1996 In Norway

Events in the year 1996 in Norway.

Incumbents

* Monarch – Harald V
* Prime Minister – Gro Harlem Brundtland ( Labour Party) until 25 October, Thorbjørn Jagland ( Labour Party)

Events

* 29 August – Operafjell Accident: Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashes into a mountain on Spitsbergen, an island in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, killing all 141 on board.
* 25 October – Gro Harlem Brundtland resigns as Prime Minister of Norway for the third time.
* 25 October – Jagland's Cabinet was appointed.

Popular culture

Sports

*19–24 February – The World Ski Orienteering Championships is held in Lillehammer.

Music

Film

Literature

* Øystein Lønn is awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize, for ''Hva skal vi gjøre i dag og andre noveller''.

Television

Notable births

January

*4 January – Lene Retzius, athlete
*8 January – Niklas Castro, footballer
*22 January – André Sødlund, footballer
*23 January – Varg Støvland, footballer.
*25 January – Lotte Miller, triathlete.
*29 January – Nora Foss al-Jabri, singer
*30 January – Kristian Østby, ice hockey player.

February

*7 February – Sondre Rossbach, footballer
*13 February – Vebjørn Hoff, footballer
*15 February – Per Kristian Bråtveit, footballer
*15 February – Synne Jensen, footballer
*19 February – Tore Navrestad, BMX rider
*19 February – Lars-Jørgen Salvesen, footballer
*25 February – Jonathan Lindseth, footballer
*26 February – Runar Espejord, footballer
*26 February – Bjørn Inge Utvik, footballer
*28 February – Karsten Warholm, athlete

March

*3 March – Tor André Skimmeland Aasheim, footballer
*10 March – Aslak Fonn Witry, footballer
*14 March – Moa Högdahl, handball player
*20 March – Cecilie Fiskerstrand, footballer
*21 March – Aurora Mikalsen, footballer
*24 March – Karina Sævik, footballer.

April

*8 April – Sander Øverjordet, handball player
*10 April – Fabian Wilkens Solheim, alpine skier
*13 April – Kristoffer Halvorsen, cyclist
*14 April – Rasmus Martinsen, footballer
*14 April – Vajebah Sakor, footballer
*19 April – Fredrik Michalsen, cross-country skier
*22 April – Ivan Näsberg, footballer
*24 April – Oda Maria Hove Bogstad, footballer
*24 April – Henrik Furuseth, racing driver

May

*1 May – Gustav Iden, triathlete
*3 May – Morten Konradsen, footballer
*5 May – Morten Thorsby, footballer
*11 May – Tobias Drevland Lund, politician.
*18 May – Josefine Frida Pettersen, actress
*23 May – Anna Bjørke Kallestad, handball player
*28 May – Mathias Normann, footballer
*29 May – Halvor Egner Granerud, ski jumper
*30 May – Åse Kristin Ask Bakke, politician.

June

*3 June – Elise Skinnehaugen, handball player
*6 June – Kristoffer Madsen, cyclist
*15 June – Aurora Aksnes, singer and songwriter
*22 June – Kristian Sæverås, handball player
*29 June – Kristin Lysdahl, alpine skier
*29 June – Alexandra Rotan, singer

July

*3 July – Maria Hjertner, handball player
*6 July – Sigrid Schjetne, murder victim (d. 2012)
*12 July – Sverre Bjørkkjær, footballer
*15 July – Iver Fossum, footballer
*17 July – Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen, footballer
*19 July – Sheriff Sinyan, footballer
*21 July – Mikael Ingebrigtsen, footballer
*21 July – Viljar Myhra, footballer
*21 July – Markus Nakkim, footballer
*23 July – Alexandra Andresen, heiress
*23 July – Maria Mollestad, windsurfer
*28 July – Rasmus Tiller, cyclist

August

*4 August – Moses Mawa, footballer
*4 August – Mohamed Ofkir, footballer
*6 August – Kristine Bjørdal Leine, footballer
*8 August – Syver Wærsted, cyclist
*13 August – Christian Bull, ice hockey player
*13 August – Mattis Stenshagen, cross-country skier
*30 August – Fredrik Pallesen Knudsen, footballer
*31 August – Robin Pedersen, ski jumper

