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1962 In Norway
Events in the year 1962 in Norway. Incumbents * List of Norwegian monarchs, Monarch – Olav V * Heads of government of Norway, Prime Minister – Einar Gerhardsen (Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party) Events * 7 June – The Nordland Line between Trondheim and Bodø was opened. * 21 October – Hurtigruten passenger ship MS Sanct Svithun running between Bergen and Kirkenes goes in the northbound Hurtigruten, sank during a stormy night after running aground off her normal course, resulting in the deaths of 41 while 48 survived the event. * 5 November – 21 workers were killed in a mine accident in the Kongsfjorden in Svalbard. * 21 December – Rondane National Park is established as Norway's first national park. Popular culture Sports Music Film Notable births January *13 January – Tor Heiestad, sport shooter. *19 January – Erling Landsværk, sailor. *23 January ** Egil Nyhus, illustrator and editorial cartoonist. ** Svein Nyhus, illustrator and children's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Norwegian Monarchs
The list of Norwegian monarchs ( no, kongerekken or ''kongerekka'') begins in 872: the traditional dating of the Battle of Hafrsfjord, after which victorious King Harald Fairhair merged several petty kingdoms into that of his father. Named after the homonymous geographical region, Harald's realm was later to be known as the Kingdom of Norway. Traditionally established in 872 and existing continuously for over 1,100 years, the Kingdom of Norway is one of the original states of Europe: King Harald V, who has reigned since 1991, is the 64th monarch according to the official list. During interregna, Norway has been ruled by variously titled regents. Several royal dynasties have possessed the Throne of the Kingdom of Norway: the more prominent include the Fairhair dynasty (872–970), the House of Sverre (1184–1319), and the House of Oldenburg (1450–1481, 1483–1533, 1537–1814, and from 1905) including branches Holstein-Gottorp (1814–1818) and Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egil Nyhus
Egil Nyhus (born 23 January 1962) is a Norwegian illustrator. He was born in Tønsberg as the twin brother of illustrator/writer Svein Nyhus. He took his education at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry from 1981 to 1985, worked as a newspaper illustrator in ''Tønsbergs Blad'' from 1986 to 1987 and ''Romerikes Blad'' from 1987. He has also illustrated children's picture books, among them several titles about ''Captain Sabertooth'' and books written by Tor Åge Bringsværd. Honours and awards * 1998: The Norwegian Editorial Cartoon of the Year (''Årets avistegning'') for a caricature portrait of Lars Sponheim * 2012: GRAND PRIX ex-aequo in World Press Cartoon Sintra 2012 for a caricature of Dominique Strauss-Kahn * 2013: The Norwegian Editorial Cartoon of the Year (''Årets avistegning'') 2011-2012 for a caricature portrait of Anders Behring Breivik References External linksEgil Nyhus' editorial cartoons in Norwegian newspaper Romerikes BladHigh resoluti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjell Berg
Kjell Berg (born March 11, 1962) is a Norwegian curler. Berg has played in the lead position for his entire international career. Berg won a silver medal at the 1983 World Junior Curling Championships playing for PÃ¥l Trulsen. He also won a silver medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics, when curling was a demonstration sport (playing for Tormod Andreassen) and two bronze medals at the European Curling Championships The European Curling Championships are annual curling tournaments held in Europe between various European nations. The European Curling Championships are usually held in early to mid December. The tournament also acts as a qualifier for the World ... in 1986 and 1998. References External links * Living people 1962 births Norwegian male curlers Curlers at the 1992 Winter Olympics {{Norway-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HÃ¥vard Tveite
Håvard Tveite (5 March 1962 – 30 May 2021) was a Norwegian orienteering competitor. He was Relay World Champion from 1987 and 1989,World Orienteering Championship, senior statistics 1966-2006 (Retrieved on December 22, 2007) and has a silver medal from 1991 and a bronze medal from 1997. He also obtained bronze in the individual course at the . He was winner of the overall |
Tom Nordlie
Tom Nordlie (born 2 March 1962) is a Norwegian football coach. He has managed several top Norwegian football teams. Playing career Nordlie was not a footballer himself, but he did play for the national water polo team. He has his education from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. Managing career Nordlie is a household name in Norway, having managed several top-flight teams. He is known for introducing the concept ''kontrollert sinnsyk'', i.e. "controlledly insane". In 1998, he led Odd Grenland to promotion to the Norwegian top division, and to a respectable seventh place the next season. In 2000, he took over big club VÃ¥lerenga, but was fired after a season that led to VÃ¥lerenga's relegation from the Norwegian top division. After working as a football expert in TV 2 for a while, Nordlie was hired as coach of Sandefjord. He led the club to the promotion play-offs in both 2002 and 2003, but lost both times. In 2004, he took over the struggling Start, and in his first s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bent Svele
