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Events in the year 2009 in Norway.
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January
- 1 January:
- Same-sex marriage became legal in Norway when a gender neutral marriage bill was enacted after being passed by the Norwegian legislature in June 2008.[1][2] Norway became the first Scandinavian country and the sixth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.
- A new Norwegian prostitution law (Sexkjøpsloven) bans the buying of sexual favours rather than selling (the client commits a crime, but not the prostitute).
February
March
- 10 March – Varg Vikernes is released on parole having served almost 16 years of a 21 years (life) sentence for murder.[3]
April
May
June
July
- 31 July – Full City oil spill: the Panama-flagged bulk carrier, Full City, operated by COSCO, experienced engine failure and ran aground near Langesund, Telemark, Norway during a storm, spilling 200 tons of heavy bunker fuel oil in a sensitive wildlife area.[4]
August
September
- 14 September – The 2009 Parliamentary election takes place. Although the opposition received more votes, the governing Red-Green Coalition obtained more seats in parliament. This allowed Jens Stoltenberg to continue as prime minister.[5]
October
November
December
- 9 December – The Norwegian spiral anomaly initially shook thousands of witnesses in Northern Norway, as well as people across the globe, when what was later explained as a misfired Russian missile caused a spectacular light formation in the sky. The phenomenon was observed in the dark morning sky from Trøndelag through Finnmark.[6]
- 10 December – The 2009 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to U.S. President Barack Obama in Oslo.
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Popular culture
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Music
- 16 May – Norway wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song Fairytale performed by Alexander Rybak, with a record-breaking 387 points.
Sports
- 29 January – Norway wins the ninth place match at the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship, having been eliminated in the main round.
- Norway win the European Women's U-19 Handball Championship.
- Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal wins two gold medals at the 2009 European Athletics Junior Championships.
- 9 July – Thor Hushovd wins Stage 6 of the 2009 Tour de France, and eventually wins the green jersey.
- 18 July – Christina Vukicevic wins Norway's only gold medal at the 2009 European Athletics U23 Championships, in the 100 metres hurdles.
- 1 August – At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, Ingvild Snildal wins her only World Championship medal, a bronze in the 50 metre butterfly.
- 21 August – At the 2009 World Championships in Athletics, Trond Nymark finishes second in the 50 kilometres walk, later upgraded to a gold medal following the disqualification of the winner.
- 23 August – Double Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen wins his only World Championships gold medal in the javelin throw.
- 7 September – Norway reaches the semi-final of the UEFA Women's Euro 2009, losing there to Germany.
- 20 December – Norway win the bronze final at the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship.
Film
Literature
- Per Petterson is awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize, for I Curse the River of Time.[8]
Television
Anniversaries
- 150 years since the birth of author Knut Hamsun on 4 August 1859
- 100 years since the founding of the Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted (Norges Blindeforbund) on 22 October 1909
- 100 years since the establishment of the Norwegian National Academy of Fine Arts (Statens kunstakademi) on 29 November 1909
- 75 years since the Tafjorden tsunami killed 41 people in Tafjord in Møre og Romsdal on 7 April 1934. The tsunami was triggered by landslide.
