2015 in Norway

none November 2023 2015 Events in the year 2015 in Norway. Incumbents Monarch – Harald V.Harald 5. Gudleiv Forr Gudleiv Forr Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Harald_5. no 30 March 2026 Prime Minister – Erna Solberg (Conservative). Events The 2015 European migrant crisis. January 3 January – MS Bulk Jupiter, a Norwegian-owned cargo ship, sinks off the coast of Vietnam, with eighteen dead and one survivor.http://kron4.com/2015/01/03/vietnam-cargo-ship-sinks-off-the-coast-of-vietnam/ Vietnam Cargo Ship Sinks off the Coast of Vietnam 3 January 2015 10 January 2015 4 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150104114500/http://kron4.com/2015/01/03/vietnam-cargo-ship-sinks-off-the-coast-of-vietnam/ dead 30–31 January – The World Woman festival in Oslo February 7–15 February − the World Ski Orienteering Championships took place in Hamar and Løten. 26 February – Norwegian police raid the offices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oslo, charging the church administration with serious fraud under the suspicion of wrongfully claiming as much as NOK 50 million in state support by presenting fraudulent membership statistics. http://www.newsinenglish.no/2015/02/26/police-raid-catholic-diocese-in-oslo/ Catholic diocese raided in Oslo 28 February-10 March – Pilot strike in Norwegian Air Shuttle. March April May June July August September 14 September – The 2015 local elections October Jon Fosse is awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize, for Andvake (2007), Olavs draumar (2012) and Kveldsvævd (2014).https://www.nrk.no/kultur/fosse-vant-nordisk-rads-litteraturpris-1.12624644 nrk.no Nordisk råds litteraturpris til Jon Fosse 27 October 2015 17 November 2020 no November 28 November – Production at Edvard Grieg oil field on the Utsira High begins (named after composer and pianist Edvard Grieg)https://www.norskpetroleum.no/en/facts/field/edvard-grieg/ EDVARD GRIEG norskpetroleum.no Ministry of Energy and the Norwegian Offshore Directorate 15 October 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240705204409/https://www.norskpetroleum.no/en/facts/field/edvard-grieg/ 5 July 2024 December Anniversaries 200 years since the foundation of the Supreme Court of Norway Notable deaths thumb|right |100 px |Kjell Arnljot Wig thumb|right |100 px |Johan Ferner in 2007 thumb|100px|Ola Bratteli, mathematician thumb|100px|Inger Sitter in 1967 thumb|right|100 px | Martin Nag thumb|right|100 px | Fred Anton Maier thumb|right|100 px | Alv Jakob Fostervoll thumb|right|100 px | Francis Sejersted thumb|right|100 px | Nora Brockstedt thumb|right|100 px | Dag Skogheim thumb|right|100 px | Turid Birkeland 1 January – Tore Helge Larsen, harness racer (b. 1945)1 January 2015 Norwegian News Agency Travkusken Tore Helge Larsen er død no 1 January – Kjell Noreik, professor of medicine (b. 1929)Kjell Noreik Sundby Per Nygaard, Jofrid 16 January 2015 Aftenposten 27 no 2 January – Kristian Sundtoft, politician (b. 1937)Kristian Sundtoft Holmer-Hoven Finn 9 January 2015 Aftenposten 23 no 3 January – Willy Ovesen, civil servant (b. 1924)Death announcement, Aftenposten 9 January 2015, p. 28 6 January – Else M. Barth, philosopher (b. 1928)Death announcement, Aftenposten 9 January 2015, p. 29 7 January – Jon Narvestad, sportsperson and film director (b. 1932)Jon Narvestad Bohwim Knut Knut Bohwim 16 January 2015 Aftenposten 27 no 8 