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 – 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

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 – Håvard 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 – Håvard 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 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.

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 – Pål 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 – 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) 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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