1995 in Norway

Events in the year 1995 in Norway.

Incumbents

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

Events

 * 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

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.

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)