January – Egil Toreng, newspaper editor (b. 1922)http://www.glomdalen.no/Egil_Toreng_er_d_d-5-19-9484.html Egil Toreng er død Nordberg Rolf 9 January 2015 Glåmdalen 11 no 9 January 2015Egil Toreng bisatt i går 21 January 2015 Glåmdalen 31 no 8 January – Andreas Bernhard Gamst, politician (b. 1923)ANGA Andreas Bernhard Gamst 9 January – Trygve Kaldahl, agrarian leader (b. 1922)Trygve Kaldahl 21 January 2015 Aftenposten 28 Grue, Per Harald Per Harald Grue no2015 Slekters gang Menighetsbladet for Ski og Kråkstad 1 no 14 January – Thor G. Norås, children's writer (b. 1935)Thor Gunnar Norås er død, 79 år gammel 16 January 2015 Rogalands Avis 16 no 14 January – Andreas Edwien, critic (b. 1921)Andreas Edwien Viestad, Haftor Johanson, Ronnie Fragell, Levi Levi Fragell 28 January 2015 Aftenposten 28 no 17 January – Fritz C. Holte, economist (b. 1925)Fritz C. Holte 23 January 2015 Aftenposten 24 Vale, Per Halvor Øygard, Ragnar no 18 January – Kjell Arnljot Wig, television presenter (b. 1925)Kjell Arnljot Wig Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Kjell_Arnljot_Wig no 25 January 2015 Thor Nohr, handballerVG Sportbilag (in Norwegian). 22 January 2015. p. 9. 23 January – Svein Døvle Larssen, newspaper editor (b. 1928) 24 January – Johan Ferner, businessperson (b. 1927)Johan Martin Ferner Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Johan_Martin_Ferner no 20 January 2022 24 January – Maryon Eilertsen, actress (b. 1950)http://www.folkebladet.no/kultur/article10574799.ece Maryon Eilertsen (65) er død Bjørkli Vidar 24 January 2015 Folkebladet no 31 January 2015 28 January 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150128112650/http://www.folkebladet.no/kultur/article10574799.ece dead 27 January – Gunnar Christie Wasberg, librarian and writer (b. 1923)Death announcement, Aftenposten 29 January 2015, p. 41 27 January – Bjørn Andressen, ice hockey player (b. 1946).Olympedia 2 February – Christian Backer-Owe, printmaker (b. 1924)Christian Backer-Owe Norsk kunstnerleksikon http://nkl.snl.no/Christian_Backer-Owe Opstad, Jan-Lauritz Jan-Lauritz Opstad no 23 March 2015 4 February – Kristian Rambjør, businessperson (b. 1938)Death announcement, Aftenposten 10 February 2015, p. 29 5 February – Dagfinn Tveito, horticulturalist (b. 1927)Dagfinn Tveito 10 February 2015 Aftenposten 27 Skjegstad, Odd Kjell no 7 February – Knut Tiberg, printmaker (b. 1938, died in Sweden)Knut Tiberg Norsk kunstnerleksikon http://nkl.snl.no/Knut_Tiberg no 21 December 2021 8 February – Ola Bratteli, mathematician (b. 1946)Ola Bratteli Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Ola_Bratteli no 10 March 2015 9 February – Øyvind Bjorvatn, politician (b. 1931)ØYBJ Øyvind Bjorvatn 9 February – Ivar Ramvi, dean (b. 1925)Dagfinn Tveito 17 February 2015 Aftenposten 28 Bjerkreim, Ludvig Bognø, Åge no 10 February – Hans Torgersen, politician (b. 1926)HATO Hans Torgersen 11 February – Tancred Ibsen, Jr., diplomat (b. 1921)Death announcement, Aftenposten 18 February 2015, p. 29 12 February – Helge Revold, painter (b. 1931)Helge Revold Hellum, Johannes Block 2 March 2015 Akershus Amtstidende 3 noDeath announcement, Akershus Amtstidende 17 February 2015 p. 3 14 February – Asbjørn Kjønstad, professor of law (b. 1943) 14 February – Torstein Hovig, professor of medicine (b. 1928)Dødsfall Bye Atle Sund Ståle 4 March 2015 Adresseavisen 44 no 15 February – Jacob Stolt-Nielsen, ship-owner (b. 