27 April – The oil company
Phillips Petroleum makes a new oil discovery (
Ekofisk oil field) in the
North Sea. The Ekofisk oil field remains one of the most important oil fields in the North Sea.
17 May –
Thor Heyerdahl and his crew sets sail from
Morocco towards
Latin America aboard
Ra II, a
papyrus boat modeled after ancient Egyptian sailing vessels, in an attempt to cross the
Atlantic Ocean and prove his theory that the ancient Egyptians sailed to America in ancient times.
19 June – The Nature Conservation Act (Naturvernlova) was adopted.
^Sandsmark, Per Magnus Finnanger.
"Torill Eidsheim". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^Bikset, Lillian; Lundal, Sverre Olav; Voll, Bjørn Ivar Austevik.
"Margreth Olin". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
^Holbæk-Hanssen, Hilde.
"Agnes Hvoslef". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
^Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1968). "Bjørnseth, Finn". Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian) (10 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug.
27 April – The oil company
Phillips Petroleum makes a new oil discovery (
Ekofisk oil field) in the
North Sea. The Ekofisk oil field remains one of the most important oil fields in the North Sea.
17 May –
Thor Heyerdahl and his crew sets sail from
Morocco towards
Latin America aboard
Ra II, a
papyrus boat modeled after ancient Egyptian sailing vessels, in an attempt to cross the
Atlantic Ocean and prove his theory that the ancient Egyptians sailed to America in ancient times.
19 June – The Nature Conservation Act (Naturvernlova) was adopted.
^Sandsmark, Per Magnus Finnanger.
"Torill Eidsheim". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
^Bikset, Lillian; Lundal, Sverre Olav; Voll, Bjørn Ivar Austevik.
"Margreth Olin". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
^Holbæk-Hanssen, Hilde.
"Agnes Hvoslef". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
^Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1968). "Bjørnseth, Finn". Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian) (10 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug.