2015 in Norway
Events in the year 2015 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
January
- January 3 - MS Bulk Jupiter, a Norwegian-owned cargo ship, sinks off the coast of Vietnam, with eighteen dead and one survivor.[1]
February
- February 26 - Norwegian police raid the offices of the Catholic Church’s diocese in Oslo, charging the church administration with serious fraud under the suspicion of wrongfully claiming as much as NOK 50 million in state support by presenting fraudulent membership statistics.[2]
- February 28-March 10 - Pilot strike in Norwegian Air Shuttle.
Notable deaths
- 1 January - Tore Helge Larsen, harness racer (b. 1945)[3]
- 1 January - Kjell Noreik, professor of medicine (b. 1929)[4]
- 2 January - Kristian Sundtoft, politician (b. 1937)[5]
- 3 January - Willy Ovesen, civil servant (b. 1924)[6]
- 6 January - Else M. Barth, philosopher (b. 1928)[7]
- 7 January - Jon Narvestad, sportsperson and film director (b. 1932)[8]
- 8 January - Egil Toreng, newspaper editor (b. 1922)[9][10]
- 14 January - Thor G. Norås, children's writer (b. 1935)[11]
- 14 January - Andreas Edwien, critic (b. 1921)[12]
- 17 January - Fritz C. Holte, economist (b. 1925)[13]
- 18 January - Kjell Arnljot Wig, television presenter (b. 1925)[14]
- Trygve Kaldahl, agrarian leader (b. 1922)[15]
- Thor Nohr, handballer[16]
- 23 January - Svein Døvle Larssen, newspaper editor (b. 1928)
- 24 January - Johan Ferner, businessperson (b. 1927)
- 24 January - Maryon Eilertsen, actress (b. 1950)[17]
- 27 January - Gunnar Christie Wasberg, librarian and writer (b. 1923)[18]
- 2 February - Christian Backer-Owe, printmaker (b. 1924)[19]
- 4 February - Kristian Rambjør, businessperson (b. 1938)[20]
- 5 February - Dagfinn Tveito, horticulturalist (b. 1927)[21]
- 8 February - Ola Bratteli, mathematician (b. 1946)[22]
- 9 February - Øyvind Bjorvatn, politician (b. 1931)[23]
- 9 February - Ivar Ramvi, dean (b. 1925)[24]
- 10 February - Hans Torgersen, politician (b. 1926)[25]
- 11 February - Tancred Ibsen, Jr., diplomat (b. 1921)[26]
- 14 February - Asbjørn Kjønstad, professor of law (b. 1943)[26]
- 15 February - Jacob Stolt-Nielsen, ship-owner (b. 1931)[27]
- 17 February - Nils Weyer Arveschoug, major general (b. 1924)[28]
- Helge Revold, painter (b. 1931)[29]
- 20 February - Øyvind Ruud, politician (b. 1944)[30]
- 22 February - Erik Amundsen, jazz bassist (b. 1937)[31]
- 25 February - Alf Rongved, sculptor (b. 1929)[32]
- 3 March - Ingulf Diesen, Christian leader (b. 1928)[33]
- 3 March - Jørn Aksel Krog, civil servant (b. 1948)[34]
- 5 March - Erling Sandene, Chief Justice (b. 1921)[35]
- 5 March - Aud Greiff, translator (b. 1927)[36]
- 7 March - Roar Antonsen, sports official (b. 1916)[37]
- 11 March - Inger Sitter, painter (b. 1929)[38]
- 14 March - Johan Chr. Schønheyder, orienteer and sports official (b. 1915)[39]
- 21 March - Eddie Sjøborg, businessperson (b. 1940)[40]
- 26 March - Fred Robsahm, actor (b. 1943)[41]
- 27 March - Annelise Høegh, politician (b. 1948)[42]
- Ellen Brochmann, hotelier (b. 1921)[43]
- 6 April - Aagot Noss, ethnologist (b. 1924)[44]
- 8 April - Hilde Stavik, athlete (b. 1962)[45]
- Georg Monsen, footballer (b. 1922)[46]
- 11 April - Martin Tore Bjørndal, diplomat (b. 1944)[47]
- 18 April - Gunnar Gravdahl, politician (b. 1927)[48]
- 19 April - Else Repål, politician (b. 1930)[49]
References
- ↑ "Vietnam Cargo Ship Sinks off the Coast of Vietnam". 3 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
- ↑ "Catholic diocese raided in Oslo".
