1999 in Norway

none June 2020 Events in the year 1999 in Norway. 1999 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 – Kjell Magne Bondevik (Christian Democratic Party) Events September 2010 thumb|200px|The MS Sleipner disaster 1 February – The Coastal Party (no Kystpartiet) is founded. 23 April – Arve Beheim Karlsen drowns in Sogndalselva 30 September – Metropol TV starts broadcasting. 26 November – The boat MS Sleipner collided with a rock in the notorious part of the North Sea called "Sletta", just north of the town of Haugesund. The ship sank and 16 of the people on board died. Saga Petroleum, Norway's third largest petroleum company, is acquired by Norsk Hydro. Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country. Popular culture September 2010 Sports Music 1999 in Norwegian music Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 Film Norwegian films of the 1990s#1999 Literature Television 1999 in Norwegian television Notable births thumb|right|100px|Girl in Red 11 January – Jeanette Hegg Duestad, sport shooter.Jeanette Hegg Duestad Olympedia https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/145679 13 September 2021 8 February – Kristine Stavås Skistad, cross-country skier.Kristine Stavaas SKISTAD fis-ski.com https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?competitorid=206182&sector=CC 16 January 2023 9 February – Henny Reistad, handball player.Henny Reistad Thomas Aune Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Henny_Reistad no 15 January 2023 16 February – Girl in Red (Marie Ulven), singer-songwriter.Girl in Red Øyvind Holen Øyvind Holen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Girl_in_Red no 15 January 2023 28 April – Silje Opseth, ski jumper.Silje Opseth Olympedia https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/137751 15 January 2023 4 June – Aryan Tari, chess player.Aryan Tari Håkon Martol Briseid Sheila Stanford Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Aryan_Tari no 15 January 2023 16 July – Frida Maanum, footballer.Frida Maanum Jan Holm Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Frida_Maanum no 15 January 2023 23 August – Jesper Saltvik Pedersen, para-alpine skier.Jesper Saltvik Pedersen Magne Bolme Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Jesper_Saltvik_Pedersen no 16 January 2023 24 December – Maksim Guttormsen Råskhof, politician.MAKRSK Maksim Guttormsen Råskhof Notable deaths January thumb |right |100 px | Gerda Ring 2 January – Aase Lionæs, politician (b.1907).Aase Wind Lionæs Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Aase_Wind_Lionæs no 17 January 2023 4 January – Fredrik Mellbye, physician and chief medical officer (born 1917).Fredrik Mellbye Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Fredrik_Mellbye no 16 January 2023 12 January – Gerda Ring, actress (born 1891).Gerda Ring Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Gerda_Ring no 16 January 2023 19 January – Odd Vigestad, politician (b.1915).Vigestad, Odd (1915-1999) stortinget.no https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=ODVI no 17 January 2023 21 January – Magne Lystad, orienteering champion (b.1932).Magne Lystad Rolf Bryhn Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Magne_Lystad no 17 January 2023 February 1 February – Martin Skaaren, politician (b.1905).Skaaren, Martin (1905-1999) stortinget.no https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=MASN no 17 January 2023 8 February – Øistein Parmann, journalist and publisher (born 1921).Øistein Parmann Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Øistein_Parmann no 16 January 2023 9 February – Bernhard Paus, orthopedic surgeon and Grand Master of the Norwegian Order of Freemasons (b.1910) 10 February – Birger Leirud, high jumper (b.1924) 13 February – Kåre Hovda, biathlete (b.1944).Kåre Hovda Olympedia https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/87176 17 January 2023 26 February – Bjørn Wiik, physicist (b.1937) March thumb |right |100 px | Else Granheim thumb |right |100 px |Marius Müller thumb |right |100 px | Jens Book-Jenssen 7 March Else Granheim, librarian and civil servant (born 1926).Else Granheim Norsk biografisk leksikon Sissel Nilsen Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo https://nbl.snl.no/Else_Granheim Norwegian 8 June 2019 Olav Hagesæther, bishop (born 1909).Olav Hagesæther Hallgeir Elstad Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Olav_Hagesæther no 16 January 2023 14 March Frithjof Jacobsen, diplomat (born 1914).Frithjof Halfdan Jacobsen Tim Greve Tim Greve Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Frithjof_Halfdan_Jacobsen no 15 January 2023 Marius Müller, rock musician (born 1958).Marius Müller Jon Vidar Bergan Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Marius_Müller no 16 January 2023 16 March – Trygve Bull, politician (born 1905).Trygve Friis Bull Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Trygve_Friis_Bull no 17 January 2023 Åsta Holth, writer (born 1904).