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Notable deaths
January
- 2 January – John Olav Larssen, evangelical preacher and missionary (b. 1927)
- 3 January –
- Torleiv Moren, painter (b. 1911)[9]
- Kjelfrid Brusveen, cross-country skier (b. 1926)[10]
- 4 January –
- Arvid Knutsen, soccer player and coach (b. 1944)
- Leif Herbrand Eriksen, journalist and politician (b. 1921)[11]
- Odd Østbye, journalist and politician (b. 1925)[12]
- 6 January –
- Magne Rommetveit, philologist (b. 1918)[13]
- Eldar Hagen, ski salesman and sports official (b. 1918)[14]
- 8 January – Björn Haugan, operatic lyric tenor[15]
- 11 January – Jon Tvedt, mountain runner (b. 1966)[16]
- 12 January –
- Jack Erik Kjuus, anti-immigration activist (b. 1927)
- Arne Næss, philosopher (b. 1912)[17]
- Knut Eidem, journalist (b. 1918)[18]
- 14 January – John Sveinsson, footballer (b. 1922)[19][20]
- 17 January – Otto Birger Morcken, chess player (b. 1910)[21]
- 21 January – Astrid Folstad, actress (b. 1932)[22]
- 24 January –
- Kåre Berg, professor in medical genetics (b. 1932)
- Herman Pedersen, politician (b. 1928)[23]
- 29 January –
- Olaf Øen, politician (b. 1925)[24]
- Sjur Refsdal, astronomer (b. 1935)[25]
- 31 January – Arne E. Holm, artist and architect (b. 1911)[26]
February
- 1 February – Odd Torgeir Rusten, politician (b. 1925)[27]
- 2 February – Fredrik Kayser, resistance member (b. 1918)[28]
- 3 February – Åsa Solberg Iversen, politician (b. 1929)[29]
- 4 February – Arnljot Eggen, lyricist (b. 1923)[30]
- 8 February – Wenche Klouman Kerr, actress (b. 1918)[31]
- 10 February – Eva Gustavson, opera singer (b. 1917, died in the US)[32]
- 12 February – Willy Haugli, jurist and former Oslo chief of police (b. 1927)[33]
- 14 February – Kjersti Graver, jurist and consumer ombudsman (b. 1945)[34]
- 19 February – Jan E. Mellbye, agrarian leader (b. 1913)[35][36]
- 21 February – Brynjulf Alver, folklorist (b. 1924)[37]
- 23 February – Sverre Fehn, architect (b. 1924)
- 26 February – Ingebjørg Karmhus, politician (b. 1936)[38]
- 28 February – Finn Christensen, artist (b. 1920)[39]
March
- 4 March – Triztán Vindtorn, poet (b. 1942).[40]
- 5 March – Bjørg Lødøen, artist (b. 1931)[41]
- 6 March – Arild Eik, diplomat (b. 1943)[42]
- 10 March – Geir Killingland, modeling agency executive (b. 1953).[43]
- 13 March – Anne Brown, opera singer (b. 1912).[44]
- 16 March – Mons Espelid, politician (b. 1926)[45]
- 17 March – Jan Mohr, geneticist (b. 1921)
- 23 March – Lars Arentz-Hansen, barrister (b. 1927)[46]
- 24 March – Ole Edvard Borgen, Methodist leader (b. 1925)[47]
- 25 March – Knut Selmer, law professor (b. 1924)[48]
- 26 March – Arne Bendiksen, singer, composer and producer (b. 1926).[49]
- 28 March – Inger Lise Gjørv, politician (b. 1938)[50]
April
- 2 April – Guttorm Hansen, writer and politician (b. 1920)[51]
- 4 April – Jone Vadla, politician (b. 1923)[52]
- 5 April –
- Ole Gabriel Ueland, politician (b. 1931)[53]
- Reidun Røed, resistance member (b. 1921)
- 12 April –
- Hans Kleppen, ski jumper (b. 1907)
- Jens Balchen, civil engineer (b. 1926)[54]
- 16 April –
- Svein Longva, economist and civil servant (b. 1943)[55]
- Bjørg Berg, author (b. 1926)[56]
- 18 April – Thor Hernes, footballer and sports official (b. 1926)[57][58]
- 20 April – Ola M. Steinholt, bishop (b. 1934)[59]
- 26 April – Ivar Ramstad, discus thrower (b. 1924)[60]
- 26 April – Geir Hovig, radio presenter (b. 1944)[61]
- 29 April – Steinar Lem, environmentalist (b. 1951)[62]
