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1998 in Norway

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1998 in Norway

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Events in the year 1998 in Norway.

Contents

Incumbents

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

    • Events

  • 26 September - Christian Conservative Party merged with the New Future Coalition Party to form the Christian fundamentalist party Christian Unity Party.
  • 7 October - Operations cease at Oslo Airport, Fornebu
  • 8 October - The main airport serving Oslo is moved from the Fornebu airport to the all-new Gardermoen airport.

    • Notable births

  • 17 December - Martin Ødegaard, footballer

    • Notable deaths

  • 8 January – Audun Hetland, illustrator (born 1920).
  • 26 January - Olaf Kortner, politician (b.1920)
  • 28 January - Asbjørn Berg-Hansen, boxer (b.1912)
  • 18 February - Rolv Ryssdal, judge (b.1914)
  • 1 April - Anne Gullestad, actress and theatre director (b.1925)
  • 3 April - Paul Svarstad, politician (b.1917)
  • 8 June - Eva R. Finstad, politician (b.1933)
  • 13 June - Birger Ruud, ski jumper, twice Olympic gold medallist and three time World Champion (b.1911)
  • 17 June - Aage Eriksen, wrestler and Olympic silver medallist (b.1917)
  • 28 June - Brita Collett Paus, humanitarian leader and founder of Fransiskushjelpen (b.1917)
  • 9 July - Knut Bergsland, linguist (b.1914)
  • 9 July – Halvor J. Sandsdalen, farmer, journalist, poet, novelist, playwright and children's writer (b. 1911).
  • 18 July – Lars Mathias Hille Esmark, civil servant and business person in the tourist industry (born 1908).
  • 19 July - Rune Nilsen, triple jumper (b.1923)
  • 26 July – Olav Bø, folklorist (born 1918).
  • 30 July - Axel Buch, politician (b.1930)
  • 30 July - Laila Schou Nilsen, speed skater, alpine skier and tennis player (b.1919)
  • 31 July - Erling Evensen, cross country skier and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1914)
  • 23 August - Rolf Søder, actor (b.1918)
  • 1 September - Eystein Bærug, politician (b.1923)
  • 13 September - Trygve Moe, politician (b.1920)
  • 16 September - John Systad, long-distance runner (b.1912)
  • 1 October - Sjur Lindebrække, banker and politician (b.1909)
  • 5 October - Arne Øien, economist, politician and Minister (b.1928)
  • 13 October - Thomas Byberg, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist (b.1916)
  • 27 October - Reidar Kvammen, international soccer player (b.1914)
  • 2 November - Sverre Brodahl, Nordic skier and Olympic silver medallist (b.1909)
  • 12 November - Bjørn Endreson, actor, stage producer and theatre director (b.1922)
  • 15 November - Asbjørn Øye, politician (b.1902)
  • 4 December - Egil Johansen, jazz drummer, teacher, composer and arranger (b.1934)
  • 4 December – Lilli Gjerløw, archivist (b.1910).
  • 10 December - Trygve Haugeland, politician and Minister (b.1914)
  • 31 December - Erling Norvik, politician (b.1928)

    • Full date unknown

  • Øystein Elgarøy, astronomer (b.1929)
  • Yngvar Løchen, sociologist (b.1931)

    • References

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