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Incumbents

Monarch - Harald V
Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik (Christian Democratic Party)

Events

On October 8 the Gardermoen airport was opened

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.

Notable deaths

8 January – Audun Hetland, illustrator (born 1920).^[1]
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)
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).^[2]
18 July – Lars Mathias Hille Esmark, civil servant and business person in the tourist industry (born 1908).^[3]
19 July - Rune Nilsen, triple jumper (b.1923)
26 July – Olav Bø, folklorist (born 1918).^[4]
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)
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)
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).^[5]
10 December - Trygve Haugeland, politician and Minister (b.1914)
31 December - Erling Norvik, politician (b.1928)

Full date unknown

Øystein Elgarøy, astronomer (b.1929)
Yngvar Løchen, sociologist (b.1931)

References

↑ Madsen, Alf H. "Audun Hetland". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
↑ Aanderaa, Dag. "Halvor J Sandsdalen". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
↑ Thon, Sverre. "Lars Mathias Hille Esmark". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
↑ Espeland, Velle. "Olav Bø". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
↑ Fæhn, Helge. "Lilli Gjerløw". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 November 2012.

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