page_title: 1998 in Norway
section_title: Notable deaths
hierarchical_section_title: 1998 in Norway / Notable deaths
caption_attribution_description: English: Birger Ruud - Norwegian ski jumper (photo from 1936) Polski: Birger Ruud - norweski skoczek narciarski (zdjęcie z 1936 roku)
context_page_description: Events in the year 1998 in Norway.
context_section_description: 8 January – Audun Hetland, illustrator (born 1920).
  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)
  9 July – Halvor J. Sandsdalen, farmer, journalist, poet, novelist, playwright and children's writer (b. 1911).
  18 July – Lars Mathias Hille Esmark, civil servant and business person in the tourist industry (born 1908).
  19 July – Rune Nilsen, triple jumper (b.1923)
  26 July – Olav Bø, folklorist (born 1918).
  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)
  11 November – Sam Melberg, sports diver and sports instructor (b. 1912).
  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)
caption: Birger Ruud, ski jumper, Olympic Champion and World Champion
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