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Events in the year 1995 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Harald V
• Prime Minister – Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour Party)

Events

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• 1 January – The Draupner wave in the North Sea in Norway is detected, confirming the existence of rogue waves.
• 6 March – Brønnøysunds Avis launches the first online newspaper in Norway.

Full date unknown

• Delphi Funds is founded.
• Norsk Hydro merges its gas stations in Norway and Denmark with the Texaco, creating the joint venture HydroTexaco. The service station chain is sold in 2006 to Reitangruppen.
• Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.

Anniversaries

• 6 March – 100 years since the death of Camilla Collett.
• 12 July – 100 years since the birth of Kirsten Flagstad

Popular culture

Sports

• 4–5 February – The FIL World Luge Championships 1995 took place at Hunderfossen.
• 1–5 March – The 1995 World Skeleton Championships and the 1995 World Junior Bobsleigh Championships took place at Hunderfossen.
• March – The World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 1995 took place at Voss.

Music

• 13 May – Norway wins Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Nocturne", performed by Secret Garden.

Film

Television

Notable births

• 23 January – Marius Høibråten, footballer
• 5 February – Thomas Martinussen, footballer
• 12 February – Kent-Are Antonsen, footballer
• 13 February – Bård Finne, footballer
• 18 February – Caroline Graham Hansen, footballer
• 2 March – Mats Møller Dæhli, footballer
• 30 March – Anders Trondsen, footballer
• 7 April – Tiril Sjåstad Christiansen, freestyle skier.
• 4 May – Martin Ellingsen, footballer.
• 3 June – Mattias Nørstebø, ice hockey player
• 26 June – Eirik Hestad, footballer.
• 26 June – Simen Nordermoen, footballer
• 7 July – Even Eriksen, politician.
• 10 July – Ada Hegerberg, footballer
• 18 July – Kristian Eriksen, footballer
• 3 August – Jeppe Moe, footballer.
• 8 August – Malin Reitan, singer
• 26 August
  • Amalie Eikeland, footballer.
  • Herman Stengel, footballer
  • Sondre Tronstad, footballer
• 31 August – Celine Helgemo, singer and songwriter
• 10 November – Line Høst, competitive sailor.
• 25 November – Anja Ninasdotter Abusland, politician.

Full date unknown

• Andrine Benjaminsen, orienteer and ski orienteer.
• Sebastian Warholm, actor

Notable deaths

• 6 February – Bjarne Henry Henriksen, politician (born 1904)
• 15 February – Frieda Dalen, educator (born 1895).
• 26 February – Kjell Thorbjørn Kristensen, politician (born 1927)
• 28 February – Ragnvald Mikal Andersen, politician (born 1899)

• 13 April – Peter Bastiansen, businessperson and politician (born 1912).

• 4 May – Arne Arnardo, circus performer and owner (born 1912).
• 16 May – Parelius Hjalmar Bang Berntsen, politician (born 1910)
• 24 May – Ole Borge, jurist and resistance member (born 1916)
• 26 May – Sigmund Skard, poet, essayist and professor of literature (born 1903)
• 30 May – Sunniva Hakestad Møller, politician (born 1907)
• 31 May – Ingrid Semmingsen, historian, first female professor of history in Norway (born 1910)

• 5 June – Olav Moen, politician (born 1909)

• 30 July – Pelle Christensen, actor and translator (born 1923)

• 28 September – Ottar Fjærvoll, politician (born 1914)

• 17 October – Gunvor Hofmo, writer and poet (born 1921)
• 18 October – Torrey Mosvold, shipping and industrial entrepreneur (born 1910)

• 7 November – Halvor Thorbjørn Hjertvik, politician (born 1914)
• 10 November – Tormod Førland, chemist (born 1920).
• 24 November – Benny Motzfeldt, visual artist, glass designer and sculptor (born 1909).
• 25 November – Leif Juster, comedian, singer and actor (born 1910).
• 26 November – Sigmund Mjelve, writer (born 1926).

• 3 December – Hans Aardal, politician (born 1921)
• 7 December – Benn John Valsø, bobsledder (born 1927)
• 16 December – Inger Waage, industrial ceramicist (born 1923).

Full date unknown

• Otto Chr. Bastiansen, physicist and chemist (born 1918)

See also

• Norway
• History
• Lists

References

1. "Delphi Global". Citywire. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
2. "Camilla Collett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
3. Olsen, Johnny (6 February 1995). "- Ake-VM elendig markedsført". Gudbrandsdølen Lillehammer Tilskuer (in Norwegian). p. 15.
4. Vassbotten, Kjell (1 March 1995). "Håper på publikum". Dagningen (in Norwegian). p. 17.
5. "FIS profile SJAASTAD CHRISTIANSEN Tiril". Retrieved 1 February 2013.
6. Martin Ellingsen at Soccerway
7. Eirik Hestad at Soccerway
8. Tvedt, Knut Are. "Even Eriksen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
9. Jeppe Moe at Soccerway
10. Amalie Eikeland at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
11. "Line Høst". olympedia.org. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
12. "Biografi: Abusland, Anja Ninasdotter". Stortinget (in Norwegian). 9 November 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
13. "Andrine Benjaminsen". eventor.orienteering.org. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
14. Vormeland, Oddvar. "Frieda Dalen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
15. "Peter Bastiansen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
16. Jørgensen, Jørn-Kr. "Arne Arnardo". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
17. Pedersen, Bjørn. "Tormod Førland". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
18. Linder, Mats. "Benny Motzfeldt". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
19. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken. "Leif Juster". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
20. "Sigmund Mjelve". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
21. "Inger Waage". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 November 2021.

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