1995 in Norway
# 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

## Popular culture

### 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)
