Events in the year 2002 in Norway.
Incumbents Monarch – Harald V. Prime Minister – Kjell Magne Bondevik (Christian Democratic Party)
Events
February 27 February – Metropol TV ceases broadcasting because of financial difficulties. 20 February - Ole Einar Bjørndalen swept all four gold medal in the biathlon.
March
April
May 24 May – Ari Behn marries Princess Märtha Louise of Norway in Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim.
June
June – World Bank Oslo 2002 Protests
July
12-15 July - Norway announced that they would not extend their Microsoft contract.
August
September
October
November
December
Popular culture
Sports
Music
Film
Literature Lars Saabye Christensen is awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize, for The Half Brother.
Television
Notable births
21 February – Marcus & Martinus Gunnarsen, two identical brothers singers 12 May – Birgitta Elisa Oftestad, cellist 22 July – Konstanse Marie Alvær, politician 5 September – Alessandra Mele, Norwegian-Italian singer
Notable deaths
1 January – Arne Røgden, bobsledder (born 1917) 20 January – Knut Thomassen, actor and theatre director (born 1921). 24 January – Ragnar Horn, politician (born 1913) 31 January – Jens P. Flå, politician (born 1923) 1 February – Sigurd Berge, composer (born 1928) 27 February – Tord Godal, bishop (born 1909). 19 March – Egil Storbekken, folk musician (born 1911). 18 April – Thor Heyerdahl, ethnographer and adventurer (born 1914) 29 April – Sverre Bratland, military leader (born 1917) 1 May – Birger Tvedt, physician (born 1910). 17 June – Stein Ove Berg, singer and songwriter (born 1948). 29 June – Ole-Johan Dahl, computer scientist (born 1931) 10 August – Kristen Nygaard, mathematician, computer programming language pioneer and politician (born 1926) 26 September – Eleonore Bjartveit, politician and Minister (born 1924) 2 October – Martin Mehren, businessperson and sportsperson (born 1905). 4 October – Per Bronken, actor and writer (born 1935). 10 October – Joseph Grimeland, sculptor (born 1916). 10 October – Sverre L. Mo, politician (born 1915) 19 October – Guy Krohg, painter, scenographer (born 1917). 25 October – Edith Ranum, crime fiction writer (born 1922). 31 October – Knut Rumohr, painter (born 1916). 15 November – Hans Jørgen Toming, visual artist and designer (b. 1933). 24 November – Odd Lien, newspaper editor and politician (born 1915) 5 December – Magnar Sætre, politician (born 1940) 20 December – Tore Tønne, politician and Minister (born 1948) 21 December – Arnljot Høyland, mathematical statistician (born 1924). 21 December – Harald U. Lied, politician (born 1927) 24 December – Kjell Aukrust, author, poet and artist (born 1920).
Full date unknown Odd Chr. Gøthe, civil servant and politician (born 1919) Johan Berthin Holte, businessperson (born 1915) Nils Peder Langvand, judge (born 1929) Oddrunn Pettersen, politician and Minister (born 1937) Fritz Røed, sculptor (born 1928) Einar Skinnarland, resistance fighter (born 1918) Knut Tjønneland, politician (born 1907)
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