1989 in Norway
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Events in the year 1989 in Norway.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Olav V
- Prime Minister – Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour Party) until 16 October, Jan P. Syse (Conservative Party)
Events
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- 23 January – A offshore earthquake of magnitude 5 takes place in western Norway.[1]
- 30 March – The Oseberg oil field and the first gas pipeline to mainland Norway were opened.
- 1 June – Pope John Paul II visited Norway for the first time. This was the first time a pope has ever visited Norway.
- 9 May – the ban on Skateboarding in Norway, which was in act since 1978, is removed.
- 7 July – The opening of the Atlanterhavsveien Road.
- 8 September – A Norwegian passenger plane crashed outside Hirtshals. All the 55 on board died.
- 11 September – The 1989 Parliamentary election takes place.
- 9 October – The opening of the Sami Parliament of Norway.
- 16 October – Gro Harlem Brundtland resigns, with her cabinet, as Prime Minister of Norway for the second time.
- 16 October – Syse's Cabinet was appointed.
Popular culture
Sports
3 November – Torgeir Bryn becomes the first Norwegian to play in the NBA, when he played 2 minutes for the Los Angeles Clippers against Houston Rockets.
Music
Film
Literature
- Dag Solstad is awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize, for Roman 1987.[2]
Notable births
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- 1 January – Marianne Haukland, politician.[3]
- 29 January – Marita Skammelsrud Lund, Norwegian footballer
- 2 February – Nils Kristen Sandtrøen, politician.[4]
- 10 February – Birgit Skarstein, competitive rower and cross-country skier.[5]
- 19 February – Torbjørn Vereide, politician.[6]
- 1 March – Espen Lie Hansen, handball player.[7]
- 8 March – Emily Stang Sando, handball player.[8]
- 14 May – Petter Kristiansen, singer and songwriter.
- 21 June – Kristina Leganger Iversen, writer and literary scholar.[9]
- 14 July – Jonathan Nordbotten, alpine skier.[10]
- 18 November – Christoffer Rambo, handball player.[11]
Notable deaths
- 9 January – Øivind Jensen, boxer (born 1905)
- 10 January – Kai Fjell, painter, printmaker and scenographer (born 1907)
- 11 January – Thor Myklebust, politician (born 1908)
- 4 February – Johanne Reutz Gjermoe, economist and politician (born 1896).[12]
- 19 February – Sigurd Marius Johansen, politician (born 1906)
- 2 March – Claus Egil Feyling, politician (born 1916)
- 7 April – Per Hysing-Dahl, politician (born 1920)
- 7 May – Anton Rønneberg, writer, theatre critic, dramaturg and theatre director (born 1902).[13]
- 17 May – Hallvard Eika, politician and Minister (born 1920)
- 25 May – Arne Selberg, bridge engineer (born 1910).[14]
- 23 June – Arne Tuft, cross country skier (born 1911)
- 5 August – John Larsen, rifle shooter, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion (born 1913)
- 12 August – Lillebil Ibsen, dancer and actress (born 1899)
- 25 August – Hans Børli, poet and writer (born 1918)
- 16 October – Hans Frette, politician (born 1927)
- 22 October – Bjarne Daniel Solli, politician (born 1910)
- 28 October – Johannes Lislerud, politician (born 1911)
- 30 November – Ingeborg Refling Hagen, author and teacher (born 1895)
- 9 December – Gunnar Bøe, economist and politician (born 1917)
- 30 December – Gunn Vigdis Olsen-Hagen, politician (born 1946)
Full date unknown
- Rolf Hauge, army officer (born 1915)
- Andreas Holmsen, professor and historian (born 1906)
- Leif Iversen, politician (born 1911)
- Paulus Svendsen, historian of literature and ideas (born 1904)
See also
References
- ^ Hansen, Roger A.; Bungum, Hilmar; Alsaker, Alfred (May 1989). "Three recent larger earthquakes offshore Norway". Terra Nova. 1 (3): 284–295. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3121.1989.tb00371.x. ISSN 0954-4879.
- ^ "Nordic Council Literature Prize". norden.org. Archived from the original on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Haukland, Marianne" (in Norwegian). Stortinget. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ Tvedt, Knut Are. "Nils Kristen Sandtrøen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ Bolme, Magne; Askheim, Svein. "Birgit Skarstein". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Vereide, Torbjørn (1989-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "Espen Lie Hansen". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "Emliy Stang Sando". eurohandball.com (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ Tørset, Espen. "Kristina Leganger Iversen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Jonathan Nordbotten". olympedia.org. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Christoffer Rambo". eurohandball.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ Jensen, Lill-Ann. "Johanne Reutz Gjermoe". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Anton Rønneberg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Hjorth-Hansen, Erik. "Arne Selberg". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
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