1966

Overview

1966 was the year Indira Gandhi was elected Prime Minister of India. Swedes made cross-border shopping trips to Norway because sugar and butter were cheaper here. Frank Sinatra married the 30-years-younger Mia Farrow and topped the charts in Norway for 14 weeks with «Strangers in the Night». England beat West Germany 4–2 on home turf in the World Cup final after extra time. Three Norwegians who influenced the year reflect on its events: Gjermund Eggen won three gold medals in the World Ski Championships — also on home turf. Monna Tandberg played in A Doll’s House as the youngest-ever Norwegian actress to portray Nora on stage, and Yngvar Numme and his colleagues in Dizzie Tunes got their own TV show.