1995 in Norway

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Events in the year 1995 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Harald V
• Prime Minister – Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour Party)

Events

• 1 January – The Draupner wave in the North Sea in Norway is detected, confirming the existence of rogue waves.
• 6 March – Brønnøysunds Avis launches the first online newspaper in Norway.

Full date unknown

• Norsk Hydro merges its gas stations in Norway and Denmark with the Texaco, creating the joint venture HydroTexaco. The service station chain is sold in 2006 to Reitangruppen.
• Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.

Anniversaries

• 21 January – 150 years since the birth of Harriet Backer
• 6 March – 100 years since the death of Camilla Collett.^[1]
• 12 July – 100 years since the birth of Kirsten Flagstad

Popular culture

Sports

• 4–5 February – The FIL World Luge Championships 1995 took place at Hunderfossen.^[2]
• 1–5 March – The 1995 World Skeleton Championships and the 1995 World Junior Bobsleigh Championships took place at Hunderfossen.^[3]
• 17–19 March – The 1995 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place in the Olympic Cavern Hall, Gjøvik.^[4]
• March – The World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 1995 took place at Voss.

Music

Main article: 1995 in Norwegian music

• 13 May – Norway wins the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Nocturne", performed by Secret Garden.

Film

Main article: Norwegian films of the 1990s § 1995

Television

Main article: 1995 in Norwegian television

Notable births

Caroline Graham Hansen

Ada Hegerberg

Malin Reitan

• 4 January – Astrid Hoem, politician.^[5]
• 23 January – Marius Høibråten, footballer
• 5 February – Thomas Martinussen, footballer
• 12 February – Kent-Are Antonsen, footballer
• 13 February – Bård Finne, footballer
• 18 February – Caroline Graham Hansen, footballer
• 2 March – Mats Møller Dæhli, footballer
• 30 March – Anders Trondsen, footballer
• 7 April – Tiril Sjåstad Christiansen, freestyle skier.^[6]
• 4 May – Martin Ellingsen, footballer.^[7]
• 3 June – Mattias Nørstebø, ice hockey player
• 26 June – Eirik Hestad, footballer.^[8]
• 26 June – Simen Nordermoen, footballer
• 7 July – Even Eriksen, politician.^[9]
• 10 July – Ada Hegerberg, footballer
• 18 July – Kristian Eriksen, footballer
• 3 August – Jeppe Moe, footballer.^[10]
• 8 August – Malin Reitan, singer
• 26 August
  • Amalie Eikeland, footballer.^[11]
  • Herman Stengel, footballer
  • Sondre Tronstad, footballer
• 31 August – Celine Helgemo, singer and songwriter
• 10 November – Line Høst, competitive sailor.^[12]
• 25 November – Anja Ninasdotter Abusland, politician.^[13]

Full date unknown

• Andrine Benjaminsen, orienteer and ski orienteer.^[14]
• Sebastian Warholm, actor

Notable deaths

Torrey Mosvold

• 6 February – Bjarne Henry Henriksen, politician (born 1904)
• 15 February – Frieda Dalen, educator (born 1895).^[15]
• 26 February – Kjell Thorbjørn Kristensen, politician (born 1927)
• 28 February – Ragnvald Mikal Andersen, politician (born 1899)

• 31 March – Wilfred Aanerud, pop singer (born 1924).^[16]

• 13 April – Peter Bastiansen, businessperson and politician (born 1912).^[17]

• 4 May – Arne Arnardo, circus performer and owner (born 1912).^[18]
• 16 May – Parelius Hjalmar Bang Berntsen, politician (born 1910)
• 24 May – Ole Borge, jurist and resistance member (born 1916)
• 26 May – Sigmund Skard, poet, essayist and professor of literature (born 1903)
• 30 May – Sunniva Hakestad Møller, politician (born 1907)
• 31 May – Ingrid Semmingsen, historian, first female professor of history in Norway (born 1910)

• 5 June – Olav Moen, politician (born 1909)

• 30 July – Pelle Christensen, actor and translator (born 1923)

• 28 September – Ottar Fjærvoll, politician (born 1914)

• 17 October – Gunvor Hofmo, writer and poet (born 1921)
• 18 October – Torrey Mosvold, shipping and industrial entrepreneur (born 1910)

• 7 November – Halvor Thorbjørn Hjertvik, politician (born 1914)
• 10 November – Tormod Førland, chemist (born 1920).^[19]
• 24 November – Benny Motzfeldt, visual artist, glass designer and sculptor (born 1909).^[20]
• 25 November – Leif Juster, comedian, singer and actor (born 1910).^[21]
• 26 November – Sigmund Mjelve, writer (born 1926).^[22]

• 3 December – Hans Aardal, politician (born 1921)
• 7 December – Benn John Valsø, bobsledder (born 1927)
• 16 December – Inger Waage, industrial ceramicist (born 1923).^[23]

Full date unknown

• Otto Chr. Bastiansen, physicist and chemist (born 1918)

See also

References

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2. Olsen, Johnny (6 February 1995). "- Ake-VM elendig markedsført". Gudbrandsdølen Lillehammer Tilskuer (in Norwegian). p. 15.
3. Vassbotten, Kjell (1 March 1995). "Håper på publikum". Dagningen (in Norwegian). p. 17.
4. Thomassen, Trond V. (20 March 1995). "Rekordhallen". Oppland Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). p. 18.
5. Tvedt, Knut Are. "Astrid Hoem". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
6. "FIS profile SJAASTAD CHRISTIANSEN Tiril". Retrieved 1 February 2013.
7. Martin Ellingsen at Soccerway
8. Eirik Hestad at Soccerway
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10. Jeppe Moe at Soccerway
11. Amalie Eikeland at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
12. "Line Høst". olympedia.org. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
13. "Biografi: Abusland, Anja Ninasdotter". Stortinget (in Norwegian). 9 November 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
14. "Andrine Benjaminsen". eventor.orienteering.org. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
15. Vormeland, Oddvar. "Frieda Dalen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
16. Eggum, Jan; Ose, Bård; Steen, Siren; Bergan, Jon Vidar, eds. (2013). Norsk pop & rock leksikon: fra Abel til Aabel (in Norwegian). Oslo: Vega. p. 739. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
17. "Peter Bastiansen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
18. Jørgensen, Jørn-Kr. "Arne Arnardo". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
19. Pedersen, Bjørn. "Tormod Førland". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
20. Linder, Mats. "Benny Motzfeldt". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
21. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken. "Leif Juster". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
22. "Sigmund Mjelve". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
23. "Inger Waage". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.

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