1982 in Norway
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Incumbents
- Monarch - Olav V of NorwayOlav V of NorwayOlav V was the king of Norway from 1957 until his death. A member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Olav was born in the United Kingdom as the son of King Haakon VII of Norway and Queen Maud of Norway...
- Prime MinisterHeads of government of NorwayThis is a list of heads of government of Norway, who held, inter alia, offices and titles such as steward , viceroy , first minister and prime minister ....
- Kåre WillochKåre WillochKåre Isaachsen Willoch is a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party. He served as Minister of Trade and Shipping in 1963 and 1965–1970, and as Prime Minister of Norway from 1981 to 1986...
(Conservative Party)
Events
- 11 March – WiderøeWiderøeWiderøe's Flyveselskap AS, trading as Widerøe, is a regional airline in Norway and part of the SAS Group. It operates a fleet of 34 Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft , serving 41 domestic and 6 international destinations...
Flight 933Widerøe Flight 933On 11 March 1982, Widerøe Flight 933, a Widerøe Twin Otter, registration number LN-BNK, on a flight from Berlevåg Airport to Mehamn crashed into the Barents Sea near Gamvik, killing all fifteen on board. More than twenty years and four rounds of investigation later, this incident remains highly...
crashed into the Barents SeaBarents SeaThe Barents Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, located north of Norway and Russia. Known in the Middle Ages as the Murman Sea, the sea takes its current name from the Dutch navigator Willem Barents...
near MehamnMehamnMehamn is a village in the Gamvik municipality in the county of Finnmark in northern Norway. The village abuts the base of a small Vedvik peninsula, itself part of the greater Nordkinn Peninsula, at the southern end of Mehamn Fjord, a bay in the Barents Sea...
, killing all 15 on board; this accident remains highly controversial in Norway. - 2 July - A bomb explodes in a lockerLockerLocker may refer to:* Locker , various kinds of storage compartment or container* Footlocker , a storage box* In nautical usage, a "locker" may be a storage place that in other environments would not be referred to as a locker, such as cupboards on board ships for keeping stores, anchor lockers,...
at the Oslo Central Station. A young woman is killed and eleven others are injured. - 9 July - An unexploded bomb is found and defused in the cargo storage at the Oslo central station.
- 9 October - An 18-year-old teenager confesses that it was he who was behind the bombing of the Central Station in Oslo.
- 11 October - Eight paintings worth an estimated 25 million NOK are stolen from the National Gallery in Oslo .
- 18 October - the trail of Arnfinn NessetArnfinn NessetArnfinn Nesset is a Norwegian serial killer.Nesset, a former nursing home manager, was convicted in March 1983 of poisoning 22 patients with Curacit, a muscle relaxing drug. He was also convicted of one count of attempted murder and acquitted on two other counts...
, who stands accused of killing 25 patients at the Geriatric institution in OrkdalOrkdalOrkdal is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Orkdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Orkanger. Other villages in the municipality include Kjøra, Geitastrand, Gjølme, Thamshavn, Fannrem, Vormstad, Svorkmo, and...
where he was the director, begins. - The Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Church AffairsNorwegian Ministry of Culture and Church AffairsThe Royal Norwegian Ministry of Culture is responsible for cultural policy, regulations and other matters related to the media and sports. The ministry was established in 1982, at which time it was called the Ministry of Cultural and Scientific Affairs. Until then, the Ministry of Church and...
is established
Literature
- Gunvor HofmoGunvor HofmoGunvor Hofmo was a Norwegian writer, often considered one of Norway's most influential modernist poets.-Literary career:...
, writer and poet, is awarded the Dobloug PrizeDobloug PrizeThe Dobloug Prize is a literature prize awarded for Swedish and Norwegian fiction. The prize is named after Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Birger Dobloug pursuant to his bequest. The prize sum is . The Dobloug Prize is awarded annually by the Swedish Academy.-Prize winners:...
literature award. - Sissel Lange-NielsenSissel Lange-NielsenSissel Lange-Nielsen is a Norwegian writer, literary critic, and journalist. She won the Riksmål Society Literature Prize in 1982.She is a member of the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature.-References:...
, writer, literary critic, and journalist, is awarded the Riksmål Society Literature PrizeRiksmål Society Literature PrizeThe Riksmål Society Literature Prize is awarded annually by the Riksmålsforbundet for the outstanding publication in riksmål...
. - Åge RønningÅge RønningÅge Rønning was a Norwegian writer and journalist.Rønning was awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature in 1982 for the novel Kolbes reise. In 1986 he received the Fritt Ord Honorary Award...
, writer and journalist, is awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for his novel Kolbes reise.
Notable deaths
- 4 January - Ragnhild Hartmann VarmboRagnhild Hartmann VarmboRagnhild Hartmann Varmbo was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag counties during the terms 1937–1945 and 1945–1949.She worked as a school teacher....
