1998 in Norway
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Events in the year 1998 in Norway.
Incumbents[edit]
Events[edit]
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- 26 September – Christian Conservative Party merged with the New Future Coalition Party to form the Christian fundamentalist party Christian Unity Party.
- 7 October – Operations cease at Oslo Airport, Fornebu
- 8 October – The main airport serving Oslo is moved from the Fornebu airport to the all-new Gardermoen airport.
Popular culture[edit]
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Music[edit]
Film[edit]
Literature[edit]
Television[edit]
Notable births[edit]
- 14 February – Sander Berge, footballer[1]
- 25 February – Andrea Berntzen, actress and student
- 8 March – Jenny Stene, sport shooter.[2]
- 17 April
- Kristoffer Ajer, footballer
- Anna Odine Strøm, ski jumper.[3]
- 10 June – Johan-Sebastian Christiansen, chess player.[4]
- 15 June – Emil Hansson, Footballer
- 20 June – Kajsa Vickhoff Lie, alpine skier.[5]
- 21 July – Magnus Bøe, cross-country skier (born in South Korea)
- 6 August – Einar Lurås Oftebro, Nordic combined skier
- 21 August – Fredrik André Bjørkan, footballer
- 7 September – Ola Solbakken, footballer
- 30 September – Narve Gilje Nordås, athlete competing in middle-distance and long-distance events.[6]
- 17 December – Martin Ødegaard, footballer
- 22 December – Casper Ruud, tennis player
Notable deaths[edit]
- 8 January – Audun Hetland, illustrator (born 1920).[7]
- 26 January – Olaf Kortner, politician (b.1920)
- 28 January – Asbjørn Berg-Hansen, boxer (b.1912)
- 18 February – Rolv Ryssdal, judge (b.1914)
- 1 April – Anne Gullestad, actress and theatre director (b.1925)
- 3 April – Paul Svarstad, politician (b.1917)
- 9 May – Frithjof Clausen, wrestler (born 1916).[8]
- 8 June – Eva R. Finstad, politician (b.1933)
- 13 June – Birger Ruud, ski jumper, twice Olympic gold medallist and three time World Champion (b.1911)
- 17 June – Aage Eriksen, wrestler and Olympic silver medallist (b.1917)
- 28 June – Brita Collett Paus, humanitarian leader and founder of Fransiskushjelpen (b.1917)
- 9 July – Knut Bergsland, linguist (b.1914)
- 9 July – Halvor J. Sandsdalen, farmer, journalist, poet, novelist, playwright and children's writer (b. 1911).[9]
- 18 July – Lars Mathias Hille Esmark, civil servant and business person in the tourist industry (born 1908).[10]
- 19 July – Rune Nilsen, triple jumper (b.1923)
- 26 July – Olav Bø, folklorist (born 1918).[11]
- 30 July – Axel Buch, politician (b.1930)
- 30 July – Laila Schou Nilsen, speed skater, alpine skier and tennis player (b.1919)
- 31 July – Erling Evensen, cross country skier and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1914)
- 23 August – Rolf Søder, actor (b.1918)
- 1 September – Eystein Bærug, politician (b.1923)
- 13 September – Trygve Moe, politician (b.1920)
- 16 September – John Systad, long-distance runner (b.1912)
- 26 September – Gudrun Dorothea Ræder, diplomat (born 1908).[12]
- 1 October – Sjur Lindebrække, banker and politician (b.1909)
- 5 October – Arne Øien, economist, politician and Minister (b.1928)
- 13 October – Thomas Byberg, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist (b.1916)
- 27 October – Reidar Kvammen, international soccer player (b.1914)
- 2 November – Sverre Brodahl, Nordic skier and Olympic silver medallist (b.1909)
- 11 November – Sam Melberg, sports diver and sports instructor (b. 1912).[13]
- 12 November – Bjørn Endreson, actor, stage producer and theatre director (b.1922)
- 15 November – Asbjørn Øye, politician (b.1902)
- 4 December – Egil Johansen, jazz drummer, teacher, composer and arranger (b.1934)
- 4 December – Lilli Gjerløw, archivist (b.1910).[14]
- 10 December – Trygve Haugeland, politician and Minister (b.1914)
- 31 December – Erling Norvik, politician (b.1928)
Full date unknown[edit]
- Øystein Elgarøy, astronomer (b.1929)
- Yngvar Løchen, sociologist (b.1931)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Sander Berge
- ^ "Jenny Stene". olympedia.org. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Anna Odine Strøm". olympedia.org. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ Stanford, Sheila. "Johan-Sebastian Christiansen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Kajsa Vickhoff Lie". olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ "Narve Gilje Nordås". olympedia.org. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ Madsen, Alf H. "Audun Hetland". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
- ^ Gundersen, Ove. "Frithjof Clausen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ Aanderaa, Dag. "Halvor J Sandsdalen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ Thon, Sverre. "Lars Mathias Hille Esmark". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ Espeland, Velle. "Olav Bø". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ^ Lundbo, Sten. "Gudrun Dorothea Ræder". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Sam Melberg". Sports reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Fæhn, Helge. "Lilli Gjerløw". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
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