1996 in Norway

none May 2020 1996 Events in the year 1996 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 – Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour Party) until 25 October, Thorbjørn Jagland (Labour Party) Events September 2010 no 15 January – Nordic Biker War – An explosive device is thrown at the headquarters of the Hells Angels hangaround club Screwdrivers MC in Hamar, Norway.Issues in Global Crime. Department of State publication. The Bureau. 1998. p. 78. 18 January – Nordic Biker War – The Customizers' clubhouse in Oslo is struck with a petrol bomb. 26 January – Nordic Biker War – Seven shots are fired at a car carrying several Outlaws members outside the Customizers' clubhouse in Alnabru, Oslo. 27 February – Arbeider-Avisa ceases publication. 10 March – Nordic Biker War – The Hells Angels carried out a twin attack on Bandidos members at Copenhagen Airport and Oslo Airport, Fornebu. 29 August – Operafjell Accident: Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashes into a mountain on Spitsbergen, an island in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, killing all 141 on board. 3 September – Hijacked Hemus Air Flight 7081 lands with 8 crew members at Oslo Airport, Gardermoen at 20:04 UTC+1. 21 September – Såner Station in Vestby, Norway closes. 25 October – Gro Harlem Brundtland resigns as Prime Minister of Norway for the third time. 25 October – Jagland's Cabinet was appointed. 30 October – Nordic Biker War – A car bomb explodes outside the Hells Angels headquarters in Oslo. 1 December – Popular culture September 2010 no Sports 19–24 February – The World Ski Orienteering Championships is held in Lillehammer. 23 March – Sportkanalen launches. 19 July–4 August – Norway at the 1996 Summer Olympics. 30 December – Sportkanalen closes. The ice hockey team Viking IK goes bankrupt after their 1996 season. Music 1996 in Norwegian music 18 May 18 – 1996 Eurovision Song Contest is hosted in Oslo. Norwegian entrant Elisabeth Andreassen finished in second place with the song "I evighet" and had 114 points. Eurovision 1996 Norway: Elisabeth Andreasson - "I evighet" https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/1996/norway 2026-07-15 Eurovisionworld en-gb Norwegian rock band Vagabond splits up due to the reformation of TNT. The September When splits up. Film Norwegian films of the 1990s#1996 Literature Øystein Lønn is awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize for Hva skal vi gjøre i dag og andre noveller.http://www.norden.org/en/nordic-council/nordic-council-prizes/nordisk-raads-litteraturpris/winners-of-the-nordic-council-literature-prize/1996 norden.org Nordic Council Literature Prize 27 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151127125821/http://www.norden.org/en/nordic-council/nordic-council-prizes/nordisk-raads-litteraturpris/winners-of-the-nordic-council-literature-prize/1996 17 November 2020 Vita Brevis: A Letter to St Augustine by Jostein Gaarder is published."Vita Brevis: A Letter to St Augustine | ISBNdb". isbndb.com. Retrieved 2025-04-11. Don't Look Back (no Se deg ikke tilbake!) by Karin Fossum is published. Brødre i blodet by Ingvar Ambjørnsen is published. Naïve. Super. by Erlend Loe is published. Melancholy II by Jon Fosse is published. Television 1996 in Norwegian television ZTV Norway closes down after an unsuccessful year. Notable births thumb | right | 100 px | Nora Foss al-Jabri 4 January – Lene Retzius, athleteOlympedia 8 January – Niklas Castro, footballer 22 January – André Sødlund, footballer 23 January – Varg Støvland, footballer.varg-ringdal-stovland/303252 Varg Støvland 2 September 2021 25 January – Lotte Miller, triathlete.Lotte Miller Olympedia https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/145681 3 August 2021 29 January – Nora Foss al-Jabri, singer 30 January – Kristian Østby, ice hockey player.Kristian Sjødahl Østby eurohockey.com https://www.eurohockey.com/player/538273-.html 2 September 2021 thumb |right |100 px | Karsten Warholm 7 February – Sondre Rossbach, footballer 13 February – Vebjørn Hoff, footballer 15 February – Per Kristian Bråtveit, footballer 15 February – Synne Jensen, footballer 19 February – Tore Navrestad, BMX riderOlympedia 19 February – Lars-Jørgen Salvesen, footballer 25 February – Jonathan Lindseth, footballer 26 February – Runar Espejord, footballer 26 February – Bjørn Inge Utvik, footballer 28 February – Karsten Warholm, athlete Olympedia 3 March – Tor André Skimmeland