1989 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....
) until 16 October, Jan P. SyseJan P. Sysewas a lawyer and Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from 1989 to 1990. He also served as Minister of Industry from 1983 to 1985...
(Conservative Party)
Events
- 30 March – The Oseberg oil fieldOseberg oil fieldOseberg is an offshore oil field with a gas cap in the North Sea located northwest of the city of Bergen on the southwestern coast of Norway....
and the first gas pipeline to mainland Norway were opened. - 1 June – Pope John Paul IIPope John Paul IIBlessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
visited Norway for the first time. This was the first time a pope has ever visited Norway. - 9 May - the ban on SkateboardSkateboardA skateboard is typically a specially designed plywood board combined with a polyurethane coating used for making smoother slides and stronger durability, used primarily for the activity of skateboarding. The first skateboards to reach public notice came out of the surfing craze of the early 1960s,...
ing in Norway, which was in act since 1978, is removed. - 7 July – The opening of the AtlanterhavsveienAtlanterhavsveienThe Atlantic Ocean Road or the Atlantic Road is a long section of County Road 64 which runs through an archipelago in Eide and Averøy in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. It runs along the unsheltered Hustadvika between the villages of Kårvåg on Averøy with Vevang in Eide, and is a fixed link connecting...
Road. - 8 September – A Norwegian passenger plane crashed outside HirtshalsHirtshalsHirtshals is a town in Hjørring municipality in Region Nordjylland on the north coast of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark, Europe.-The town of Hirtshals:...
. All the 55 on board died. - 11 September – The 1989 Parliamentary electionNorwegian parliamentary election, 1989A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, was held on 11 September 1989.-Results:1 This list was a cooperation between the Norwegian Communist Party, Workers' Communist Party, Red Electoral Alliance and independent socialists....
takes place. - 9 October – The opening of the Sami Parliament of NorwaySami Parliament of NorwayThe Sami Parliament of Norway is the representative body for people of Sami heritage in Norway. It acts as an institution of cultural autonomy for the indigenous Sami people....
. - 16 October – 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...
resigns, with her cabinet, as Prime Minister of NorwayPrime Minister of NorwayThe Prime Minister of Norway is the political leader of Norway and the Head of His Majesty's Government. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Stortinget , to their political party, and ultimately the...
for the second time. - 16 October – Syse's Cabinet was appointed.
Notable deaths
- 9 January - Øivind JensenØivind JensenØivind Jensen was a Norwegian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was eliminated in the second round of the middleweight class after losing his fight to Harry Henning.-External links:*...
, boxer (b.19051905 in Norway- Overview :1905 is the year when Norway and Sweden regain their independence after dissolution of the Union between Sweden and Norway. For the first time since 1397 Norway had a national king, after 500 years of political unions with other Scandinavia countries — the Kalmar Union until 1532, then...
) - 10 January - Kai FjellKai FjellKai Breder Fjell was a Norwegian painter, printmaker and scenographer.- Biography :Fjell was born on a farm in the village Skoger near Drammen, Norway. His father was the farmer and painter Conrad Bendiks Fjeld....
, painter, printmaker and scenographer (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....
) - 11 January - Thor MyklebustThor MyklebustThor Myklebust was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party and later the Liberal People's Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1965, and was re-elected on one occasion...
, politician (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...
) - 19 February - Sigurd Marius JohansenSigurd Marius JohansenSigurd Marius Johansen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold during the terms 1954–1957 and 1958–1961.-References:...
, politician (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....
) - 2 March - Claus Egil FeylingClaus Egil FeylingClaus Egil Feyling was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland in 1977, and was re-elected on one occasion....
, politician (b.19161916 in Norway-Events:* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Notable births:*7 January - Gunnar Jakobsen, politician *15 January - Sigrid Utkilen, politician *24 January - Erik Heiberg, sailor and Olympic silver medallist...
) - 7 April - Per Hysing-DahlPer Hysing-DahlPer Hysing-Dahl was a Norwegian resistance member, pilot, industry manager and politician for the Conservative Party....
, politician (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...
) - 7 May - Anton RønnebergAnton RønnebergAnton Johan Rønneberg was a Norwegian writer, theatre critic, dramaturg and theatre director.Rønneberg was a theatre critic for several Oslo newspapers: Norges Kommunistblad in 1924, Middagsavisen from 1925 to 1927, Morgenbladet from 1928 to 1930 and Aftenposten...
