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2019 in Norway

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Events in the year 2019 in Norway.

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  • 22 January – the Christian Democratic Party entered Solberg's Cabinet.
  • 23 March – A cruise ship with engine problems sent a mayday call off Norway's western coast as it desperately tried to avoid being grounded on the rocky coast. Rescue workers then launched a high-risk evacuation of the ship's 1,300 passengers and crew, winching them one-by-one up to helicopters as heaving waves tossed the ship from side to side.[1]
  • 30 July – several landslides in Jølster Municipality blocked the European route E39.
  • 10 August – 21-year-old Philip Manshaus perpetrated and was arrested for attacking Al-Noor Islamic Centre in Bærum Municipality. The shooting is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism.[2]
  • 24 August – Over 200 reindeer found dead in Svalbard; believed to be victims of climate change.[3]
  • 31 August – Confirmation of Princess Ingrid Alexandra took place in Skaugum.[4]
  • 31 August – A sightseeing helicopter crashed in the mountains of Skoddevarre in Alta Municipality, killing all 6 occupants.[5]
  • 28 October – A social security case came to light after it is found that the NAV found at least 48 people guilty of supposed social security fraud. Evidence suggests that this misinterpretation of EEA rules by both NAV and the government goes back until at least 2012.[6]
  • 8 November – Exactly one year after its accident, the investigation report for KNM Helge Ingstad is publicised. The Norwegian Navy face harsh criticism for their role in the accident, with minor criticism pointed at the tanker involved in the collision.[7]
  • 15 November – Frode Berg was released from the custody of Russia, having suspected Berg of espionage. Berg was exchanged with prisoners of Lithuania and subsequently returned to Norway.[8]
  • 11 December – Ja, vi elsker, composed by Rikard Nordraak, with lyrics by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, became the official Norwegian national anthem, having been the unofficial anthem for years.

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Births

Deaths

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Dagfinn Bakke
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Ove Kristian Sundberg
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Wenche Kvamme
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Terje Nilsen
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Jon Skolmen
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Jon Østeng Hov
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Babill Stray-Pedersen
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Gjermund Eggen
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Signe Marie Stray Ryssdal
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Anne Grete Preus
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References

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