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

;Full date missing

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