, politician (b.18861886 in Norway-Events:* The Norwegian Medical Association is established.-Notable births:*2 January - Elise Ottesen-Jensen, sex educator, journalist and anarchist agitator *6 January - Hans Oskar Evju, politician...
) - 8 January - Bjarne StøtvigBjarne StøtvigBjarne Støtvig was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Botne.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Vestfold in 1950-1953, and was re-elected 1958 and 1961...
, politician (b.18981898 in Norway-Incumbents:*Prime Minister of Norway: Francis Hagerup , replaced by:*Prime Minister of Norway: Johannes Steen-Arts and literature:*Olaus Alvestad publishes the songbook Norsk Songbok for Ungdomsskular og Ungdomslag-Notable births:...
) - 14 January - Ragnar LarsenRagnar LarsenRagnar Nikolay Larsen was a Norwegian football midfielder. He later became a football manager and, after actively retiring from the sport, he took up a position as a sports journalist for Aftenposten, a Norwegian newspaper.Larsen played as a midfielder and started his playing career with Sandaker...
, international soccer player, manager and journalist (b.19251925 in Norway-Events:* 1 January - The city of Christiania reclaimed its original Norwegian name, Oslo; a decision which caused much debate in its time.* 17 July - the Parliament of Norway passed the Svalbard Act which established Norwegian sovereignty on the island of Svalbard, and stated that Norwegian...
) - 26 January - Hans Jacob UstvedtHans Jacob UstvedtHans Jacob Neumann Ustvedt was a Norwegian medical doctor and broadcasting administrator. He was a driving force of the doctors' resistance during the World War II, had to flee to Sweden in 1942, and was leading the medical office at the Norwegian legation in Stockholm...
, medical doctor and broadcasting administrator (b.19031903 in Norway-Incumbents:*Prime Minister of Norway: Otto Blehr, succeeded by:*Prime Minister of Norway: Francis Hagerup-Events:* 7 April - Fredrikstad Football Club is founded...
) - 1 February - Eilert BøhmEilert BøhmEilert Bøhm was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event.-External links:*...
, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (b.19001900 in Norway-Events:* 17 February - The Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food is established* 21 November – the Norwegian Employers' Association was founded.* 3 December – Population Census: There were 2,239,881 inhabitants in Norway....
) - 11 February - Andreas KnudsenAndreas KnudsenAndreas Annan Knudsen was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat Marmi, which won the silver medal in the 6 metre class ....
, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (b.18871887 in Norway-Events:* 21 August - The Norwegian Labour Party was established.-January to March:*7 January - Ingvald Tøndel, politician *17 January - Ola Raknes, psychoanalyst and philologist...
) - 5 March - Torolv KandahlTorolv KandahlTorolv Kandahl was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Lyngdal.Kandahl was a member of Aker municipality council from 1934 to 1939, and then served as deputy mayor in the period 1939–1940.He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Buskerud in 1950, but was...
, politician (b.18991899 in Norway-Events:*27 June - The paperclip is patented by Johan Vaaler, a Norwegian inventor.-Notable births:*25 January - Peder Holt, politician *25 January - Rolf Jacobsen, boxer *3 February - Olaf Aarvold, priest and politician...
) - 29 March - Karl AaslandKarl AaslandKarl Aasland was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland in 1969, and was re-elected on one occasion....
, politician (b.19181918 in Norway-Events:* Norsk Hydro's artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord is bought by the Norwegian government. In 1947 it is leased back to Hydro. This activity is Yara International.* The 1918 Parliamentary election takes place.-Sport:...
) - 9 May - Erling EnganErling EnganErling Engan was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He was born in Saltdal.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Nordland in 1954, and was re-elected on four occasions....
, politician (b.19101910 in Norway-Events:* Norwegian Institute of Technology is established in Trondheim.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Notable births:*10 January - Kitty Petrine Fredriksen, politician...
) - 27 June - Ingvar BakkenIngvar BakkenIngvar Bakken was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Øymark.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 1958, was re-elected six times and sat until his death in 1982...
, politician (b.19201920 in Norway-Events:* 9 February – The League of Nations gives Spitsbergen to Norway.* 17-19 June – The Centre Party was founded.* Aalesund ship is discovered embedded in the earth south of Ålesund.-Notable births:*2 January - Anne-Sofie Østvedt, resistance leader...
) - 4 August - Hallvard Rieber-MohnHallvard Rieber-MohnHallvard Rieber-Mohn was a Norwegian writer and Dominican priest. He won the Riksmål Society Literature Prize in 1967.In 1982 he was awarded the Fritt Ord Award.-References:...
, writer and Dominican priest (b.19221922 in Norway-Events:* 8 January - The Social Democratic Youth League of Norway is founded.* 30 November - The establishment of Norwegian government-owned alcoholic beverage retailer "Vinmonopolet"....
) - 13 August - Bjarne AndersenBjarne AndersenBjarne Andersen was a Norwegian actor, stage producer and theatre director.He was born in Stavanger. He worked for Det Norske Teatret from 1944 to 1951. He served as theatre director at Rogaland Teater from 1958 to 1960, and at Den Nationale Scene from 1961 to 1963...