, writer, theatre critic, dramaturg and theatre director (b.19021902 in Norway-Incumbents:*Prime Minister of Norway: Johannes Steen, succeeded by:*Prime Minister of Norway: Otto Blehr-Notable births:*15 January - Olaug Hay, politician *24 January - Sigurd Lund Hamran, politician...
) - 17 May - Hallvard EikaHallvard EikaHallvard Eika was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Telemark in 1969, and was re-elected on one occasion. During his first term he served twice in different cabinets. On 21 August 1970 he was appointed Minister of Agriculture during the...
, politician and Minister (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...
) - 23 June - Arne TuftArne TuftArne Tuft was a Norwegian cross country skier who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics.He was born in Hønefoss and died in Oslo.In 1936 he finished sixth in the 50 kilometre competition....
, cross country skier (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...
) - 5 August - John LarsenJohn LarsenJohn Harry Larsen was a Norwegian rifle shooter who competed after World War II.He was born in Østre Aker and died in Oslo....
, rifle shooter, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion (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:...
) - 12 August - Lillebil IbsenLillebil IbsenLillebil Ibsen was a Norwegian dancer and actress.-Personal life:She was born in Kristiania, as the daughter of engineer Georg Monrad Krohn and actress Gyda Martha Kristine Andersen...
, dancer and actress (b.18991899 in Norway-Events:*27 June - The paperclip is patented by Johan Vaaler, a Norwegian inventor.-Notable births:*25 January - Peder Holt, politician *25 January - Rolf Jacobsen, boxer *3 February - Olaf Aarvold, priest and politician...
) - 25 August - Hans BørliHans BørliHans Børli was a Norwegian poet and writer, who besides his writings worked as a lumberjack all his life. He was born in Eidskog, in South-Eastern Norway, close to the Norwegian border to Sweden. He was buried at Eidskog Church.-Biography:Hans Børli was raised on a small farm in a road-less area...
, poet and writer (b.19181918 in Norway-Events:* Norsk Hydro's artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord is bought by the Norwegian government. In 1947 it is leased back to Hydro. This activity is Yara International.* The 1918 Parliamentary election takes place.-Sport:...
) - 16 October - Hans FretteHans FretteHans Frette was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland in 1977, and was re-elected on two occasions...
, politician (b.19271927 in Norway-Events:* Norsk Hydro forms a companionship with the German company IG Farben in order to gain access to the newly developed Haber-Bosch process for manufacturing artificial fertilizer...
) - 22 October - Bjarne Daniel SolliBjarne Daniel SolliBjarne Daniel Solli is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Lenvik.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms in 1954, and was re-elected on one occasion....
, 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...
) - 28 October - Johannes LislerudJohannes LislerudJohannes Lislerud was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold during the terms 1954–1957, 1958–1961 and 1961–1965....
, 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 November - Ingeborg Refling HagenIngeborg Refling HagenIngeborg Refling Hagen was a Norwegian author and teacher.- Early life :Ingeborg Refling Hagen was born in Hedmark, Norway, in the parish Tangen besides Mjøsa, as the fourth child of the local miller...
, author and teacher (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...
) - 9 December - Gunnar BøeGunnar BøeGunnar Bøe was a Norwegian economist and politician for the Labour Party.-Personal life:He was born in Bergen as the son of Gunnar Olaf Bøe and Ragnhild Sæthre . In 1940 he married another Ragnhild Sæthre, born 1917...
, economist and politician (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....
) - 30 December - Gunn Vigdis Olsen-HagenGunn Vigdis Olsen-HagenGunn Vigdis Olsen-Hagen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland in 1977, and was re-elected on three occasions...
, politician (b.19461946 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:*1 February - Trygve Lie is selected as the first United Nations Secretary General*6 December - The Home Guard was established....
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- Andreas HolmsenAndreas HolmsenAndreas Holmsen was a Norwegian professor, and historian.He was born in Kristiania.Holmsen married in 1961 with etnologist Rigmor Frimannslund Holmsen.-Bibliography:...
, professor and historian (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....
) - Leif IversenLeif IversenLeif Iversen was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.Hailing from Raudeberg, Leif Iversen was a tax clerk before becoming mayor of Nord-Vågsøy in 1937. The previous mayor for fifteen years was his father Karl Iversen...
, 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...
) - Paulus SvendsenPaulus SvendsenPaulus Svendsen was a Norwegian historian of literature and ideas.He was born in Egersund. He graduated with the cand.philol. degree in 1930, and the 1940 thesis Gullalderdrøm og utviklingstro earned him the dr.philos. degree in 1941...
, historian of literature and ideas (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...
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