1990 in Norway

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Events in the year 1990 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Olav V
• Regent: Crown Prince Harald – latter half of the year
• Prime Minister: Jan P. Syse (Conservative Party) until 3 November, Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour Party)

Events

• 1 January – The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise is founded as a merger of the Federation of Norwegian Industries, the Norwegian Employers' Confederation and the Federation of Norwegian Craftsmen.[1]
• 8 April – Passenger Ferry MS Scandinavian Star catches fire en route from Norway to Denmark. 159 people are killed in the event.
• 15 April – Miss Norway Mona Grudt is crowned Miss Universe in Los Angeles, USA.
• 3 November –
  • Gro Harlem Brundtland becomes Prime Minister of Norway for the third time
  • Brundtland's Third Cabinet was appointed.
  • Population Census: 4,247,546 inhabitants in Norway.
• Flekkefjord Line railway line closes (opened in 1904).

Popular culture

Sports

Music

Main article: 1990 in Norwegian music

Film

Literature

Notable births

Hedda Hynne

Tomas Northug

Hanne Leland

Jon Ludvig Hammer

Silje Solberg

Lisa Johansen Persheim

Ole Mofjell

Torgeir Standal

Unge Ferrari

Mari Molid

Eivind Henriksen

Solfrid Lerbrekk

• 4 January – Pål André Helland, footballer
• 5 January – Ole Amund Sveen, footballer
• 6 January – Kristian Opseth, footballer
• 10 January – Amin Nouri, footballer
• 12 January – Sabri Khattab, footballer
• 29 January – Ingrid Moe Wold, footballer

• 2 February – Patrik Svendsen, musician
• 3 February – Michael Karlsen, footballer
• 14 February – Adama Diomande, footballer
• 15 February –
  • Fredrik Lystad Jacobsen, ice hockey player
  • Anders Karlsen, footballer
• 22 February – Didrik Bastian Juell, freestyle skier

• 1 March – Edwin Kjeldner, footballer
• 6 March – Linn Haug, snowboarder
• 9 March – Bendik Bye, footballer
• 13 March – Hedda Hynne, middle-distance runner
• 14 March –
  • Vegar Gjermundstad, footballer
  • Christian Grøvlen, classical pianist
• 15 March –
  • Julie Jensen, freestyle skier
  • Mads Stokkelien, footballer
• 17 March – Anders Kristiansen, footballer
• 20 March – Christine Spiten, engineer
• 25 March – Alexandra Joner, singer and dancer
• 31 March – Morten Sundli, footballer

• 4 April – Ine Karlsen Stangvik, handball player
• 16 April –
  • Rudi Golimo, bassist
  • Linnéa Myhre, author and blogger
• 18 April – Lars Stubhaug, footballer
• 19 April –
  • Espen Lysdahl, alpine skier
  • Tomas Northug, cross-country skier
  • Eirik Ulltang, trials rider

• 8 May – Ingebjørg Bratland, folk ainger
• 9 May – Hanne Leland, electro-pop artist and songwriter

• 2 June – Jon Ludvig Hammer, chess player
• 4 June – Gøran Sørheim, handball player
• 8 June – Marcus Pedersen, footballer
• 13 June – Kristian Brix, footballer
• 16 June –
  • Sanna Solberg, handball player.[2]
  • Silje Solberg, handball player.[3]
• 18 June – Amahl Pellegrino, footballer
• 19 June – Isak Scheel, footballer
• 20 June – Iselin Solheim, singer and songwriter
• 21 June –
  • Håvard Nordtveit, footballer
  • Lisa Johansen Persheim, handball player
• 29 June – Thomas Rogne, footballer

• 1 July – Endre Kupen, footballer
• 8 July – Martin Thømt Jensen, footballer
• 10 July – Veronica Kristiansen, handball player.[4]
• 11 July – Ole Mofjell, drummer
• 13 July – Elias Angell Spikseth, cyclist
• 16 July – Vinjar Slåtten, freestyle skier
• 18 July – Anders Konradsen, footballer
• 21 July – Eirik Valla Dønnem, footballer
• 23 July –
  • Dagny Norvoll Sandvik, singer
  • Torgeir Standal, jazz guitarist
• 25 July – Stefan Strandberg, footballer
• 30 July – Erlend Bjøntegaard, biathlete

• 2 August – Unge Ferrari, musician
• 4 August – Simen Raaen Sandmæl, footballer
• 8 August –
  • Magnus Wolff Eikrem, footballer
  • Mari Molid, handball player
• 19 August – Tobias Vibe, footballer
• 20 August –
  • Audun Fløtten, cyclist
  • Benjamin Stokke, footballer

