being a Norwegian citizen and having no connection to Kyrgyzstan
• 18 August – B. Andreas Bull-Hansen, fantasy writer and former championship powerlifter
• 30 September – Ari Behn, author

  Notable deaths

• 5 January – Olav Midttun, philologist, biographer and magazine editor
• 6 January – Hans Mikal Solsem, politician
• 2 February – Einar Staff, wholesaler.
• 3 February – Sverre Grøner, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist
• 3 March – Oskar Slaaen, politician
• 29 March – Reidar Magnus Aamo, politician
• 4 April – Haldis Tjernsberg, politician
• 7 April – Mons Arntsen Løvset, politician
• 11 April – Reidar Ødegaard, cross country skier and Olympic bronze medallist
• 22 April – Isak Abrahamsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist
• 18 May – Gunnar Thoresen, bobsledder
• 7 June – Bjarne Eilif Thorvik, politician
• 13 June – Per Severin Hjermann, politician
• 16 July – Knut Severin Jakobsen Vik, politician
• 17 July – Oscar Engelstad, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist
• 30 July – Arne Sunde, politician, Olympic shooter, army officer and diplomat
• 1 September – Tor Lund, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist
• 6 September – Terje Wold, judge, politician and Minister
• 14 September – Oddmund Myklebust, politician and Minister
• 18 September – Gunvald Engelstad, politician
• 22 September – Olaf Solumsmoen, newspaper editor and politician
• 28 September – Ole Bae, civil servant
• 8 October – Karl Johan Fjermeros, politician
• 11 October – Nils Fixdal, athlete
• 17 October – Alf Gowart Olsen, shipowner.
• 19 October – Jacob Christie Kielland, architect
• October – Reidar Rye Haugan, newspaper publisher in America
• 11 November – Guri Johannessen, politician
• 1 December – Harald Houge Torp, politician
• 7 December – Arne Kildal, librarian and civil servant
• 12 December – Rasmus Birkeland, sailor and Olympic gold medallist.

  Full date unknown

• Petter Martinsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist
• Gunnar Schjelderup, businessperson
• Jon Sundby, politician and Minister
• Helge Thiis, architect and art critic
• Jørgen Vogt, newspaper editor and politician