- 29 April – Arne Riis, actor (b. 1923)
- 30 April – Bjørn Lothe, politician (b. 1952)[63]
May
- 1 May – Torstein Grythe, conductor (b. 1918)[64]
- 2 May – Herbert Svenkerud, translator (b. 1927)[65]
- 12 May – Thomas Nordseth-Tiller, screenwriter (b. 1980)[66]
- 13 May – Berit Erbe, actor and theatre historian (b. 1923)[67]
- 19 May – Sjur Brækhus, law professor (b. 1918)[68]
- 20 May – Randi Lindtner Næss, actress and singer (b. 1905)[69]
- 22 May – Asle Sjåstad, alpine skier (b. 1930)[70]
- 25 May –
- Haakon Lie, politician (b. 1905)[71]
- Rolf Brahde, astronomer (b. 1919)[72]
- 31 May – Ingebjørg Sem, actress (b. 1931)[73]
June
- 1 June – Åse Fosli, politician (b. 1924)[74]
- 3 June –
- Geir Høgsnes, sociologist (b. 1950)[75]
- Olav S. Platou, architect (b. 1918)[76]
- 9 June – Arne Tovik, newspaper editor and journalist (b. 1956)[77]
- 11 June – Jakob Kjersem, long-distance runner (b. 1925)[78]
- 14 June – Ragnar Frislid, writer, photographer and environmentalist (b. 1926)[79]
- 17 June – Erik Naggum, programmer (b. 1965)
- 18 June – Elisabeth Schweigaard Selmer, politician and judge (b. 1923)[80]
- 22 June –
- Kaare Langlete, lord chamberlain (b. 1931)[81]
- Anders Bye, novelist (b. 1933)[82]
- 30 June – Mosse Jørgensen, education reform activist (b. 1921)[83]
July
- 1 July – Gerd Vollum, politician (b. 1920)[84]
- 4 July – Hildur Odlaug Os, politician (b. 1913)[85]
- 6 July – Marius Eriksen, skier, fighter pilot, model and actor (b. 1922)[86]
- 9 July –
- Ole Johannes Kløv, politician (b. 1925)[87]
- Egil Arne Braathen, billionaire (b. 1917)[88]
- 10 July – Ebba Haslund, author (b. 1917)[89]
- 17 July – Per Meinich, economist (b. 1931)[90]
- 24 July – Terje Moe, architect (b. 1933)[91]
- 25 July – Erling Kristiansen, cyclist (b. 1932)[92]
- 28 July – Kjell Colding, diplomat and politician (b. 1931)[93]
August
- 3 August – Oddvar Korme, journalist (b. 1925)[94]
- 4 August – Ole A. Sørli, manager and record producer (b. 1946)[95]
- 5 August – Bjarne Berg-Sæther, politician (b. 1919)[96]
- 8 August – Pål Kraby, barrister and businessman (b. 1932)[97]
- 9 August –
- Leif Husebye, newspaper editor (b. 1926)[98]
- Vince Sulyok, librarian and poet (b. 1932)[99]
- 14 August – Torstein Slungård, politician (b. 1931)[100]
- 24 August – Leif Flengsrud, cyclist (b. 1922)[101]
- 26 August –
- Birger Skeie, businessman (b. 1951)[102]
- Per Christensen, actor (b. 1934)[103]
- 28 August – Ernst Magne Johansen, painter (b. 1926)[104]
- 29 August – Inger Johanne Nossum, rector (b. 1930)[105]
- 30 August –
- Kiki Sørum, fashion journalist (b. 1939)[106]
- Åse Wentzel, singer (b. 1924)[107]
- 31 August –
- Aksel Fossen, politician (b. 1919)[108]
- Asbjørn Aarseth, philologist (b. 1935)[109]
September
- 1 September – Per Nyhaug, jazz drummer (b. 1926)[110]
- 4 September – Kåre Karlsen, politician (b. 1930)[111]
- 7 September – Torstein Tranøy, journalist (b. 1964)[112]
- 15 September – Torfinn Bjørnaas, resistance member (b. 1914)
- 17 September – Christian Petersen, ice hockey player (b. 1937)[113]
- 22 September –
- Olaf Dufseth, skier (b. 1917)[114]
- Ada Madssen, sculptor (b. 1917)[115]
- 27 September – Martha Schrøder, politician (b. 1918)[116]
- 28 September – Elisabeth Bang, actress (b. 1922)[117]
- 29 September – Gunnar Haugan, actor (b. 1925)
October
- 1 October – Gunnar Haarberg, television presenter (b. 1917)[118]
- 1 October – Bjarne Karsten Vatne, politician (b. 1926)[119]
- 9 October –
- Arne Bakker, football and bandy player (b. 1930)
- Paul Reine, politician (b. 1932)[120]
