2005 in Norway

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Years in Norway: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Centuries: 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century
Decades: 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s
Years: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Events in the year 2005 in Norway.

Incumbents[]

  • Monarch: Harald V
  • Regent: Crown Prince Haakon from 29 March to 7 June 2005 (during the King's recovering from heart surgery)
  • President of the Storting:
  • Prime Minister: Kjell Magne Bondevik (Christian Democratic Party) to 17 October, then Jens Stoltenberg (Labour Party)

Events[]

January[]

Both the new and the old Svinesund Bridges in the autumn of 2004.
The University of Stavanger is established.
  • 1 January
    • New Year's celebrations all over Norway fall silent for two minutes as mark of respect for Scandinavian memorial service for those affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
    • The University of Stavanger is established.

February[]

March[]

Norwegian King Harald V and Norwegian Queen Sonja, greeted by U.S. First Lady Laura Bush and U.S. President George W. Bush at the White House during a state visit in the U.S., in March 2005.
  • 11 March – Ole Christian Kvarme is appointed bishop of Oslo.

April[]

May[]

June[]

  • 8 June – At least 10 people are feared dead after an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease. The source is localized to a Borregaard treatment plant in Sarpsborg.
  • 13 June – The new Svinesund Bridge is opened. The old Svinesund Bridge still stands 1 kilometre to the east.

July[]

  • 14 July – The Nærøyfjord, the Geiranger Fjord and the Struve Geodetic Arc are designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites.

August[]

September[]

  • 12 September – The 2005 Parliamentary election takes place. The election was won by the opposition centre-left Red-Green Coalition, which took 87 seats.
  • 19 September – The trial of the accused in the NOKAS robbery starts in Stavanger.

October[]

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, in October 2005.

November[]

December[]

Popular culture[]

Sports[]

Music[]

Main article: 2005 in Norwegian music

Film[]

Main article: Norwegian films of the 2000s § 2005

Literature[]

Television[]

Main article: 2005 in Norwegian television

Anniversaries[]

  • 7 June – Centennial of the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden.

Notable births[]

Notable deaths[]

  • 6 January – Nora Strømstad, alpine skier (born 1909)
  • 13 January – Karstein Seland, politician (born 1912)
  • 20 January – Per Borten, Prime Minister (born 1913)
  • 12 March – Johan Skipnes, politician (born 1909)
  • 17 March – Sverre Holm, actor (born 1931)
  • 31 May – Ole J. Malm, physician (born 1910).[1]
  • 2 June – Gunder Gundersen, Nordic combined skier and sports official (born 1930)
  • 7 July – Gunnar Fredrik Hellesen, politician and Minister (born 1913)
  • 20 July – Finn Gustavsen, politician (born 1926)
  • 21 August – Liv Aasen, politician (born 1928)
Kåre Kristiansen
  • 24 September – Arna Vågen, missionary and politician (born 1905)
  • 1 November – Carl Mortensen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (born 1919)
  • 23 November – Ingvil Aarbakke, artist (born 1970)
  • 1 December – , novelist (born 1934).[2][3]
  • 3 December – Kåre Kristiansen, politician (born 1920)
  • 17 December – Sverre Stenersen, Nordic combined skier, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion (born 1926)
Georg Johannesen
Photo: Gisle Hannemyr
  • 24 December – Georg Johannesen, author and professor of rhetoric (born 1931)
  • 29 December – Gerda Boyesen, founder of Biodynamic Psychology (born 1922)
Full date missing

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Moland, Arnfinn. "Ole J Malm". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  2. ^ Nymoen, Kjell (7 December 2005). "Minneord". Hamar Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). p. 60.
  3. ^ Brodal, Jan (2 February 2006). "Roar Petersen". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).

External links[]

Retrieved from ""