1991 in Norway

none November 2023 1991 Events in the year 1991 in Norway. Incumbents Monarch: Olav V (until January 17),Olav 5. Tore Rem Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Olav_5. no 30 March 2026 then 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 Regent: Harald (until January 17) Prime Minister: Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour Party) Events thumb|150px|right|Olav V of Norway 17 January – Olav V, King of Norway dies 3 September – The siblings Aase Helene and Arne Odvar Nordby, aged 78 and 74, were murdered and then were robbed in their home in Tistedalen. Vadseth Hans Christian https://web.retriever-info.com/services/archive.html?method=displayPDF&documentId=05501619910916AR00700&serviceId=2 Intens drapsjakt Verdens Gang 26 September 1991 Oslo 19 April 2013Kåre Hunstad & Harald Haave: Drapene i Tistedal (Oslo, 1993) p. 13 Rjukanbanen railway line closes (opened in 1909). Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country. Popular culture September 2010 Sports The World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 1991 are held in Geilo and Hemsedal. Music 1991 in Norway was important because it was the year in which Norwegian music, particularly rock and pop, made a commercial breakthrough. This was due to the introduction of a new black metal genre. Fortunately, as well as being the year in which there were important achievements in both folk and jazz genres all music genres were all helped along by both domestic awards as well as their having been included in international forums1991 in Norwegian music Film Norwegian films of the 1990s#1991 Literature Notable births thumb |right |150 px |Nora Mørk thumb |right |150 px |Mari Holm Lønseth 12 January – Sondre Nordstad Moen, long-distance runner.Sondre Nordstad Moen Olympedia https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/135341 11 August 2021 12 February – Ragnhild Haga, cross-country skier.Ragnhild Haga Rolf Bryhn Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ragnhild_Haga no 7 January 2023 15 February – Kari Brattset, handball player.http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/women/2018-19/player/560077/Kari+Skaar+Brattset Kari Skaar Brattset eurohandball.com Norwegian 27 May 2019 27 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190527184333/http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/women/2018-19/player/560077/Kari%2BSkaar%2BBrattset dead 17 March – Øystein Mathisen, politician.Mathisen, Øystein (1991-) https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=YSTMAT stortinget.no no 5 October 2021 4 April – Martine Ek Hagen, cross-country skier.Martine Ek HAGEN fis-ski.com https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=CC&competitorid=146996 16 November 2022 5 April – Nora Mørk, handball player.http://www.handball.no/Lprofiler.asp?LagId=6014&ProfilId=48686 Landslagsprofiler – Nora Mørk Norges Håndballforbund Norwegian 2 May 2015 5 April – Thea Mørk, handball player. 29 June – Helene Næss, competitive sailor.Helene Næss Olympedia https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/145675 2 August 2021 13 July – Sebastian Foss Solevåg, alpine skier.Sebastian Foss Solevåg Olympedia https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/128183 25 March 2023 25 July – Amanda Kurtović, handball player.http://www.handball.no/Lprofiler.asp?LagId=6014&ProfilId=54277 Landslagsprofiler – Amanda Kurtović Norges Håndballforbund Norwegian 5 May 2015 29 August – Mari Holm Lønseth, politician.Mari Holm Lønseth Knut Are Tvedt Knut Are Tvedt Store norske leksikon Erik Bolstad Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Mari_Holm_Lønseth no 6 January 2025 25 September – Stine Bredal Oftedal, handball player.http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/women/2018-19/player/530479/Stine+Bredal+Oftedal Stine Bredal Oftedal eurohandball.com Norwegian 27 May 2019 27 May 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190527184102/http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/women/2018-19/player/530479/Stine%2BBredal%2BOftedal dead 19 November – Ingvild Wetrhus Thorsvik, politician.Thorsvik, Ingvild Wetrhus (1991-) https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=INGTHO stortinget.no no 2 October 2021 31 December – Sandra Bruflot, politician.Bruflot, Sandra (1991-) https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=SAB stortinget.no no 2 October 2021 Notable deaths January to March thumb|150 px|Ingebrigt Davik thumb |right |150 px |O. 