Aasheim, footballer 10 March – Aslak Fonn Witry, footballer 14 March – Moa Högdahl, handball player 20 March – Cecilie Fiskerstrand, footballer 21 March – Aurora Mikalsen, footballer 24 March – Karina Sævik, footballer.Karina Sævik Jan Holm Store norske leksikon Erik Bolstad Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Karina_Sævik no 5 April 2024 8 April – Sander Øverjordet, handball playerOlympedia 10 April – Fabian Wilkens Solheim, alpine skier 13 April – Kristoffer Halvorsen, cyclist 14 April – Rasmus Martinsen, footballer 14 April – Vajebah Sakor, footballer 19 April – Fredrik Michalsen, cross-country skier 22 April – Ivan Näsberg, footballer 24 April – Oda Maria Hove Bogstad, footballer 24 April – Henrik Furuseth, racing driver 1 May – Gustav Iden, triathleteOlympedia 3 May – Morten Konradsen, footballer 5 May – Morten Thorsby, footballer 11 May – Tobias Drevland Lund, politician.Lund, Tobias Drevland (1996-) https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=TOBLUN stortinget.no no 2 October 2021 18 May – Josefine Frida Pettersen, actress 23 May – Anna Bjørke Kallestad, handball player 28 May – Mathias Normann, footballer 29 May – Halvor Egner Granerud, ski jumper 30 May – Åse Kristin Ask Bakke, politician.Bakke, Åse Kristin Ask (1996-) https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=SEKBAK stortinget.no no 2 October 2021 thumb |right | 100 px | Aurora Aksnes 3 June – Elise Skinnehaugen, handball player 6 June – Kristoffer Madsen, cyclist 15 June – Aurora Aksnes, singer and songwriter 22 June – Kristian Sæverås, handball playerOlympedia 29 June – Kristin Lysdahl, alpine skierOlympedia 29 June – Alexandra Rotan, singer 3 July – Maria Hjertner, handball player 6 July – Sigrid Schjetne, murder victim (d. 2012) 12 July – Sverre Bjørkkjær, footballer 15 July – Iver Fossum, footballer 17 July – Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen, footballer 19 July – Sheriff Sinyan, footballer 21 July – Mikael Ingebrigtsen, footballer 21 July – Viljar Myhra, footballer 21 July – Markus Nakkim, footballer 23 July – Alexandra Andresen, heiress 23 July – Maria Mollestad, windsurferOlympedia 28 July – Rasmus Tiller, cyclist August 4 August – Moses Mawa, footballer 4 August – Mohamed Ofkir, footballer 6 August – Kristine Bjørdal Leine, footballer 8 August – Syver Wærsted, cyclist 13 August – Christian Bull, ice hockey player 13 August – Mattis Stenshagen, cross-country skier 30 August – Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen, footballer 31 August – Robin Pedersen, ski jumper thumb |right |100 px |Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold 5 September – Sigrid Raabe, singer and songwriter 14 September – Zymer Bytyqi, footballer (born in Belgium) 15 September – Fredrik Michalsen, footballer 17 September – Herman Kleppa, footballer 20 September – Mathias Skjold, cyclist 22 September – Bent Sørmo, footballer 23 September – Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, biathleteOlympedia 28 September – Erik Resell, racing cyclist 29 September Lotta Udnes Weng, cross-country skier Tiril Udnes Weng, cross-country skier thumb |right |100 px |Melanie Stokke thumb |right |100 px | Astrid S 1 October – Melanie Stokke, tennis player 9 October Henrik Christiansen, swimmer.Henrik Christiansen Olympedia https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/135349 2 September 2021 Tonje Haug Lerstad, handball player Sondre Ringen, ski jumper.Sondre Ringen fis-ski.com https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=JP&competitorid=204489 2 September 2021 10 October – Fredrik Flo, footballer 13 October – Jonathan Quarcoo, athlete 16 October – Ludvig Hoff, ice hockey playerOlympedia 20 October – Henrik Fagerli Rukke, speed skaterOlympedia 22 October – Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, cross-country skier.Johannes Høsflot Klæbo Olympedia https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/137724 2 September 2021 29 October – Astrid S, singer, songwriter and model 30 October – Vetle Langedahl, politician.Langedahl, Vetle (1996-) stortinget.no https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=VLA 2 September 2021 1 November – Alexander Betten Hansen, footballer 4 November – Adelén Steen, singer 9 November – Kevin Gulliksen, handball playerOlympedia 12 November – Sunniva Næs Andersen, handball player 24 November – Thea Louise Stjernesund, alpine skier 5 December – Solveig Skaugvoll Foss, politician 27 December – Timon