1998 in Norway

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Incumbents

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

Events

23 June - Norway beat reigning world champion Brazil 2-1 in the FIFA World Cup, causing huge celebrations throughout the nation.
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.

Popular culture

Music

Film

Literature

Television

Notable births

14 February – Sander Berge, footballer^[1]
25 February – Andrea Berntzen, actress and student
8 March – Jenny Stene, sport shooter.^[2]
17 April
- Kristoffer Ajer, footballer
- Anna Odine Strøm, ski jumper.^[3]
10 June – Johan-Sebastian Christiansen, chess player.^[4]
15 June – Emil Hansson, Footballer
20 June – Kajsa Vickhoff Lie, alpine skier.^[5]
21 July – Magnus Bøe, cross-country skier (born in South Korea)
6 August – Einar Lurås Oftebro, Nordic combined skier
21 August – Fredrik André Bjørkan, footballer
7 September – Ola Solbakken, footballer
30 September – Narve Gilje Nordås, athlete competing in middle-distance and long-distance events.^[6]
17 December – Martin Ødegaard, footballer
22 December – Casper Ruud, tennis player

Notable deaths

8 January – Audun Hetland, illustrator (born 1920).^[7]
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)
9 May – Frithjof Clausen, wrestler (born 1916).^[8]
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).^[9]
18 July – Lars Mathias Hille Esmark, civil servant and business person in the tourist industry (born 1908).^[10]
19 July – Rune Nilsen, triple jumper (b.1923)
26 July – Olav Bø, folklorist (born 1918).^[11]
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)
26 September – Gudrun Dorothea Ræder, diplomat (born 1908).^[12]
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)
11 November – Sam Melberg, sports diver and sports instructor (b. 1912).^[13]
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).^[14]
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

^ Sander Berge
^ "Jenny Stene". olympedia.org. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ "Anna Odine Strøm". olympedia.org. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^ Stanford, Sheila. "Johan-Sebastian Christiansen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
^ "Kajsa Vickhoff Lie". olympedia.org. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
^ "Narve Gilje Nordås". olympedia.org. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
^ Madsen, Alf H. "Audun Hetland". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
^ Gundersen, Ove. "Frithjof Clausen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
^ Aanderaa, Dag. "Halvor J Sandsdalen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
^ Thon, Sverre. "Lars Mathias Hille Esmark". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
^ Espeland, Velle. "Olav Bø". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
^ Lundbo, Sten. "Gudrun Dorothea Ræder". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
^ "Sam Melberg". Sports reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
^ Fæhn, Helge. "Lilli Gjerløw". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 November 2012.

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