1995 in Norway

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Events in the year 1995 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch - Harald V of Norway
• Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour Party)

Events

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• January 1 – The Draupner wave in the North Sea in Norway is detected, confirming the existence of rogue waves.
• 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.

Popular culture

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Sports

Music

• May 13 – Norway wins Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song "Nocturne", performed by Secret Garden.

Film

Literature

Notable births

• 8 August - Malin Reitan, singer

Notable deaths

• 6 February - Bjarne Henry Henriksen, politician (b.1904)
• 26 February - Kjell Thorbjørn Kristensen, politician (b.1927)
• 28 February - Ragnvald Mikal Andersen, politician (b.1899)
• 16 May - Parelius Hjalmar Bang Berntsen, politician (b.1910)
• 26 May - Sigmund Skard, poet, essayist and professor of literature (b.1903)
• 30 May - Sunniva Hakestad Møller, politician (b.1907)
• 31 May - Ingrid Semmingsen, historian, first female professor of history in Norway (b.1910)
• 5 June - Olav Moen, politician (b.1909)
• 30 July - Pelle Christensen, actor and translator (b.1923)
• 28 September - Ottar Fjærvoll, politician (b.1914)
• 17 October - Gunvor Hofmo, writer and poet (b.1921)
• 18 October - Torrey Mosvold, shipping and industrial entrepreneur (b.1910)
• 7 November - Halvor Thorbjørn Hjertvik, politician (b.1914)
• 25 November - Leif Juster, comedian, singer and actor (b.1910)
• 3 December - Hans Aardal, politician (b.1921)
• 7 December - Benn John Valsø, bobsledder (b.1927)

Full date unknown

• Arne Arnardo, circus performer and owner (b.1912)
• Otto Chr. Bastiansen, physicist and chemist (b.1918)
• Peter Bastiansen, businessperson and politician (b.1912)
• Sigmund Mjelve, writer (b.1926)
• Inger Waage, industrial ceramacist (b.1923)

References

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