2009 in Norway explained

Events in the year 2009 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Harald V
• Prime Minister – Jens Stoltenberg (Norwegian Labour Party)

Events

January

• 1 January:
• Same-sex marriage became legal in Norway when a gender neutral marriage bill was enacted after being passed by the Norwegian legislature in June 2008.^{[1] [2]} Norway became the first Scandinavian country and the sixth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.
• A new Norwegian prostitution law (Sexkjøpsloven) bans the buying of sexual favours rather than selling (the client commits a crime, but not the prostitute).

March

• 10 March – Varg Vikernes is released on parole having served almost 16 years of a 21 years (life) sentence for murder.^[3]

July

• 31 July – Full City oil spill: the Panama-flagged bulk carrier, Full City, operated by COSCO, experienced engine failure and ran aground near Langesund, Telemark, Norway during a storm, spilling 200 tons of heavy bunker fuel oil in a sensitive wildlife area.^[4]

September

• 14 September – The 2009 Parliamentary election takes place. Although the opposition received more votes, the governing Red-Green Coalition obtained more seats in parliament. This allowed Jens Stoltenberg to continue as prime minister.^[5]

December

• 9 December – The Norwegian spiral anomaly initially shook thousands of witnesses in Northern Norway, as well as people across the globe, when what was later explained as a misfired Russian missile caused a spectacular light formation in the sky. The phenomenon was observed in the dark morning sky from Trøndelag through Finnmark.^[6]
• 10 December – The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to U.S. President Barack Obama in Oslo.

Full date unknown

• InFiber, a Norwegian telecommunication company is founded.^[7]

Popular culture

Music

See main article: 2009 in Norwegian music.

• 16 May – Norway wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song Fairytale performed by Alexander Rybak, with a record-breaking 387 points.

Literature

• Per Petterson is awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize, for I Curse the River of Time.^[8]

Television

See main article: 2009 in Norwegian television.

Anniversaries

• 150 years since the birth of author Knut Hamsun on 4 August 1859
• 100 years since the founding of the Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted (Norges Blindeforbund) on 22 October 1909
• 100 years since the establishment of the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts (Statens kunstakademi) on 29 November 1909
• 75 years since the Tafjorden tsunami killed 41 people in Tafjord in Møre og Romsdal on 7 April 1934. The tsunami was triggered by landslide.

Notable deaths

January

• 2 January – John Olav Larssen, evangelical preacher and missionary (b. 1927)
• 3 January –
  • Torleiv Moren, painter (b. 1911)^[9]
  • Kjelfrid Brusveen, cross-country skier (b. 1926)^[10]
• 4 January –
  • Arvid Knutsen, soccer player and coach (b. 1944)
  • Leif Herbrand Eriksen, journalist and politician (b. 1921)^[11]
  • Odd Østbye, journalist and politician (b. 1925)^[12]
• 6 January –
  • Magne Rommetveit, philologist (b. 1918)^[13]
  • Eldar Hagen, ski salesman and sports official (b. 1918)^[14]
• 8 January – Björn Haugan, operatic lyric tenor^[15]
• 11 January – Jon Tvedt, mountain runner (b. 1966)^[16]
• 12 January –
  • Jack Erik Kjuus, anti-immigration activist (b. 1927)
  • Arne Næss, philosopher (b. 1912)^[17]
  • Knut Eidem, journalist (b. 1918)^[18]
• 14 January – John Sveinsson, footballer (b. 1922)^[19]
• 17 January – Otto Birger Morcken, chess player (b. 1910)
• 21 January – Astrid Folstad, actress (b. 1932)^[20]
• 24 January –
  • Kåre Berg, professor in medical genetics (b. 1932)
  • Herman Pedersen, politician (b. 1928)
• 29 January –
  • Olaf Øen, politician (b. 1925)
  • Sjur Refsdal, astronomer (b. 1935)^[21]
• 31 January – Arne E. Holm, artist and architect (b. 1911)^[22]

