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1991 In Norway
Events in the year 1991 in Norway. Incumbents * Monarch: Olav V (until January 17), then Harald V * Regent: Harald (until January 17) * Prime Minister: Gro Harlem Brundtland ( Labour Party) Events *17 January – Olav V, King of Norway dies *Rjukanbanen railway line closes (opened in 1909). * Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country. Popular culture Sports The World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 1991 are held in Geilo and Hemsedal. Music Film Literature Notable births *12 January – Sondre Nordstad Moen, long-distance runner. *12 February – Ragnhild Haga, cross-country skier. *15 February – Kari Brattset, handball player. *17 March – Øystein Mathisen, politician. *4 April – Martine Ek Hagen, cross-country skier. *5 April – Nora Mørk, handball player. *5 April – Thea Mørk, handball player. *29 June – Helene Næss, competitive sailor. *13 July – Sebastian Foss Solevåg, alpine skier. *25 July – Aman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kari Brattset
Kari Brattset Dale (born 15 February 1991) is a Norwegian professional handball player for Győri ETO KC and the Norwegian national team. She made her debut on the Norwegian national team in March 2016. Achievements *Olympic Games: **''Bronze:'' 2020 *World Championship: **''Gold Medalist'': 2021 **''Silver Medalist'': 2017 * European Championship: **''Winner'': 2020 *EHF Champions League: **''Winner:'' 2019 **''Finalist:'' 2022 **''Bronze:'' 2021 *EHF Cup: **''Finalist'': 2018 * Norwegian League: **''Winner'': 2017/2018 **''Silver:'' 2014/2015, 2016/2017 **''Bronze'': 2015/2016 *Norwegian Cup: **''Winner'': 2017 **''Silver'': 2015 * Hungarian Championship **''Winner'': 2019, 2022, 2023 *Hungarian Cup: **''Winner'': 2019, 2021 Individual awards * All-Star Line Player of Postenligaen: 2013/2014 * All-Star Line Player of Grundigligaen: 2015/2016, 2016/2017 * All Star Line Player of Eliteserien: 2017/2018 * Best Player of Eliteserien: 2017/2018 * Eliteserien's "public favorite": ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 In Norway
Events in the year 1918 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch – Haakon VII Events * Norsk Hydro's artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord is bought by the Norwegian government. In 1947 it is leased back to Hydro. This activity is Yara International. * The 1918 Parliamentary election takes place. Popular culture Sports *Gunnar Andersen, international soccer player and ski jumper, becomes the first to receive the Egebergs Ærespris, an award presented to Norwegian athletes who excel at two (or more) different sports. Music Film Literature * The Olav Duun novel ''Juvikingar'' (''The Trough of the Waves'') from the work ''Juvikfolket'' (''The People of Juvik'', 1918–23), was published. * The Knut Hamsund article collection ''Sproget i Fare'' (''The language in Danger''), was published. Notable births *2 January – Odd Vattekar, politician (died 1992) *11 January – Gunnar Sønsteby, resistance fighter, the most highly decorated person in Norway (died 2012) *27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kåre Berven Fjeldsaa
Kåre Berven Fjeldsaa (27 November 1918 – 12 January 1992) was a Norwegian ceramic designer. Fjeldsaa was born in Sandnes in the county of Rogaland, Norway. He was educated as a ceramicist at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry in Oslo 1937–1942 and trained in the workshop of Jens von der Lippe from 1936 to 1946. He received a scholarship in 1956 for study at The Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory in Copenhagen. From 1947 to 1957 he had his own workshop as a ceramist in the municipality of Bærum in Oslo. From 1958 Fjeldsaa became head of design at the earthenware factory Stavangerflint AS in Stavanger, Norway. After the merging of Stavangerflint AS and Figgjo Fajanse AS in 1968 to Figgjo Fajanse Stavangerflint AS, he continued as head of design and product development from 1973 to 1985. As a ceramic artist Fjeldsaa was a pioneer in the use of stoneware. His objects from this period were highly appreciated and he was awarded a gold medal at the Trie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Bruflot
Sandra Bruflot (born 31 December 1991) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. She represents Buskerud at the Storting from 2021. Political career Hailing from Lier, Bruflot was a member of the municipal council of Lier from 2011 to 2019, as well of the county council of Buskerud from 2015 to 2019. From 2013 to 2017 she was deputy representative to the Storting. She is member of the county council of Viken from 2019, and was elected representative to the Storting from the constituency of Buskerud for the period 2021–2025, for the Conservative Party. In the Storting, she was member of the Standing Committee on Health and Care Services from 2021. She chaired the Norwegian Young Conservatives Norwegian Young Conservatives (Norwegian: Unge Høyres Landsforbund, UHL, normally referred to as Unge Høyre) is the Norwegian youth party of the Conservative Party. Its ideology is liberal conservatism Liberal conservatism is a political ... from 2018 to 2020, havi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingvild Wetrhus Thorsvik
