1983 in Norway
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Events in the year 1983 in Norway.
Incumbents
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.
Popular culture
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
- 27 March – Maria Bodøgaard, television presenter
- 30 March – Siri Seglem, handball player.[3]
- 1 July – Marit Larsen, singer and songwriter
Notable deaths
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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).[4]
- 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)
- 25 June - Oddbjørn Hagen, skier, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion (born 1908)
- 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).[5]
- 4 October - Per Hagen, politician (born 1899)
- 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)
- 26 December - Rudolf Andreassen, boxer (born 1909)
Full date unknown
- Rasmus Nordbø, politician and Minister (born 1915)
- Hans Fredrik Wirstad, veterinarian (born 1897)
References
- ↑ "Språk- og litteraturpriser" (in Norwegian). Riksmålsforbundet. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- ↑ "Gyldendalprisen" (in Norwegian). Forfatterportalen.no. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Landslagsprofiler – Siri Seglem" (in Norwegian). Norges Håndballforbund. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ↑ "Kåre Hatten". Sports-Reference. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ↑ Vormeland, Oddvar. "Helga Stene". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
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