1988 in Norway
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Incumbents
- Monarch - Olav V of NorwayOlav V of NorwayOlav V was the king of Norway from 1957 until his death. A member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Olav was born in the United Kingdom as the son of King Haakon VII of Norway and Queen Maud of Norway...
- Prime MinisterHeads of government of NorwayThis is a list of heads of government of Norway, who held, inter alia, offices and titles such as steward , viceroy , first minister and prime minister ....
- Gro Harlem BrundtlandGro Harlem BrundtlandGro Harlem Brundtland is a Norwegian Social democratic politician, diplomat, and physician, and an international leader in sustainable development and public health. She served three terms as Prime Minister of Norway , and has served as the Director General of the World Health Organization...
(Labour PartyNorwegian Labour PartyThe Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
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Events
- May 6 – WiderøeWiderøeWiderøe's Flyveselskap AS, trading as Widerøe, is a regional airline in Norway and part of the SAS Group. It operates a fleet of 34 Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft , serving 41 domestic and 6 international destinations...
Flight 710, a Dash 7, crashes in TorghattenTorghattenTorghatten is a mountain on Torget island in Brønnøy municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is known for its characteristic hole, or natural tunnel, through its center...
, Norway in heavy fog, killing all 36 passengers in the worst-ever Dash 7 accident. - February 23 - Edvard MunchEdvard MunchEdvard Munch was a Norwegian Symbolist painter, printmaker and an important forerunner of expressionist art. His best-known composition, The Scream, is part of a series The Frieze of Life, in which Munch explored the themes of love, fear, death, melancholia, and anxiety.- Childhood :Edvard Munch...
's painting "Vampire" was stolen from the Munch MuseumMunch MuseumMunch Museum is an art museum in Oslo, Norway dedicated to the life and works of the Norwegian artist Edvard Munch.-Munch Museum:...
in Oslo. - July – Seal huntingSeal huntingSeal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals. The hunt is currently practiced in five countries: Canada, where most of the world's seal hunting takes place, Namibia, the Danish region of Greenland, Norway and Russia...
inspector Odd F. LindbergOdd F. LindbergOdd F. Lindberg is a Norwegian freelance journalist, Arctic explorer and film maker.-Sealing report in Bladet Tromsø:Lindberg had been making documentaries and worked as a journalist, author and photographer until 1988, when he gave an official report to the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and...
submits a highly critical report on the conditions of the hunt. With the national and international attention that follows this becomes arguably the biggest news story in Norway this year.http://www.cfje.dk/cfje/Lovbasen.nsf/ID/LB02284530 - August 15 – 15 people are killed in the Måbødalen bus accident.
- August 21 - The Stolen Munch painting "Vampire" is retrieved.
- December 5 - TVNorgeTVNorgeTVNorge is a Norwegian television channel.TVNorge went on the air December 5, 1988 and was the first advertising-supported Norwegian channel. The channel was started with 50 000 NOK...
, the first advertising-supported Norwegian channel, begins its broadcasting.
Notable deaths
- 1 January - Rolf PresthusRolf PresthusRolf Presthus was a Norwegian politician, who was chairman of the Conservative Party of Norway 1986-1988.Presthus was also Minister of Finance 1981-1986, and Minister of Defence in 1986....
, politician and Minister (b.19361936 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold -Events:* 13 September – A rockfall slide occures in the village of Loen in the Sogn og Fjordane county, killing 74 people....
) - 16 January - Inge Einarsen BartnesInge Einarsen BartnesInge Einarsen Bartnes was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He was born in Beitstad. He is the father of Erik Bartnes and grandfather of Inge Bartnes and Lars Erik Bartnes....
, politician (b.19111911 in Norway-Events:*14 December - Roald Amundsen's Norwegian expedition becomes the first to reach the South Pole.*Norsk Hydro's second plant opens at Rjukan, four years after its first plant at Notodden.-January to March:*1 January - Håkon Melberg, linguist...
) - 21 January - Jørgen GraveJørgen GraveJørgen Grave was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He was born in Drangedal.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark in 1954, and was re-elected on one occasion....
, politician (b.19091909 in Norway-Events:* 27 January - The Young Left is founded* 27 November - The Bergen Line was opened.* Rjukanbanen railway line is opened. The 16 km line, part of the 80 km Tinnosbanen, connects Mæl and Rjukan in Telemark. The line is operated by Norsk Hydro and its purpose is to transport...
) - 29 February - Alf BrodalAlf BrodalAlf Brodal was a Norwegian professor of anatomy.-Career:He was born in Kristiania as a son of the doctor of engineering Peter Brodal and his wife Helene Kathrine Obenauer . He took the examen artium in 1929 and the cand.med. degree in 1937. He took the dr.med...
