1989 in Norway

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Events in the year 1989 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Olav V
• Prime Minister – Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour Party) until 16 October, Jan P. Syse (Conservative Party)

Events

The Sami Parliament of Norway was opened on 11 September.

• 23 January – A offshore earthquake of magnitude 5 takes place in western Norway. ^[1]
• 30 March – The Oseberg oil field and the first gas pipeline to mainland Norway were opened.
• 1 June – Pope John Paul II visited Norway for the first time. This was the first time a pope has ever visited Norway.
• 9 May – the ban on Skateboarding in Norway, which was in act since 1978, is removed.
• 7 July – The opening of the Atlanterhavsveien Road.
• 8 September – A Norwegian passenger plane crashed outside Hirtshals. All the 55 on board died. ^[2]
• 11 September – The 1989 Parliamentary election takes place.
• 9 October – The opening of the Sami Parliament of Norway.
• 16 October – Gro Harlem Brundtland resigns, with her cabinet, as Prime Minister of Norway for the second time.
• 16 October – Syse's Cabinet was appointed.

Popular culture

Sports

3 November – Torgeir Bryn becomes the first Norwegian to play in the NBA, when he played 2 minutes for the Los Angeles Clippers against Houston Rockets.

Music

Main article: 1989 in Norwegian music

Film

Main article: Norwegian films of the 1980s § 1989

Literature

• Dag Solstad is awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize, for Roman 1987 . ^[3]

Notable births

Espen Lie Hansen

• 1 January – Marianne Haukland, politician. ^[4]
• 29 January – Marita Skammelsrud Lund, Norwegian footballer
• 2 February – Nils Kristen Sandtrøen, politician. ^[5]
• 10 February – Birgit Skarstein, competitive rower and cross-country skier. ^[6]
• 19 February – Torbjørn Vereide, politician. ^[7]
• 1 March – Espen Lie Hansen, handball player. ^[8]
• 8 March – Emily Stang Sando, handball player. ^[9]
• 14 May – Petter Kristiansen, singer and songwriter.
• 21 June – Kristina Leganger Iversen, writer and literary scholar. ^[10]
• 14 July – Jonathan Nordbotten, alpine skier. ^[11]
• 18 November – Christoffer Rambo, handball player. ^[12]

Notable deaths

• 9 January – Øivind Jensen, boxer (born 1905)
• 10 January – Kai Fjell, painter, printmaker and scenographer (born 1907)
• 11 January – Thor Myklebust, politician (born 1908)
• 4 February – Johanne Reutz Gjermoe, economist and politician (born 1896). ^[13]
• 19 February – Sigurd Marius Johansen, politician (born 1906)
• 2 March – Claus Egil Feyling, politician (born 1916)
• 7 April – Per Hysing-Dahl, politician (born 1920)
• 7 May – Anton Rønneberg, writer, theatre critic, dramaturg and theatre director (born 1902). ^[14]
• 17 May – Hallvard Eika, politician and Minister (born 1920)
• 25 May – Arne Selberg, bridge engineer (born 1910). ^[15]
• 23 June – Arne Tuft, cross country skier (born 1911)
• 5 August – John Larsen, rifle shooter, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion (born 1913)
• 12 August – Lillebil Ibsen, dancer and actress (born 1899)
• 25 August – Hans Børli, poet and writer (born 1918)
• 16 October – Hans Frette, politician (born 1927)
• 22 October – Bjarne Daniel Solli, politician (born 1910)
• 28 October – Johannes Lislerud, politician (born 1911)
• 30 November – Ingeborg Refling Hagen, author and teacher (born 1895)
• 9 December – Gunnar Bøe, economist and politician (born 1917)
• 30 December – Gunn Vigdis Olsen-Hagen, politician (born 1946)

Full date unknown

• Rolf Hauge, army officer (born 1915)
• Andreas Holmsen, professor and historian (born 1906)
• Leif Iversen, politician (born 1911)
• Paulus Svendsen, historian of literature and ideas (born 1904)

References

1. Hansen, Roger A.; Bungum, Hilmar; Alsaker, Alfred (May 1989). "Three recent larger earthquakes offshore Norway" . Terra Nova. 1 (3): 284–295. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3121.1989.tb00371.x. ISSN   0954-4879.
2. Associated Press (9 September 1989). "55 Killed in Crash of Norwegian Plane : None Aboard Survive as Craft Plunges Into Sea Near Denmark". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 20 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
3. "Nordic Council Literature Prize". norden.org. Archived from the original on 29 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
4. "Haukland, Marianne" (in Norwegian). Stortinget. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
5. Tvedt, Knut Are. "Nils Kristen Sandtrøen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
6. Bolme, Magne; Askheim, Svein. "Birgit Skarstein". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
7. "Vereide, Torbjørn (1989-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 5 October 2021.
8. "Espen Lie Hansen". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
9. "Emliy Stang Sando". eurohandball.com (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
10. Tørset, Espen. "Kristina Leganger Iversen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
11. "Jonathan Nordbotten". olympedia.org. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
12. "Christoffer Rambo". eurohandball.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
13. Jensen, Lill-Ann. "Johanne Reutz Gjermoe". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
14. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Anton Rønneberg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
15. Hjorth-Hansen, Erik. "Arne Selberg". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 November 2012.