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1988 In Norway
Events in the year 1988 in Norway. Incumbents * List of Norwegian monarchs, Monarch – Olav V * Heads of government of Norway, Prime Minister – Gro Harlem Brundtland (Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party) Events * May 6 – Widerøe Widerøe Flight 710, Flight 710, a De Havilland Canada Dash 7, Dash 7, crashes in Torghatten, Norway in heavy fog, killing all 36 passengers in the worst-ever Dash 7 accident. * February 23 – Edvard Munch's painting "Vampire" was stolen from the Munch Museum in Oslo. * July – Seal hunting inspector Odd F. Lindberg submits a highly critical report on the conditions of the hunt. With the national and international attention that follows this becomes arguably the biggest news story in Norway this yea* August – 4 people are killed in the Farsund shooting. * August 15 – 15 people are killed in the Måbødalen bus accident. * August 21 – The Stolen Munch painting "Vampire" is retrieved. * December 5 – TVNorge, the first advertising-supported N ... [...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] |
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss Civil Code (articles 60–79). Founded by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas in 1894, it is the authority responsible for organising the modern ( Summer, Winter, and Youth) Olympic Games. The IOC is the governing body of the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and of the worldwide "Olympic Movement", the IOC's term for all entities and individuals involved in the Olympic Games. As of 2020, there are 206 NOCs officially recognised by the IOC. The current president of the IOC is Thomas Bach. The stated mission of the IOC is to promote the Olympics throughout the world and to lead the Olympic Movement: *To encourage and support the organization, development, and coordination of sport and sports competitions; *To ensure the regular c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Handball Federation
'' , abbrev= NHF , logo= , logosize= 250px , countryflag= Norway , iocnation= Kingdom of Norway (NOR) , url= www.Handball.no , sport= Handball , othersport1= Beach Handball , othersport2= Wheelchair Handball , historytitle=HISTORY , precedingorganisationsname= , yearfounded= , formernames= , demographicstitle=DEMOGRAPHICS , noofclubs= , noofaffclubs= , membershipsize= 138 997 (as of 2019) , participationlevels= , affiliationstitle=AFFILIATIONS , IF = International Handball Federation , IF_abbr = IHF , IF_joined = , nationalolympiccom= Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports , continentalassoc= European Handball Federation , nocyearjoined= , otheraff2= , otheraff3= , otheraff4= , otheraff5= , electedtitle= GOVERNING BODY , patron= , president= Mr. Kåre Geir Lio , sectitle= HEADQUARTERS , address1= Sognsveien 75 A Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo , country= Norway , chiefexec= , secretarygeneral= Mr. Erik Langerud , financetitle=FINANCE , companys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pernille Wibe
Pernille Wibe (born 17 April 1988) is a Norwegian handball player, playing for Vipers Kristiansand. She was also a former player for the Norwegian national team. She made her debut on the Norwegian national team in 2011. Achievements *World Championship: **''Winner'': 2015 * European Championship: **''Winner'': 2014 *EHF Champions League: **''Finalist'': 2012/2013 **''Bronze Medalist'': 2018/2019 **''Semifinalist'': 2011/2012 *EHF Challenge Cup The Men's EHF European Cup is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the third-tier competition of European club handball, after the EHF Champions League and the EHF European League ... **''Finalist'': 2013/2014 *Norwegian Championship: **''Winner'': 2011/2012 (Larvik), 2012/2013 (Larvik), 2018/2019 (Vipers) *Norwegian Cup: **''Winner'': 2011 (Larvik), 2012 (Larvik), 2018 (Vipers) **''Finalist'': 2008 (Byåsen), 2009 (Byåsen) References 1988 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tone Damli Aaberge
Tone Damli Aaberge (born 12 April 1988) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and actress. She became famous for being a contestant in the Norwegian version of the ''Idol'' series. Damli was the runner-up in the Norwegian version of ''Idol'' in 2005, following Jorun Stiansen in the final. Despite not winning, she has become very popular in her native Norway releasing four albums, ''Bliss'', '' Sweet Fever'', '' I Know'', and ''Cocool''. ''Bliss'' and ''I Know'' have been certified gold in Norway, one Compilation album, one Christmas album, one EP and 21 singles. She contended in the Melodi Grand Prix 2009 finals, with the song ''Butterflies'', and ended up in the runner-up position, following Alexander Rybak. She also participated in the Norwegian version of ''Dancing with the Stars'' in 2006 finishing in third place. She contended together with Erik Segerstedt in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 2013 semi-finals, with the song ''Hello Goodbye''. They performed in the second semi-final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Store Norske Leksikon
