1983 in Norway explained

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, 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

See main article: 1983 in Norwegian music.

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

• 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)
• 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).^[11]
• Rasmus Nordbø, politician and Minister (born 1915)
• Hans Fredrik Wirstad, veterinarian (born 1897)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Språk- og litteraturpriser . Norwegian . Riksmålsforbundet . 28 March 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100401160415/http://www.riksmalsforbundet.no/Spr%C3%A5k--og-litteraturpriser.aspx . 1 April 2010 .
2. Web site: Gyldendalprisen . Forfatterportalen.no . Norwegian . 29 March 2009.
3. Web site: Wilsgård, Kristian P. . Norwegian . 8 October 2017 .
4. Web site: Landslagsprofiler – Siri Seglem . . Norwegian . 2 May 2015.
5. Encyclopedia: Stig-André Berge . Ove . Gundersen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 7 January 2023.
6. Web site: Kåre Hatten . Sports-Reference . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035011/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/kare-hatten-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 25 December 2014 .
7. Encyclopedia: Sverre Steen . Magnus A . Mardal . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 15 November 2020.
8. Encyclopedia: Henning Thorvaldssøn Astrup . Norsk kunstnerleksikon . Axel . Mykleby . no . 16 April 2024 .
9. Encyclopedia: Helga Stene . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oddvar . Vormeland . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 25 February 2013.
10. Encyclopedia: Halldis Stenhamar . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 1 September 2020 .
11. Encyclopedia: Sørensen . Øystein . Øystein Sørensen . . . Astrup, Christian . no . 4 April 2019 . 1995 . Cappelen . Oslo . 82-02-14138-9 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921215951/http://mediabase1.uib.no/krigslex/a/a3.html#astrup-christian . 2013-09-21 .