1931)Death announcement, Aftenposten 17 February 2015, p. 29 17 February – Nils Weyer Arveschoug, major general (b. 1924)Nils Weyer Arveschoug 5 March 2015 Aftenposten 36 Rygg, Per-Egil Per-Egil Rygg no 20 February – Øyvind Ruud, politician (b. 1944)Øyvind Ruud 6 March 2015 Aftenposten 24 no 20 February – Bjørg Løhner Øien, figure skater (b. 1928).Olympedia 22 February – Erik Amundsen, jazz bassist (b. 1937)Mic.no https://web.archive.org/web/20151208050000/http://www.mic.no/nmi.nsf/doc/art2006052214504864299382 2015-12-08 25 February – Alf Rongved, sculptor (b. 1929)En bauta er borte Melhus Ståle 27 February 2015 Fanaposten 22 no 3 March – Ingulf Diesen, Christian leader (b. 1928)Ingulf Diesen er død 5 March 2015 Vårt Land 29–30 Holbek, Jan Arild no 3 March – Jørn Aksel Krog, civil servant (b. 1948)Jørn Krog 9 March 2015 Aftenposten 21 Røksund, Arne no 4 March – Knut T. Giæver, publisher (b. 1926)Knut Torvald Giæver Anders Neraal Store norske leksikon Erik Bolstad https://snl.no/Knut_Torvald_Giæver no 1 February 2021 5 March – Dag Frogner, painter and scenographer (born 1929).Dag Frogner Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Dag_Frogner Norwegian 5 April 2021 5 March – Erling Sandene, Chief Justice (b. 1921)Erling Sandene Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Erling_Sandene no 10 March 2015 5 March – Aud Greiff, translator (b. 1927)Aud Greiff 12 March 2015 Aftenposten 44 Gjerdrum, Aase no 7 March – Roar Antonsen, sports official (b. 1916)Roar Antonsen 20 March 2015 Aftenposten 32 Røste, Erik Erik Røste no etal 7 March – Sverre Stallvik, ski jumper (b. 1927).Olympedia 11 March – Inger Sitter, painter (b. 1929)Inger Sitter Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Inger_Sitter no 13 March 2015 14 March – Johan Chr. Schønheyder, orienteer and sports official (b. 1915)Johan Christian Schønheyder – idrettsleder Rolf Bryhn Store norske leksikon Godal Anne Marit Anne Marit Godal Norsk nettleksikon Oslo http://snl.no/Johan_Christian_Sch%C3%B8nheyder/idrettsleder no 30 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121019204929/http://snl.no/Johan_Christian_Sch%C3%B8nheyder/idrettsleder 19 October 2012 dead 21 March – Eddie Sjøborg, businessperson (b. 1940)Eddie Sjøborg 24 March 2015 Aftenposten 32 Omvik, Erling no 22 March – Sigfrid Mohn, politician (b. 1930)SIMO Sigfrid Mohn 26 March – Fred Robsahm, actor (b. 1943)http://p3.no/filmpolitiet/2007/10/natural-born-star/ Natural Born Star NRK P3 27 March – Annelise Høegh, politician (b. 1948)Annelise Høegh Store norske leksikon Godal Anne Marit Anne Marit Godal Norsk nettleksikon Oslo http://snl.no/Annelise_H%C3%B8egh no 30 January 2012 28 March – Bjørn Heyn, weightlifter (b. 1928).Olympedia Ellen Brochmann, hotelier (b. 1921)Ellen Brochmann 25 March 2015 Aftenposten 36 Brøymer, Bjørn no 1 April – Bjørg Holmsen, politician (b. 1931)BJHL Bjørg Holmsen 5 April – Aagot Noss, ethnologist (b. 1924)Aagot Noss Bjørkvik, Halvard Halvard Bjørkvik Aftenposten 15 April 2015 32 no 8 April – Hilde Stavik, athlete (b. 1962)http://www.friidrett.no/nyheter/Sider/Minneord-Hilde-Stavik.aspx Minneord Hilde Stavik Frøynes Ståle Jan 13 April 2015 Norwegian Athletics Association no 15 April 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150415164112/http://www.friidrett.no/nyheter/Sider/Minneord-Hilde-Stavik.aspx 15 April 2015 8 April – Leiv Kjøllmoen, politician (b. 1930)LEKJ Leiv Kjøllmoen 9 