1998 in Norway

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Events in the year 1998 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch - Harald V
• Prime Minister - Kjell Magne Bondevik (Christian Democratic Party)

Events

On October 8 the Gardermoen airport was opened

• 26 September - Christian Conservative Party merged with the New Future Coalition Party to form the Christian fundamentalist party Christian Unity Party.
• 7 October - Operations cease at Oslo Airport, Fornebu
• 8 October - The main airport serving Oslo is moved from the Fornebu airport to the all-new Gardermoen airport.

Popular culture

Film

Notable births

• 17 December - Martin Ødegaard, footballer

Notable deaths

Birger Ruud, ski jumper, Olympic Champion and World Champion

• 8 January – Audun Hetland, illustrator (born 1920).^[1]
• 26 January - Olaf Kortner, politician (b.1920)
• 28 January - Asbjørn Berg-Hansen, boxer (b.1912)
• 18 February - Rolv Ryssdal, judge (b.1914)
• 1 April - Anne Gullestad, actress and theatre director (b.1925)
• 3 April - Paul Svarstad, politician (b.1917)
• 8 June - Eva R. Finstad, politician (b.1933)
• 13 June - Birger Ruud, ski jumper, twice Olympic gold medallist and three time World Champion (b.1911)
• 17 June - Aage Eriksen, wrestler and Olympic silver medallist (b.1917)
• 28 June - Brita Collett Paus, humanitarian leader and founder of Fransiskushjelpen (b.1917)
• 9 July - Knut Bergsland, linguist (b.1914)
• 9 July – Halvor J. Sandsdalen, farmer, journalist, poet, novelist, playwright and children's writer (b. 1911).^[2]
• 18 July – Lars Mathias Hille Esmark, civil servant and business person in the tourist industry (born 1908).^[3]
• 19 July - Rune Nilsen, triple jumper (b.1923)
• 26 July – Olav Bø, folklorist (born 1918).^[4]
• 30 July - Axel Buch, politician (b.1930)
• 30 July - Laila Schou Nilsen, speed skater, alpine skier and tennis player (b.1919)
• 31 July - Erling Evensen, cross country skier and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1914)
• 23 August - Rolf Søder, actor (b.1918)
• 1 September - Eystein Bærug, politician (b.1923)
• 13 September - Trygve Moe, politician (b.1920)
• 16 September - John Systad, long-distance runner (b.1912)
• 1 October - Sjur Lindebrække, banker and politician (b.1909)
• 5 October - Arne Øien, economist, politician and Minister (b.1928)
• 13 October - Thomas Byberg, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist (b.1916)
• 27 October - Reidar Kvammen, international soccer player (b.1914)
• 2 November - Sverre Brodahl, Nordic skier and Olympic silver medallist (b.1909)
• 12 November - Bjørn Endreson, actor, stage producer and theatre director (b.1922)
• 15 November - Asbjørn Øye, politician (b.1902)
• 4 December - Egil Johansen, jazz drummer, teacher, composer and arranger (b.1934)
• 4 December – Lilli Gjerløw, archivist (b.1910).^[5]
• 10 December - Trygve Haugeland, politician and Minister (b.1914)
• 31 December - Erling Norvik, politician (b.1928)

Full date unknown

• Øystein Elgarøy, astronomer (b.1929)
• Yngvar Løchen, sociologist (b.1931)

References

1. Madsen, Alf H. "Audun Hetland". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
2. Aanderaa, Dag. "Halvor J Sandsdalen". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
3. Thon, Sverre. "Lars Mathias Hille Esmark". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
4. Espeland, Velle. "Olav Bø". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
5. Fæhn, Helge. "Lilli Gjerløw". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 November 2012.

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