1983 in Norway

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Events in the year 1983 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Olav V
• Prime Minister – Kåre Willoch (Conservative Party)

Events

• 18 March – Arnfinn Nesset is convicted of poisoning 22 patients with Curacit, a muscle relaxing drug, at a Geriatric institution in Orkdal Municipality, Norway where he was the director since 1977. Nesset was sentenced to 21 years in prison; the maximum punishment possible by Norwegian law.
• 8 June – Willoch's Second Cabinet was appointed.
• 18 August – Much of the Archbishop's Palace in Trondheim burned down.
• Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.
• Dagbladet switched to tabloid format.
• 100 years since the foundation of the Norwegian State Railways.

Popular culture

Music

Main article: 1983 in Norwegian music

Film

Main article: Norwegian films of the 1980s § 1983

Literature

Events

• Odd Abrahamsen, poet, is awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize. ^[1]
• Karin Bang, poet and novelist, is awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment literature prize. ^[2]

Novels

• Kjartan Fløgstad – U 3
• Herbjørg Wassmo – Det stumme rommet

Short stories

• Merethe Lindstrøm – Sexorcisten og andre fortellinger

Notable births

• 4 January – Tarjei Dale, footballer
• 11 January – Kristian P. Wilsgård, businessman and politician. ^[3]
• 16 January – Tommy Eide Møster, footballer
• 3 February – Adil Khan, actor
• 8 February – Agnes Ravatn, novelist, columnist and journalist
• 9 March – Johan Kjølstad, cross-country skier
• 27 March – Maria Bodøgaard, television presenter
• 30 March – Siri Seglem, handball player. ^[4]
• 20 April – Gaute Ormåsen, singer
• 7 May – Lars Iver Strand, footballer
• 21 June – Bjørn Helge Riise, footballer
• 1 July – Marit Larsen, singer and songwriter
• 18 July – Hadia Tajik, politician
• 20 July – Stig-André Berge, wrestler. ^[5]
• 2 August – Marianne Rørvik, curler
• 19 August – Johan Thorbjørnsen, footballer
• 28 October – Øyvind Hoås, footballer
• 7 November – Patrick Thoresen, ice hockey player
• 18 November – Jon Lech Johansen, programmer
• 9 December – Kristofer Hæstad, footballer

Notable deaths

Ca. 1930

• 3 January – Ludvig Ellefsrød, politician (born 1894)
• 16 January
  • Gunnar S. Gundersen, painter (born 1921)
  • Arnfinn Severin Roald, politician (born 1914)
• 24 January – Johan Grøttumsbråten, skier and multiple Olympic gold medallist (born 1899)
• 10 February – Paul Oskar Lindberget, politician (born 1895)
• 7 March – Odd Lundberg, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist (born 1917)
• 9 March – Lars Elisæus Vatnaland, politician (born 1892)
• 7 April – Einar Hareide, politician (born 1899)
• 12 April – Jørgen Juve, international soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1906)
• 14 April – Kåre Hatten, cross-country skier (born 1908). ^[6]
• 17 April – Kittill Kristoffersen Berg, politician (born 1903)
• 25 April – Hans Struksnæs, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (born 1902)
• 23 May – Finn Mortensen, composer, critic and educator (born 1922)
• 26 May – Asbjørn Lillås, politician (born 1919)
• 12 June – Conrad Bonnevie-Svendsen, priest and politician (born 1898)
• 23 June – Sverre Steen, historian (born 1898). ^[7]
• 25 June – Oddbjørn Hagen, skier, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion (born 1908)
• 7 August – Henning Thorvaldssøn Astrup, architect (born 1904). ^[8]
• 16 August – Ragnvald Skrede, author, journalist, literary critic and translator (born 1904)
• 26 August – Hans Christian Henriksen, businessperson (born 1909)
• 10 September – Torstein Selvik, politician (born 1900)
• 12 September – Hans Borgen, politician (born 1908)
• 2 October – Helga Stene, educator (born 1904). ^[9]
• 4 October – Per Hagen, politician (born 1899)
• 14 October – Halldis Stenhamar, journalist (born 1894). ^[10]
• 16 October – Øivin Fjeldstad, conductor and violinist (born 1903)
• 17 October – Sonja Hagemann, literary historian and literary critic (born 1898)
• 20 October – Otto Aasen, Nordic skier (born 1894)
• 22 October – Per Thomsen, newspaper editor (born 1905). ^[11]
• 28 October – Gabriel Langfeldt, psychiatrist (born 1895). ^[12]
• 7 November – Einar Tommelstad, high jumper (born 1909)
• 18 November – Leo Tallaksen, politician (born 1908)
• 26 November – Oddmund Hoel, politician (born 1910)
• 10 December – Tolv Aamland, politician (born 1893)
• 21 December – Kjell Bondevik, politician and Minister (born 1901)

Full date missing

• Christian Astrup, economist and politician for Nasjonal Samling (born 1909). ^[13]
• Rasmus Nordbø, politician and Minister (born 1915)
• Hans Fredrik Wirstad, veterinarian (born 1897)

References

1. "Språk- og litteraturpriser" (in Norwegian). Riksmålsforbundet. Archived from the original on 1 April 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
2. "Gyldendalprisen" (in Norwegian). Forfatterportalen.no. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
3. "Wilsgård, Kristian P." (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 October 2017.
4. "Landslagsprofiler – Siri Seglem" (in Norwegian). Norges Håndballforbund . Retrieved 2 May 2015.
5. Gundersen, Ove. "Stig-André Berge". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
6. "Kåre Hatten". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
7. Mardal, Magnus A. "Sverre Steen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
8. Mykleby, Axel. "Henning Thorvaldssøn Astrup". Norsk kunstnerleksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
9. Vormeland, Oddvar. "Helga Stene". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
10. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Halldis Stenhamar". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
11. Garvik, Olav. "Per Berle Thomsen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
12. Skålevåg, Svein Atle. "Gabriel Langfeldt". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
13. Sørensen, Øystein (1995). "Astrup, Christian". In Dahl, Hans Fredrik (ed.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. ISBN   82-02-14138-9. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2019.