, professor of anatomy (b.19101910 in Norway-Events:* Norwegian Institute of Technology is established in Trondheim.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Notable births:*10 January - Kitty Petrine Fredriksen, politician...
) - 29 February - Kaare WahlbergKaare WahlbergKaare Wahlberg was a Norwegian ski jumper who won a bronze medal in the Individual Large Hill at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, he finished fourth. He also finished fifth in the Individual Normal Hill at the 1931 Nordic...
, ski jumper and Olympic bronze medallist (b.19121912 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Jens Bratlie-Events:*7 March - Roald Amundsen announces his success in reaching the South Pole*Norsk Hydro establishes artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord in Nordland...
) - 14 March - Johannes Pettersen LøkkeJohannes Pettersen LøkkeJohannes Pettersen Løkke was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Kristiania.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Telemark and Aust-Agder counties in 1950, but was not re-elected in 1954...
, politician (b.18951895 in Norway-Incumbents:*Prime Minister of Norway: Emil Stang, succeeded by*Prime Minister of Norway: Francis Hagerup -January to March:*28 January - Johannes Pettersen Løkke, politician *23 February - Toralv Kollin Markussen, politician...
) - 17 March - Leif GranliLeif GranliLeif Granli was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nord-Trøndelag in 1945, and was re-elected on six occasions. From 1963 to 1965, while the fourth cabinet Gerhardsen held office, Granli was appointed Minister of Agriculture...
, politician and Minister (b.19091909 in Norway-Events:* 27 January - The Young Left is founded* 27 November - The Bergen Line was opened.* Rjukanbanen railway line is opened. The 16 km line, part of the 80 km Tinnosbanen, connects Mæl and Rjukan in Telemark. The line is operated by Norsk Hydro and its purpose is to transport...
) - 1 April - Nils ThuneNils ThuneNils Thune is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Oppland during the term 1950–1953.-References:...
, politician (b.18981898 in Norway-Incumbents:*Prime Minister of Norway: Francis Hagerup , replaced by:*Prime Minister of Norway: Johannes Steen-Arts and literature:*Olaus Alvestad publishes the songbook Norsk Songbok for Ungdomsskular og Ungdomslag-Notable births:...
) - 17 May - Greta NissanGreta NissanGreta Nissen, real name Grethe Ruzt-Nissen, was an early film actress of the late 1920s through the late 1930s.Born in Oslo, Norway, she studied dance in her youth, and immigrated to the United States with her family as a child...
, actress (b.19061906 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Christian Michelsen-Events:* 22 June - Haakon VII and Maud of Wales are crowned rulers of Norway in the Nidaros Cathedral.* The 1906 Parliamentary election takes place....
) - 27 May - Lars SæterLars SæterLars Sæter was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.He was born in Surendal.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag in 1954, and was re-elected on one occasion....
, politician (b.18951895 in Norway-Incumbents:*Prime Minister of Norway: Emil Stang, succeeded by*Prime Minister of Norway: Francis Hagerup -January to March:*28 January - Johannes Pettersen Løkke, politician *23 February - Toralv Kollin Markussen, politician...
) - 29 May - Henry JohansenHenry JohansenHenry "Tippen" Johansen was a Norwegian professional football goalkeeper.-Club career:On club level, he played for Vålerenga from 1923–46.-International career:...
, international soccer player (b.19041904 in Norway-Events:* 23 January – Ålesund Fire: a major fire break out during the night in the town of Ålesund. The fire destroyed almost the whole city centre, built mostly of wood like the majority of Norwegian towns in that era...
) - 8 June - Tollef LandsverkTollef LandsverkTollef Landsverk was a Norwegian judge and civil servant.In his early career he was a police clerk, later stipendiary magistrate in Stavanger, Skien and Porsgrunn. He was Norway's Governor of Svalbard between 1963 and 1967. From 1981 he was a presiding judge in Agder Court of Appeal. He died in...
, judge and civil servant (b.19201920 in Norway-Events:* 9 February – The League of Nations gives Spitsbergen to Norway.* 17-19 June – The Centre Party was founded.* Aalesund ship is discovered embedded in the earth south of Ålesund.-Notable births:*2 January - Anne-Sofie Østvedt, resistance leader...
) - 21 June - Sverre RiisnæsSverre RiisnæsSverre Parelius Riisnæs was a Norwegian jurist and public prosecutor who was born 6 November 1897 in Vik, Sogn county and died 21 June 1988 in Oslo...
, jurist, public prosecutor and collaborator (b.18971897 in Norway-Events:* The 1897 Parliamentary election takes place.-January to March:*2 January - Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist *8 January - Theodore Theodorsen, Norwegian-American aerodynamicist...
