1992 in Norway

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Events in the year 1992 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Harald V
• President of the Storting – Kirsti Kolle Grøndahl (Labour Party)
• Prime Minister – Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour Party)

Events

• 1 January – The 1992 New Year's Day Storm. ^[1]

The new reconstructed Fantoft stave church

• 6 June – The Fantoft stave church in Bergen, dating from the 12th century, is burnt to the ground by arsonists originating in the early Norwegian black metal scene.
• 15 July- Michael Jackson continues his European leg of his Dangerous tour,as he performs in a sold-out show at Valle Hovin Stadium in Oslo.
• 20 August – Krifast, a new road system connecting Kristiansund Municipality to the mainland of Norway, opens. ^[2]
• 5 September – The Norwegian commercial television station TV2 has its first television broadcast.
• 25 November – Norway applies for membership in the European Union.
• 16 December – The current version of the Norwegian coat of arms is approved.

Popular culture

Sports

• Norway win the European Women's U-17 Handball Championship.
• Rosenborg BK win the 1992 Tippeligaen, starting a historical winning streak that lasted up to and including 2004. Such a winning streak is unprecedented worldwide.
• 9 September – Norway beat San Marino 10–0 at Ullevaal Stadion, starting the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign where Norway ultimately won Group 2.
• 23 September – Norway upset the Netherlands 2–1 at Ullevaal Stadion to continue the successful campaign.
• 14 October – Norway draw 1–1 with England at Wembley Stadium to continue the successful campaign.

Music

Main article: 1992 in Norwegian music

Film

Main article: Norwegian films of the 1990s § 1992

Notable births

Isabelle Pedersen

Ragnhild Mowinckel

Ulrikke Eikeri

• 2 January – Alexander Hassum, footballer
• 15 January – Joshua King, footballer
• 25 January – Christian Landu Landu, footballer
• 27 January – Isabelle Pedersen, hurdler
• 20 February – Thomas Drage, footballer
• 21 February – Lavrans Solli, swimmer. ^[3]
• 23 February – Even A. Røed, politician. ^[4]
• 10 March – Ruben Gabrielsen, footballer
• 23 March – Andreas Bjelland Eriksen, politician. ^[5]
• 26 March – Petter Øverby, handball player. ^[6]
• 25 May – Aslak Falch, footballer
• 9 June – Emilie Fleten, cross-country skier. ^[7]
• 30 June – Fredrik Haugen, footballer
• 17 July – Sverre Lunde Pedersen, speed skater. ^[8]
• 25 July – Markus Henriksen, footballer
• 8 August – Mushaga Bakenga, footballer
• 9 September
  • Frida Amundsen, singer and songwriter
  • Simon Markeng, footballer
• 10 September – Fredrik Gulbrandsen, footballer
• 12 September – Ragnhild Mowinckel, alpine skier. ^[9]
• 21 September – Eirik Ulland Andersen, footballer
• 15 December – Mathilde Tybring-Gjedde, politician. ^[10]
• 16 December – Ulrikke Eikeri, tennis player
• 30 December – Erlend Svardal Bøe, politician. ^[11]

Full date unknown

• Sara Nicole Andersen, model and beauty pageant

Notable deaths

Undis Blikken

Jens Arup Seip

Jens Bolling

• 4 January – Peder Wright Cappelen, book publisher (born 1931). ^[12]
• 15 January – Bernt Anker Steen, jazz trumpeter (born 1943). ^[13]
• 20 January – Trond Hegna, journalist and politician (born 1898). ^[14]
• 22 January – Undis Blikken, speed skater (born 1914). ^[15]
• 25 January – Reidun Andersson, politician (born 1922)

• 3 February – Ole Aarnæs, high jumper (born 1888)
• 3 February – Agnes Bakkevig, politician (born 1910). ^[16]
• 7 February – Lauritz Johnson, radio presenter (born 1906). ^[17]
• 7 February – Gunnar Randers, physicist (born 1914). ^[18]
• 13 February – Bjørg Abrahamsen, textile artist (born 1931). ^[19]
• 18 February – Odd Grønvold, Lord Chamberlain(born 1907). ^[20]
• 19 February – Odd Vattekar, politician (born 1918). ^[21]
• 22 February – Olav Haukvik, politician (born 1928). ^[22]
• 23 February – Kristen Eik-Nes, biophysicist (born 1922). ^[23]
• 25 February – Carl Monssen, rower (born 1921)
• 25 February – Einar Granum, painter and teacher (born 1920). ^[24]

• 17 March – Gøril Havrevold, actress (born 1914). ^[25]
• 27 March – Harald Sæverud, composer (born 1897). ^[26]
• 28 March – Elisabeth Granneman, singer (born 1930). ^[27]
• 29 March – Øistein Hermansen, politician (born 1919). ^[28]