September

*5 September – Sigrid Raabe, singer and songwriter
*14 September – Zymer Bytyqi, footballer (born in Belgium)
*15 September – Fredrik Michalsen, footballer
*17 September – Herman Kleppa, footballer
*20 September – Mathias Skjold, cyclist
*22 September – Bent Sørmo, footballer
*23 September – Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, biathlete
*28 September – Erik Resell, racing cyclist
*29 September
**Lotta Udnes Weng, cross-country skier
**Tiril Udnes Weng, cross-country skier

October

*1 October – Melanie Stokke, tennis player
*9 October
** Henrik Christiansen, swimmer.
**Tonje Haug Lerstad, handball player
**Sondre Ringen, ski jumper.
*10 October – Fredrik Flo, footballer
*13 October – Jonathan Quarcoo, athete
*16 October – Ludvig Hoff, ice hockey player
*20 October – Henrik Fagerli Rukke, speed skater
*22 October – Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, cross-country skier.
*29 October – Astrid S, singer, songwriter and model
*30 October – Vetle Langedahl, politician.

November

*1 November – Alexander Betten Hansen, footballer
*4 November – Adelén Steen, singer
*9 November – Kevin Gulliksen, handball player
*12 November – Sunniva Næs Andersen, handball player
*24 November – Thea Louise Stjernesund, alpine skier

December

*5 December – Solveig Skaugvoll Foss, politician
*27 December – Timon Haugan, alpine skier
*26 December – Erik Hægstad, mountain biker

;Full date missing
*Thea Sofie Loch Næss, actress

Notable deaths

*5 January – Knut Løfsnes, politician (born 1918).
*8 January – Olaf Knudson, politician (b. 1915)
*13 January – Johannes Kvittingen, bacteriologist and resistance member (b. 1906)
*15 January – Nils Jørgensen, fencer (b. 1911)
*18 January – Kirsten Langbo, children's writer, singer-songwriter, radio entertainer and puppeteer (b. 1909).
*24 January – Sigurd Bratlie, church leader (b. 1905)
*20 January – Bente Grønli, para-athlete (b. 1956)
*25 January – Arnold Juklerød, activist (b. 1925)
*25 January – Sigmund Gjesdal, politician (b. 1929)

*4 February – Sigmund Moren, author (b. 1913).
*13 February – Willy Arne Wold, politician (b. 1929)

*1 March – Hårek Ludvig Hansen, politician (b. 1901)
*1 March – Thorleif Vangen, cross-country skier (b. 1920)
*4 March – Knut Skaaluren, politician (b. 1916)
*11 March – Thorleif Olsen, footballer (b. 1921)
*14 March – Maj Sønstevold, Swedish composer (b. 1917)
*19 March – Erik Egeland, journalist and art critic (b. 1921)
*21 March – Sverre Sørsdal, boxer (b. 1900)
*27 March – Bjarne Vik, politician (b. 1916)
*28 March – Jacob R. Kuhnle, newspaper editor (b. 1907)
*30 March – Hjalmar Hvam, Nordic skier and inventor (b. 1902)

*2 April – Jens Henrik Nordlie, military officer (b.1910).
*10 April – Hans Beck, ski jumper (b. 1911)
*10 April – Gunnar Konsmo, speed skater (b. 1922)
*11 April – Trygve Brodahl, cross-country skier (b. 1904)
*11 April – Caspar Stephansen, civil servant (b. 1923)
*16 April – Rolf Haugland, politician (b. 1925)
*18 April – Richard August Riekeles, barrister (b. 1904)
*23 April – Edvard Kaurin Barth, resistance member and zoologist (b.1913).
*23 April – Gunnar Henningsmoen, palaeontologist (b. 1919)
*26 April – Anders Hauge, politician (b. 1903)

*1 May – Arvid Johansen, politician (b. 1910)
*5 May – Bjarne Hervik, politician (b. 1911)
*12 May – Kirsten Sand, architect (b. 1895)
*20 May – Kristian Lien, politician (d. 1915)
*11 June – Kari Berggrav, photographer (b. 1911)
*15 June – Petra Mohn, politician (b. 1911)
*17 June – Erling Kaas, athlete (b. 1915, died in France)
*27 June – Victor Borg, physician and writer (b. 1916).
*28 June – Birger Breivik, politician (b. 1912)
*28 June – Ola Solum