) - 28 June - Fridtjof PaulsenFridtjof PaulsenFridtjof A. Paulsen was a Norwegian speed skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.In 1924 he finished fourth in the 10000 metres event and seventh in the 5000 metres competition.-External links:*...
, speed skater (b.18951895 in Norway-Incumbents:*Prime Minister of Norway: Emil Stang, succeeded by*Prime Minister of Norway: Francis Hagerup -January to March:*28 January - Johannes Pettersen Løkke, politician *23 February - Toralv Kollin Markussen, politician...
) - 14 July - Erik BraadlandErik BraadlandErik Braadland was a Norwegian diplomat and politician for the Centre Party.He was born in Idd as a son of former Parliament member Birger Braadland....
, diplomat and politician (b.19101910 in Norway-Events:* Norwegian Institute of Technology is established in Trondheim.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Notable births:*10 January - Kitty Petrine Fredriksen, politician...
) - 16 July - Ole MyrvollOle MyrvollOle Myrvoll was a Norwegian professor in economy and politician for the Liberal Party and later the New People's Party.He was born in Kragerø....
, professor in economy, politician and Minister (b.19111911 in Norway-Events:*14 December - Roald Amundsen's Norwegian expedition becomes the first to reach the South Pole.*Norsk Hydro's second plant opens at Rjukan, four years after its first plant at Notodden.-January to March:*1 January - Håkon Melberg, linguist...
) - 19 July - Erland AsdahlErland AsdahlErland Asdahl was a Norwegian and politician for the Centre Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1977, but was not re-elected in 1981...
, politician (b.19211921 in Norway-Events:* 6 May - A general strike begins in Norway.* 17 September - the Dovre Line was opened.* 18 September - Nidareid train disaster on the Trondhjem-Størenbanen railway line...
) - 19 July - Vilhelm AubertVilhelm AubertJohan Vilhelm Aubert was an influential Norwegian sociologist. He was a professor at the University of Oslo from 1963 to his death, first at the Department of the Sociology of Law and then at the Department of the Sociology of Law...
, sociologist (b.19221922 in Norway-Events:* 8 January - The Social Democratic Youth League of Norway is founded.* 30 November - The establishment of Norwegian government-owned alcoholic beverage retailer "Vinmonopolet"....
) - 19 August - Johan Møller WarmedalJohan Møller WarmedalJohan Møller Warmedal was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Trondenes.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vestfold in 1954, and was re-elected on three occasions...
, politician (b.19141914 in Norway-January to March:*31 January - Hans Martin Gulbrandsen, canoeist *3 March - Håkon Johnsen, politician *7 March - Knut Bergsland, linguist *7 March - Arne Jensen, banker*18 March - Trygve Haugeland, politician and Minister...
) - 23 August - Alf MartinsenAlf MartinsenAlf "Kaka" Martinsen was a Norwegian football player.At the 1936 Summer Olympics he was a member of the Norwegian team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament...
, soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (b.19111911 in Norway-Events:*14 December - Roald Amundsen's Norwegian expedition becomes the first to reach the South Pole.*Norsk Hydro's second plant opens at Rjukan, four years after its first plant at Notodden.-January to March:*1 January - Håkon Melberg, linguist...
) - 30 September - Sivert TodalSivert TodalSivert Todal was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Møre og Romsdal in 1958, and was re-elected on one occasion....
, politician (b.19041904 in Norway-Events:* 23 January – Ålesund Fire: a major fire break out during the night in the town of Ålesund. The fire destroyed almost the whole city centre, built mostly of wood like the majority of Norwegian towns in that era...
) - 18 October - Aasmund KulienAasmund KulienAasmund Kulien was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vest-Agder in 1937, and was re-elected on two occasions...
, politician (b.18931893 in Norway-Arts and literature:*The Norwegian Authors' Union is established.*Edvard Munch paints "The Scream"-January to March:*6 January - Olaf Bjerke, trade unionist and politician...
) - 20 November - Nils SønnevikNils SønnevikNils Sønnevik was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Vest-Agder during the term 1958–1961 and 1961–1965.-References:...
, politician (b.19111911 in Norway-Events:*14 December - Roald Amundsen's Norwegian expedition becomes the first to reach the South Pole.*Norsk Hydro's second plant opens at Rjukan, four years after its first plant at Notodden.-January to March:*1 January - Håkon Melberg, linguist...
) - 30 December - Jan BaalsrudJan BaalsrudJan Sigurd Baalsrud, MBE was a commando in the Norwegian resistance trained by the British during World War II.- Early life :...
