2024 in Norway
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Events in the year 2024 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
January
- 1 January – Partial revert of the municipal and county reform:
- 19 January – Research and Higher Education Minister Sandra Borch resigns after admitting to have committed plagiarism in her master's thesis.[5]
February
- 29 February – A Sikorsky S-92 helicopter owned by Bristow Norway crashes six kilometers off the coast of Bergen, killing one and injuring five others.[6][7]
April
- 12 April – Health Minister Ingvild Kjerkol resigns after a probe by her alma mater Nord University found that she had committed plagiarism in her master's thesis.[8]
May
- 22 May – The governments of Norway, Ireland, and Spain announce they will recognise the State of Palestine as a sovereign state starting 28 May, calling for a two-state solution. In response, Israel recalls its ambassadors to these countries.[9]
- 25 May – A man is injured after being attacked by a man with a saw at a beach in Skiphelle, Drøbak. The attacker is arrested by police, who rule out terrorism.[10]
- 28 May – The government officially recognises the State of Palestine, after declaring their intention to do so on May 22.[11]
June
July
- 2 July – The PST announces the arrest of a Norwegian national at Oslo Airport on suspicion of spying for China.[13]
- 4 July – The Oslo District Court convicts Zaniar Matapour of terrorism over the 2022 Oslo shooting and sentences him to 30 years' imprisonment.[14]
August
- 4 August – Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, is arrested in Oslo on suspicion of assaulting a woman.[15]
- 17 August – Eurovision Young Musicians 2024 in Bodø[16]
- 27 August – The Viking replica vessel Naddodd sinks during stormy conditions off the coast of Stad, killing one of its six passengers.[17]
- 31 August – The wedding of Princess Märtha Louise and American self-professed shaman Durek Verrett takes place in Geiranger.[18]
September
- 4 September – Sissel Knutsen Hegdal resigns as mayor of Stavanger with immediate effect following misused election campaign funds.[19]
- 19 September – The Norwegian Veterinary Institute announces the first cases of bluetongue disease in Norway since 2009 following tests on livestock in the south of the country.[20]
- 25 September – Authorities announce the arrest of a German resident of Cameroonian origin on suspicion of inciting crimes against humanity during the Anglophone Crisis.[21]
- 26 September – Authorities issue an international wanted notice on a foreign-born Norwegian national suspected of involvement in the delivery of pagers used in the 2024 Lebanon pager explosions.[22]
October
- 8 October – The PST raises the country's threat level from “moderate” to “high”, citing an increase in threats to targets relating to Israel and Jews.[23] The level returns to moderate on 14 November.[24]
- 9 October – The Supreme Court designates the Norwegian chapters of the Satudarah motorcycle club as a "criminal association" and orders their banning.[25]
- 23 October – Innlandet county council votes to close the upper secondary schools in Lom, Dombås, Dokka, Skarnes, Flisa and Sønsterud permanently.[26]
- 24 October – The Arctic Circle Express train travelling from Trondheim to Bodø derails following a rockslide in Finneidfjord, Nordland, killing one person and injuring four others.[27]
- 29 October – A tram derails and crashes into a store in Storgata, Oslo, injuring four people.[28]
November
- 18 November – Marius Borg Høiby, the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, is arrested on suspicion of sexual assault after being found with the woman he was accused of assaulting in August.[29]
- 20 November – A student of the University of Tromsø is arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia and Iran while concurrently working as a security guard at the US embassy in Oslo.[30]
December
- 1 December – The government suspends the issuance of licences for deep-sea mining projects following a demand from the Socialist Left Party in exchange for it supporting the annual budget.[31]
- 26 December – A bus carrying tourists falls into a lake near Raftsundet in the Lofoten archipelago, killing three people and injuring four others.[32]
Anniversaries
- 14 January – 100 years since the death of Arne Garborg[33]
- 19 January – 100 years since the death of Christian Skredsvig[34]
- 23 April – 100 years since the birth of Margit Sandemo[35]
