1990 in Norway

Events in the year 1990 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Olav V.
• Regent: 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.
• 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

Film

Literature

Notable births

January

• 4 January – PÃ¥l 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

February

• 2 February – Patrik Svendsen, musician
• 3 February – Michael Karlsen, footballer
• 14 February –
• Kjetil Borch, rower.
• Adama Diomande, footballer
• 15 February –
• Fredrik Lystad Jacobsen, ice hockey player
• Anders Karlsen, footballer
• 19 February – Elise Bjørnebekk-Waagen, politician.
• 22 February – Didrik Bastian Juell, freestyle skier.
• 27 February – Line Kloster, sprinter.

March

• 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

April

• 4 April – Ine Karlsen Stangvik, handball player
• 16 April –
• 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
• 22 April – HÃ¥vard Haukenes, racewalker.

May

• 8 May – Ingebjørg Bratland, folk ainger
• 9 May – Hanne Leland, electro-pop artist and songwriter
• 24 May – Sofie Marhaug, politician.

June

• 2 June – Jon Ludvig Hammer, chess player
• 4 June – Gøran Sørheim, handball player
• 8 June – Marcus Pedersen, footballer
• 13 June – Kristian Brix, footballer
• 14 June – Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal, long-distance runner.
• 16 June –
• Sanna Solberg, handball player.
• Silje Solberg, handball player.
• 18 June – Amahl Pellegrino, footballer
• 19 June – Isak Scheel, footballer
• 20 June – Iselin Solheim, singer and songwriter
• 21 June –
• HÃ¥vard Nordtveit, footballer
• Lisa Johansen Persheim, handball player
• 29 June – Thomas Rogne, footballer

July

• 1 July – Endre Kupen, footballer
• 8 July – Martin Thømt Jensen, footballer
• 10 July – Veronica Kristiansen, handball player.
• 11 July – Ole Mofjell, drummer
• 13 July – Elias Angell Spikseth, cyclist
• 16 July – Vinjar SlÃ¥tten, 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.

August

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

September

• 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.

October

• 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

November

• 10 November – PÃ¥l Alexander Kirkevold, footballer
• 12 November – Harmeet Singh, footballer
• 14 November – Mathis Bolly, footballer
• 27 November – Jonas Rønningen, footballer
• 29 November – Solfrid Lerbrekk, politician.
• 30 November – Magnus Carlsen, chess player

December

• 7 December – Marte Olsbu Røiseland, biathlete.
• 10 December – Villiam Strøm, ice hockey player

Full date missing

• Charlotte Dos Santos, jazz singer and composer
• Freddy Kalas, singer
• Bente Landheim, biathlete.

Notable deaths

• 1 January – Ingvald Bjerke, boxer (b.1907)
• 2 February – Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa, folk musician, fiddler (b.1910).
• 7 February – Anna Sofie Herland, politician (b.1913)
• 28 February – Camilla Carlson, writer (born 1930).
• 22 March – Eivind Holmsen, sport shooter (b.1894)
• 6 April – Carsten Byhring, actor (b.1918)
• 9 April – Astrid Sommer, actress (born 1906).
• 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).
• 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)
• 12 September – Kjellaug Hølaas, textile artist and educator (born 1906).
• 26 September – Charles Philipson, judge and civil servant (b. 1928).
• 10 October – Erling Gjone, architect (born 1898).
• 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)
• 3 November – Ellen Francke, poet, novelist, playwright (born 1943).
• 4 November – HÃ¥kon 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 HøybrÃ¥ten, politician (b.1932)
• 22 December – Claus Marius Neergaard, politician (b.1911)
• 24 December – Thorbjørn Egner, playwright, songwriter and illustrator (b.1912)
• 27 December – KÃ¥re 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)
• 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)

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