Bent Svele (born 26 February 1962) is a Norwegian former handball player, coach and sports reporter. Biography Born on 26 February 1962, Svele represented the club IF Urædd, with which he won the Norwegian league in 1985, 1988 and 1992, and the Norwegian cup in 1987. He was selected player of the year in the Norwegian league in 1984, 1988 and 1992. During his career, he also played for the clubs Holmestrand IF, Nøtterøy IF, CD Cajamadrid, Málaga and Kristiansands IF, and he coached the club Stavanger IF. He made his debut on the Norwegian national team in 1983, and played 116 matches and scored 343 goals for the national team between 1983 and 1989. Svele has been sports commentator for the television channel TV 2 Norway since 2000, covering handball events as expert along with reporter Harald Bredeli. He also commented '' Gladiatorerna'' together with Mini Jakobsen Jahn Ivar Jakobsen, nicknamed Mini, (born 8 November 1965 in Gravdal, Nordland, Gravdal) is a Norway, Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elin Ørjasæter
Elin Ørjasæter (born 25 February 1962) is a Norwegian children's writer, columnist, non-fiction writer and lecturer, and participant in contemporary debates in writing, speaking and television debates. Biography Ørjasæter was born in Bærum, and graduated as cand.philol. in human geography from the University of Oslo in 1989. From 2005 to 2007 she was a manager in the publishing house N. W. Damm & Søn. From 2007 to 2012 she was assigned as columnist for the online business newspaper '' E24 Næringsliv'', and since 2012 she has been appointed as lecturer for the institution Campus Kristiania. She was a member of the Norwegian Broadcasting Council 2014–2017. In 2004 she was a board member of the Norwegian Boxing Federation The Norwegian Boxing Federation (Norwegian Norges Bokseforbund - NBF) is the national federation of boxing in Norway. It organised its first Norwegian Championship in 1909, and the first Norwegian to win an Olympic gold medal was Otto Von Porat in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marius Voigt
Marius Voigt (born 20 February 1962) is a Norwegian former ice hockey player. He was born in Oslo, Norway as the son of Per Voigt, and played for the club IF Frisk Asker. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team at the 1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Calgary 1988 ( bla, MohkÃnsstsisi 1988; sto, Wîchîspa Oyade 1988 or ; cr, Otôskwanihk 1998/; srs, Guts†.... References External links * 1962 births Living people Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics Norwegian ice hockey players Olympic ice hockey players for Norway Ice hockey people from Oslo {{Norway-icehockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stig-Arne Gunnestad
Stig-Arne Gunnestad (born 12 February 1962) is a Norwegian curler and Olympic medalist. He received a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano."1998 Winter Olympics – Nagano, Japan – Curling" (Retrieved on March 16, 2008) He was part of the team that finished second at the where curling was a demonstration sport
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Thomas Hylland Eriksen
Thomas Hylland Eriksen (born February 6, 1962) is a Norwegian anthropologist. He is currently a professor of social anthropology at the University of Oslo, as well as the 2015–2016 president of the European Association of Social Anthropologists. He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Academic career Born in Oslo, Eriksen has done fieldwork in Trinidad and Mauritius, and later in Norway and Australia. He is currently doing research on scale and globalisation in the Seychelles. His fields of research include identity, nationalism, globalisation and identity politics. Eriksen finished his ''dr. polit.'' degree in 1991, and was made a professor in 1995, at the age of 33. From 1993 to 2001 he was editor of the bimonthly cultural journal ''Samtiden''. A considerable portion of Eriksen's work has focused on popularizing social anthropology and conveying basic cultural relativism as well as criticism of Norwegian nationalism in the Norwegian public debate. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HÃ¥vard Syvertsen
Håvard Syvertsen (born 4 February 1962) is a Norwegian novelist and short story writer. He made his literary debut in 1992 with the short story collection ''Nå ville han ikke tenke på det''. Among his novels are ''Etterpå'' from 1995, ''I lyset'' from 2002, and ''Det håndgripelige'' from 2010. He was awarded Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment in 2000. He was a member of the Norwegian Authors' Union The Norwegian Authors' Union ( no, Den norske Forfatterforening, DnF) is an association of Norwegian authors. It was established in 1893 to promote Norwegian literature and protect Norwegian authors' professional and economic interests. DnF also w ..., but stepped down in 2021 due to disagreements over a free speech case. References 1962 births Living people 20th-century Norwegian novelists 21st-century Norwegian novelists {{Norway-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hylland Eriksen 2011
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Thomas'' (Burton novel) 1969 nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