Holidays
Source:[36]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 28 March - Maundy Thursday
- 29 March – Good Friday
- 31 March - Easter Sunday
- 1 April - Easter Monday
- 1 May - May Day
- 9 May - Ascension Day
- 17 May - Constitution Day
- 19 May - Pentecost
- 20 May - Whit Monday
- 24 December - Christmas Day
- 25 December – Second Day of Christmas
Art and entertainment
Deaths
January
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- 1 January – Ole Daniel Enersen, climber, journalist and medical historian (born 1943).[37]
- 2 January – Andreas Heldal-Lund, 59, activist (Operation Clambake).[38]
- 7 January – Leonard Rickhard, painter (born 1945).[39]
- 10 January – Velle Espeland, folklorist (born 1945).[40]
- 11 January – Peter Ørebech, legal scholar and politician (born 1948).[41]
- 12 January – Per Grieg, ship broker and ship owner (born 1932).[42][43][44]
- 17 January – Knut Hjeltnes, track and field athlete (born 1951).[45]
- 19 January – Rolv Hellesylt, judge (born 1927).[46]
- 21 January – Eva Heir, headmaster and politician (born 1943).[47]
- 23 January – Lars Lefdal, politician (born 1939).[48]
- 27 January – Lillebjørn Nilsen, singer and songwriter (born 1950).[49]
- 28 January – Egil Egebakken, visual artist (born 1943).[50][51]
- 31 January – Leif Eriksen, footballer (born 1940).[52]
February
- 5 February – Toppen Bech, television presenter (born 1939).[53]
- 9 February – Eva Harr, artist (born 1951).[54]
- 11 February – Margrethe Tennfjord, politician (born 1935).[55]
- 12 February – Mounir Hamoud, footballer (born 1985).[56]
- 13 February – Reidar Thomassen, writer (born 1936).[57]
- 15 February – Arnfinn Johs. Stein, politician (born 1931).[58]
- 16 February – Ottar Brox, politician and sociologist (born 1932).[59]
- 17 February – Johan Galtung, sociologist (born 1930).[60]
- 18 February –
- Steinar Bastesen, politician (born 1945).[61]
- Lorns Skjemstad, cross-country skier (born 1940).[62]
- 20 February – Martin Hole, cross-country skier (born 1959).[63]
- 26 February – Rolf Aamot, artist (born 1934).[64]
- 26 February – Johanne Hansen-Krone, artist (born 1952).[65]
- 26 February – Stein Winge, actor and theatre director (born 1940).[66]
March
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- 1 March – Erling Folkvord, politician (born 1949).[67]
- 2 March – Ørjar Øyen, sociologist (born 1927).[68]
- 2 March – Odd Selmer, writer (born 1930).[69]
- 4 March – Eivor Øvrebø, model agency owner (born 1930).[70]
- Announced 5 March – Arild Holm, alpine skier (born 1942).[71]
- 5 March – Dagmar Loe, journalist (born 1923).[72]
- 5 March – Sidsel Mørck, writer (born 1937).[73]
- 9 March – Bernt Brendemoen, turkologist (born 1949).[74]
- 13 March – Helga Haugen, politician (born 1932).[75]
- 14 March – Arne Alsåker Spilde, politician (born 1937).[76]
- 14 March – Ute de Lange Nilsen, jewelry artist and puppet maker (born 1931).[77][78]
- 18 March – Tone Vigeland, silversmith and jewellery designer (born 1938).[79][80]
- 27 March – Stein Bråten, sociologist (born 1934).[81]
- 30 March – Lasse Sigurd Seim, diplomat (born 1943).[82]
April
- 6 April – Dutty Dior, rapper (born 1996).[83]
- 6 April – Kåre Venn, forest pathologist (born 1935).[84]
- 13 April – Morten Rieker, skier and sailor (born 1940).[85]
- 15 April – Atle Ørbeck Sørheim, veterinarian and civil servant (born 1933).[86]
- 17 April – Per Henriksen, footballer (born 1952).[87]
- 29 April – Dagne Groven Myhren, folk musician and literary scholar (born 1940).[88]
May
- Announced 2 May – Halvdan Furholt, folk musician (born 1931).[89]
- 5 May – Alexander Reichenberg, ice hockey player (born 1992).[90]
- 7 May – Jan Helge Jansen, politician (born 1937).[91]
- 9 May –
- Kurt Narvesen, poet and translator (born 1948).[92]
- Tore Schweder, statistician (born 1943).[93]
- 17 May – Pål Johannessen, child actor (born 1959).[94][95]
- 18 May – Edgeir Benum, historian (born 1939).[96]
- 28 May – Sverre M. Fjelstad, zoologist, photographer, writer (born 1930).[97]
June
- 3 June – Dag Erik Pedersen, cyclist and sports journalist (born 1959).[98]
- 4 June – Karin Gundersen, literary scholar and translator (born 1944).[99]
- 4 June – Aase Moløkken, politician (born 1930).[100]
- 5 June – Petter Nome, journalist, television personality, and organizational leader (born 1954).[101]
- 9 June – Svenn Kristiansen, politician (born 1940).[102]
- 14 June – Trygve Reenskaug, computer scientist (born 1930).[103]