Haugan, alpine skier 26 December – Erik Hægstad, mountain bikerOlympedia Full date missing Thea Sofie Loch Næss, actress Notable deaths January thumb |right|200 px |Kirsten Langbo in 1964 5 January – Knut Løfsnes, politician (born 1918).Knut Løfsnes Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Knut_Løfsnes no 8 January 2023 8 January – Olaf Knudson, politician (b. 1915)OLKD Olaf Knudson 13 January – Johannes Kvittingen, bacteriologist and resistance member (b. 1906) 15 January – Nils Jørgensen, fencer (b. 1911)Olympedia 18 January – Kirsten Langbo, children's writer, singer-songwriter, radio entertainer and puppeteer (b. 1909).Kirsten Langbo Norsk biografisk leksikon Karin Beate Vold Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo https://nbl.snl.no/Kirsten_Langbo Norwegian 1 August 2018 24 January – Sigurd Bratlie, church leader (b. 1905) 20 January – Bente Grønli, para-athlete (b. 1956) 25 January – Arnold Juklerød, activist (b. 1925) 25 January – Sigmund Gjesdal, politician (b. 1929)SIGJ Sigmund Gjesdal February thumb |right |150 px |Knut Blom 4 February – Sigmund Moren, author (b. 1913).Sigmund Moren Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://www.snl.no/Sigmund_Moren Norwegian 31 October 2020 6 February – Knut Blom, judge (b. 1916)Knut Blom Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Knut_Blom no 26 February 2024 13 February – Willy Arne Wold, politician (b. 1929)WIWO Willy Arne Wold March 1 March – Hårek Ludvig Hansen, politician (b. 1901)H_AHA Hårek Ludvig Hansen 1 March – Thorleif Vangen, cross-country skier (b. 1920)Olympedia 4 March – Knut Skaaluren, politician (b. 1916)KNSK Knut Skaaluren 11 March – Thorleif Olsen, footballer (b. 1921)Olympedia 14 March – Maj Sønstevold, Swedish composer (b. 1917) 19 March – Erik Egeland, journalist and art critic (b. 1921) 21 March – Sverre Sørsdal, boxer (b. 1900)Olympedia 27 March – Bjarne Vik, politician (b. 1916)BJVI Bjarne Vik 28 March – Jacob R. Kuhnle, newspaper editor (b. 1907) 30 March – Hjalmar Hvam, Nordic skier and inventor (b. 1902) April 2 April – Jens Henrik Nordlie, military officer (b.1910).Jens Henrik Nordlie Norsk biografisk leksikon Aslaug Moksnes Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Jens_Henrik_Nordlie/utdypning Norwegian 7 November 2012 10 April – Hans Beck, ski jumper (b. 1911)Olympedia 10 April – Gunnar Konsmo, speed skater (b. 1922)Olympedia 11 April – Trygve Brodahl, cross-country skier (b. 1904)Olympedia 11 April – Caspar Stephansen, civil servant (b. 1923) 16 April – Rolf Haugland, politician (b. 1925)ROHU Rolf Haugland 18 April – Richard August Riekeles, barrister (b. 1904) 23 April – Edvard Kaurin Barth, resistance member and zoologist (b.1913).Edvard K Barth Norsk biografisk leksikon Arne Semb-Johansson Arne Semb-Johansson Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Edvard_K_Barth/utdypning Norwegian 19 November 2012 23 April – Gunnar Henningsmoen, palaeontologist (b. 1919) 26 April – Anders Hauge, politician (b. 1903)ANHU Anders Hauge May thumb |right |150 px |Kirsten Sand 1 May – Arvid Johansen, politician (b. 1910)ARJN Arvid Johansen 5 May – Bjarne Hervik, politician (b. 1911)BJHR Bjarne Hervik 12 May – Kirsten Sand, architect (b. 1895) 20 May – Kristian Lien, politician (d. 1915)KRLI Kristian Lien June thumb |right |150 px |Victor Borg 11 June – Kari Berggrav, photographer (b. 1911) 15 June – Petra Mohn, politician (b. 1911)PEMH Petra Mohn 17 June – Erling Kaas, athlete (b. 1915, died in France)Olympedia 27 June – Victor Borg, physician and writer (b. 1916).Victor Borg Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://www.snl.no/Victor_Borg Norwegian 29 October 2020 28 June – Birger Breivik, politician (b. 1912)BIBR Birger Breivik 28 June – Ola Solum, film director (b. 1943) July 1 July – Einar Hovdhaugen, politician (b. 1908)EIHV Einar Hovdhaugen 2 July – Arvid Brodersen, sociologist (b. 1904).Arvid Brodersen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://www.snl.no/Arvid_Brodersen Norwegian 29 October 2020 2 July – Olaf Kolstad, businessman (b. 1920) 4 July – Stein Åros, politician (b. 1952)ST_AR Stein Åros 4 July – Magnhild Hagelia, politician (b. 1904)MAHA Magnhild Hagelia 13 July – Karen Simensen, figure skater (b. 1907)Olympedia 15 July – Hans Svendsgård, politician (b. 1937)HASG Hans Svendsgård 16 July – Jan Krogh Jensen, Danish mobster (b. 1958) 19 July – Sverre Wilberg, actor (b. 1929) 20 July – Bernt Østerkløft, Nordic combined skier (b. 1906)Olympedia 21 July – Inger Jacobsen, singer and actress (b. 1923) 23 July – Georg Lous Jr., barrister (b. 1916) 25 July – Nini Haslund Gleditsch, activist (b. 1908).Nini Haslund Gleditsch Kristin Natvig Aas Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://www.snl.no/Nini_Haslund_Gleditsch Norwegian 28 October 2020 26 July – Olav Totland, politician (b. 1904)OLTO Olav Totland August 1 August – Else Høst, literary historian (b. 1908) 5 August – Helge Kvamme, jurist and businessman (b. 1938) 20 August – Bjarne Øverhaug, journalist and politician (b. 1927) 22 August – Kjell Borgen, politician (b. 1939)KJBO Kjell Borgen 23 August – Sverre Holm, sociologist (b.1910).Sverre Holm Norsk biografisk leksikon Stein Bråten Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Sverre_Holm/utdypning_%E2%80%93_1 Norwegian 12 November 2012 23 August – Øivind Holmsen, footballer (b. 1912).Olympedia September thumb |right |150 px |Max Manus 3 September – Erling Christie, author (b. 1928) 4 September – Gunvor Blich, politician (b. 1908)GUBL Gunvor Blich 13 September – Thorvald Wilhelmsen, athlete (b. 1912) 14 September – Odin Hansen, politician (b. 1918)ODHN Odin Hansen 20 September – Max Manus, resistance member and memoirist (b. 1914) 25 September – Helge Jakobsen, politician (b. 1901)HEJK Helge Jakobsen 25 September – Arne Lie, civil servant and politician (b. 1927) 27 September – Johnny Larntvet, ice hockey player (b. 1916)Olympedia October thumb|right |150 px |Per Asplin 1 October – Carl Fredrik Engelstad, writer and theatre director (b. 1915).Carl Fredrik Engelstad Hans H. Skei Hans H. Skei Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://www.snl.no/Carl_Fredrik_Engelstad Norwegian 29 October 2020 9 October – Per Asplin, actor (b. 1928) 11 October – Rolf Wideröe, physicist (b. 1902) 11 October – Lasse Glomm, film director (b. 1944) 15 October – Leo Eitinger, psychiatrist, author and educator (b. 1912) 16 October – Einar Johansen, engineer and resistance member (b. 1915) 25 October – Eva Lund Haugen, author and editor (b. 1907) 25 October – Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen, first person born and raised in South Georgia (b. 1913) 27 October – Kaare Melhuus, politician (b. 1915)KAML Kaare Melhuus November 2 November – Egil Eriksen, educator and politician (b. 1909)EGER Egil Johan Marius Eriksen 3 November – Martin Siem, businessman and resistance member (b. 1915).Martin Siem Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://www.snl.no/Martin_Siem Norwegian 31 October 2020 4 November – Kjetil Mårdalen, Nordic combined skier (b. 1925)Olympedia 5 November – Arne Hendriksen, ceramicist and opera singer (b. 1911) 7 November – Sverre Kolterud, Nordic combined skier (b. 1908)Olympedia 13 November – Katja Medbøe actress (b. 1945)Katja Medbøe Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Katja_Medbøe Norwegian 28 January 2022 20 November – Jens Boyesen, diplomat and politician (b.1920).Jens Boyesen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Jens_Boyesen Norwegian 31 October 2020 23 November – Torstein Olav Kuvaas, politician (b. 1908)TOKU Torstein Olav Kuvaas 23 November – Annar Poulsson, businessman (b. 1911) 29 November – Olav Hestenes, barrister (b. 1930).Olav Hestenes Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://www.snl.no/Olav_Hestenes Norwegian 29 October 2020 December 5 December – Adolf Bredo Stabell, diplomat (b. 1908) 5 December – John Engh, architect (b. 1915)John Engh Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/John_Engh no 26 February 2024 11 December – Kirsten Myklevoll, politician (b. 1928)KIMY Kirsten Myklevoll 14 December – Jan Didriksen, jurist and businessman (b. 1917).Jan Lauritz Didriksen Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://www.snl.no/Jan_Lauritz_Didriksen Norwegian 29 October 2020 24 December – Carsten Boysen, architect (b. 1906)Carsten Boysen Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Carsten_Boysen no 26 February 2024 25 December – Olav Tendeland, barrister and sports administrator (b. 1904) 29 December – Johan Trandem, athlete (b. 1899)Olympedia 30 December – Erik Heiberg, sailor (b. 1916)Olympedia Full date missing Jan Greve, psychiatrist (b. 1907) Kjell Henriksen, scientist (b.1938) Jac Jacobsen, designer (b. 1901)Jac Jacobsen Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Jac_Jacobsen no 26 February 2024 Gudmund Seland, resistance member and newspaper editor (b. 1907) See also Norway History Lists References External links 1996