1995 in Norway

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Events in the year 1995 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch - Harald V
• Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour Party)

Events

• 1 January – The Draupner wave in the North Sea in Norway is detected, confirming the existence of rogue waves.
• 6 March - Brønnøysunds Avis launches the first online newspaper in Norway.
• Norsk Hydro merges its gas stations in Norway and Denmark with the Texaco, creating the joint venture HydroTexaco. The service station chain is sold in 2006 to Reitangruppen.
• Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.

Popular culture

Music

• 13 May – Norway wins Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Nocturne", performed by Secret Garden.

Film

Notable births

• 23 January - Marius Høibråten, footballer
• 5 February - Thomas Martinussen, footballer
• 12 February - Kent-Are Antonsen, footballer
• 13 February - Bård Finne, footballer
• 18 February - Caroline Graham Hansen, footballer
• 2 March - Mats Møller Dæhli, footballer
• 30 March - Anders Trondsen, footballer
• 7 April - Tiril Sjåstad Christiansen, freestyle skier.^[1]
• 11 April - Kamer Qaka, footballer
• 3 June - Mattias Nørstebø, ice hockey player
• 26 June - Simen Nordermoen, footballer
• 27 June - Eirik Gjen, artist
• 5 July - Daniel and Miguel Falcon Græsdal, accordionists and identical twins
• 10 July - Ada Hegerberg, footballer
• 8 August - Malin Reitan, singer
• 26 August
  • Herman Stengel, footballer
  • Sondre Tronstad, footballer
• 31 August - Celine Helgemo, singer and songwriter

Full date unknown

• Sebastian Warholm, actor

Notable deaths

Arnardo

• 6 February – Bjarne Henry Henriksen, politician (born 1904)
• 15 February – Frieda Dalen, educator (born 1895).^[2]
• 26 February – Kjell Thorbjørn Kristensen, politician (born 1927)
• 28 February – Ragnvald Mikal Andersen, politician (born 1899)
• 4 May – Arne Arnardo, circus performer and owner (born 1912).^[3]
• 16 May – Parelius Hjalmar Bang Berntsen, politician (born 1910)
• 24 May – Ole Borge, jurist and resistance member (born 1916)
• 26 May – Sigmund Skard, poet, essayist and professor of literature (born 1903)
• 30 May – Sunniva Hakestad Møller, politician (born 1907)
• 31 May – Ingrid Semmingsen, historian, first female professor of history in Norway (born 1910)
• 5 June – Olav Moen, politician (born 1909)
• 30 July – Pelle Christensen, actor and translator (born 1923)
• 28 September – Ottar Fjærvoll, politician (born 1914)
• 17 October – Gunvor Hofmo, writer and poet (born 1921)
• 18 October – Torrey Mosvold, shipping and industrial entrepreneur (born 1910)
• 7 November – Halvor Thorbjørn Hjertvik, politician (born 1914)
• 25 November – Leif Juster, comedian, singer and actor (born 1910).^[4]
• 3 December – Hans Aardal, politician (born 1921)
• 7 December – Benn John Valsø, bobsledder (born 1927)

Full date unknown

• Otto Chr. Bastiansen, physicist and chemist (born 1918)
• Peter Bastiansen, businessperson and politician (born 1912)
• Sigmund Mjelve, writer (born 1926)
• Inger Waage, industrial ceramacist (born 1923)

References

1. "FIS profile SJAASTAD CHRISTIANSEN Tiril". Retrieved 1 February 2013.
2. Vormeland, Oddvar. "Frieda Dalen". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
3. Jørgensen, Jørn-Kr. "Arne Arnardo". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
4. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken. "Leif Juster". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 November 2012.

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