• 6 April – Erling Wikborg, politician (born 1894). ^[29]
• 13 April – Gunnar Haarstad, police chief (born 1916). ^[30]
• 15 April – Hans Bernhard Haneberg, politician (born 1918). ^[31]
• 22 April – Gunnar Jakobsen, politician (born 1916)

• 3 May – Einar Stavang, politician (born 1898). ^[32]
• 3 May – Thor Hjorth-Jenssen, actor (born 1923). ^[33]
• 4 May – Kjellfrid Kjær Smemo, politician (born 1911). ^[34]
• 10 May – Egil Endresen, jurist and politician (born 1920). ^[35]
• 10 May – Werner Nilsen, footballer(born 1904)
• 14 May – Inga Lovise Tusvik, politician (born 1914). ^[36]
• 15 May – Ola Johan Gjengedal, politician (born 1900). ^[37]
• 23 May – Olav Eriksen, opera singer (born 1927). ^[38]

• 7 June – Olav Rytter, writer and radio personality (born 1903). ^[39]
• 9 June – Per Bergsland, RAF pilot (born 1919)
• 15 June – Nils Mugaas, civil servant (born 1921). ^[40]
• 20 June – Per Oftedal, geneticist (born 1919). ^[41]
• 23 June – Axel Coldevin, historian (born 1900). ^[42]
• 26 June – Harald Sverdrup, poet and children's writer (born 1923). ^[43]
• 26 June – Willy Kristoffer Svarverud, politician (born 1927). ^[44]
• 29 June – Egil Solin Ranheim, politician (born 1923). ^[45]

• 4 July – Bobben Hagerup, jazz drummer (born 1911). ^[46]
• 11 July – Ulf Thoresen, harness racer (born 1946). ^{[47] [48]}

• 3 August – Finn Ludt, pianist, composer and music critic (born 1918). ^{[49] [50]}
• 3 August – Johannes Olai Holm, politician (born 1906). ^[51]
• 5 August – Bernt Bjørkø, painter and sculptor (born 1917). ^[52]
• 11 August – Sigmund Juul Hermann Halvorsrud, politician (born 1915). ^[53]
• 14 August – Holger Albrechtsen, hurdler (born 1906). ^[54]
• 19 August – Berge Helle Kringlebotn, politician (born 1904). ^[55]
• 19 August – Carsten Winger, actor (born 1907). ^[56]
• 20 August – Ulf Hafsten, botanist (born 1922). ^[57]
• 26 August – Olav Aase, politician (born 1914). ^[58]
• 29 August – Erling Petersen, economist and politician (born 1906). ^[59]

• 3 September – Ragnhild Butenschøn, sculptor (born 1912). ^[60]
• 5 September – Jens Arup Seip, historian (born 1905). ^[61]
• 17 September – Sigurd Røen, Nordic combined skier (born 1909). ^[62]
• 24 September – Paul Lorck Eidem, writer and illustrator (born 1909). ^[63]
• 27 September – Erik Rolfsen, architect (born 1905). ^[64]

• 5 October – Harald Haraldssøn, resistance member (born 1898). ^[65]
• 7 October – Julian Strøm, puppeteer (born 1901). ^[66]
• 11 October – Gotfred Ernø, businessperson (born 1902). ^[67]
• 16 October – Torbjørn Mork, physician and civil servant (born 1928). ^[68]
• 21 October – Lillemor Aars, ceramicist (born 1904). ^[69]
• 27 October – Odd Brochmann, architect (born 1909). ^[70]

• 1 November – Pål Sundvor, writer (born 1920). ^[71]
• 4 November – Henrik Finne, painter and sculptor (born 1898). ^[72]
• 8 November – Petter Olav Johnsen Liland, politician (born 1902). ^[73]
• 15 November – Klaus Gjøstein, painter (born 1905). ^[74]
• 17 November – Egil Peter Harvold, orthodontist (born 1912). ^[75]
• 25 November – Aslak Versto, politician (born 1924). ^[76]
• 25 November – Skule Storheill, naval officer (born 1907). ^[77]
• 26 November – Annie Skau Berntsen, missionary (born 1911). ^[78]

• 1 December – Arthur Meier Karlsen, politician (born 1906). ^[79]
• 1 December – Magne Bleness, theatre instructor (born 1933). ^[80]
• 8 December – Frithjof Prydz, ski jumper and tennis player (born 1943). ^[81]
• 13 December – Jens Bolling, actor and theatre director (born 1915). ^[82]
• 14 December – Bjarne Gran, historian and radio presenter (born 1918).
• 28 December – Nils Handal, politician (born 1906). ^[83]

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53. "Sigmund Juul Hermann Halvorsrud" (in Norwegian). Storting.
54. "Holger Albrechtsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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57. "Ulf Hafsten". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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70. "Odd Brochmann". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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75. "Egil Peter Harvold". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
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