1998 in Norway - Notable Deaths

Notable Deaths

• 26 January - Olaf Kortner, politician (b.1920)
• 28 January - Asbjørn Berg-Hansen, boxer (b.1912)
• 18 February - Rolv Ryssdal, judge (b.1914)
• 1 April - Anne Gullestad, actress and theatre director (b.1925)
• 3 April - Paul Svarstad, politician (b.1917)
• 8 June - Eva R. Finstad, politician (b.1933)
• 13 June - Birger Ruud, ski jumper, twice Olympic gold medallist and three time World Champion (b.1911)
• 17 June - Aage Eriksen, wrestler and Olympic silver medallist (b.1917)
• 28 June - Brita Collett Paus, humanitarian leader and founder of Fransiskushjelpen (b.1917)
• 9 July - Knut Bergsland, linguist (b.1914)
• 19 July - Rune Nilsen, triple jumper (b.1923)
• 30 July - Axel Buch, politician (b.1930)
• 30 July - Laila Schou Nilsen, speed skater, alpine skier and tennis player (b.1919)
• 31 July - Erling Evensen, cross country skier and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1914)
• 23 August - Rolf Søder, actor (b.1918)
• 1 September - Eystein Bærug, politician (b.1923)
• 13 September - Trygve Moe, politician (b.1920)
• 16 September - John Systad, long-distance runner (b.1912)
• 1 October - Sjur Lindebrække, banker and politician (b.1909)
• 5 October - Arne Øien, economist, politician and Minister (b.1928)
• 13 October - Thomas Byberg, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist (b.1916)
• 27 October - Reidar Kvammen, international soccer player (b.1914)
• 2 November - Sverre Brodahl, Nordic skier and Olympic silver medallist (b.1909)
• 12 November - Bjørn Endreson, actor, stage producer and theatre director (b.1922)
• 15 November - Asbjørn Øye, politician (b.1902)
• 4 December - Egil Johansen, jazz drummer, teacher, composer and arranger (b.1934)
• 4 December – Lilli Gjerløw, archivist (b.1910).
• 10 December - Trygve Haugeland, politician and Minister (b.1914)
• 31 December - Erling Norvik, politician (b.1928)