7 April – Norway experiences its first
Catholic child abuse scandal as it becomes known that a bishop,
Georg Müller, was forced to resign in 2009 because of sexual abuse of an altar boy in the early 1990s.[2][3]
14 April – An
ash cloud from the second
eruption of Eyjafjallajökull causes the air space over Northern Norway to
close down in the evening, then on the 15th all air traffic over Norway is halted, including air ambulances and rescue helicopters.
24 April – Norway and Russia settle a 40-year-old conflict over their maritime border in the
Barents Sea, announced during President
Medvedev's state visit in Norway.[4]
26 April – The first half (eastbound) of the new
Bjørvika Tunnel opens.
10 June – Two
Norwegians, including one with British citizenship are sentenced to death by a military court in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo on charges of murder and espionage.[6]
8 July – three people with a Norwegian residence permit are arrested in Norway on suspicion of having links to
Al Qaeda and for planning to detonate bombs in New York and London.[7]
12 July – The Norwegian satellite
AISSat-1 is launched.
24 July – Four Ukrainian tourists die in a
rafting accident in the
Sjoa river.
20 September – The second half (westbound) of the new
Bjørvika Tunnel opens
21 September – The Russian martial artist and racist political activist
Viacheslav Datsik turns himself in to Norwegian immigration authorities requesting political asylum after escaping a Russian mental institution and rowing across the Baltic Sea.
– 19 January-year-old chess grandmaster
Magnus Carlsen is confirmed as the youngest-ever world number one in the official January 2010
FIDE rating list.[11][12][13]
^"Sp-politiker Per N. Hagen er død" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 9 January 2010.
^Børresen, Tronn; Skattum, Knut (22 January 2010). "Torbjørn Yggeseth (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
^Dæhlin, Edvard; Eriksen, Svein; Moseng, Bjørn-Erik (22 January 2010). "Rolf Normann Torgersen (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
^Hildrum, Eva; Torvik, Ivar (26 January 2010). "Rolf Normann Torgersen (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
^Johnsen, Atle (28 January 2010). "Paul Vårdal". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
^Hanstad, Per (February 2010).
"Paul Vårdal – minneord"(PDF). Revisjon og Regnskap (in Norwegian). Archived from
the original(PDF) on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
^Death announcement, Østlands-Posten 17 April 2010 p. 43
^Kronfjord, Torgeir P.; Bråtbekken, Christian (21 April 2010).
"Gustav Lorentzen er død". Dagbladet (in Norwegian).
Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
^Kaul, Dagny (29 April 2010). "Alv Kragerud (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
^Lysvåg, Per (3 May 2010). "Stig Johansson (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
^Sælthun, Nils Roar (26 April 2010).
"Hans Økland er død" (in Norwegian). Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
^Stendahl, Bjørn (2 June 2010).
"Kristian Bergheim er død" (in Norwegian). Oslo: The Norwegian Jazz Archives. Archived from
the original on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
^"Richard Herrmann er død". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 15 June 2010.
Archived from the original on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
^Holst, Jan Erik (19 July 2010). "Arild Kristo". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
^"Anders Bratholm er død". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 8 July 2010. Archived from
the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
^Smevoll, Vegard (20 July 2010).
"- Det er veldig trist". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). Archived from
the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
^Wandrup, Fredrik (25 July 2010). "willy b (1951–2010)". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). p. 35.
^Aune, Oddvin (19 September 2010).
"Ingjald Ørbeck Sørheim er død" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.
Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
^Lian, Arild; Martinsen, Harald; Smith, Lars; Sundet, Jon Martin; von Tetzschner, Stephen (17 November 2010). "Per Saugstad". Aftenposten (obituary) (in Norwegian).
^Bjørnset, Olaug (11 November 2010).
"Einar Sæter er død" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
7 April – Norway experiences its first
Catholic child abuse scandal as it becomes known that a bishop,
Georg Müller, was forced to resign in 2009 because of sexual abuse of an altar boy in the early 1990s.[2][3]
14 April – An
ash cloud from the second
eruption of Eyjafjallajökull causes the air space over Northern Norway to
close down in the evening, then on the 15th all air traffic over Norway is halted, including air ambulances and rescue helicopters.
24 April – Norway and Russia settle a 40-year-old conflict over their maritime border in the
Barents Sea, announced during President
Medvedev's state visit in Norway.[4]
26 April – The first half (eastbound) of the new
Bjørvika Tunnel opens.
10 June – Two
Norwegians, including one with British citizenship are sentenced to death by a military court in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo on charges of murder and espionage.[6]
8 July – three people with a Norwegian residence permit are arrested in Norway on suspicion of having links to
Al Qaeda and for planning to detonate bombs in New York and London.[7]
12 July – The Norwegian satellite
AISSat-1 is launched.
24 July – Four Ukrainian tourists die in a
rafting accident in the
Sjoa river.
20 September – The second half (westbound) of the new
Bjørvika Tunnel opens
21 September – The Russian martial artist and racist political activist
Viacheslav Datsik turns himself in to Norwegian immigration authorities requesting political asylum after escaping a Russian mental institution and rowing across the Baltic Sea.
– 19 January-year-old chess grandmaster
Magnus Carlsen is confirmed as the youngest-ever world number one in the official January 2010
FIDE rating list.[11][12][13]
^"Sp-politiker Per N. Hagen er død" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 9 January 2010.
^Børresen, Tronn; Skattum, Knut (22 January 2010). "Torbjørn Yggeseth (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
^Dæhlin, Edvard; Eriksen, Svein; Moseng, Bjørn-Erik (22 January 2010). "Rolf Normann Torgersen (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
^Hildrum, Eva; Torvik, Ivar (26 January 2010). "Rolf Normann Torgersen (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
^Johnsen, Atle (28 January 2010). "Paul Vårdal". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
^Hanstad, Per (February 2010).
"Paul Vårdal – minneord"(PDF). Revisjon og Regnskap (in Norwegian). Archived from
the original(PDF) on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
^Death announcement, Østlands-Posten 17 April 2010 p. 43
^Kronfjord, Torgeir P.; Bråtbekken, Christian (21 April 2010).
"Gustav Lorentzen er død". Dagbladet (in Norwegian).
Archived from the original on 24 April 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
^Kaul, Dagny (29 April 2010). "Alv Kragerud (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
^Lysvåg, Per (3 May 2010). "Stig Johansson (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
^Sælthun, Nils Roar (26 April 2010).
"Hans Økland er død" (in Norwegian). Department of Geosciences, University of Oslo. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
^Stendahl, Bjørn (2 June 2010).
"Kristian Bergheim er død" (in Norwegian). Oslo: The Norwegian Jazz Archives. Archived from
the original on 6 February 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
^"Richard Herrmann er død". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 15 June 2010.
Archived from the original on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
^Holst, Jan Erik (19 July 2010). "Arild Kristo". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
^"Anders Bratholm er død". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 8 July 2010. Archived from
the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
^Smevoll, Vegard (20 July 2010).
"- Det er veldig trist". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). Archived from
the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
^Wandrup, Fredrik (25 July 2010). "willy b (1951–2010)". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). p. 35.
^Aune, Oddvin (19 September 2010).
"Ingjald Ørbeck Sørheim er død" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.
Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
^Lian, Arild; Martinsen, Harald; Smith, Lars; Sundet, Jon Martin; von Tetzschner, Stephen (17 November 2010). "Per Saugstad". Aftenposten (obituary) (in Norwegian).
^Bjørnset, Olaug (11 November 2010).
"Einar Sæter er død" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 November 2010.