2002 in Norway

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Events in the year 2002 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Harald V
• Prime Minister – Kjell Magne Bondevik (Christian Democratic Party)

Events

February

• 27 February – Metropol TV ceases broadcasting because of financial difficulties.

May

• 24 May – Ari Behn marries Princess Märtha Louise of Norway in Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim.

June

World Bank Oslo 2002 Protests

• June – World Bank Oslo 2002 Protests

Popular culture

Music

Main article: 2002 in Norwegian music

Film

Main article: Norwegian films of the 2000s (decade) § 2002

Literature

• Lars Saabye Christensen is awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize, for The Half Brother . ^[1]

Television

Main article: 2002 in Norwegian television

Notable births

• 21 February – Marcus & Martinus Gunnarsen, two identical brothers singers
• 12 May – Birgitta Elisa Oftestad, cellist
• 5 September – Alessandra Mele, Norwegian-Italian singer

Notable deaths

Thor Heyerdahl

• 1 January – Arne Røgden, bobsledder (born 1917)
• 20 January – Knut Thomassen, actor and theatre director (born 1921). ^[2]
• 24 January – Ragnar Horn, politician (born 1913)
• 31 January – Jens P. Flå, politician (born 1923)
• 1 February – Sigurd Berge, composer (born 1928)
• 27 February – Tord Godal, bishop (born 1909). ^[3]
• 19 March – Egil Storbekken, folk musician (born 1911). ^[4]
• 18 April – Thor Heyerdahl, ethnographer and adventurer (born 1914)
• 29 April – Sverre Bratland, military leader (born 1917)
• 1 May – Birger Tvedt, physician (born 1910). ^[5]
• 17 June – Stein Ove Berg, singer and songwriter (born 1948). ^[6]
• 29 June – Ole-Johan Dahl, computer scientist (born 1931)
• 10 August – Kristen Nygaard, mathematician, computer programming language pioneer and politician (born 1926)
• 26 September – Eleonore Bjartveit, politician and Minister (born 1924)
• 2 October – Martin Mehren, businessperson and sportsperson (born 1905). ^[7]
• 4 October – Per Bronken, actor and writer (born 1935). ^[8]
• 10 October – Joseph Grimeland, sculptor (born 1916). ^[9]
• 10 October – Sverre L. Mo, politician (born 1915)
• 19 October – Guy Krohg, painter, scenographer (born 1917). ^[10]
• 25 October – Edith Ranum, crime fiction writer (born 1922). ^[11]
• 31 October – Knut Rumohr, painter (born 1916). ^[12]
• 15 November – Hans Jørgen Toming, visual artist and designer (b. 1933). ^[13]
• 24 November – Odd Lien, newspaper editor and politician (born 1915)
• 5 December – Magnar Sætre, politician (born 1940)
• 20 December – Tore Tønne, politician and Minister (born 1948)
• 21 December – Arnljot Høyland, mathematical statistician (born 1924). ^[14]
• 21 December – Harald U. Lied, politician (born 1927)
• 24 December – Kjell Aukrust, author, poet and artist (born 1920). ^[15]

Full date unknown

• Odd Chr. Gøthe, civil servant and politician (born 1919)
• Johan Berthin Holte, businessperson (born 1915)
• Nils Peder Langvand, judge (born 1929)
• Oddrunn Pettersen, politician and Minister (born 1937)
• Fritz Røed, sculptor (born 1928)
• Einar Skinnarland, resistance fighter (born 1918)
• Knut Tjønneland, politician (born 1907)

References

1. "Nordic Council Literature Prize". norden.org. Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
2. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Knut Thomassen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
3. Elstad, Hallgeir. "Tord Godal". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
4. Aksdal, Bjørn. "Egil Storbekken". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
5. Jørgensen, Jørn-Kr. "Birger Tvedt". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
6. Bergan, Jon Vidar; Tørset, Espen. "Stein Ove Berg". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
7. Lauritzen, Per Roger. "Martin Mehren". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
8. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Per Bronken". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
9. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Joseph Grimeland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
10. Fremmerlid, Anny Bo. "Guy Krohg". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
11. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Edith Ranum". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
12. Fremmelid, Anny Bo. "Knut Lindstrøm Rumohr". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
13. Larsstuvold, Rune. "Hans Jørgen Toming". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
14. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Arnljot Høyland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
15. Jor, Finn. "Kjell Aukrust". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 January 2020.