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Gundersen 12 January – Kåre Berven Fjeldsaa, ceramics designer (born 1918) 17 January Olav V of Norway, King of Norway (born 1903) Alf Sanengen, resistance member, chemist, research administrator (born 1913)Alf Sanengen Magne Skodvin Magne Skodvin Store norske leksikon Godal Anne Marit Anne Marit Godal Norsk nettleksikon Oslo http://snl.no/Alf_Sanengen Norwegian 5 September 2012 22 January – Arnholdt Kongsgård, ski jumper (born 1914) 23 January – Ole Peder Arvesen, engineer and mathematician (born 1895).Ole Peder Arvesen Store norske leksikon Erik Bolstad Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ole_Peder_Arvesen no 7 January 2025 25 January – Per Gjelten, Nordic skier (born 1927).https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gj/per-gjelten-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418034857/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gj/per-gjelten-1.html dead 18 April 2020 Per Gjelten Sports Reference LLC SR/Olympic Sports 5 November 2013 29 January – Ingebrigt Davik, singer and songwriter (born 1925).Ingebrigt Davik Gaute Losnegård Store norske leksikon Erik Bolstad Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Ingebrigt_Davik no 6 January 2025 31 January – Einar Hildrum, landscape architect and magazine editor (born 1902)Einar Hildrum Norsk biografisk leksikon Gudmund Balvoll Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Einar_Hildrum/utdypning Norwegian 1 March 2010 Åge Rønning, writer and journalist (born 1925).Åge Rønning Erik Bolstad Store norske leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo https://snl.no/Åge_Rønning Norwegian 18 August 2019 5 February Torgeir Andersen, politician (born 1916) Tora Øyna, politician (born 1898) 7 February – Arne Randers Heen, mountain climber (born 1905).Arne Randers Heen Norsk biografisk leksikon Matti Goksøyr Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo http://nbl.snl.no/Arne_Randers_Heen/utdypning Norwegian 5 November 2013 21 February – Oscar Christian Gundersen, politician (born 1908) 25 February – Sverre Hansen, long jumper (born 1899) April to June thumb |right |150 px |Harald L. Tveterås 8 April – Pelle "Dead" Ohlin, vocalist (born 1969) 10 April – Otto Berg, long jumper (born 1906) 11 April – Dag Ramsøy Bryn, diplomat and politician (born 1909) 17 April – Gulborg Nygaard, politician (born 1902) 21 April – Andreas Frivåg, politician (born 1925) 24 April – Haakon Tranberg, sprinter (born 1917) 2 May – Jens Haugland, politician (born 1910) 3 May – Sverre Heiberg, photographer (born 1912).Sverre Heiberg Norsk biografisk leksikon Hanne Holm-Johnsen Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Sverre_Heiberg/utdypning Norwegian 11 April 2013 17 May – Lars L'Abée-Lund, police (born 1910).Lars L'Abée-Lund Norsk biografisk leksikon Jørn-Kr. Jørgensen Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Lars_L'Abée-Lund/utdypning Norwegian 3 November 2012 https://archive.today/20130112181316/http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Lars_L'Ab%C3%A9e-Lund/utdypning 2013-01-12 dead 10 June – Anders Sæterøy, politician (born 1901) 30 June – Harald L. Tveterås, librarian (born 1904).Harald L. Tveterås Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Harald_L._Tveterås no 21 December 2024 July to September thumb|150 px|Aase Bye 10 July – Aase Bye, actress (born 1904) 25 July – Per Almaas, politician (born 1898) 28 July – Lars Tangvik, politician (born 1902) 2 August – Alf Martin Bjørnø, politician (born 1923) 3 August – Olaf Aarvold, priest and politician (born 1899) 6 August – Georg Krog, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist (born 1915) 24 August – Åge Ramberg, politician (born 1921) 7 September – Haakon Pedersen, speed skater (born 1906) 8 September – Odd Bull, air force officer, Chief of Air Staff (born 1907) October to December thumb|150 px|Sigri Welhaven 17 October – Håkon Johnsen, politician (born 1914) 18 October – Gunnar Sønstevold, composer (born 1912)Gunnar Sønstevold Norsk biografisk leksikon Arvid O Vollsnes Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Gunnar_Sønstevold/utdypning Norwegian 5 September 2012 29 October – Johan Støa, multi-sportsman (born 1900) 3 November – Finn Alnæs, novelist (born 1932).Finn Alnæs Norsk biografisk leksikon Øystein Rottem Øystein Rottem Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Finn_Alnæs/utdypning Norwegian 17 February 2015 20 November – Kåre Kivijärvi, photographer (born 1938) 15 December – Reidar Andersen, ski jumper (born 1911) 20 December – Sigri Welhaven, sculptor (born 1894).Sigri Welhaven Mats Linder Store norske leksikon Erik Bolstad Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Sigri_Welhaven no 6 January 2025 27 December – Arne Holst, bobsledder (born 1904) 31 December – Elise Fliflet, politician (born 1893) Full date unknown Eigil Gullvåg, newspaper editor and politician (born 1921) Olav Harald Jensen, economist (born 1917) Selmer Nilsen, fisherman who spied for the KGB (born 1931) See also Norway History Lists References External links 1991