1996 in Norway
Events in the year 1996 in Norway.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Harald V
- Prime Minister – Gro Harlem Brundtland until 25 October, Thorbjørn Jagland
Events
- 29 August – Operafjell Accident: Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashes into a mountain on Spitsbergen, an island in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, killing all 141 on board.
- 25 October – Gro Harlem Brundtland resigns as Prime Minister of Norway for the third time.
- 25 October – Jagland's Cabinet was appointed.
Popular culture
Sports
- 19–24 February – The World Ski Orienteering Championships is held in Lillehammer.
- 19 July–4 August – Norway at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Literature
- Øystein Lønn is awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize for Hva skal vi gjøre i dag og andre noveller.
Notable births
- 4 January – Lene Retzius, athlete
- 8 January – Niklas Castro, footballer
- 22 January – André Sødlund, footballer
- 23 January – Varg Støvland, footballer.
- 25 January – Lotte Miller, triathlete.
- 29 January – Nora Foss al-Jabri, singer
- 30 January – Kristian Østby, ice hockey player.
- 7 February – Sondre Rossbach, footballer
- 13 February – Vebjørn Hoff, footballer
- 15 February – Per Kristian Bråtveit, footballer
- 15 February – Synne Jensen, footballer
- 19 February – Tore Navrestad, BMX rider
- 19 February – Lars-Jørgen Salvesen, footballer
- 25 February – Jonathan Lindseth, footballer
- 26 February – Runar Espejord, footballer
- 26 February – Bjørn Inge Utvik, footballer
- 28 February – Karsten Warholm, athlete
- 3 March – Tor André Skimmeland Aasheim, footballer
- 10 March – Aslak Fonn Witry, footballer
- 14 March – Moa Högdahl, handball player
- 20 March – Cecilie Fiskerstrand, footballer
- 21 March – Aurora Mikalsen, footballer
- 24 March – Karina Sævik, footballer.
- 8 April – Sander Øverjordet, handball player
- 10 April – Fabian Wilkens Solheim, alpine skier
- 13 April – Kristoffer Halvorsen, cyclist
- 14 April – Rasmus Martinsen, footballer
- 14 April – Vajebah Sakor, footballer
- 19 April – Fredrik Michalsen, cross-country skier
- 22 April – Ivan Näsberg, footballer
- 24 April – Oda Maria Hove Bogstad, footballer
- 24 April – Henrik Furuseth, racing driver
- 1 May – Gustav Iden, triathlete
- 3 May – Morten Konradsen, footballer
- 5 May – Morten Thorsby, footballer
- 11 May – Tobias Drevland Lund, politician.
- 18 May – Josefine Frida Pettersen, actress
- 23 May – Anna Bjørke Kallestad, handball player
- 28 May – Mathias Normann, footballer
- 29 May – Halvor Egner Granerud, ski jumper
- 30 May – Åse Kristin Ask Bakke, politician.
- 3 June – Elise Skinnehaugen, handball player
- 6 June – Kristoffer Madsen, cyclist
- 15 June – Aurora Aksnes, singer and songwriter
- 22 June – Kristian Sæverås, handball player
- 29 June – Kristin Lysdahl, alpine skier
- 29 June – Alexandra Rotan, singer
- 3 July – Maria Hjertner, handball player
- 6 July – Sigrid Schjetne, murder victim
- 12 July – Sverre Bjørkkjær, footballer
- 15 July – Iver Fossum, footballer
- 17 July – Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen, footballer
- 19 July – Sheriff Sinyan, footballer
- 21 July – Mikael Ingebrigtsen, footballer
- 21 July – Viljar Myhra, footballer
- 21 July – Markus Nakkim, footballer
- 23 July – Alexandra Andresen, heiress
- 23 July – Maria Mollestad, windsurfer
- 28 July – Rasmus Tiller, cyclist
August
- 4 August – Moses Mawa, footballer
- 4 August – Mohamed Ofkir, footballer
- 6 August – Kristine Bjørdal Leine, footballer
- 8 August – Syver Wærsted, cyclist
- 13 August – Christian Bull, ice hockey player
- 13 August – Mattis Stenshagen, cross-country skier
- 30 August – Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen, footballer
- 31 August – Robin Pedersen, ski jumper
- 5 September – Sigrid Raabe, singer and songwriter
- 14 September – Zymer Bytyqi, footballer
- 15 September – Fredrik Michalsen, footballer
- 17 September – Herman Kleppa, footballer
- 20 September – Mathias Skjold, cyclist
- 22 September – Bent Sørmo, footballer
- 23 September – Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, biathlete
- 28 September – Erik Resell, racing cyclist
- 29 September
- *Lotta Udnes Weng, cross-country skier
- *Tiril Udnes Weng, cross-country skier
- 1 October – Melanie Stokke, tennis player
- 9 October
- *Henrik Christiansen, swimmer.
- *Tonje Haug Lerstad, handball player
- *Sondre Ringen, ski jumper.
- 10 October – Fredrik Flo, footballer
- 13 October – Jonathan Quarcoo, athlete
- 16 October – Ludvig Hoff, ice hockey player
- 20 October – Henrik Fagerli Rukke, speed skater
- 22 October – Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, cross-country skier.
- 29 October – Astrid S, singer, songwriter and model
- 30 October – Vetle Langedahl, politician.