April – Johan B. Steen, biologist (b. 1934)http://www.aftenposten.no/dodsfall/Nekrolog-Johan-B-Steen-7979553.html Nekrolog: Johan B. Steen Backe Per Arnold 13 April 2015 Aftenposten no 8 May 2015 Georg Monsen, footballer (b. 1922)Georg "Goggen" Monsen er død Merenyi Stefan 16 April 2015 Stavanger Aftenblad 49 no 11 April – Martin Tore Bjørndal, diplomat (b. 1944)Martin Tore Bjørndal Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Martin_Tore_Bjørndal no 26 April 2015 17 April – Tore Bernitz Pedersen, illustrator and comics artist (b. 1935).Tore Bernitz Pedersen Øyvind Reisegg Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://www.snl.no/Tore_Bernitz_Pedersen no 17 November 2020 18 April – Gunnar Gravdahl, politician (b. 1927)Death announcement, Aftenposten 22 April 2015 p. 37 19 April – Else Repål, politician (b. 1930)ELRE Else Repål 1 May – Samuel Steinmann, Holocaust survivor (b. 1923)Samuel Steinmann er død, 91 år gammel Norwegian News Agency http://www.dagbladet.no/2015/05/02/nyheter/krig_og_konflikter/jodedom/samuel_steinmann/38977310/ Dagbladet 2 May 2015 2 May 2015 no Svarstad Asbjørn 2 May 2015 Han var siste vitne til de norske jødenes holocaust http://www.dagbladet.no/2015/05/02/nyheter/samuel_steinmann/auschwitz_1945/38979197/ Dagbladet 2 May 2015 no 3 May – Halvor Bergan, bishop (b. 1931)Halvor Bergan Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Halvor_Bergan no 8 May 2015 5 May – Odd Lie, gymnast (b. 1926).Olympedia 8 May – Leif Holger Larsen, diplomat (b. 1954)http://www.dagbladet.no/2015/05/08/nyheter/helikopterstyrt/kabul/taliban/pakistan/39088424/ Overlevde angrepet på Hotel Serena, omkom i helikopterstyrt Malm Mari Sand 8 May 2015 Dagbladet no 8 May 2015 8 May – Martin Nag, writer (b. 1927)Nekrolog: Martin Nag nohttps://snl.no/Martin_Gunnar_Nag Martin Gunnar Nag Store norske leksikon 9 May – Ragne Tangen, children's television presenter (b. 1927)9 May 2015 Norwegian News Agency NRK-veteran Ragne Tangen er død no Death announcement, Aftenposten 18 May 2015 p. 37 14 May – Arild Rypdal, crime fiction writer (b. 1934).Arild Rypdal Hans H. Skei Hans H. Skei Store norske leksikon Godal Anne Marit Anne Marit Godal Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Arild_Rypdal no 12 March 2017 18 May – Steiner Arvid Kvalø, fisher and politician (b. 1922)STKV Steiner Arvid Kvalø 20 May – Simon Flem Devold, columnist (b. 1927)http://www.smp.no/kultur/article10985504.ece Simon Flem Devold er død Solfrid Vartdal smp.no 21 May 2015 14 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180114073842/http://www.smp.no/kultur/article10985504.ece dead 23 May – Asbjørn Øksendal, writer (b. 1922)Asbjørn Øksendal er død Sande Bård 27 May 2015 Adresseavisen 44 no 23 May – Liv Marit Wedvik, country singer (b. 1970) 23 May – Carl Nesjar, painter and sculptor (b. 1920).Carl Nesjar Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Carl_Nesjar no 7 March 2024 26 May – Sverre Johan Juvik, politician (b. 1922)Sverre Juvik er død 30 May 2015 Sogn Avis 40 noSVJU Sverre Johan Juvik 27 May – Nils Christie, criminologist (b. 1928).Nils Christie Ragnvald Kalleberg Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Nils_Christie no 27 December 2024 29 May – Erling Bjørn, cross-country skier (b. 1931)Erling Bjørn Gotaas Thor 11 June 2015 Adresseavisen 52 no 29 May – Anders Lysne, educationalist (b. 1926)Anders Lysne Vannebo Einar 17 June 2015 Aftenposten 32 no 