The ''Great Norwegian Encyclopedia'' ( no, Store Norske Leksikon, abbreviated ''SNL''), is a Norwegian-language online encyclopedia. The online encyclopedia is among the most-read Norwegian published sites, with more than two million unique visitors per month. Paper editions 1978–2007 The ''SNL'' was created in 1978, when the two publishing houses Aschehoug and Gyldendal merged their encyclopedias and created the company Kunnskapsforlaget. Up until 1978 the two publishing houses of Aschehoug and Gyldendal, Norway's two largest, had published ' and ', respectively. The respective first editions were published in 1907–1913 (Aschehoug) and 1933–1934 (Gyldendal). The slump in sales for paper-based encyclopedias around the turn of the 21st century hit Kunnskapsforlaget hard, but a fourth edition of the paper encyclopedia was secured by a grant of ten million Norwegian kroner from the foundation Fritt Ord in 2003. The fourth edition consisted of 16 volumes, a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristoffer Brun
Kristoffer Brun (born 7 April 1988) is a Norwegian rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is .... He competes in lightweight single sculls and in lightweight double sculls along with teammate Are Strandli. Career Brun competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the men's lightweight double sculls with teammate Are Strandli. They teamed again to win the bronze medal in that event at the 2016 Olympics. The team are also world champions in their event, at the 2013 World Championships in Chungjiu. They have also won world championships bronze twice. At European level, the team of Brun and Strandli have won one silver and three bronzes. Brun won a gold medal in lightweight single sculls (LM1x) at the 2020 European Rowing Championships. References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnus Jøndal
Magnus Jøndal (born 7 February 1988) is a former Norwegian handball player, who last played for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Norwegian national team. He competed at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship. Honours *World Championship: **: 2017, 2019 * European Championship: **: 2020 Individual awards *All-Star Left Wing of the World Championship: 2019 *All-Star Left Wing of the European Championship: 2020 References External links * Magnus Jøndalat the Norwegian Handball Federation '' , abbrev= NHF , logo= , logosize= 250px , countryflag= Norway , iocnation= Kingdom of Norway (NOR) , url= www.Handball.no , sport= Handball , othersport1= Beach Handball , othersport2= Wheelchair Handball , historytitle=HISTORY , precedingorga ... * * 1988 births Living people Norwegian male handball players People from Hobøl Expatriate handball players Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Handball-Bundesliga p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annette Obrestad1 EPT
Annette may refer to: Film and television * '' Walt Disney Presents: Annette'', 1950s television series * ''Annette'' (film), a 2021 musical film Other * Annette (given name), list of people with the name * Annette Island, Alaska * Tropical Storm Annette (other) * 2839 Annette 2839 Annette ( ''prov. designation'': ) is a bright Flora asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 5 October 1929, by American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at Lowell Observatory during his search for Pluto. The pr ..., an asteroid * ''Annette'' (album), by Paul Bley {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalvøyafestivalen
Kalvøyafestivalen was a Norwegian music festival arranged at Kalvøya in Bærum nearby Oslo, Norway. The festival was initiated by people connected to the folk club Hades at the art center on Høvikodden. The festival was started by Sten Randers Fredriksen in 1971. The festival was officially closed in 1998. The breakthrough for the festival was in 1973 when a long-haired and flared pants dressed Frank Zappa distorted his guitar on the natural gem outside Sandvika. Other major international artists include among others Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop, Peter Gabriel, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Leonard Cohen, Bob Geldof, Rage Against the Machine, U2 (1983), Nirvana (1992), Neil Young, Chicago, Bad Religion, Pearl Jam (1993), Jackson Browne, Violent Femmes, David Bowie (1997), Steeleye Span, The Ramones, Soundgarden, and Faith No More. Nirvana joined up with the relatively unknown Teenage Fanclub at the festival in 1992. Pearl Jam were going to play in 1992, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalvøya, Bærum
Kalvøya ( en, Calf Island) is situated in the inner Oslofjord. The island is right outside of Sandvika in Bærum. The island has been connected to the mainland by a suspension bridge to Kadettangen since 1963. Kalvøya is one of the most popular bathing spots in Bærum. On the far east side of the island there is a nude beach. Kalvøya plays host to an annual soccer tournament for kids and a children's festival. The festival Øyafestivalen also has its roots there. There was an annual music festival (Kalvøyafestivalen) on the island where several international performers have played live over the years including Billy Idol, Iggy Pop, Leonard Cohen, Morten Abel, and The September When The September When is a Norwegian rock band. History The band was formed in Stavanger in 1987, by vocalist Morten Abel, guitarist Tor Øyvind Syvertsen and keyboardist Helge Hummervoll, all former members of the band Mods. They signed a record .... Islands of Viken (county) Bærum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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