February

• 1 February – Odd Torgeir Rusten, politician (b. 1925)
• 2 February – Fredrik Kayser, resistance member (b. 1918)^[23]
• 3 February – Åsa Solberg Iversen, politician (b. 1929)
• 4 February – Arnljot Eggen, lyricist (b. 1923)^[24]
• 8 February – Wenche Klouman Kerr, actress (b. 1918)^[25]
• 10 February – Eva Gustavson, opera singer (b. 1917, died in the US)^[26]
• 12 February – Willy Haugli, jurist and former Oslo chief of police (b. 1927)^[27]
• 14 February – Kjersti Graver, jurist and consumer ombudsman (b. 1945)^[28]
• 19 February – Jan E. Mellbye, agrarian leader (b. 1913)^{[29] [30]}
• 21 February – Brynjulf Alver, folklorist (b. 1924)^[31]
• 23 February – Sverre Fehn, architect (b. 1924)
• 26 February – Ingebjørg Karmhus, politician (b. 1936)
• 28 February – Finn Christensen, artist (b. 1920)^[32]

March

• 4 March – Triztán Vindtorn, poet (b. 1942).^[33]
• 5 March – Bjørg Lødøen, artist (b. 1931)^[34]
• 6 March – Arild Eik, diplomat (b. 1943)^[35]
• 10 March – Geir Killingland, modeling agency executive (b. 1953).^[36]
• 13 March – Anne Brown, opera singer (b. 1912).^[37]
• 16 March – Mons Espelid, politician (b. 1926)
• 17 March – Jan Mohr, geneticist (b. 1921)
• 23 March – Lars Arentz-Hansen, barrister (b. 1927)^[38]
• 24 March – Ole Edvard Borgen, Methodist leader (b. 1925)^[39]
• 25 March – Knut Selmer, law professor (b. 1924)^[40]
• 26 March – Arne Bendiksen, singer, composer and producer (b. 1926).^[41]
• 28 March – Inger Lise Gjørv, politician (b. 1938)^[42]

April

• 2 April – Guttorm Hansen, writer and politician (b. 1920)
• 4 April – Jone Vadla, politician (b. 1923)
• 5 April –
  • Ole Gabriel Ueland, politician (b. 1931)
  • Reidun Røed, resistance member (b. 1921)
• 12 April –
  • Hans Kleppen, ski jumper (b. 1907)
  • Jens Balchen, civil engineer (b. 1926)^[43]
• 16 April –
  • Svein Longva, economist and civil servant (b. 1943)^[44]
  • Bjørg Berg, author (b. 1926)^[45]
• 18 April – Thor Hernes, footballer and sports official (b. 1926)^{[46] [47]}
• 20 April – Ola M. Steinholt, bishop (b. 1934)^[48]
• 26 April –
  • Ivar Ramstad, discus thrower (b. 1924)^[49]
  • Geir Hovig, radio presenter (b. 1944)^[50]
• 29 April – Steinar Lem, environmentalist (b. 1951)^[51]
• 30 April – Bjørn Lothe, politician (b. 1952)

May

• 1 May – Torstein Grythe, conductor (b. 1918)^[52]
• 2 May – Herbert Svenkerud, translator (b. 1927)^[53]
• 12 May – Thomas Nordseth-Tiller, screenwriter (b. 1980)^[54]
• 13 May – Berit Erbe, actor and theatre historian (b. 1923)^[55]
• 19 May – Sjur Brækhus, law professor (b. 1918)^[56]
• 20 May – Randi Lindtner Næss, actress and singer (b. 1905)^[57]
• 22 May – Asle Sjåstad, alpine skier (b. 1930)^[58]

• 25 May –
  • Haakon Lie, politician (b. 1905)^[59]
  • Rolf Brahde, astronomer (b. 1919)^[60]
• 31 May – Ingebjørg Sem, actress (b. 1931)^[61]

June

• 1 June – Åse Fosli, politician (b. 1924)
• 3 June –
  • Geir Høgsnes, sociologist (b. 1950)^[62]
  • Olav S. Platou, architect (b. 1918)^[63]
• 9 June – Arne Tovik, newspaper editor and journalist (b. 1956)^[64]
• 11 June – Jakob Kjersem, long-distance runner (b. 1925)^[65]
• 14 June – Ragnar Frislid, writer, photographer and environmentalist (b. 1926)^[66]
• 17 June – Erik Naggum, programmer (b. 1965)
• 18 June – Elisabeth Schweigaard Selmer, politician and judge (b. 1923)^[67]
• 22 June –
  • Kaare Langlete, lord chamberlain (b. 1931)^[68]
  • Anders Bye, novelist (b. 1933)^[69]
• 30 June – Mosse Jørgensen, education reform activist (b. 1921)^[70]

