1990 in Norway

Events in the year 1990 in Norway.

Incumbents

Monarch: Olav V
Regent: Harald – latter half of the year
Prime Minister: Jan P. Syse until 3 November, Gro Harlem Brundtland

Events

1 January – The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise is founded as a merger of the Federation of Norwegian Industries, the Norwegian Employers' Confederation and the Federation of Norwegian Craftsmen.
8 April – Passenger Ferry MS Scandinavian Star catches fire en route from Norway to Denmark. 159 people are killed in the event.
15 April – Miss Norway Mona Grudt is crowned Miss Universe in Los Angeles, USA.
3 November –
* Gro Harlem Brundtland becomes Prime Minister of Norway for the third time
* Brundtland's Third Cabinet was appointed.
* Population Census: 4,247,546 inhabitants in Norway.
Flekkefjord Line railway line closes.

Notable births

January

4 January – Pål André Helland, footballer
5 January – Ole Amund Sveen, footballer
6 January – Kristian Opseth, footballer
10 January – Amin Nouri, footballer
12 January – Sabri Khattab, footballer
29 January – Ingrid Moe Wold, footballer

February

2 February – Patrik Svendsen, musician
3 February – Michael Karlsen, footballer
14 February –
* Kjetil Borch, rower.
* Adama Diomande, footballer
15 February –
* Fredrik Lystad Jacobsen, ice hockey player
* Anders Karlsen, footballer
19 February – Elise Bjørnebekk-Waagen, politician.
22 February – Didrik Bastian Juell, freestyle skier.
27 February – Line Kloster, sprinter.

March

1 March – Edwin Kjeldner, footballer
6 March – Linn Haug, snowboarder
9 March – Bendik Bye, footballer
13 March – Hedda Hynne, middle-distance runner
14 March –
* Vegar Gjermundstad, footballer
* Christian Grøvlen, classical pianist
15 March –
* Julie Jensen, freestyle skier
* Mads Stokkelien, footballer
17 March – Anders Kristiansen, footballer
20 March – Christine Spiten, engineer
25 March – Alexandra Joner, singer and dancer
31 March – Morten Sundli, footballer

April

4 April – Ine Karlsen Stangvik, handball player
16 April –
* Linnéa Myhre, author and blogger
18 April – Lars Stubhaug, footballer
19 April –
* Espen Lysdahl, alpine skier
* Tomas Northug, cross-country skier
* Eirik Ulltang, trials rider
22 April – Håvard Haukenes, racewalker.

May

8 May – Ingebjørg Bratland, folk ainger
9 May – Hanne Leland, electro-pop artist and songwriter
24 May – Sofie Marhaug, politician.

June

2 June – Jon Ludvig Hammer, chess player
4 June – Gøran Sørheim, handball player
8 June – Marcus Pedersen, footballer
13 June – Kristian Brix, footballer
14 June – Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal, long-distance runner.
16 June –
* Sanna Solberg, handball player.
* Silje Solberg, handball player.
18 June – Amahl Pellegrino, footballer
19 June – Isak Scheel, footballer
20 June – Iselin Solheim, singer and songwriter
21 June –
* Håvard Nordtveit, footballer
* Lisa Johansen Persheim, handball player
29 June – Thomas Rogne, footballer

July

1 July – Endre Kupen, footballer
8 July – Martin Thømt Jensen, footballer
10 July – Veronica Kristiansen, handball player.
11 July – Ole Mofjell, drummer
13 July – Elias Angell Spikseth, cyclist
16 July – Vinjar Slåtten, freestyle skier
18 July – Anders Konradsen, footballer
21 July – Eirik Valla Dønnem, footballer
23 July –
* Dagny Norvoll Sandvik, singer
* Torgeir Standal, jazz guitarist
25 July – Stefan Strandberg, footballer
30 July – Erlend Bjøntegaard, biathlete.

August

2 August – Unge Ferrari, musician
4 August – Simen Raaen Sandmæl, footballer
5 August – Anna Molberg, politician.
8 August –
* Magnus Wolff Eikrem, footballer
* Mari Molid, handball player
19 August – Tobias Vibe, footballer
20 August –
* Audun Fløtten, cyclist
* Benjamin Stokke, footballer

September

4 September – Remi Johansen, footballer
6 September – Henrik Holm, ice hockey player
10 September – Ørjan Nyland, footballer
11 September – Jo Inge Berget, footballer
14 September – Eivind Henriksen, athlete.
20 September – Marta Tomac, handball player.

October

2 October – Mix Diskerud, footballer
3 October – Sivert Bjørnstad, politician
11 October – Sandra Márjá West, Sami politician
14 October – Jonas Djupvik Løvlie, ice hockey player
15 October – Sondre Justad, musician and songwriter
24 October – Hege Hansen, footballer
25 October – Marthe Wang, singer-songwriter

November

10 November – Pål Alexander Kirkevold, footballer
12 November – Harmeet Singh, footballer
14 November – Mathis Bolly, footballer
27 November – Jonas Rønningen, footballer
29 November – Solfrid Lerbrekk, politician.
30 November – Magnus Carlsen, chess player

December

7 December – Marte Olsbu Røiseland, biathlete.
10 December – Villiam Strøm, ice hockey player

Full date missing

Charlotte Dos Santos, jazz singer and composer
Freddy Kalas, singer
Bente Landheim, biathlete.

Notable deaths

1 January – Ingvald Bjerke, boxer
2 February – Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa, folk musician, fiddler.
7 February – Anna Sofie Herland, politician
28 February – Camilla Carlson, writer.
22 March – Eivind Holmsen, sport shooter
6 April – Carsten Byhring, actor
9 April – Astrid Sommer, actress.
12 April – Borghild Bondevik Haga, politician
14 April – Alv Kjøs, politician
13 May – Arnljot Karstein Eidnes, politician
13 June – Gidsken Jakobsen, aviation pioneer
27 June – Olav Benum, politician
15 July – Magnus Jensen, historian and educator.
19 July – Egil Aarvik, politician
27 July – Rolf Andersen, politician
1 August – Roar Berthelsen, long jumper
25 August – Ingvarda Røberg, politician
12 September – Kjellaug Hølaas, textile artist and educator.
26 September – Charles Philipson, judge and civil servant.
10 October – Erling Gjone, architect.
12 October – Leif Larsen, naval officer
12 October – Peter Wessel Zapffe, author and philosopher
21 October – Eugen Haugland, triple jumper
29 October – Albert Andreas Mørkved, politician
3 November – Ellen Francke, poet, novelist, playwright.
4 November – Håkon Melberg, linguist
7 November – Sigurd Monssen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist.
8 November – Nils Reinhardt Christensen, film director and screenwriter
21 December – Per Høybråten, politician
22 December – Claus Marius Neergaard, politician
24 December – Thorbjørn Egner, playwright, songwriter and illustrator
27 December – Kåre Rønning, politician

Date unknown

Sigurd Anderson, nineteenth Governor of South Dakota
Karl Egil Aubert, mathematician
Per Bergersen, musician
Arne Dagfin Dahl, military officer
Inger Koppernæs, politician and Minister
Odd Kvaal Pedersen, journalist, author and translator
Niels Werring, shipowner