««« 1988 1987 1986 1989 in Norway »»» 1990 1991 1992 Decades: 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s Centuries: 18th • 19th • 20th • 21st See also: Other events of 1989 List of years in Norway Events in the year 1989 in Norway. Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Popular culture 3.1 Sports 3.2 Music 3.3 Film 3.4 Literature 4 Notable deaths 4.1 Full date unknown 5 External links Incumbents Monarch - Olav V of Norway Prime Minister - Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour Party) until 16 October, Jan P. Syse (Conservative Party) Events This section requires expansion. The Sami Parliament of Norway was opened on September 11. 30 March – The Oseberg oil field and the first gas pipeline to mainland Norway were opened. 1 June – Pope John Paul II visited Norway for the first time. This was the first time a pope has ever visited Norway. 9 May - the ban on Skateboarding in Norway, which was in act since 1978, is removed. 7 July – The opening of the Atlanterhavsveien Road. 8 September – A Norwegian passenger plane crashed outside Hirtshals. All the 55 on board died. 11 September – The 1989 Parliamentary election takes place. 9 October – The opening of the Sami Parliament of Norway. 16 October – Gro Harlem Brundtland resigns, with her cabinet, as Prime Minister of Norway for the second time. 16 October – Syse's Cabinet was appointed. Popular culture This section requires expansion. Sports Music Film Main article: Norwegian films of the 1980s#1989 Literature Notable deaths 9 January - Øivind Jensen, boxer (b.1905) 10 January - Kai Fjell, painter, printmaker and scenographer (b.1907) 11 January - Thor Myklebust, politician (b.1908) 19 February - Sigurd Marius Johansen, politician (b.1906) 2 March - Claus Egil Feyling, politician (b.1916) 7 April - Per Hysing-Dahl, politician (b.1920) 7 May - Anton Rønneberg, writer, theatre critic, dramaturg and theatre director (b.1902) 17 May - Hallvard Eika, politician and Minister (b.1920) 23 June - Arne Tuft, cross country skier (b.1911) 5 August - John Larsen, rifle shooter, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion (b.1913) 12 August - Lillebil Ibsen, dancer and actress (b.1899) 25 August - Hans Børli, poet and writer (b.1918) 16 October - Hans Frette, politician (b.1927) 22 October - Bjarne Daniel Solli, politician (b.1910) 28 October - Johannes Lislerud, politician (b.1911) 30 November - Ingeborg Refling Hagen, author and teacher (b.1895) 9 December - Gunnar Bøe, economist and politician (b.1917) 30 December - Gunn Vigdis Olsen-Hagen, politician (b.1946) Full date unknown Andreas Holmsen, professor and historian (b.1906) Leif Iversen, politician (b.1911) Paulus Svendsen, historian of literature and ideas (b.1904) External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: 1989 in Norway v · d · eIndependent monarchy of Norway (1905–present) 1905 · 1906 · 1907 · 1908 · 1909 · 1910 · 1911 · 1912 · 1913 · 1914 · 1915 · 1916 · 1917 · 1918 · 1919 · 1920 · 1921 · 1922 · 1923 · 1924 · 1925 · 1926 · 1927 · 1928 · 1929 · 1930 · 1931 · 1932 · 1933 · 1934 · 1935 · 1936 · 1937 · 1938 · 1939 · 1940 · 1941 · 1942 · 1943 · 1944 · 1945 · 1946 · 1947 · 1948 · 1949 · 1950 · 1951 · 1952 · 1953 · 1954 · 1955 · 1956 · 1957 · 1958 · 1959 · 1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011