2001 in Norway

Events

* Februaryndash Former Prime Minister, then foreign affairs minister Thorbjørn Jagland makes a political scandal when he jokingly refers to Gabon's president Omar Bongo, due for a state visit to Norway, as "Bongo from Congo". [no icon cite news|url=http://www.dagbladet.no/nyheter/2001/02/07/240423.html|title=Ytterst pinlig|publisher=Dagbladet|author= |date=2001-02-07|accessdate=2008-03-03]
* Februaryndash Around 40,000 people in Oslo march in a rally to express their outrage and devastation over the racially motivated murder in Holmlia, Oslo of a young black Norwegian boy, Benjamin Hermansen at the hands of a group af neo-Nazis. Marches take place simultaneously all over Norway.
* 25 Marchndash The Schengen Agreement comes into force in Norway.
* Augustndash The railway line Bratsbergbanen in Nedre Telemark closes down. It was opened in 1917.
* 19 Octoberndash Kjell Magne Bondevik's second cabinet takes over.
* 3 Novemberndash A census counts 4,520,900 inhabitants in Norway.

Arts and literature

Births

January to June

July to December

Full date unknown

Deaths

* 26 Januaryndash Benjamin Hermansen, murder victim (b. 1985)
* 29 Januaryndash Ingebrigt Davik, writer (b. 1925)
* 8 Februaryndash Ivo Caprino, animator (b. 1920)
* 8 Februaryndash Torkell Tande, politician (b. 1901)
* 13 Februaryndash Knut Th. Gleditsch, sports commentator (b. 1938)
* 22 Marchndash Rolf Birger Pedersen, football player and manager (b. 1939)
* 29 Marchndash Helge Ingstad, scientist (b. 1899)
* 12 Aprilndash Reidar Hirsti, editor (b. 1925)
* 24 Aprilndash Gro Anita Schønn, singer (b. 1950)
* 19 Mayndash Vidkunn Hveding, politician (b. 1921)
* 31 Augustndash Odd Steinar Holøs, politician (b. 1922)
* 19 Decemberndash Jakob Weidemann, painter (b. 1923)
* 28 Decemberndash Arne Rettedal, politician (b. 1926)

Full date unknown

* Henriette Bie Lorentzen, activist (b. 1911)

References