9 June – Fred Anton Maier, speed skater (b. 1938)Fred Anton Maier Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Fred_Anton_Maier no 18 June 2015 9 June – Finn Backer, Supreme Court justice (b. 1927)Finn Backer Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Finn_Backer no 14 July 2015 12 June – Tor Bjerkedal, professor of medicine (b. 1926)Tor Bjerkedal Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Tor_Bjerkedal no 18 June 2015 15 June – Alv Jakob Fostervoll, politician (b. 1922)ALFO Alv Jakob Fostervoll 15 June – Thorvald S. Sætersdal, anatomist (b. 1926)Minneord Helle Karen B. Greve Gottfried Lekven Jon Reed Rolf 8 July 2015 Bergens Tidende 41 no 17 June – Per Arne Bjerke, journalist (b. 1952)NRK programleder Per-Arne Bjerke er død Larsen-Vonstett Øystein 18 June 2015 VG http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/nrk/nrk-programleder-per-arne-bjerke-er-doed/a/23472834/ 18 June 2015 18 June – Fredrik Fasting Torgersen, convict and poet (b. 1934) 19 June – Per Ludvig Magnus, diplomat (b. 1945)Per Ludvig Magnus Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Per_Ludvig_Magnus no 2 July 2015 25 June – Nicolay Apollyon, composer (b. 1945, died in France)Nicolay Apollyon Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Nicolay_Apollyon no 21 November 2021 27 June – Knut Helle, historian (b. 1930)Knut Helle Bjørgo Narve 7 July 2015 Aftenposten 20 no 28 June – Eli-Marie Johnsen, textile artist (b. 1926, died in Sweden)Eli-Marie Johnsen Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Eli-Marie_Johnsen no 21 November 2021 29 June – Ivar Samset, forester (b. 1918)Ivar Samset Moen Hans-Olav Molteberg Egil Aalde Oluf 8 July 2015 Østlandets Blad 13 no 29 June – Helge Ole Bergesen, politician (b. 1949)Helge Ole Bergesen Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Helge_Ole_Bergesen no 2 July 2015 3 July – Odd Seim-Haugen, skiing official (b. 1937)7 July 2015 Norwegian News Agency Odd Seim-Haugen er død no 7 July – Johan Auranaune, politician (b. 1926)JOAU Johan Auranaune 8 July – Arne Kotte, footballer (b. 1935)http://www.t-a.no/sport/article11294487.ece Arne Kotte er død 8 July 2015 10 July 2015 Macedo, Lars Lilleby no Trønder-Avisa 9 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150709161155/http://www.t-a.no/sport/article11294487.ece dead 8 July – Helge Eide Knudsen, businessperson (b. 1933)Eide Knudsen har gått bort Bjørndal Dag Espeland Stian 10 July 2015 Bergensavisen 10 no 11 July – Svein Hatløy, architect (b. 1940)Svein Hatløy Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Svein_Hatløy no 21 November 2021 14 July – Gerd Gudding, musician (b. 1951)Svendsen, Kari, & Mette Krekling Lien. 2015. Nekrolog: Gerd Gudding. Aftenposten (July 22). 14 July – Gabriel Ålgård, politician (b. 1952)GA_AL Gabriel Ålgård 16 July – Roar Sundseth, major general (b. 1954) http://www.gd.no/nyheter/roar-sundseth-er-dod/s/5-18-125382 Roar Sundseth er død Myklebust, Aleksander Gudbrandsdølen Dagningen 2015-07-22 2015-07-23 no 18 July – Per Tønder, politician (b. 1911)En sterk skikkelse no 21 July – Olav Riste, historian (b. 1933)Dødsfall 24 July 2015 Budstikka 20 no 27 July – Sigmund Lillebjerka, composer (b. 1931)http://www.komponist.no/sigmund-lillebjerka-dode-27-juli/ Sigmund Lillebjerka er død 11 August 2015 Norwegian Society of Composers no 19 August 2015 28 July – Johan Arnt Wenaas, priest (b. 1941)Johan Arnt