- 13 October – Atle Jebsen, ship-owner (b. 1935)[121]
- 14 October – Hans Chr. Mamen, local historian and priest (b. 1919)[122]
- 15 October – Tollak B. Sirnes, physician, psychiatrist and pharmacologist (b. 1922)[123]
- 17 October –
- Kurt Nordbø, politician (b. 1931)[124]
- Egil Oddvar Larsen, politician (b. 1923)[125]
- 20 October – Carl Fredrik Lowzow, politician (b. 1927)[126]
- 21 October – Wilhelm Elsrud, forester (b. 1921)[127]
- 23 October – Ragnvald Høier, physicist (b. 1938)[128]
- 25 October – Gerhard Knoop, theatre director (b. 1920)[129]
- 27 October – Marit Trætteberg, chemist (b. 1930)[130]
- 29 October – Olav Hodne, missionary (b. 1921)
November
- 5 November – Nini Anker Dessen, textile artist (b. 1937)[131]
- 6 November – Kjell Bartholdsen, jazz musician (b. 1938)[132]
- 7 November – Arne Natland, footballer (b. 1927)[133]
- 11 November – Helge Reiss, actor (b. 1928)[134]
- 12 November – Elisabeth Aasen, politician (b. 1922)[135]
- 16 November – Anne-Sofie Strømnæs, resistance member (b. 1920)[136]
- 20 November – Leiv Erdal, politician (b. 1915)[137]
- 21 November – Gerhard Aspheim, trombonist (b. 1930)[138]
- 22 November – Eva Sivertsen, philologist (b. 1922)[139]
- 24 November – Alexander Pihl, professor of medicine (b. 1920)[140]
- 28 November – Bjartmar Gjerde, politician (b. 1931)[141]
December
- 3 December – Åsmund L. Strømnes, educationalist (b. 1927)[142]
- 3 December – Lulla Einrid Fossland, politician (b. 1917)[143]
- 9 December – Mia Berner, writer (b. 1923)[144]
- 9 December – Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García, Norwegian-born President of Guatemala (b. 1930, died in Guatemala)
- 11 December – Erland Steenberg, politician (b. 1919)[145]
- 11 December – Karl Erik Zachariassen, zoologist (b. 1942)[146]
- 12 December – Josef Monsrud, resistance member (b. 1922)[147]
- 13 December – Arne Næss, politician (b. 1925)
- 15 December – Per Ulven, harness racing coach (b. 1925)[148]
- 18 December – Sidsel Tone Berntsberg, sculptor (b. 1947)[149]
- 21 December – Johan E. Holand, journalist and politician (b. 1919)
- 21 December – Bjørg Engh, actress (b. 1932)
- 25 December – Knut Haugland, resistance member and explorer (b. 1917)
- 26 December – Peder Lunde, yacht racer (b. 1918)[150]
- 26 December –Tarald Weisteen, colonel (b. 1916)[151]
- 26 December –Odd Kirkeby, politician (b. 1923)[152]
- 29 December – Ottar Landfald, politician (b. 1919)[153]
- 29 December – Harold Nicolaisen, politician (b. 1929)[154]
- 30 December – Anne Valen Hestetun, politician (b. 1920)[155]
- 31 December – Rodney Riise, ice hockey player (b. 1942)[156]
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- Fritz Hodne, historian (b. 1932)
- Bjørn Heggelund, police chief (b. 1924)
- Roar Stub Andersen, resistance member (b. 1921)
- Arvid Berglind, politician (b. 1924)
- Per Ulriksen, politician (b. 1937)
- Robert Bergsaker, missionary (b. 1914)
- Alf Blyverket, musician (b. 1929)
- Tore Brantenberg, architect and writer (b. 1934)
- Finn Sollie, political scientist (b. 1928)
- Jan Erik Stenberg, Paralympic athlete (b. 1944)
- Thorstein Thelle, popular writer (b. 1913)
- Kåre I. Torp, industrialist (b. 1923)
- Nils Viker, nature writer (b. 1911)
- Inger Vonheim, short story writer (b. 1943)
- Sverre Kongshavn, politician (b. 1926)
- Hans Fredrik Marthinussen, judge (b. 1918)
- Bernt Daniel Odfjell, ship-owner (b. 1908)
- Ivar Bjerknes, painter (b. 1922)
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