July

• 1 July – Gerd Vollum, politician (b. 1920)
• 4 July – Hildur Odlaug Os, politician (b. 1913)
• 6 July – Marius Eriksen, skier, fighter pilot, model and actor (b. 1922)^[71]
• 9 July –
  • Ole Johannes Kløv, politician (b. 1925)
  • Egil Arne Braathen, billionaire (b. 1917)^[72]
• 10 July – Ebba Haslund, author (b. 1917)^[73]
• 17 July – Per Meinich, economist (b. 1931)^[74]
• 24 July – Terje Moe, architect (b. 1933)^[75]
• 25 July – Erling Kristiansen, cyclist (b. 1932)^[76]
• 28 July – Kjell Colding, diplomat and politician (b. 1931)^[77]

August

• 3 August – Oddvar Korme, journalist (b. 1925)^[78]
• 4 August – Ole A. Sørli, manager and record producer (b. 1946)^[79]
• 5 August – Bjarne Berg-Sæther, politician (b. 1919)
• 8 August – Pål Kraby, barrister and businessman (b. 1932)^[80]
• 9 August –
  • Leif Husebye, newspaper editor (b. 1926)^[81]
  • Vince Sulyok, librarian and poet (b. 1932)^[82]
• 14 August – Torstein Slungård, politician (b. 1931)
• 24 August – Leif Flengsrud, cyclist (b. 1922)^[83]
• 26 August –
  • Birger Skeie, businessman (b. 1951)^[84]
  • Per Christensen, actor (b. 1934)^[85]
• 28 August – Ernst Magne Johansen, painter (b. 1926)^[86]
• 29 August – Inger Johanne Nossum, rector (b. 1930)^[87]
• 30 August –
  • Kiki Sørum, fashion journalist (b. 1939)^[88]
  • Åse Wentzel, singer (b. 1924)^[89]
• 31 August –
  • Aksel Fossen, politician (b. 1919)
  • Asbjørn Aarseth, philologist (b. 1935)^[90]

September

• 1 September – Per Nyhaug, jazz drummer (b. 1926)^[91]
• 4 September – Kåre Karlsen, politician (b. 1930)
• 7 September – Torstein Tranøy, journalist (b. 1964)^[92]
• 15 September – Torfinn Bjørnaas, resistance member (b. 1914)
• 17 September – Christian Petersen, ice hockey player (b. 1937)^[93]
• 22 September –
  • Olaf Dufseth, skier (b. 1917)^[94]
  • Ada Madssen, sculptor (b. 1917)^[95]
• 27 September – Martha Schrøder, politician (b. 1918)
• 28 September – Elisabeth Bang, actress (b. 1922)^[96]
• 29 September – Gunnar Haugan, actor (b. 1925)

October

• 1 October – Gunnar Haarberg, television presenter (b. 1917)^[97]
• 1 October – Bjarne Karsten Vatne, politician (b. 1926)
• 9 October –
  • Arne Bakker, football and bandy player (b. 1930)
  • Paul Reine, politician (b. 1932)
• 13 October – Atle Jebsen, ship-owner (b. 1935)^[98]
• 14 October – Hans Chr. Mamen, local historian and priest (b. 1919)^[99]
• 15 October – Tollak B. Sirnes, physician, psychiatrist and pharmacologist (b. 1922)^[100]
• 17 October –
  • Kurt Nordbø, politician (b. 1931)
  • Egil Oddvar Larsen, politician (b. 1923)
• 20 October – Carl Fredrik Lowzow, politician (b. 1927)
• 21 October – Wilhelm Elsrud, forester (b. 1921)^[101]
• 23 October – Ragnvald Høier, physicist (b. 1938)^[102]
• 25 October – Gerhard Knoop, theatre director (b. 1920)^[103]
• 27 October – Marit Trætteberg, chemist (b. 1930)^[104]
• 29 October – Olav Hodne, missionary (b. 1921)

