1990 in Norway explained

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.^[1]
• 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

Music

See main article: 1990 in Norwegian music.

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.^[2]
  • Adama Diomande, footballer
• 15 February –
  • Fredrik Lystad Jacobsen, ice hockey player
  • Anders Karlsen, footballer
• 19 February – Elise Bjørnebekk-Waagen, politician.^[3]
• 22 February – Didrik Bastian Juell, freestyle skier.^[4]
• 27 February – Line Kloster, sprinter.^[5]

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.^[6]

May

• 8 May – Ingebjørg Bratland, folk ainger
• 9 May – Hanne Leland, electro-pop artist and songwriter
• 24 May – Sofie Marhaug, politician.^[7]

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.^[8]
• 16 June –
  • Sanna Solberg, handball player.^[9]
  • Silje Solberg, handball player.^[10]
• 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]
• 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.^[12]
• 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.^[13]
• 20 September – Marta Tomac, handball player.^[14]

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.^[15]
• 30 November – Magnus Carlsen, chess player

December

• 7 December – Marte Olsbu Røiseland, biathlete.^[16]
• 10 December – Villiam Strøm, ice hockey player

Full date missing

• Charlotte Dos Santos, jazz singer and composer
• Freddy Kalas, singer
• Bente Landheim, biathlete.^[17]

Notable deaths

• 1 January – Ingvald Bjerke, boxer (b.1907)
• 2 February – Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa, folk musician, fiddler (b.1910).^[18]
• 7 February – Anna Sofie Herland, politician (b.1913)
• 22 March – Eivind Holmsen, sport shooter (b.1894)
• 6 April – Carsten Byhring, actor (b.1918)
• 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]
• 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).^[20]
• 26 September – Charles Philipson, judge and civil servant (b. 1928).^[21]
• 10 October – Erling Gjone, architect (born 1898).^[22]
• 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).^[23]
• 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)
• Leonard Borgzinner, essayist, political philosopher, science fiction author, illustrator and fanzine editor (b.1957
• 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)

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: 2007. Næringslivets Hovedorganisasjon. Store norske leksikon. Henriksen, Petter. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. Norwegian. 7 November 2009.
2. Web site: Kjetil Borch . olympedia.org . 11 August 2021.
3. Web site: Waagen, Elise (1990-) . stortinget.no . no . 21 January 2024.
4. Web site: Didrik Juell . olympedia.org . 26 November 2022.
5. Web site: Line Kloster . olympedia.org . 11 August 2021.
6. Web site: Håvard Haukenes . olympedia.org . 11 August 2021.
7. Web site: Marhaug, Sofie (1990-) . stortinget.no . no . 1 October 2021.
8. Web site: Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal . olympedia.org . 11 August 2021.
9. Web site: Sanna Charlotte Solberg. eurohandball.com. Norwegian. 27 May 2019. 27 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190527181110/http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/ehfc/women/2018-19/player/530488/Sanna%2BCharlotte%2BSolberg. dead.
10. Web site: Silje Margaretha Solberg . eurohandball.com . Norwegian . 27 May 2019.
11. Web site: Veronica Egebakken Kristiansen. eurohandball.com. Norwegian. 27 May 2019. 27 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190527190533/http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/women/2018-19/player/530494/Veronica%2BEgebakken%2BKristiansen. dead.
12. Web site: Molberg, Anna (1990-) . stortinget.no . no . 1 October 2021.
13. Encyclopedia: Eivind Henriksen . Kjell-Olav . Hovde . Jørn . Sundby . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 26 November 2022.
14. Web site: Marta Tomac. eurohandball.com. Norwegian. 27 May 2019. 27 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190527181105/http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/women/2018-19/player/525191/Marta%2BTomac. dead.
15. Web site: Lerbrekk, Solfrid . stortinget.no . Norwegian . 2 October 2017 .
16. Encyclopedia: Marte Olsbu Røiseland . Magne . Bolme . Svein . Askheim . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 26 November 2022.
17. Web site: Bente LANDHEIM . fis-ski.com . 11 August 2021.
18. Encyclopedia: Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Bjørn . Aksdal . Knut. Helle. Knut Helle . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 5 November 2012.
19. Encyclopedia: Magnus Jensen . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oddvar . Vormeland . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 14 June 2013.
20. Encyclopedia: Kjellaug Hølaas . . Erik . Bolstad . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 22 April 2023.
21. Encyclopedia: Charles Philipson . Sophie . Solheim . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian. 30 July 2020.
22. Encyclopedia: Erling Gjone . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Arne . Berg . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 18 August 2013.
23. Encyclopedia: Ellen Francke . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 9 August 2024.