- 20 June – Gunnar Stubseid, folk musician yand educator (born 1948)[104][105]
- 23 June – Olav T. Laake, judge and politician (born 1934).[106]
- 26 June – Steffen Tangstad, professional boxer (born 1959).[107]
- 29 June – Pål Enger, art thief (born 1967).[108][109]
- 30 June – Hallvard Bakke, politician (born 1943).[110]
July
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- 1 July – Thor Spydevold, footballer (born 1944).[111]
- 6 July – André Drege, cyclist (born 1999).[112]
- 12 July – Leif Solheim, ice hockey player (born 1932).[113][114]
- 17 July –
- Bjørn Hernæs, politician (born 1936).[115]
- Odd Kristian Reme, priest and politician (born 1953).[116]
- 24 July – Torkjell Berulfsen, television personality (born 1943).[117]
- 26 July – Geir Karlsen, footballer (born 1948).[118]
August
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- 1 August – Steinar Bjølbakk, ice hockey player (born 1946).[119]
- 1 August – Kari Botterud, politician (born 1943).[120]
- 3 August – Eyvind W. Wang, politician (born 1942).[121]
- 7 August – Kristian Eidesvik, businessperson and politician (born 1945).[122][123]
- 9 August – Thor-Øistein Endsjø, physician and sport shooter (born 1936).[124]
- 12 August – Are Næss, physician and politician (born 1942).[125]
- 21 August –
- Rolf Bækkelund, violinist and conductor (born 1925).[126]
- Vesla Vetlesen, weaver and politician (born 1930).[127]
- Per Werenskiold, sailor (born 1944).[128]
- 23 August – Trude Dybendahl, cross-country skier (born 1966).[129]
- 31 August – Hvaldimir, beluga whale (body found on this date).[130]
September
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- 8 September – Henny Moan, actress (born 1936).[131]
- 13 September – Per A. Utsi, politician (born 1939).[132]
- 14 September – Berit Ås, politician (born 1928).[133]
- 15 September – Karin Sundbye, textile artist (born 1928).[134][135]
- 16 September – Alv O. Bergset, politician (born 1931).[136]
- 19 September – Kari Vogt, historian of religion (born 1939).[137]
- 20 September – Victor D. Norman, economist and politician (born 1946).[138]
- 27 September – Kjeld Rimberg, businessperson (born 1943).[139]
- 29 September – Jostein Berntsen, politician (born 1943).[140]
- 30 September – Peter Opsvik, furniture designer (born 1939).[141][142]
October
- 1 October – Gudbrand Bakken, veterinarian and civil servant (born 1941).[143]
- 4 October – Terje Bjørklund, jazz pianist and composer (born 1945).[144]
- 7 October – Harald Arnljot Øye, chemical engineer (born 1935).[145][146]
- 9 October – Arild Gulden, footballer and handball player (born 1941).[147][148]
- 10 October – Gunnar Eggen, harness racer (born 1946).[149][150]
- 13 October – Christian Fredrik Borchgrevink, physician (born 1924).[151]
- 17 October – Egil Sakshaug, oceanographer (born 1942).[152]
- 20 October – Peter L. Nissen, aviator and businessperson (born 1924).[153][better source needed]
- 24 October – Hans Rotmo, singer and songwriter (born 1948).[154][155]
- 27 October – Fredmund Sandvik, farmer and politician (born 1951).[156]
- 30 October – Ole Jonny Friise, bandy player, footballer (born 1941).[157]
November
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- 7 November – Arent M. Henriksen, politician (born 1946).[158]
- 8 November – Aud Voss Eriksen, politician (born 1937).[159]
- 12 November –
- Bendiks H. Arnesen, politician (born 1951).[160]
- Agnes Buen Garnås, folk singer (born 1946).[161]
- 15 November – Trygve Bornø, footballer and sports administrator (born 1942).[162]
- 16 November – Olav Thon, real estate developer (born 1923).[163][164]
- 25 November – Odd Flattum, newspaper editor, sports official, politician (born 1942).[165]
- 27 November –
- Thomas Hylland Eriksen, anthropologist (born 1962).[166]
- Tor Fosse, footballer (born 1966).[167]
- 28 November – Rolf Nyberg-Hansen, neurologist (born 1939).[168]
December
- 4 December – Ruth Kleppe Aakvaag, biochemist and politician (born 1938).[169]
- 8 December – Arild Hiim, police officer and politician (born 1945).[170]
- 8 December – Marthe Katrine Myhre, runner and cross-country skier (born 1985).[171]
- 16 December – Gunnar Breimo, politician (born 1939).[172]
- 18 December – Bjørn Sand, revue writer and actor (born 1928).[173]
- 28 December – Lars Martin Myhre, guitarist and composer (born 1956).[174]
Full date missing
- Nils Aaness, speed skater (born 1936).[175]
- Elisabeth Kværne, folk musician (born 1953).[176]
References
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