2002 in Norway explained
Events in the year 2002 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
February
- 27 February – Metropol TV ceases broadcasting because of financial difficulties.
May
June
December
Popular culture
Music
See main article: 2002 in Norwegian music.
Literature
Television
See main article: 2002 in Norwegian television.
Notable births
Notable deaths
- 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)
- 18 April – Thor Heyerdahl, ethnographer and adventurer (born 1914)
- 29 April – Sverre Bratland, military leader (born 1917)
- 1 May – Birger Tvedt, physician (born 1910).[3]
- 28 May – Kai Paulsen, journalist, photographer and computer collector (born 1947)
- 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)
- 10 October – Sverre L. Mo, politician (born 1915)
- 15 November – Hans Jørgen Toming, visual artist and designer (b. 1933).[4]
- 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 – Harald U. Lied, politician (born 1927)
- 24 December – Kjell Aukrust, author, poet and artist (born 1920).[5]
Full date unknown
Notes and References
- Web site: Nordic Council Literature Prize . norden.org . 27 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151127052512/http://www.norden.org/en/nordic-council/nordic-council-prizes/nordisk-raads-litteraturpris/winners-of-the-nordic-council-literature-prize/2002 . 17 November 2020 .
- Encyclopedia: Knut Thomassen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 11 January 2024.
- Encyclopedia: Birger Tvedt . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Jørn-Kr. . Jørgensen . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 7 November 2012.
- Encyclopedia: Hans Jørgen Toming . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Rune . Larsstuvold . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 30 October 2018.
- Encyclopedia: Kjell Aukrust . . Finn . Jor . Finn Jor . Knut Helle . Helle . Knut . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo. no . 1 January 2020.