• 4 September – Remi Johansen, footballer
• 6 September – Henrik Holm, ice hockey player
• 10 September – Ørjan Nyland, footballer
• 11 September – Jo Inge Berget, footballer
• 14 September – Eivind Henriksen, athlete
• 20 September – Marta Tomac, handball player.[5]

• 2 October – Mix Diskerud, footballer
• 3 October – Sivert Bjørnstad, politician
• 11 October – Sandra Márjá West, Sami politician
• 14 October – Jonas Djupvik Løvlie, ice hockey player
• 15 October – Sondre Justad, musician and songwriter
• 24 October – Hege Hansen, footballer
• 25 October – Marthe Wang, singer-songwriter

• 10 November – Pål Alexander Kirkevold, footballer
• 12 November – Harmeet Singh, footballer
• 14 November – Mathis Bolly, footballer
• 27 November – Jonas Rønningen, footballer
• 29 November – Solfrid Lerbrekk, politician.[6]
• 30 November – Magnus Carlsen, chess player
• 10 December – Villiam Strøm, ice hockey player

Full date missing

• Charlotte Dos Santos, jazz singer and composer
• Freddy Kalas, singer

Notable deaths

Carsten Byhring

• 1 January – Ingvald Bjerke, boxer (b.1907)
• 2 February – Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa, folk musician, fiddler (b.1910).[7]
• 7 February – Anna Sofie Herland, politician (b.1913)
• 22 March – Eivind Holmsen, sport shooter (b.1894)
• 6 April – Carsten Byhring, actor (b.1918)
• 12 April – Borghild Bondevik Haga, politician (b.1906)
• 14 April – Alv Kjøs, politician (b.1894)
• 13 May – Arnljot Karstein Eidnes, politician (b.1909)
• 13 June – Gidsken Jakobsen, aviation pioneer (b.1908)
• 27 June – Olav Benum, politician (b.1896)
• 15 July – Magnus Jensen, historian and educator (born 1902).[8]
• 19 July – Egil Aarvik, politician (b.1912)
• 27 July – Rolf Andersen, politician (b.1916)
• 1 August – Roar Berthelsen, long jumper (b.1934)
• 25 August – Ingvarda Røberg, politician (b.1895)
• 26 September – Charles Philipson, judge and civil servant (b. 1928).[9]
• 10 October – Erling Gjone, architect (born 1898).[10]
• 12 October – Leif Larsen, naval officer (b.1906)
• 12 October – Peter Wessel Zapffe, author and philosopher (b.1899)
• 21 October – Eugen Haugland, triple jumper (b.1912)
• 29 October – Albert Andreas Mørkved, politician (b.1898)
• 4 November – Håkon Melberg, linguist (b.1911)
• 7 November – Sigurd Monssen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1902)
• 8 November – Nils Reinhardt Christensen, film director and screenwriter (b.1919)
• 21 December – Per Høybråten, politician (b.1932)
• 22 December – Claus Marius Neergaard, politician (b.1911)
• 24 December – Thorbjørn Egner, playwright, songwriter and illustrator (b.1912)
• 27 December – Kåre Rønning, politician (b.1929)

Date unknown

• Sigurd Anderson, nineteenth Governor of South Dakota (b.1904)
• Karl Egil Aubert, mathematician (b.1924)
• Per Bergersen, musician (b.1960)
• Leonard Borgzinner, essayist, political philosopher, science fiction author, illustrator and fanzine editor (b.1957
• Arne Dagfin Dahl, military officer (b.1894)
• Inger Koppernæs, politician and Minister (b.1928)
• Odd Kvaal Pedersen, journalist, author and translator (b.1935)
• Niels Werring, shipowner (b.1897)

See also

References

1. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Næringslivets Hovedorganisasjon". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
2. "Sanna Charlotte Solberg". eurohandball.com (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 May 2019.
3. "Silje Margaretha Solberg". eurohandball.com (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 May 2019.
4. "Veronica Egebakken Kristiansen". eurohandball.com (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 May 2019.
5. "Marta Tomac". eurohandball.com (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 May 2019.
6. "Lerbrekk, Solfrid". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 October 2017.
7. Aksdal, Bjørn. "Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
8. Vormeland, Oddvar. "Magnus Jensen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
9. Solheim, Sophie. "Charles Philipson". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
10. Berg, Arne. "Erling Gjone". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 August 2013.

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