November

• 5 November – Nini Anker Dessen, textile artist (b. 1937)^[105]
• 6 November – Kjell Bartholdsen, jazz musician (b. 1938)^[106]
• 7 November – Arne Natland, footballer (b. 1927)^[107]
• 11 November – Helge Reiss, actor (b. 1928)^[108]
• 12 November – Elisabeth Aasen, politician (b. 1922)
• 16 November – Anne-Sofie Strømnæs, resistance member (b. 1920)^[109]
• 20 November – Leiv Erdal, politician (b. 1915)
• 21 November – Gerhard Aspheim, trombonist (b. 1930)^[110]
• 22 November – Eva Sivertsen, philologist (b. 1922)^[111]
• 24 November – Alexander Pihl, professor of medicine (b. 1920)^[112]
• 28 November – Bjartmar Gjerde, politician (b. 1931)

December

• 3 December –
  • Åsmund L. Strømnes, educationalist (b. 1927)^[113]
  • Lulla Einrid Fossland, politician (b. 1917)
• 9 December – Mia Berner, writer (b. 1923)^[114]
• 9 December – Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García, Norwegian-born President of Guatemala (b. 1930, died in Guatemala)
• 11 December –
  • Erland Steenberg, politician (b. 1919)^[115]
  • Karl Erik Zachariassen, zoologist (b. 1942)^[116]
• 12 December – Josef Monsrud, resistance member (b. 1922)^[117]
• 13 December – Arne Næss, politician (b. 1925)
• 15 December – Per Ulven, harness racing coach (b. 1925)^[118]
• 18 December – Sidsel Tone Berntsberg, sculptor (b. 1947)^[119]
• 21 December – Johan E. Holand, journalist and politician (b. 1919)
• 25 December – Knut Haugland, resistance member and explorer (b. 1917)
• 26 December –
  • Peder Lunde, yacht racer (b. 1918)^[120]
  • Tarald Weisteen, colonel (b. 1916)^[121]
  • Odd Kirkeby, politician (b. 1923)
• 29 December –
  • Ottar Landfald, politician (b. 1919)
  • Harold Nicolaisen, politician (b. 1929)
• 30 December – Anne Valen Hestetun, politician (b. 1920)
• 31 December – Rodney Riise, ice hockey player (b. 1942)^[122]

Full date unknown

• Fritz Hodne, historian (b. 1932)
• Bjørn Heggelund, police chief (b. 1924)
• Roar Stub Andersen, resistance member (b. 1921)
• Arvid Berglind, politician (b. 1924)
• Per Ulriksen, politician (b. 1937)
• Robert Bergsaker, missionary (b. 1914)
• Alf Blyverket, musician (b. 1929)
• Tore Brantenberg, architect and writer (b. 1934)
• Finn Sollie, political scientist (b. 1928)
• Jan Erik Stenberg, Paralympic athlete (b. 1944)
• Thorstein Thelle, popular writer (b. 1913)
• Kåre I. Torp, industrialist (b. 1923)
• Nils Viker, nature writer (b. 1911)
• Inger Vonheim, short story writer (b. 1943)
• Sverre Kongshavn, politician (b. 1926)
• Hans Fredrik Marthinussen, judge (b. 1918)
• Bernt Daniel Odfjell, ship-owner (b. 1908)
• Ivar Bjerknes, painter (b. 1922)

