Jump to content

1980 in Norway

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1980
in
Norway

Centuries:
Decades:
See also:List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1980 in Norway.

Incumbents

[edit]

Events

[edit]
Part of the bracing that failed during the accident. On display in the Norwegian Petroleum Museum.
  • Ongoing – The Alta controversy, a series of massive protests in the late 1970s and early 1980s concerning the construction of a hydroelectric power plant in Altaelva
  • 27 March – The Norwegian oil platform Alexander L. Kielland collapses in the North Sea, killing 123 of its crew of 212.
  • 1 June – The Oslo Tunnel opened
  • 1 November – Population Census: 4,091,132 inhabitants in Norway.
  • Røros is designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
[edit]

Sports

[edit]

Music

[edit]

Film

[edit]

Literature

[edit]

Notable births

[edit]
Marit Bjørgen celebrates sprint gold at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Leif Erlend Johannessen, chess grandmaster
Marianne Riddervold in 2008
Lene Marlin in 2009
John Arne Riise has played more matches (110) than any other for the Norway national football team.

Notable deaths

[edit]
Dyre Vaa
Ingrid Bjerkås

Full date unknown

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Tvedt, Knut Are. "Maria-Karine Aasen-Svensrud". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Katrine Lunde". eurohandball.com (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Kristine Lunde-Borgersen". eurohandball.com (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  4. ^ Garvik, Olav. "Tina Mari Flem". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  5. ^ Tvedt, Knut Are. "Dag Inge Ulstein". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  6. ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Olav Berkaak". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Henry Reinholt". olympedia.org. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  8. ^ Bakken, Willy. "Finn Halse". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  9. ^ Aanderaa, Dag. "Einar Østvedt". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  10. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Dyre Vaa". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  11. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Fredrik Lange-Nielsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
  12. ^ Dahl, Hans Fredrik. "Halfdan Olaus Christophersen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  13. ^ Øystå, Øystein. "Wilhelm S. Bøe". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  14. ^ "Sverre Bergh". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 December 2021.
[edit]