- ↑ "Travkusken Tore Helge Larsen er død" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 1 January 2015.
- ↑ Sundby, Per; Nygaard, Jofrid (16 January 2015). "Kjell Noreik". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 27.
- ↑ Holmer-Hoven, Finn (9 January 2015). "Kristian Sundtoft". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 23.
- ↑ Death announcement, Aftenposten 9 January 2015, p. 28
- ↑ Death announcement, Aftenposten 9 January 2015, p. 29
- ↑ Bohwim, Knut (16 January 2015). "Jon Narvestad". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 27.
- ↑ Nordberg, Rolf (9 January 2015). "Egil Toreng er død". Glåmdalen (in Norwegian). p. 11. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ↑ "Egil Toreng bisatt i går". Glåmdalen (in Norwegian). 21 January 2015. p. 31.
- ↑ "Thor Gunnar Norås er død, 79 år gammel". Rogalands Avis (in Norwegian). 16 January 2015. p. 16.
- ↑ Viestad, Haftor; Johanson, Ronnie; Fragell, Levi (28 January 2015). "Andreas Edwien". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 28.
- ↑ Vale, Per Halvor; Øygard, Ragnar (23 January 2015). "Fritz C. Holte". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 24.
- ↑ "Kjell Arnljot Wig". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ↑ Grue, Per Harald (21 January 2015). "Fritz C. Holte". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 28.
- ↑ VG Sportbilag (in Norwegian). 22 January 2015. p. 9.
- ↑ Bjørkli, Vidar (24 January 2015). "Maryon Eilertsen (65) er død". Folkebladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ Death announcement, Aftenposten 29 January 2015, p. 41
- ↑ Opstad, Jan-Lauritz. "Christian Backer-Owe". Norsk kunstnerleksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ↑ Death announcement, Aftenposten 10 February 2015, p. 29
- ↑ Skjegstad, Odd Kjell (10 February 2015). "Dagfinn Tveito". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 27.
- ↑ "Ola Bratteli". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ "Øyvind Bjorvatn" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no.
- ↑ Bjerkreim, Ludvig; Bognø, Åge (17 February 2015). "Dagfinn Tveito". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 28.
- ↑ "Hans Torgersen" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Death announcement, Aftenposten 18 February 2015, p. 29
- ↑ Death announcement, Aftenposten 17 February 2015, p. 29
- ↑ Rygg, Per-Egil (5 March 2015). "Nils Weyer Arveschoug". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 36.
- ↑ Hellum, Johannes Block (2 March 2015). "Helge Revold". Akershus Amtstidende (in Norwegian). p. 3.
- ↑ "Øyvind Ruud". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 6 March 2015. p. 24.
- ↑ Mic.no
- ↑ Melhus, Ståle (27 February 2015). "En bauta er borte". Fanaposten (in Norwegian). p. 22.
- ↑ Holbek, Jan Arild (5 March 2015). "Ingulf Diesen er død". Vårt Land (in Norwegian). pp. 29–30.
- ↑ Røksund, Arne (9 March 2015). "Jørn Krog". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 21.
- ↑ "Erling Sandene". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- ↑ Gjerdrum, Aase (12 March 2015). "Aud Greiff". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 44.
- ↑ Røste, Erik et al. (20 March 2015). "Roar Antonsen". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 32.
- ↑ "Inger Sitter". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ Bryhn, Rolf. "Johan Christian Schønheyder – idrettsleder". In Godal, Anne Marit. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ↑ Omvik, Erling (24 March 2015). "Eddie Sjøborg". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 32.
- ↑ http://p3.no/filmpolitiet/2007/10/natural-born-star/
- ↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Annelise Høegh". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ↑ Brøymer, Bjørn (25 March 2015). "Ellen Brochmann". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 36.
- ↑ http://www.aftenposten.no/dodsfall/Nekrolog-Aagot-Noss-7978297.html
- ↑ Frøynes, Ståle Jan (13 April 2015). "Minneord Hilde Stavik" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Athletics Association. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ Merenyi, Stefan (16 April 2015). "Georg «Goggen» Monsen er død". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). p. 49.
- ↑ "Martin Tore Bjørndal". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ↑ Death announcement, Aftenposten 22 April 2015 p. 37
- ↑ "Else Repål" (in Norwegian). Stortinget.no.
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