Wenaas Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Johan_Arnt_Wenaas no 11 August 2015 1 August – Kjell Haug, novelist (b. 1933)http://forfatterforeningen.no/artikkel/kjell-haug-er-dod#.VdRzIZdNRaw Kjell Haug er død 13 August 2015 Norwegian Authors' Union no 19 August 2015 9 August – Kåre Flokenes, translator (b. 1928)Kåre Flokenes Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Kåre_Flokenes no 21 November 2021 10 August – Knut Osnes, footballer and coach (b. 1922)http://www.nrk.no/magasin/kometen-fra-det-store-intet-1.12409991 Kometen frå det store "intet" 21 June 2015 Fossum, Rune Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation no 15 August 2015 12 August – Per Hjort Albertsen, composer (b. 1919)Per Hjort Albertsen Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Per_Hjort_Albertsen no 19 August 2015 13 August – Inger-Marie Kristensen, politician (b. 1932)INKR Inger-Marie Kristensen 18 August – Nils Bølset, diplomat (b. 1928)Nils Bølset Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Nils_B%C3%B8lset no 28 August 2015 19 August – Karl Nandrup Dahl, jurist (b. 1931)Karl Nandrup Dahl Kristiansen Gerd Gerd Kristiansen 27 August 2015 Dagsavisen 35 no 19 August – Ole Jacob Frich, politician (b. 1954)http://www.aftenposten.no/dodsfall/Nekrolog-Ole-Jacob-Frich-8140044.html Nekrolog: Ole Jacob Frich Aftenposten 20 August – Ingrid Mortensen, ceramicist (b. 1941)Ingrid Mortensen Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Ingrid_Mortensen no 21 November 2021 25 August – Francis Sejersted, historian (b. 1936)Francis Sejersted Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Francis_Sejersted no 21 December 2021 26 August – Arne Gunnarsjaa, architect (b. 1939)Arne Gunnarsjaa Grønvold Ulf 2 September 2015 Aftenposten 28 no 27 August – Trygve Sverre Stefanussen, politician (b. 1934)TRST Trygve Sverre Stefanussen 30 August – Natalia Strelchenko, pianist (b. 1976) 1 September – Stein Løvold, scouting leader (b. 1944)Stein Løvold Breivik Gunnar Døvik Jens Yngve Hanisch Nicolai Kiær Holter Dag Strøm 9 September 2015 Aftenposten 36 no 2 September – Tone Thiis Schjetne, sculptor (b. 1928)- Den siste av Vestfrontens og Katedralens store billedhuggere Sande Bård 9 September 2015 Adresseavisen 60 no 6 September – Thor-Erik Lundby, ice hockey player (b. 1937)Olympedia 7 September – Bjørn Simonnæs, architect (b. 1921)Bjørn Simonnæs Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Bjørn_Simonnæs no 21 November 2021 11 September – Knut Næss, footballer (b. 1927)Knut Næss https://web.archive.org/web/20160304220134/http://www.rbkmedia.no/statistikk/spiller.php?player_id=305 4 March 2016 no 23 September – Tor Arneberg, yacht racer (b. 1929, died in the US).Olympedia 25 September – Terje Gulbrandsen, footballer (b. 1944)Terje 'Gubben' Gulbrandsen er død https://web.archive.org/web/20150928132737/http://www.vif-fotball.no/news/article/1tiu4an5fe8vpzbiszzu42i97/title/terje-gubben-gulbrandsen-er-dod 2015-09-28 no 25 September – Morten Krogh, fencer and actor (b. 1948)http://www.fekting.nu/docs/MortenKrogh25sept2015.pdf Morten Krogh døde den 25. september no 27 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045434/http://www.fekting.nu/docs/MortenKrogh25sept2015.pdf 2016-03-04 dead 26 September – Sjur Hopperstad, politician (b. 1930)Sjur Hopperstad er død – blei 84 år gamal nnDeath announcement, Sogn Avis 29 September 2015 p. 20 27 September – Torgeir