See also

• 2009-2010 flu pandemic in Norway
• 2009 in Norwegian music

Notes and References

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2. News: New law in Norway grants gay couples marriage rights . USA Today . 17 June 2008. 22 September 2010 .
3. News: Varg Vikernes ute på prøve . . Oslo, Norway . . 10 March 2009 . 10 March 2009 . no . https://web.archive.org/web/20090312054544/http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/artikkel.php?artid=557287 . live . 12 March 2009.
4. News: Wojciech Moskwa . Norway police charge ship captain after fuel spill . Reuters . 3 August 2009 . 16 May 2010.
5. Web site: Fastsetjing av valdagen 2009 . . 18 April 2008 . no. 18 January 2009 .
6. News: Haugdal, Marthe . Andersen, Ingunn . Bleikelia, Mats . Enerstvedt, Vidar . Vet ikke hva den mystiske kjempespiralen er . . Oslo, Norway . no . 9 December 2009 . 9 December 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20091212015217/http://www.vg.no/nyheter/vaer/artikkel.php?artid=596369. 12 December 2009 . live.
7. Web site: Company home page. 2011-05-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20140110223746/http://www.infiber.no/. 2014-01-10. dead.
8. Web site: Nordic Council Literature Prize . norden.org . 10 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150410182226/https://www.norden.org/en/nordic-council/nordic-council-prizes/nordisk-raads-litteraturpris/winners-of-the-nordic-council-literature-prize/2009 . 17 November 2020 .
9. Encyclopedia: Torleiv Moren. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 16 December 2021.
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11. News: Leif Herbrand Eriksen (obituary). Strømnes. Åsmund L.. Åsmund L. Strømnes. 16 January 2009. Aftenposten. no.
12. Encyclopedia: Odd Kjeld Østbye. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 10 July 2021.
13. News: Magne Rommetveit (obituary). Lie. Tove. 16 January 2009. Dag og Tid. 27. no.
14. News: Eldar Hagen (obituary). Seim-Haugen, Odd. Seeberg, Sverre. 23 January 2009. Aftenposten. no.
15. Norwegian Opera Singer Björn Haugan Dies (ILGCN) http://www.ilgcn.tupilak.org/2009/01/norwegian-opera-singer-bjorn-haugen.html. Retrieved 30 September 2009. Archived 3 October 2009.
16. News: Olsen. Bjørn Thomas. Uhlving, Henrik Hylland. Jon Tvedt er død. Bergensavisen. 11 January 2009. 11 January 2009. Norwegian.
17. News: Patricia . Sullivan . Philosopher Developed 'Deep Ecology' Phrase . Washington Post . 16 January 2009 . 18 January 2009 .
18. News: Knut Eidem er død. Wandrup, Fredrik. 13 January 2009. Dagbladet. 45. no.
19. News: John Sveinsson (obituary). Gjermshus, Per. 20 February 2009. Aftenposten. no.
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23. News: Krigshelten døde mandag. Lura. Christian. 2 February 2009. Bergens Tidende. no. 8 June 2009. 5 February 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090205134403/http://www.bt.no/lokalt/bergen/article785254.ece. dead.
24. News: – En stor, politisk dikter er død . Müller . Olav Brostrup . 7 February 2009 . . no.
25. News: Wenche Klouman Kerr. Kvalvik. Bent. 16 February 2009. Aftenposten. no.
26. Encyclopedia: Eva Gustavson. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 16 December 2021.
27. News: Ihlebæk, Jostein . Heyerdahl, Nicolai . Jonassen, Arild M. . Willy Haugli er død . . no . 12 February 2009 . 12 February 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090213134229/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/article2922355.ece . 13 February 2009 . dead .
28. Encyclopedia: Kjersti Graver. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 16 December 2021.
29. News: Jan E. Mellbye (1913–2009). 35. Glåmdalen. Haugstad, Pål. Pål Haugstad. 26 February 2009. no.
30. Death announcement, Nationen 21 February 2009
31. Encyclopedia: Brynjulf Alver. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 16 December 2021.
32. Encyclopedia: Finn Christensen. Store norske leksikon. no. 2 December 2009.
33. News: Norwegian poet Triztan Vindtorn dies . . 9 March 2009 . 27 March 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719144005/http://international.poetryinternationalweb.org/piw_cms/cms/cms_module/index.php?obj_id=13965 . 19 July 2011 . live . dmy .
34. Encyclopedia: Bjørg Lødøen. Store norske leksikon. no. 2 December 2009.
35. News: Arild Eik (obituary). Lund. Anne. 19 March 2009. Aftenposten. Norwegian.
36. News: Jeanette Pjaaka . Hauge . Miss Norway-sjefen er død . . no . 14 March 2009 . 27 March 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090318001518/http://www.kjendis.no/2009/03/14/kjendis/missekaringer/geir_hamnes/5291484/. 18 March 2009 . live.
