1994 in Norway
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Events in the year 1994 in Norway.
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- 15–17 April – The Progress Party national convention at Bolkesjø, turns out to be one of the most dramatic purges in the history of Norwegian party politics, ending with the libertarian section of the party losing all power to the traditionalists.
- 28–29 September - Torp hostage crisis: Two Swedish robbers took two police officers and two pensioners as hostages at the Sandefjord Airport, Torp. The police freed the hostages and killed one of the hostage takers. It is the only incident in peace time that a Norwegian police chief has given the orders to shoot to kill.
- 28 November - Norway votes no to EU.
- 8 December - The Hitra Tunnel subsea road tunnel is opened. At the time of its opening, it was the world's deepest undersea tunnel (at the depth of 264 metres)
Popular culture
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Sports
- 12–27 February – The 1994 Winter Olympics is held in Lillehammer.
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Film
Main article: Norwegian films of the 1990s#1994
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Notable deaths
- 15 January - Jørgen Adolf Lier, politician (b.1906)
- 23 January - Johan Jørgen Holst, politician and Minister (b.1937)
- 20 February - Kaare Steel Groos, politician (b.1917)
- 23 February - Ragnar Christiansen, politician and Minister (b.1922)
- 23 February - Odd Højdahl, trade unionist, politician and Minister (b.1921)
- 13 March - Magne Lerheim, politician (b.1929)
- 21 March - Paula Nordhus, politician (b.1935)
- 7 April - Sigmund Ruud, ski jumper, Olympic silver medallist and World Champion (b.1907)
- 28 April - Olav Nordrå, writer (b.1919)
- 23 May - Olav H. Hauge, poet (b.1908)
- 28 May - Erik Rinde, jurist and pioneer of social sciences in Norway (b.1919)
- 17 June - Eigil Olaf Liane, politician (b.1916)
- 21 June - Jan Fredrik Wiborg, civil engineer (b.1944)
- 16 August - Erik Anker, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1903)
- 23 August - Lars Holen, politician (b.1912)
- 25 August - Leif Eldring, judge and civil servant (b.1933)
- 30 August - Olav Gjærevoll, botanist, politician and Minister (b.1916)
- 12 October - Edel Eckblad, actress (b.1914)
- 18 October - Ivar Kornelius Eikrem, politician (b.1898)
- 6 November - Edvard Natvig, decathlete (b.1907)
- 7 November - Charles Mathiesen, speed skater and Olympic gold medallist (b.1911)
- 11 November - Harry Johan Olai Klippenvåg, politician (b.1913)
- 15 November - Asbjørn Lindhjem, politician (b.1910)
- 11 December - Magnus Andersen, politician and Minister (b.1916)
- 12 December - Sverre Oddvar Andresen, politician (b.1924)
- 12 December - Rolf Gjermundsen, politician (b.1921)
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- Ole Hegge, cross country skier and Olympic silver medallist (b.1900)
- Rein Henriksen, lawyer and industrialist (b.1915)
- Rolf Jacobsen, writer (b.1907)
- Dagfinn Mannsåker, archivist and historian (b.1916)
- Agnar Mykle, author (b.1915)
- Tor Ørvig, paleontologist (b.1916)
- Helge Røstad, judge (b.1923)
- Erling Stordahl, singer (b.1923)
- Jacob Vaage, historian and museum curator (b.1905)
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