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1999 in Norway
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Events in the year 1999 in Norway.
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- 1 February – The Coastal Party (Norwegian: 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.
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Notable births
- 11 January – Jeanette Hegg Duestad, sport shooter.[1]
- 8 February – Kristine Stavås Skistad, cross-country skier.[2]
- 9 February – Henny Reistad, handball player.[3]
- 16 February – Girl in Red (Marie Ulven), singer-songwriter.[4]
- 28 April – Silje Opseth, ski jumper.[5]
- 4 June – Aryan Tari, chess player.[6]
- 16 July – Frida Maanum, footballer.[7]
- 23 August – Jesper Pedersen, para-alpine skier.[8]
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Notable deaths
January
- 2 January – Aase Lionæs, politician (b.1907).[9]
- 4 January – Fredrik Mellbye, physician and chief medical officer (born 1917).[10]
- 12 January – Gerda Ring, actress (born 1891).[11]
- 19 January – Odd Vigestad, politician (b.1915).[12]
- 21 January – Magne Lystad, orienteering champion (b.1932).[13]
February
- 1 February – Martin Skaaren, politician (b.1905).[14]
- 8 February – Øistein Parmann, journalist and publisher (born 1921).[15]
- 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).[16]
- 26 February – Bjørn Wiik, physicist (b.1937)
March
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- 7 March
- Else Granheim, librarian and civil servant (born 1926).[17]
- Olav Hagesæther, bishop (born 1909).[18]
- 14 March
- Frithjof Jacobsen, diplomat (born 1914).[19]
- Marius Müller, rock musician (born 1958).[20]
- 16 March –
- Trygve Bull, politician (born 1905).[21]
- Åsta Holth, writer (born 1904).[22]
- 17 March – Elling Øvergård, sport shooter (born 1947).[23]
- 20 March – Grete Nash, ceramist (born 1939).[24]
- 24 March – Odd Sannes, sport shooter (born 1922).[25]
- 26 March
- Olle Johan Eriksen, politician (b.1923).[26]
- Nils O. Golten, politician (born 1936).[27]
- Eva Kolstad, politician and Minister (b.1918).[28]
- 27 March – Oskar Øksnes, politician (born 1921).[29]
- 28 March – Jens Book-Jenssen, popular singer, songwriter, revue artist, and theatre director (b.1910).[30]
- 29 March – Helmer Dahl, electrical engineer (born 1908).[31]
- 31 March – Curt James Haydn, bobsledder (born 1919).[32]
April
- 9 April – Ingolv Helland, politician (born 1906).[33]
- 13 April – Knut Hauge, writer (born 1911).[34]
- 14 April – Tor Bjerkmann, publisher (b. 1939).[35]
- 16 April – Osmund Faremo, politician (born 1921).[36]
- 27 April – Gunnar Brunvoll, impresario and opera administrator (b. 1924).[37]
May
- 4 May – Henry Tiller, boxer (born 1914).[38]
- 7 May – Randi Anda, politician (b.1898).[39]
- 9 May – Albert Henrik Mohn, journalist (born 1918).[40]
- 25 May – Lydolf Lind Meløy, politician (born 1908).[41]
- 31 May – Carl Viggo Manthey Lange, politician (b.1904).[42]
June
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- 5 June – Magne Kleiven, gymnast (born 1921).[43]
- 10 June – Ingrid Øvre Wiik, actress (born 1918).[44]
- 12 June – Ola Bauer, novelist and playwright (born 1943).[45]
- 16 June – Thor Lund, politician (b.1921).[46]
- 19 June – Karl J. Brommeland, politician (b.1913).[47]
- 22 June
- Petter Furberg, politician (b.1923).[48]
- Eva Scheer, journalist, literary critic, translator and author (b. 1915).[49]
- 25 June – Borghild Rud, illustrator (born 1910).[50]
July
- 4 July – Georg Johansen, gymnast (born 1924).[51]
- 12 July – Trond Øyen, violinist (born 1929).[52]
- 20 July – Kirsten Ohm, diplomat (born 1930).[53]
- 21 July – Arne Sletsjøe, violist (born 1916).[54]
- 23 July – Yngvar Barda, chess player (born 1935).[55]
- 26 July – Trygve Haavelmo, economist, awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (b.1911)
August
- 12 August – Olav Hummelvold, politician (born 1903).[56]
- 25 August – Jan Iversen, politician (b.1916).[57]
September
- 7 September – Bjarne Iversen, cross country skier and Olympic silver medallist (b.1912).[58]
- 13 September
- Erik Diesen, revue writer and radio and television personality (born 1922).[59]
- Ragnar Rygel, ice hockey player (born 1930).[60]
- 19 September – Kjell Kristiansen, footballer (born 1925).[61]
October
- 1 October – Thore Boye, diplomat (born 1912).[62]
- 5 October – Lars Breie, jurist, auditor and politician (b.1907).[63]
- 6 October – Randi Kolstad, actress (born 1925).[64]
- 9 October – Per Håland, newspaper editor (born 1919).[65]
- 20 October – Asbjørn Skarstein, diplomat (born 1922).[66]
- 24 October – Nicolai Johansen, sports official (born 1917).[67]
November
- 9 November – Hersleb Vogt, diplomat (born 1912).[68]
- 24 November – Per Hohle, writer (born 1918).[69]
- 25 November – Oddvar Berrefjord, jurist, politician and Minister (b.1918).[70]
December
- 8 December
- Bjarne Flem, politician (b.1914).[71]
- Kjell Moe, international footballer (b.1909)
- 11 December – Oddleif Fagerheim, politician (b.1911).[72]
- 21 December – Elsa Rastad Bråten, politician (b.1918).[73]
- 22 December – Per Aabel, comic actor (b.1902).[74]
- 23 December – Valter Gabrielsen, politician (b.1921).[75]
- 25 December – Arne Ileby, footballer (born 1913).[76]
- 26 December
- Wilhelm Aarek, philologist and educationalist (born 1907).[77]
- Ola Skjåk Bræk, banker, politician and Minister (b.1912).[78]
- 28 December – Dagmar Lahlum, resistance member and agent (born 1923).[79]
- 30 December – Kjølv Egeland, politician (b.1918).[80]
- 31 December
- Ferdinand Finne, artist (b.1910).[81]
- Johannes Seland, politician (b.1912).[82]
Full date unknown
- Erling Anger, civil servant (b.1909)
- Karl Olsen, civil servant (b.1910)
- Hans Skjervheim, philosopher (b.1926)
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References
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