37. News: Douglas . Martin . Anne Brown, Soprano Who Was Gershwin's Bess, Is Dead at 96 . The New York Times . 16 March 2009 . 27 March 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090417101230/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/arts/music/17brown.html?_r=1&ref=obituaries. 17 April 2009 . live.
38. News: Lars Arentz-Hansen (obituary). Eckhoff, Anders. Anders Eckhoff. Wahr-Hansen, Even . Mikalsen, Geir . Stemshaug, Helge. Aftenposten. 27 March 2009.
39. Encyclopedia: Ole Edvard Borgen. Store norske leksikon. no. 2 December 2009.
40. Encyclopedia: Knut Selmer. Store norske leksikon. no. 2 December 2009.
41. News: Rolleiv . Solholm . Arne Bendiksen has died . . . 27 March 2009 . 27 March 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090401230731/http://www.norwaypost.no/content/view/21822/1 . 1 April 2009 . live . dmy .
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43. Encyclopedia: Jens Glad Balchen. Store norske leksikon. no. 2 December 2009.
44. Encyclopedia: Svein Longva. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 16 December 2021.
45. Encyclopedia: Bjørg Berg. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 16 December 2021.
46. News: Thor Hernes (obituary). Gjermshus, Per. 13 May 2009. Aftenposten. no.
47. Death announcement, Budstikka 22 April 2009 p. 12
48. Encyclopedia: Ola M. Steinholt. Store norske leksikon. no. 19 January 2010.
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50. News: Geir Hovig er død. Hagen. Thor Amund. Ravnestad, Jan. Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. 27 April 2009.
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52. News: Torstein Grythe er død . . . 1 May 2009 . 8 June 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090504084822/http://www.aftenposten.no/kul_und/article3055313.ece . 4 May 2009 . dead .
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55. Encyclopedia: Berit Erbe. Store norske leksikon. no. 2 December 2009.
56. Encyclopedia: Sjur Brækhus. Store norske leksikon. no. 2 December 2009.
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58. Encyclopedia: Asle Sjåstad. Store norske leksikon. no. 2 December 2009.
59. Encyclopedia: Haakon Lie. Store norske leksikon. no. 16 December 2021.
60. Encyclopedia: Rolf Brahde. Store norske leksikon. no. 2 December 2009.
61. Encyclopedia: Ingebjørg Sem. Store norske leksikon. no. 2 December 2009.
62. News: Minnes død professorkollega . . Knut . Okkenhaug . 4 June 2009 . no . 8 June 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090611183448/http://www.adressa.no/nyheter/innenriks/article1334417.ece. 11 June 2009 . live.
63. Encyclopedia: Olav S. Platou. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 16 December 2021.
64. News: – En trist melding . no . 10 June 2009 . . Skien, Norway . 11 August 2009.
65. News: Jakob Kjersem er død . no . 12 June 2009 . . Ålesund, Norway . 11 August 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090615051546/http://www.smp.no/article/20090612/NYHETER/462425381/1002 . 15 June 2009 .
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67. Encyclopedia: Elisabeth Schweigaard Selmer. Store norske leksikon. no. 2 December 2009.
68. News: Kaare Langlete (obituary). S. Width. Norbak. 6 July 2009. Aftenposten. no.
69. Encyclopedia: Anders Bye. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 16 December 2021.
70. News: Mosse Jørgensen er død . . . 30 June 2009 . no . 2 July 2009.
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72. News: Den ukjente milliardæren. Sæter. Kjetil. 27 April 2013. DN Magasinet. no.
73. News: Skotheim, Liv . Nygaard, Knut A. . Ebba Haslund er død . no . 11 July 2009 . . Oslo, Norway . 11 August 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090713023944/http://www.aftenposten.no/kul_und/article3164659.ece . 13 July 2009 .
74. News: Per Meinich (obituary). Rødseth. Asbjørn. Vislie, Jon. 30 July 2009. Aftenposten. Asbjørn Rødseth. no.
75. Encyclopedia: Terje Moe – arkitekt. Store norske leksikon. no. 2 December 2009.
76. Encyclopedia: Erling Kristiansen. Store norske leksikon. no. 2 December 2009.
77. Encyclopedia: Kjell Colding. Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. no. 23 February 2011.
78. News: Oddvar Korme (1925–2009). Hauglid. Stein B.. Møst, Morten . Westlie, Bjørn. 14 August 2009. Dagens Næringsliv. 12. no.
79. News: Dollie-pappaen død . no . 4 August 2009 . . Oslo, Norway . 11 August 2009.
80. Encyclopedia: Pål Kraby. Store norske leksikon. no. 16 December 2021.
81. News: Leif Husebye (obituary). Harald. Stanghelle. Harald Stanghelle. Harberg, Kjell. Aftenposten. 13 August 2009. no.
82. Encyclopedia: Vince Sulyok. Store norske leksikon. no. 2 December 2009.
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