2005 in Norway

Years in Norway:	2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
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Years:	2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Events in the year 2005 in Norway.

Incumbents

8 June – At least 10 are dead after an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease. The source is localized to a Borregaard teatment plant in Sarpsborg.
13 June – The new Svinesund Bridge is opened joining Norway and Sweden. The old Svinesund Bridge still stands 1 kilometre to the east.

12 September – The 2005 Parliamentary election takes place. The election was won by the opposition centre-left Red-Green Coalition, which took 87 seats.
19 September – The trial of the accused in the NOKAS robbery starts in Stavanger.

King Harald and Queen Sonja, greeted by Laura and George W. Bush at the White House during the March 2005 State Visit to the U.S.
Both the new and the old Svinesund Bridges in the autumn of 2004
The University of Stavanger is established.

6 January – Nora Strømstad, alpine skier (born 1909)
13 January – Karstein Seland, politician (born 1912)
20 January – Per Borten, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (born 1913)
2 February – Anders Hveem, bobsledder (born 1924)
2 February – Svein Kvia, international soccer player (born 1947)
20 February – Johan Østby, politician (born 1924)
12 March – Johan Skipnes, politician (born 1909)
17 March – Sverre Holm, actor (born 1931)
31 May – Ole J. Malm, physician (born 1910).^[1]
2 June – Gunder Gundersen, Nordic combined skier and sports official (born 1930)
7 July – Gunnar Fredrik Hellesen, politician and Minister (born 1913)
20 July – Finn Gustavsen, politician (born 1926)
21 August – Liv Aasen, politician (born 1928)

Kåre Kristiansen

24 September – Arna Vågen, missionary and politician (born 1905)
8 October – Erik Grønseth, social scientist and sociologist (born 1925)
18 October – Sverre Mitsem, judge (born 1944)
29 October – Elsa Skjerven, politician and Minister (born 1919)
1 November – Carl Mortensen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (born 1919)
23 November – Ingvil Aarbakke, artist (born 1970)
3 December – Kåre Kristiansen, politician (born 1920)
17 December – Sverre Stenersen, Nordic combined skier, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion (born 1926)

Georg Johannesen
Photo: Gisle Hannemyr

↑ Moland, Arnfinn. "Ole J Malm". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 November 2012.

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