1991 in Norway

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Centuries:

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Decades:

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Incumbents

Monarch – Olav V – until his death on January 17, then Harald V
Prime Minister – Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour Party)

Events

Olav V of Norway

17 January – Olav V, King of Norway dies
Rjukanbanen railway line closes (opened in 1909).
Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.

Popular culture

Film

Main article: Norwegian films of the 1990s § 1991

Notable births

Nora Mørk

5 April – Nora Mørk, handball player.^[1]
25 July – Amanda Kurtović, handball player.^[2]

Notable deaths

17 January – Olav V of Norway, King of Norway (born 1903)
17 January – Alf Sanengen, resistance member, chemist, research administrator (born 1913)^[3]
25 January – Per Gjelten, Nordic skier (born 1927).^[4]
5 February – Torgeir Andersen, politician (born 1916)
5 February – Tora Øyna, politician (born 1898)
7 February – Arne Randers Heen, mountain climber (born 1905).^[5]
21 February – Oscar Christian Gundersen, politician and Minister (born 1908)
25 February – Sverre Hansen, long jumper and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1899)
10 April – Otto Berg, long jumper (born 1906)
17 April – Gulborg Nygaard, politician (born 1902)
21 April – Andreas Frivåg, politician (born 1925)
24 April – Haakon Tranberg, sprinter (born 1917)
2 May – Jens Haugland, politician and Minister (born 1910)
3 May – Sverre Heiberg, photographer (born 1912).^[6]
17 May – Lars L'Abée-Lund, police (born 1910).^[7]
10 June – Anders Sæterøy, politician (born 1901)
10 July – Aase Bye, actress (born 1904)
25 July – Per Almaas, politician (born 1898)
28 July – Lars Tangvik, politician (born 1902)
2 August – Alf Martin Bjørnø, politician (born 1923)
3 August – Olaf Aarvold, priest and politician (born 1899)
6 August – Georg Krog, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist (born 1915)
24 August – Åge Ramberg, politician (born 1921)
7 September – Haakon Pedersen, speed skater (born 1906)
17 October – Håkon Johnsen, politician (born 1914)
18 October – Gunnar Sønstevold, composer (born 1912)^[8]
29 October – Johan Støa, multi-sportsman (born 1900)
3 November – Finn Alnæs, novelist (born 1932).^[9]
27 December – Arne Holst, bobsledder (born 1904)
31 December – Elise Fliflet, politician (born 1893)

Full date unknown

Reidar Andersen, ski jumper and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1911)
Dag Ramsøy Bryn, diplomat and politician (born 1909)
Odd Bull, air force officer, Chief of Air Staff (born 1907)
Kåre Berven Fjeldsaa, ceramics designer (born 1918)
Eigil Gullvåg, newspaper editor and politician (born 1921)
Olav Harald Jensen, economist (born 1917)
Kåre Kivijärvi, photographer (born 1938)
Arnholdt Kongsgaard, ski jumper (born 1914)
Selmer Nilsen, fisherman who spied for the KGB (born 1931)
Åge Rønning, writer and journalist (born 1925)

References

↑ "Landslagsprofiler – Nora Mørk" (in Norwegian). Norges Håndballforbund. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
↑ "Landslagsprofiler – Amanda Kurtović" (in Norwegian). Norges Håndballforbund. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
↑ Skodvin, Magne. "Alf Sanengen". In Godal, Anne Marit. Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
↑ "Per Gjelten". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
↑ Goksøyr, Matti. "Arne Randers Heen". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
↑ Holm-Johnsen, Hanne. "Sverre Heiberg". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
↑ Jørgensen, Jørn-Kr. "Lars L'Abée-Lund". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
↑ Vollsnes, Arvid O. "Gunnar Sønstevold". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
↑ Rottem, Øystein. "Finn Alnæs". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 February 2015.

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