Stensrud, businessman (b. 1949)Torgeir Stensrud er død no 27 September – Odd Emil Blomdal, civil servant (b. 1927)http://www.aftenposten.no/dodsfall/Nekrolog-Odd-Emil-Blomdal-8187092.html Nekrolog: Odd Emil Blomdal Dahl, Arne Willy Arne Willy Dahl Aftenposten no 28 September – Knut Nordstoga, veterinarian (b. 1927)Knut Nordstoga Kvåle Oskar Udnes Helge Birkeland Reidar 14 October 2015 Aftenposten 36 no 28 September – Bjørn Myhre, archaeologist (b. 1938)Bjørn Myhre (1938–2015) 5 October 2015 Klassekampen 11 noMemorial page 30 September – Svein B. Manum, botanist (b. 1926)Svein Bendik Manum Bjørlykke Knut Helmer Fjellvåg 13 October 2015 Aftenposten 32 no 5 October – Gina Regland-Sigstad, cross-country skier (b. 1927).Olympedia 13 October – Arne Bust Mykle, puppeteer (b. 1937)http://www.nettavisen.no/kultur/arne-bust-mykle-er-dd/3423146831.html Arne Bust Mykle er død NTB Nettavisen 13 October 2015 13 October – Leif Mevik, diplomat (b. 1930)Leif Mevik Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Leif_Mevik no 4 January 2016 15 October – Magne Kristian Mælumshagen, politician (b. 1928)MAM_E Magne Kristian Mælumshagen 23 October – Roar Johansen, footballer (b. 1935)46403 Roar Johansen 24 October – Fredrik Grønvold, chemist (b. 1924)Fredrik Grønvold Stølen Svein Fjellvåg, Helmer Helmer Fjellvåg 3 November 2015 Aftenposten 24 no 29 October – Per Brunvand, newspaper editor (b. 1937)29 October 2015 Norwegian News Agency Redaktør Per Brunvand er død no Per Brunvand Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Per_Brunvand no 11 December 2015 3 November – Nils Nygaard, legal scholar (b. 1932)http://www.uib.no/jur/93718/minneord-om-nils-nygaard https://web.archive.org/web/20151208103141/http://www.uib.no/jur/93718/minneord-om-nils-nygaard dead 8 December 2015 Minneord om Nils Nygaard uib.no 4 November – Ole Knapp, politician (b. 1931)OLKN Ole Knapp 4 November – Kai Zahl, disability rights activist (b. 1932)Kai Zahl Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Kai_Zahl no 21 November 2021 5 November – Nora Brockstedt, singer (b. 1923)Nora Brockstedt Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Nora_Brockstedt no 11 November 2015 8 November – Wetle Holtan, playwright (b. 1970)Wetle Holtan er død Telemarksavisa 43 no 11 November 2015 Andresen, Marie E. 10 November – Erik Henriksen, investor (b. 1957)Erik Henriksen er død Dagens Næringsliv 27 no 12 November 2015 Kleppe, Mads Kvernen Laustsen, Eliese 11 November – Ole Sjølie, painter (b. 1923)Sande Bård 14 November 2015 Levde for kunsten Adresseavisen 58 no 17 November – Thorbjørn Rygh, designer (b. 1924)Thorbjørn Rygh Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Thorbjørn_Rygh no 2 July 2018 18 November – Bjørn Borgen, footballer (b. 1937)FFK-legenden Bjørn Borgen er død no 20 November – Ketil Vea, composer (b. 1932)Ketil Vea Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Ketil_Vea no 21 November 2021 25 November – Svein "Chrico" Christiansen, jazz drummer (b. 1941)R.I.P. Svein Christiansen no 27 November – Ragnhild Barland, politician (b. 1934)RB Ragnhild Barland 28 November – Inger Moen, linguist (b. 1940)Inger Moen Sirevåg Reidun etal 23 December 2015 Aftenposten 49 no 1 December – Arvid Eikevik, painter (b. 1935)Arvid Eikevik Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Arvid_Eikevik no 11 December 2015 2 December – Tor Skjånes, architect (b. 1923)Asplan Viaks gründer Tor Skjånes er