Åsta Holth Randi Brenden Ingvild Christine Herzog Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Åsta_Holth no 15 January 2023 17 March – Elling Øvergård, sport shooter (born 1947).Elling Øvergård Olympedia https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/43569 18 January 2023 20 March – Grete Nash, ceramist (born 1939).Grete Helland-Hansen Nash Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Grete_Helland-Hansen_Nash no 22 January 2023 24 March – Odd Sannes, sport shooter (born 1922).Odd Sannes Olympedia https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/43545 19 January 2023 26 March Olle Johan Eriksen, politician (b.1923).Eriksen, Olle Johan (1923-1999) stortinget.no https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=OLER no 17 January 2023 Nils O. Golten, politician (born 1936).Golten, Nils O. (1936-1999) stortinget.no https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=NIGO no 17 January 2023 Eva Kolstad, politician and Minister (b.1918).Eva Kolstad Marit Dalen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Eva_Kolstad no 17 January 2023 27 March – Oskar Øksnes, politician (born 1921).Øksnes, Oskar (1921-1999) stortinget.no https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=OS_OK no 18 January 2023 28 March – Jens Book-Jenssen, popular singer, songwriter, revue artist, and theatre director (b.1910).Jens Book-Jenssen Lillian Bikset Sverre Olav Lundal Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Jens_Book-Jenssen no 17 January 2023 29 March – Helmer Dahl, electrical engineer (born 1908).Helmer Dahl Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Helmer_Dahl no 16 January 2023 31 March – Curt James Haydn, bobsledder (born 1919).James Hayden Olympedia https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/86526 18 January 2023 April 9 April – Ingolv Helland, politician (born 1906).Helland, Ingolv (1906-1999) stortinget.no https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=INHE no 17 January 2023 13 April – Knut Hauge, writer (born 1911).Knut Hauge Aud Søyland Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Knut_Hauge no 15 January 2023 14 April – Tor Bjerkmann, publisher (b. 1939).Tor Bjerkmann Norsk biografisk leksikon Egil Tveterås Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo http://nbl.snl.no/Tor_Bjerkmann/utdypning Norwegian 24 January 2015 16 April – Osmund Faremo, politician (born 1921).Osmund Faremo Vibeke Lauritzen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Osmund_Faremo no 17 January 2023 27 April – Gunnar Brunvoll, impresario and opera administrator (b. 1924).Gunnar Brunvoll Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Gunnar_Brunvoll no 17 January 2023 May 4 May – Henry Tiller, boxer (born 1914).Henry Tiller Olympedia https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/4864 17 January 2023 7 May – Randi Anda, politician (b.1898).Anda, Randi (1898-1999) stortinget.no https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=RAAN no 17 January 2023 9 May – Albert Henrik Mohn, journalist (born 1918).Albert Henrik Mohn Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Albert_Henrik_Mohn no 17 January 2023 25 May – Lydolf Lind Meløy, politician (born 1908).Lydolf Lind Meløy Jon Grepstad Jon Grepstad Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Lydolf_Lind_Meløy no 20 January 2023 31 May – Carl Viggo Manthey Lange, politician (b.1904).Lange, Carl Viggo Manthey (1904-1999) stortinget.no https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=CALA no 17 January 2023 June thumb |right |100 px | Eva Scheer 5 June – Magne Kleiven, gymnast (born 1921).Magne Kleiven Olympedia https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/30809 18 January 2023 10 June – Ingrid Øvre Wiik, actress (born 1918).Ingrid Øvre Wiik sceneweb.no https://sceneweb.no/nb/artist/21259/Ingrid_%C3%98vre_Wiik-1918-6-23 no 18 January 2023 12 June – Ola Bauer, novelist and playwright (born 1943).Ola Bauer Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ola_Bauer no 15 January 2023 16 June – Thor Lund, politician (b.1921).Lund, Thor (1921-1999) stortinget.no https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=THLU no 17 January 2023 19 June – Karl J. Brommeland, politician (b.1913).Brommeland, Karl J. (1913-1999) stortinget.no https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=KABM no 17 January 2023 22 June Petter Furberg, politician (b.1923).Furberg, Petter (1923-1999) stortinget.no https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=PEFU no 17 January 2023 Eva Scheer, journalist, literary critic, translator and author (b. 1915).Eva Scheer Åsmund Borgen Gjerde Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Eva_Scheer Norwegian 19 August 2018 25 June – Borghild Rud, illustrator (born 1910).Borghild Rud Katrine Kalleklev Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Borghild_Rud Norwegian 20 November 2020 July thumb |right |100 px | Trygve Haavelmo 4 July – Georg Johansen, gymnast (born 1924).Georg Johansen Olympedia https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/30803 16 January 2023 12 July – Trond Øyen, violinist (born 1929).Trond Øyen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Trond_Øyen no 15 January 2023 20 July – Kirsten Ohm, diplomat (born 1930).Kirsten Ohm Jon Bech Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Kirsten_Ohm no 16 January 2023 21 July – Arne Sletsjøe, violist (born 1916).Arne Sletsjøe Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Arne_Sletsjøe no 15 January 2023 23 July – Yngvar Barda, chess player (born 1935).Yngvar Barda chessgames.com https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=30327 16 January 2023 26 July – Trygve Haavelmo, economist, awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (b.1911) August 