, resistance member (b.19171917 in Norway-Events:* Bratsbergbanen railway line began traffic between Eidanger and Notodden. The line was closed in 2001.-Sport:*2 April - Lillestrøm SK football club is founded after the merger of two local football clubs.*19 May - Rosenborg BK football club is founded....
) - 31 December - Alfred ThommesenAlfred ThommesenAlfred Thommesen was a Norwegian ship-owner politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Flosta.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Aust-Agder in 1958, and was re-elected on three occasions....
, ship owner and politician (b.19141914 in Norway-January to March:*31 January - Hans Martin Gulbrandsen, canoeist *3 March - Håkon Johnsen, politician *7 March - Knut Bergsland, linguist *7 March - Arne Jensen, banker*18 March - Trygve Haugeland, politician and Minister...
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- Gunnar AndersenGunnar Andersen (ski jumper)Gunnar Andersen was a Norwegian ski jumper. He won a gold medal in the individual large hill at the 1930 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo.-External links:...
, ski jumper and World Champion (b.19091909 in Norway-Events:* 27 January - The Young Left is founded* 27 November - The Bergen Line was opened.* Rjukanbanen railway line is opened. The 16 km line, part of the 80 km Tinnosbanen, connects Mæl and Rjukan in Telemark. The line is operated by Norsk Hydro and its purpose is to transport...
) - Per BratlandPer BratlandPer Bratland was a Norwegian newspaper editor.He became the editor-in-chief of Tiden in 1934, and a journalist in Arbeiderbladet in 1936. When the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany started in 1940, Arbeiderbladet was shut down...
, newspaper editor (b.19071907 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Christian Michelsen-Events:* June 14 – Norway adopts female suffrage.* Norsk Hydro, having been founded in 1905, opens up its first plant at Notodden....
) - Olav BrunvandOlav BrunvandOlav Arnold Brunvand was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Kristiansand. He worked as a journalist in Sørlandet from 1934, and in Bergens Arbeiderblad from 1939...
, newspaper editor and politician (b.19121912 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Jens Bratlie-Events:*7 March - Roald Amundsen announces his success in reaching the South Pole*Norsk Hydro establishes artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord in Nordland...
) - Odd EidemOdd EidemOdd Eidem was a Norwegian writer, journalist and literary critic. He was an active member of the political movement Mot Dag in the 1930s....
, writer, journalist and literary critic (b.19131913 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Jens Bratlie-Events:* Female suffrage is enacted in Norway* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Sport:...
) - Rolf Jørgen FuglesangRolf Jørgen FuglesangRolf Jørgen Fuglesang was a Norwegian secretary to the NS government of Vidkun Quisling 1940–1941 and minister 1941–1942 and 1942–1945...
, politician and Minister (b.19091909 in Norway-Events:* 27 January - The Young Left is founded* 27 November - The Bergen Line was opened.* Rjukanbanen railway line is opened. The 16 km line, part of the 80 km Tinnosbanen, connects Mæl and Rjukan in Telemark. The line is operated by Norsk Hydro and its purpose is to transport...
) - Gerd GriegGerd GriegGerd Grieg, née Egede-Nissen was a Norwegian actress.She was born in Bergen. Her parents were Georga Wilhelma Ellertsen and politician Adam Egede-Nissen . Her siblings Aud Egede-Nissen, Ada Kramm, Stig Egede-Nissen, Lill Egede-Nissen and Gøril Havrevold became an actors as well...
, actress (b.18951895 in Norway-Incumbents:*Prime Minister of Norway: Emil Stang, succeeded by*Prime Minister of Norway: Francis Hagerup -January to March:*28 January - Johannes Pettersen Løkke, politician *23 February - Toralv Kollin Markussen, politician...
) - Gudmund HarlemGudmund HarlemGudmund Harlem was a Norwegian physician and politician for the Labour Party. He was the Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs from 1955 to 1961 and Norwegian Minister of Defence from 1961 to 1965...
, politician and Minister (b.19171917 in Norway-Events:* Bratsbergbanen railway line began traffic between Eidanger and Notodden. The line was closed in 2001.-Sport:*2 April - Lillestrøm SK football club is founded after the merger of two local football clubs.*19 May - Rosenborg BK football club is founded....
) - Oskar SkoglyOskar SkoglyOskar Skogly was a Norwegian trade unionist and politician for the Labour Party. He is known as Minister of Local Government, mayor of Fåberg and three-term member of the Parliament of Norway.-Career:...
, politician and Minister (b.19081908 in Norway-Sport:*26 September - SK Brann football club is founded.*Football Association of Norway joins FIFA.-January to March:*3 February - Ragna Johanne Forsberg, politician *3 February - Oddbjørn Hagen, skier, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion...
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