død Norwegian News Agency no 2 December 2015Tor Skjånes Bjønness Hans Christie etal 5 December 2015 Aftenposten 49 no 2 December – Theodor Borchgrevink, civil servant (b. 1923)Theodor Borchgrevink til minne Haave Morten 24 December 2015 Budstikka 34 no 2 December – Ernst "Kruska" Larsen, runner (b. 1926)Ernst «Kruska» Larsen er død https://web.archive.org/web/20151206101834/http://www.adressa.no/100Sport/friidrett/article649287.snd 2015-12-06 no 4 December – Dag Skogheim, writer (b. 1928)Dag Skogheim er død https://web.archive.org/web/20151208090901/http://www.t-a.no/kultur/2015/12/04/Dag-Skogheim-er-d%C3%B8d-11886163.ece 2015-12-08 no 6 December – Jakob Rypdal, athlete (b. 1926)https://www.friidrett.no/nyheter/tresteg-jakob/ Tresteg Jakob Krakeli Bente 7 December 2015 Norwegian Athletics no 19 December 2015 6 December – Georg Smefjell, ice hockey player (b. 1937).Olympedia 16 December – Svein Bakke, footballer (b. 1953)16 December 2015 Norwegian News Agency Svein Bakke er død no 16 December – Jostein Eriksen, opera singer (b. 1926)Jostein Eriksen Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Jostein_Eriksen no 1 January 2016 18 December – Helge Solum Larsen, politician (b. 1969)Eriksen Nicolai 19 December 2015 Helge Solum Larsen er død http://www.dagbladet.no/2015/12/19/nyheter/innenriks/helge_solum_larsen/42465392/ Dagbladet 19 December 2015 no dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151221183246/http://www.dagbladet.no/2015/12/19/nyheter/innenriks/helge_solum_larsen/42465392/ 21 December 2015 18 December – Martin Jære, cross-country skier (b. 1920)http://opp.no/2015/12/sport/oppdals-forste-olympier-er-dod/ Oppdals første olympier er død - Opp 2016-01-01 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304135125/http://opp.no/2015/12/sport/oppdals-forste-olympier-er-dod/ dead 20 December – Kaare Norman Selvig, businessperson (b. 1918)Kaare N. Selvig Hoff Erik 16 January 2016 Aftenposten 27 no 24 December – Merete Wiger, author (b. 1921)Merete Wiger Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Merete_Wiger no 16 January 2016 24 December – Turid Birkeland, politician (b. 1962)Turid Birkeland Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Turid_Birkeland no 1 January 2016 25 December – Fredrik Kiil, physician (b. 1921)Fredrik Kiil Sejersted Ole M. 2 January 2016 Aftenposten 53 no etal 26 December – Tore Andersen, country musician (b. 1960)http://www.vg.no/rampelys/musikk/countryartisten-tore-andersen-er-doed/a/23586263/ Countryartisten Tore Andersen er død 26 December – Ståle Eskeland, legal scholar (b. 1943)Turid Birkeland Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Ståle_Eskeland no 1 January 2016 27 December – Stein Eriksen, alpine skier (b. 1927)Stein Eriksen Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Stein_Eriksen no 1 January 2016 28 December – Tone Nyhagen, dancer (b. 1963)Tone Nyhagen Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Tone_Nyhagen no 1 January 2016 28 December – Åge Nordkild, politician (b. 1951)http://nsr.no/blog/2016/01/08/til-minne-om-age-nordkild-1951-2015/ Til minne om Åge Nordkild (1951–2015) – NSR nsr.no dead https://web.archive.org/web/20200114071205/https://nsr.no/blog/2016/01/08/til-minne-om-age-nordkild-1951-2015/ 2020-01-14 See also 2015 in Norwegian music 2015 in Norwegian television References 3 2015 Category:2010s in Norway Category:Years of the 21st century in Norway