, actor, stage producer and theatre director (b.19091909 in Norway-Events:* 27 January - The Young Left is founded* 27 November - The Bergen Line was opened.* Rjukanbanen railway line is opened. The 16 km line, part of the 80 km Tinnosbanen, connects Mæl and Rjukan in Telemark. The line is operated by Norsk Hydro and its purpose is to transport...
) - 2 September - Knut HergelKnut HergelKnut Hergel was a Norwegian actor and theatre director.Hergel was actor at Stavanger Theater from 1924 to 1926, and at the theatre in Trondheim from 1926 to 1927. He was employed as stage producer at Det Nye Teater from 1928 to 1935...
, actor and theatre director (b.18991899 in Norway-Events:*27 June - The paperclip is patented by Johan Vaaler, a Norwegian inventor.-Notable births:*25 January - Peder Holt, politician *25 January - Rolf Jacobsen, boxer *3 February - Olaf Aarvold, priest and politician...
) - 1 October - Nils HelgheimNils HelgheimNils Helgheim was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Sogn og Fjordane during the terms 1954–1957 and 1958–1961....
, politician (b.19031903 in Norway-Incumbents:*Prime Minister of Norway: Otto Blehr, succeeded by:*Prime Minister of Norway: Francis Hagerup-Events:* 7 April - Fredrikstad Football Club is founded...
) - 13 October - Kristian RønnebergKristian RønnebergKristian Rønneberg was a Norwegian politician for the Farmers' Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament during the term 1954–1957.-References:...
, politician (b.18981898 in Norway-Incumbents:*Prime Minister of Norway: Francis Hagerup , replaced by:*Prime Minister of Norway: Johannes Steen-Arts and literature:*Olaus Alvestad publishes the songbook Norsk Songbok for Ungdomsskular og Ungdomslag-Notable births:...
) - 19 December - Karen Grønn-HagenKaren Grønn-HagenKaren Grønn-Hagen was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.She was born in Tynset.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 1961. From August to September 1963 she served as the Minister of Family and Consumer Affairs during the short-lived centre-right cabinet Lyng...
, politician and Minister (b.19031903 in Norway-Incumbents:*Prime Minister of Norway: Otto Blehr, succeeded by:*Prime Minister of Norway: Francis Hagerup-Events:* 7 April - Fredrikstad Football Club is founded...
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- Einar BergslandEinar BergslandEinar Bergsland was a Norwegian Nordic skier who later became a promoter for the Holmenkollen ski festival, for alpine skiing in Norway, and for the FIS....
, Nordic skier (b.19101910 in Norway-Events:* Norwegian Institute of Technology is established in Trondheim.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Notable births:*10 January - Kitty Petrine Fredriksen, politician...
) - Finn BerstadFinn Berstad-Club career:Berstad was a striker in his early career, but was later used as a central defender. Some remember Berstad for his penalty kick against Swedish team Djurgården in the summer of 1920 on Brann stadion, when he missed on a blank goal on purpose...
, international soccer player (b.19011901 in Norway-January to March:*9 January - Bjarne Lyngstad, politician and Minister *16 January - Narve Bonna, ski jumper and Olympic silver medallist *16 January - Hans Karolus Ommedal, politician *26 January - Alf Konningen, alpine skier...
) - Per HanssonPer Hansson (journalist)Per Hansson was a Norwegian journalist.He was born in Kragerø. He was the editor-in-chief of the newspapers Sør-Trøndelag from 1949 to 1954 and Akershus Folkeblad from 1954 to 1958. In 1958 he was hired as a journalist in Dagbladet, where he stayed until 1970...
, journalist and writer (b.19221922 in Norway-Events:* 8 January - The Social Democratic Youth League of Norway is founded.* 30 November - The establishment of Norwegian government-owned alcoholic beverage retailer "Vinmonopolet"....
) - Trygve HoffTrygve HoffTrygve J. B. Hoff was a Norwegian businessman, writer and editor of the Farmand business magazine.Hoff is most well known for his role as editor of the Farmand in Norway until his death...
, businessman, writer and editor (b.18951895 in Norway-Incumbents:*Prime Minister of Norway: Emil Stang, succeeded by*Prime Minister of Norway: Francis Hagerup -January to March:*28 January - Johannes Pettersen Løkke, politician *23 February - Toralv Kollin Markussen, politician...
) - Anders JahreAnders JahreAnders August Jahre was a Norwegian shipping magnate. Jahre was educated in law, and worked as a lawyer in Sandefjord from 1916 until 1928. Meanwhile he was also involved in the whaling industry, and he founded the whaling company A/S Kosmos in 1928, operating out of Sandefjord...
, shipping magnate (b.18911891 in Norway-Events:* The 1891 Parliamentary election takes place.-January to March:*8 January - Hans Gabrielsen, county governor of Finnmark and Oppland *10 January - Sig Haugdahl, motor racing driver in America...
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