1968 in Norway

• 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 Film 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) ==See also==