- 1 November – Alexander Betten Hansen, footballer
- 4 November – Adelén Steen, singer
- 9 November – Kevin Gulliksen, handball player
- 12 November – Sunniva Næs Andersen, handball player
- 24 November – Thea Louise Stjernesund, alpine skier
- 5 December – Solveig Skaugvoll Foss, politician
- 27 December – Timon Haugan, alpine skier
- 26 December – Erik Hægstad, mountain biker
- Thea Sofie Loch Næss, actress
Notable deaths
January
- 5 January – Knut Løfsnes, politician.
- 8 January – Olaf Knudson, politician
- 13 January – Johannes Kvittingen, bacteriologist and resistance member
- 15 January – Nils Jørgensen, fencer
- 18 January – Kirsten Langbo, children's writer, singer-songwriter, radio entertainer and puppeteer.
- 24 January – Sigurd Bratlie, church leader
- 20 January – Bente Grønli, para-athlete
- 25 January – Arnold Juklerød, activist
- 25 January – Sigmund Gjesdal, politician
February
- 4 February – Sigmund Moren, author.
- 6 February – Knut Blom, judge
- 13 February – Willy Arne Wold, politician
March
- 1 March – Hårek Ludvig Hansen, politician
- 1 March – Thorleif Vangen, cross-country skier
- 4 March – Knut Skaaluren, politician
- 11 March – Thorleif Olsen, footballer
- 14 March – Maj Sønstevold, Swedish composer
- 19 March – Erik Egeland, journalist and art critic
- 21 March – Sverre Sørsdal, boxer
- 27 March – Bjarne Vik, politician
- 28 March – Jacob R. Kuhnle, newspaper editor
- 30 March – Hjalmar Hvam, Nordic skier and inventor
April
- 2 April – Jens Henrik Nordlie, military officer.
- 10 April – Hans Beck, ski jumper
- 10 April – Gunnar Konsmo, speed skater
- 11 April – Trygve Brodahl, cross-country skier
- 11 April – Caspar Stephansen, civil servant
- 16 April – Rolf Haugland, politician
- 18 April – Richard August Riekeles, barrister
- 23 April – Edvard Kaurin Barth, resistance member and zoologist.
- 23 April – Gunnar Henningsmoen, palaeontologist
- 26 April – Anders Hauge, politician
May
- 1 May – Arvid Johansen, politician
- 5 May – Bjarne Hervik, politician
- 12 May – Kirsten Sand, architect
- 20 May – Kristian Lien, politician
June
- 11 June – Kari Berggrav, photographer
- 15 June – Petra Mohn, politician
- 17 June – Erling Kaas, athlete
- 27 June – Victor Borg, physician and writer.
- 28 June – Birger Breivik, politician
- 28 June – Ola Solum, film director
July
- 1 July – Einar Hovdhaugen, politician
- 2 July – Arvid Brodersen, sociologist.
- 2 July – Olaf Kolstad, businessman
- 4 July – Stein Åros, politician
- 4 July – Magnhild Hagelia, politician
- 13 July – Karen Simensen, figure skater
- 15 July – Hans Svendsgård, politician
- 16 July – Jan Krogh Jensen, Danish mobster
- 19 July – Sverre Wilberg, actor
- 20 July – Bernt Østerkløft, Nordic combined skier
- 21 July – Inger Jacobsen, singer and actress
- 23 July – Georg Lous Jr., barrister
- 25 July – Nini Haslund Gleditsch, activist.
- 26 July – Olav Totland, politician
August
- 1 August – Else Høst, literary historian
- 5 August – Helge Kvamme, jurist and businessman
- 20 August – Bjarne Øverhaug, journalist and politician
- 22 August – Kjell Borgen, politician
- 23 August – Sverre Holm, sociologist.
- 23 August – Øivind Holmsen, footballer.
September
- 3 September – Erling Christie, author
- 4 September – Gunvor Blich, politician
- 13 September – Thorvald Wilhelmsen, athlete
- 14 September – Odin Hansen, politician
- 20 September – Max Manus, resistance member and memoirist
- 25 September – Helge Jakobsen, politician
- 25 September – Arne Lie, civil servant and politician
- 27 September – Johnny Larntvet, ice hockey player
October
- 1 October – Carl Fredrik Engelstad, writer and theatre director.
- 9 October – Per Asplin, actor
- 11 October – Rolf Wideröe, physicist
- 11 October – Lasse Glomm, film director
- 15 October – Leo Eitinger, psychiatrist, author and educator
- 16 October – Einar Johansen, engineer and resistance member
- 25 October – Eva Lund Haugen, author and editor
- 25 October – Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen, first person born and raised in South Georgia
- 27 October – Kaare Melhuus, politician
November
- 2 November – Egil Eriksen, educator and politician
- 3 November – Martin Siem, businessman and resistance member.
- 4 November – Kjetil Mårdalen, Nordic combined skier
- 5 November – Arne Hendriksen, ceramicist and opera singer
- 7 November – Sverre Kolterud, Nordic combined skier
- 13 November – Katja Medbøe actress
- 20 November – Jens Boyesen, diplomat and politician.
- 23 November – Torstein Olav Kuvaas, politician
- 23 November – Annar Poulsson, businessman
- 29 November – Olav Hestenes, barrister.
December
- 5 December – Adolf Bredo Stabell, diplomat
- 5 December – John Engh, architect
- 11 December – Kirsten Myklevoll, politician
- 14 December – Jan Didriksen, jurist and businessman.
- 24 December – Carsten Boysen, architect
- 25 December – Olav Tendeland, barrister and sports administrator
- 29 December – Johan Trandem, athlete
- 30 December – Erik Heiberg, sailor
Full date missing
- Jan Greve, psychiatrist
- Kjell Henriksen, scientist
- Jac Jacobsen, designer
- Gudmund Seland, resistance member and newspaper editor