Notable Deaths
- 16 January - Halfdan Gran Olsen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1910)
- 29 January - Bjarne Guldager, sprinter (b.1897)
- 31 January - Gunnar Jahn, jurist, economist and politician (b.1883)
- 24 February - Hartvig Svendsen, politician (b.1902)
- 1 March - Harald Damsleth, cartoonist, illustrator and ad-man (b.1906)
- 1 April - Hans Svarstad, politician (b.1883)
- 2 May - Olaf Barda, chess player, first Norwegian International Master (b.1909)
- 24 May - Haakon Hansen, politician (b.1907)
- 2 June - Per Mathiesen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1885)
- 26 June - Halvor Birkeland, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1894)
- 16 July – Birger Brandtzæg, merchant and owner of a fishing station (born 1893).
- 19 July - Hans Kristian Bromstad, politician (b.1903)
- 20 July - Olaf Ingebretsen, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1892)
- 6 August - Finn Moe, politician (b.1902)
- 19 August - Arthur Sundt, politician (b.1899)
- 4 September - Bjarne Lyngstad, politician and Minister (b.1901)
- 29 September – Johannes Lid, botanist (b.1886).
- 5 October - Marit Hemstad, sprinter (b.1928)
- 5 October - Marit Øiseth, cross country skier (b.1928)
- 17 October - Leif Grøner, banker and politician (b.1884)
- 22 October - Håkon Ellingsen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1894)
- 18 November - Leif Bjorholt Burull, politician (b.1895)
- 10 December - Arne Langset, politician (b.1893)
- 12 December - Kristian Johan Bodøgaard, politician (b.1885)
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