Ingvild Wetrhus Thorsvik (born 19 November 1991) is a Norwegian politician. She was elected representative to the Storting from the constituency of Vest-Agder for the period 2021–2025, for the Liberal Party. She is member of the Justice Committee and the Preparatory Credentials Committee The Preparatory Credentials Committee ( no, Stortingets fullmaktskomité) is a special committee of the Parliament of Norway that is responsible for approving the election of parliament. The 16 members of the committee are appointed to surveillance ... for the period 2021–2025. References 1991 births Living people Liberal Party (Norway) politicians Vest-Agder politicians Members of the Storting Women members of the Storting 21st-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-politician-1990s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stine Bredal Oftedal
Stine Bredal Oftedal (born 25 September 1991) is a Norwegian handball player for Győri ETO KC and the Norwegian national team, where she is the team captain. She was voted World Handball Player of the Year 2019 by the International Handball Federation. She hails from Nittedal and started her career in Nit/Hak HK. She then continued to Fjellhammer IL before continuing to Helset IF. Helset is a feeder team for Stabæk Håndball, and so she has played for Stabæk since the 2008–09 season while still being registered in Helset. She studied at BI Norwegian Business School. Previously she competed for Nittedal IL in the javelin throw, throwing 32.08 m at the age 13. Achievements National team *Olympic Games: **''Bronze Medalist'': 2016, 2020 *World Championship: **''Winner'': 2011, 2015, 2021 **''Silver Medalist'': 2017 * European Championship: **''Winner'': 2010, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022 **''Silver Medalist'': 2012 * Junior World Championship: **''Winner'': 2010 * Junior Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amanda Kurtović
Amanda Kurtović (born 25 July 1991) is a Norwegian handball player who plays as a right back for Larvik HK and formerly the Norway women's national handball team, Norwegian national team.Amanda Kurtović . nbcolympics.com She has won medals at Olympic, World and European level. International honours *Summer Olympic Games, Olympic Games: **''Winner'': 2012 **''Bronze Medalist'': 2016 *IHF World Women's Handball Championship, World Championship: **''Winner'': 2011, 2015 **''Silver Medalist'': 2017 *European Women's Handball Championship, European Championship **''Winner'': 2016 *Women's EHF Champions League, EHF Champions League: **''Winner'': 2011 **''Bronze Medalist'': 2017–18 Women's EHF Champions League, 2018 *Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup, EHF Cup Winners' Cup **''Winner'': 2 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sebastian Foss Solevåg
Sebastian may refer to: People * Sebastian (name), including a list of persons with the name Arts, entertainment, and media Films and television * ''Sebastian'' (1968 film), British spy film * ''Sebastian'' (1995 film), Swedish drama film * ''Sebastian'' (2017 film) * ''Belle and Sebastian'' (Japanese TV series), a 1981 anime series based on the 1965 novel * '' Sebastian Star Bear: First Mission'', a Dutch animated film released in 1991 * ''Sebastiane'' (1976 film), 1976 Derek Jarman film in Latin about the saint Literature * ''Sebastian'' (Bishop novel), the first novel of the ''Landscapes of Ephemera'' duology written by Anne Bishop * ''Sebastian'' (Durrell novel), the fourth volume in ''The Avignon Quintet'' series by Lawrence Durrell * '' Belle et Sébastien'', a 1965 novel and live action TV series written by Cécile Aubry * "Sebastian, or, Virtue Rewarded", the name of an unpublished poem written around 1815 by the 9-year-old Elizabeth Barrett, later famous as E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helene Næss
Helene Næss (born 29 June 1991) is a Norwegian competitive sailor, born in Tønsberg. She won a gold medal in 49er FX at the 2018 49er & 49er FX European Championships, along with Marie Rønningen. She qualified to represent Norway at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ... 2021, competing in 49erFX. References External links * * * 1991 births Living people Norwegian female sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Norway Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 49er FX Sportspeople from Tønsberg {{Norway-yachtracing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thea Mørk
Thea Mørk (born 5 April 1991) is a retired Norwegian female handball player, who last played for København Håndbold. Mørk announced her retirement from handball in December 2018 at the age of 27. She struggled with many injuries throughout her career. Achievements *Norwegian Championship: **''Winner'': 2010/2011, 2011/2012, 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017 **''Silver medalist'': 2017/2018 *Norwegian Cup: **''Winner'': 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Individual awards * All-Star Left Wing of Grundigligaen: 2016/2017 * All-Star Left Wing of Eliteserien: 2017/2018 Personal life She is a twin sister of Nora Mørk Nora Mørk (born 5 April 1991) is a Norwegian handball player for Team Esbjerg and the Norway women's national handball team, Norwegian national team. She made her debut on the Norwegian national team on 21 September 2010. Before joining Team .... References Norwegian female handball players 1991 births Living people Handba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Handball Federation
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