12 August – Olav Hummelvold, politician (born 1903).Hummelvold, Olav (1903-1999) stortinget.no https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=OLHE no 16 January 2023 25 August – Jan Iversen, politician (b.1916).Iversen, Jan (1916-1999) stortinget.no https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=JAIV no 17 January 2023 September 7 September – Bjarne Iversen, cross country skier and Olympic silver medallist (b.1912).Bjarne Iversen Olympedia https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/87408 19 January 2023 13 September Erik Diesen, revue writer and radio and television personality (born 1922).Erik Diesen Øyvind Holen Øyvind Holen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Erik_Diesen no 23 March 2023 Ragnar Rygel, ice hockey player (born 1930).Ragnar Rygel Olympedia https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/97032 24 January 2023 19 September – Kjell Kristiansen, footballer (born 1925).Kjell Kristiansen Ole Petter Pedersen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Kjell_Kristiansen no 16 January 2023 October 1 October – Thore Boye, diplomat (born 1912).Thore Albert Boye Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Thore_Albert_Boye no 17 January 2023 5 October – Lars Breie, jurist, auditor and politician (b.1907).Breie, Lars (1907-1999) stortinget.no https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=LABR no 17 January 2023 6 October – Randi Kolstad, actress (born 1925).Randi Kolstad Borch Trond Olav Svendsen Lillian Bikset Bent Kvalvik Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Randi_Kolstad_Borch no 17 January 2023 9 October – Per Håland, newspaper editor (born 1919).Per Håland Olav Garvik Ottar Grepstad Ottar Grepstad Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Per_Håland no 21 January 2023 20 October – Asbjørn Skarstein, diplomat (born 1922).Tim Greve Tim Greve Asbjørn Skarstein Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Asbjørn_Skarstein no 20 January 2023 24 October – Nicolai Johansen, sports official (born 1917).Nicolai Johansen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Nicolai_Johansen no 20 January 2023 November 9 November – Hersleb Vogt, diplomat (born 1912).Tim Greve Tim Greve Hersleb Vogt Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Hersleb_Vogt no 20 January 2023 24 November – Per Hohle, writer (born 1918).Per Hohle Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Per_Hohle no 15 January 2023 25 November – Oddvar Berrefjord, jurist, politician and Minister (b.1918).Berrefjord, Oddvar (1918-1999) stortinget.no https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=ODBE no 17 January 2023 December thumb |right |100 px | Per Aabel thumb |right |100 px | Dagmar Lahlum 8 December Bjarne Flem, politician (b.1914).Flem, Bjarne (1914-1999) stortinget.no https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=BJFL no 17 January 2023 Kjell Moe, international footballer (b.1909) 11 December – Oddleif Fagerheim, politician (b.1911).Fagerheim, Oddleif (1911-1999) stortinget.no https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=ODFA no 17 January 2023 21 December – Elsa Rastad Bråten, politician (b.1918).Bråten, Elsa Rastad (1918-1999) stortinget.no https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=ELB%c3%85 no 17 January 2023 22 December – Per Aabel, comic actor (b.1902).Per Aabel Svend Erik Løken Larsen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Per_Aabel no 20 January 2023 23 December – Valter Gabrielsen, politician (b.1921).Gabrielsen, Valter (1921-1999) stortinget.no https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=VAGA no 17 January 2023 25 December – Arne Ileby, footballer (born 1913).Arne Ileby Olympedia https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/700556 19 January 2023 26 December Wilhelm Aarek, philologist and educationalist (born 1907).Wilhelm Aarek Olaf Larsen http://www.uia.no/no/portaler/om_universitetet/organisasjonen/seniorsentrene/historie/mineord_om_wilhelm_aarek uia.no 24 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110724185609/http://www.uia.no/no/portaler/om_universitetet/organisasjonen/seniorsentrene/historie/mineord_om_wilhelm_aarek no 20 January 2023 Ola Skjåk Bræk, banker, politician and Minister (b.1912).Bræk, Ola Skjåk (1912-1999) stortinget.no https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=OLB%c3%86 no 17 January 2023 28 December – Dagmar Lahlum, resistance member and agent (born 1923).Dagmar Lahlum Kristin Hatledal Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Dagmar_Lahlum no 15 January 2023 30 December – Kjølv Egeland, politician (b.1918).Kjølv Egeland Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Kjølv_Egeland no 20 January 2023 31 December Ferdinand Finne, artist (b.1910).Ferdinand Finne Norsk biografisk leksikon Ole Rikard Høisæther Knut Helle Knut Helle Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Ferdinand_Finne/utdypning Norwegian 3 November 2012 Johannes Seland, politician (b.1912).Seland, Johannes (1912-1999) stortinget.no https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=JOSE no 17 January 2023 Full date unknown Erling Anger, civil servant (b.1909) Karl Olsen, civil servant (b.1910) Hans Skjervheim, philosopher (b.1926) See also Norway History Lists References External links 1999 Norway