1995 in Norway

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Events in the year 1995 in Norway.

IncumbentsEdit

Monarch – Harald V
Prime Minister – Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour Party)

EventsEdit

1 January – The Draupner wave in the North Sea in Norway is detected, confirming the existence of rogue waves.
6 March – Brønnøysunds Avis launches the first online newspaper in Norway.
Norsk Hydro merges its gas stations in Norway and Denmark with the Texaco, creating the joint venture HydroTexaco. The service station chain is sold in 2006 to Reitangruppen.
Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.

AnniversariesEdit

6 March – 100 years since the death of Camilla Collett.^[1]
12 July – 100 years since the birth of Kirsten Flagstad

Popular cultureEdit

SportsEdit

4–5 February – The FIL World Luge Championships 1995 took place at Hunderfossen.^[2]
1–5 March – The 1995 World Skeleton Championships and the 1995 World Junior Bobsleigh Championships took place at Hunderfossen.^[3]
March – The World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 1995 took place at Voss.

MusicEdit

13 May – Norway wins Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Nocturne", performed by Secret Garden.

FilmEdit

TelevisionEdit

Notable birthsEdit

Caroline Graham Hansen

Ada Hegerberg

Malin Reitan

23 January – Marius Høibråten, footballer
5 February – Thomas Martinussen, footballer
12 February – Kent-Are Antonsen, footballer
13 February – Bård Finne, footballer
18 February – Caroline Graham Hansen, footballer
2 March – Mats Møller Dæhli, footballer
30 March – Anders Trondsen, footballer
7 April – Tiril Sjåstad Christiansen, freestyle skier.^[4]
4 May – Martin Ellingsen, footballer.^[5]
3 June – Mattias Nørstebø, ice hockey player
26 June – Eirik Hestad, footballer.^[6]
26 June – Simen Nordermoen, footballer
7 July – Even Eriksen, politician.^[7]
10 July – Ada Hegerberg, footballer
3 August – Jeppe Moe, footballer.^[8]
8 August – Malin Reitan, singer
26 August
- Amalie Eikeland, footballer.^[9]
- Herman Stengel, footballer
- Sondre Tronstad, footballer
31 August – Celine Helgemo, singer and songwriter
10 November – Line Høst, competitive sailor.^[10]
25 November – Anja Ninasdotter Abusland, politician.^[11]

Full date unknownEdit

Andrine Benjaminsen, orienteer and ski orienteer.^[12]
Sebastian Warholm, actor

Notable deathsEdit

Torrey Mosvold

6 February – Bjarne Henry Henriksen, politician (born 1904)
15 February – Frieda Dalen, educator (born 1895).^[13]
26 February – Kjell Thorbjørn Kristensen, politician (born 1927)
28 February – Ragnvald Mikal Andersen, politician (born 1899)

13 April – Peter Bastiansen, businessperson and politician (born 1912).^[14]

4 May – Arne Arnardo, circus performer and owner (born 1912).^[15]
16 May – Parelius Hjalmar Bang Berntsen, politician (born 1910)
24 May – Ole Borge, jurist and resistance member (born 1916)
26 May – Sigmund Skard, poet, essayist and professor of literature (born 1903)
30 May – Sunniva Hakestad Møller, politician (born 1907)
31 May – Ingrid Semmingsen, historian, first female professor of history in Norway (born 1910)

5 June – Olav Moen, politician (born 1909)

30 July – Pelle Christensen, actor and translator (born 1923)

28 September – Ottar Fjærvoll, politician (born 1914)

17 October – Gunvor Hofmo, writer and poet (born 1921)
18 October – Torrey Mosvold, shipping and industrial entrepreneur (born 1910)

7 November – Halvor Thorbjørn Hjertvik, politician (born 1914)
10 November – Tormod Førland, chemist (born 1920).^[16]
24 November – Benny Motzfeldt, visual artist, glass designer and sculptor (born 1909).^[17]
25 November – Leif Juster, comedian, singer and actor (born 1910).^[18]
26 November – Sigmund Mjelve, writer (born 1926).^[19]

3 December – Hans Aardal, politician (born 1921)
7 December – Benn John Valsø, bobsledder (born 1927)
16 December – Inger Waage, industrial ceramicist (born 1923).^[20]

Full date unknownEdit

Otto Chr. Bastiansen, physicist and chemist (born 1918)

ReferencesEdit

^ "Camilla Collett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ Olsen, Johnny (6 February 1995). "- Ake-VM elendig markedsført". Gudbrandsdølen Lillehammer Tilskuer (in Norwegian). p. 15.
^ Vassbotten, Kjell (1 March 1995). "Håper på publikum". Dagningen (in Norwegian). p. 17.
^ "FIS profile SJAASTAD CHRISTIANSEN Tiril". Retrieved 1 February 2013.
^ Martin Ellingsen at Soccerway
^ Eirik Hestad at Soccerway
^ Tvedt, Knut Are. "Even Eriksen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
^ Jeppe Moe at Soccerway
^ {{Soccerway}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
^ "Line Høst". olympedia.org. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ &tab=Biography "1995 in Norway" (in Norwegian). Storting. Retrieved 2 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
^ "Andrine Benjaminsen". eventor.orienteering.org. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
^ Vormeland, Oddvar. "Frieda Dalen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
^ "Peter Bastiansen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ Jørgensen, Jørn-Kr. "Arne Arnardo". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
^ Pedersen, Bjørn. "Tormod Førland". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
^ Linder, Mats. "Benny Motzfeldt". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
^ Larsen, Svend Erik Løken. "Leif Juster". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
^ "Sigmund Mjelve". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ "Inger Waage". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.

External linksEdit

[1] "Camilla Collett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[2] Olsen, Johnny (6 February 1995). "- Ake-VM elendig markedsført". Gudbrandsdølen Lillehammer Tilskuer (in Norwegian). p. 15.

[3] Vassbotten, Kjell (1 March 1995). "Håper på publikum". Dagningen (in Norwegian). p. 17.

[4] "FIS profile SJAASTAD CHRISTIANSEN Tiril". Retrieved 1 February 2013.

[5] Martin Ellingsen at Soccerway

[6] Eirik Hestad at Soccerway

[7] Tvedt, Knut Are. "Even Eriksen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 15 October 2021.

[8] Jeppe Moe at Soccerway

[9] {{Soccerway}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.

[10] "Line Høst". olympedia.org. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[11] &tab=Biography "1995 in Norway" (in Norwegian). Storting. Retrieved 2 October 2021. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)

[12] "Andrine Benjaminsen". eventor.orienteering.org. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

[13] Vormeland, Oddvar. "Frieda Dalen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 March 2013.

[14] "Peter Bastiansen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[15] Jørgensen, Jørn-Kr. "Arne Arnardo". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 March 2013.

[16] Pedersen, Bjørn. "Tormod Førland". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 June 2021.

[17] Linder, Mats. "Benny Motzfeldt". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

[juster-18] Larsen, Svend Erik Løken. "Leif Juster". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 November 2012.

[19] "Sigmund Mjelve". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[20] "Inger Waage". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.

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1995 in Norway

Contents

IncumbentsEdit

EventsEdit

AnniversariesEdit

Popular cultureEdit

SportsEdit

MusicEdit

FilmEdit

TelevisionEdit

Notable birthsEdit

Full date unknownEdit

Notable deathsEdit

Full date unknownEdit

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

External linksEdit