Events in the year 1973 in Norway.

Incumbents

Monarch A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College DictionarMonarch Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority ...

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Olav V Olav V (; born Prince Alexander of Denmark; 2 July 1903 – 17 January 1991) was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991. Olav was the only child of King Haakon VII of Norway and Maud of Wales. He became heir apparent to the Norw ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

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Lars Korvald (29 April 1916 – 4 July 2006) was a Norway, Norwegian educator and school headmaster. He became associated with the Kristelig Folkeparti, Christian Democratic Party and was elected to the Norwegian Parliament. He served as the 27th prime minis ...

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Christian Democratic Party __NOTOC__ Christian democratic parties are political parties that seek to apply Christian principles to public policy. The underlying Christian democracy movement emerged in 19th-century Europe, largely under the influence of Catholic social tea ...

) until 16 October,

Trygve Bratteli (11 January 1910 – 20 November 1984) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician with the Norwegian Labour Party. He served as the 26th prime minister of Norway from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1973 to 1976. He was president of the No ...

( Labour Party)

Events

* 21 July –

Lillehammer affair The Lillehammer affair (Hebrew: פרשת לילהאמר, ''Parshat Lillehammer'', Norwegian: ''Lillehammer-saken'') was the killing by Mossad agents of Ahmed Bouchikhi, a Moroccan waiter and brother of the renowned musician Chico Bouchikhi, in ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

Mossad Mossad ( , ), ; ar, الموساد, al-Mōsād, ; , short for ( he, המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים, links=no), meaning 'Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations'. is the national intelligence agency ...

agents assassinate a Moroccan waiter in

Lillehammer Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the municip ...

. He had been mistaken for

Ali Hassan Salameh Ali Hassan Salameh ( ar, علي حسن سلامة, ; 1 April 1941 – 22 January 1979) was a Palestinian militant who was the chief of operations (code name Abu Hassan) for Black September and founder of Force 17. He was assassinated by Mossad ...

, one of the leaders of

Black September Black September ( ar, أيلول الأسود; ''Aylūl Al-Aswad''), also known as the Jordanian Civil War, was a conflict fought in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan between the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF), under the leadership of King Hussein ...

, the

Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

group responsible for the 1972's

Munich Olympics Massacre The Munich massacre was a terrorist attack carried out during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, by eight members of the Palestinian militant organization Black September, who infiltrated the Olympic Village, killed two member ...

, who had been given shelter in Norway. Six Mossad agents were arrested by the Norwegian authorities and the incident became known as the "Lillehammer affair". * 10 September – The 1973 Parliamentary election takes place. * 16 October –

Bratteli's Second Cabinet Bratteli's Second Cabinet governed Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. ...

was appointed. * 22 November –

1973 oil crisis The 1973 oil crisis or first oil crisis began in October 1973 when the members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC), led by Saudi Arabia, proclaimed an oil embargo. The embargo was targeted at nations that had supp ...

: The government approves the weekend closure of all petrol stations. * 5 December –

: Driving ban for vehicles on weekends.

Popular culture

Sports

Music

*The popular chart show ''

Norsktoppen ''Norsktoppen'' was a musical hit list at NRK Radio, originally playing songs exclusively by Norwegian artists. Until 1986, the songs had to be in the Norwegian language. ''Norsktoppen'' started airing in 1973, once a week. Norsktoppen was can ...

'' debuts on

NRK Radio NRK, an abbreviation of the Norwegian ''Norsk Rikskringkasting AS'', generally expressed in English as the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and the largest ...

. *

Kirsti Sparboe Kirsti Sparboe (born 7 December 1946) is a Norwegian musical performer and an actress. Most of her musical career has been built on participation in the widely-popular Eurovision Song Contest in which she competed three times and scored a grand ...

and

Erik Bye Erik Erikssønn Bye (March 1, 1926 – October 13, 2004) was a versatile Norwegian-American journalist, artist, author, film actor, folk singer and radio and television personality. He was one of the 20th century's most well-known and popular ra ...

win the 1972 Spellemannprisen in the female and male vocalist categories respectively.

Popol Vuh ''Popol Vuh'' (also ''Popol Wuj'' or ''Popul Vuh'' or ''Pop Vuj'') is a text recounting the mythology and history of the Kʼicheʼ people, one of the Maya peoples, who inhabit Guatemala and the Mexican states of Chiapas, Campeche, Yucatan and Q ...

, Philharmonic Company Orchestra,

Birgitte Grimstad Birgitte Grimstad (born 15 December 1935) is a Danish-born Norwegian singer, guitarist, composer and writer. Personal life Grimstad was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the daughter of Aksel Schiøtz and Gerd Haugsted. She was married to ambassador ...

Einar Schanke Einar Leonard Schanke (19 May 1927 – 23 February 1992) was a Norwegian composer, pianist, revue writer, theatre director and theatrical producer. He wrote revues for the Edderkoppen Theatre, and later for Chat Noir, where he was also director ...

Egil Monn-Iversen Egil Ragnar Monn-Iversen (14 April 1928 – 7 July 2017) was a Norwegian musician, one of the most influential modern composers in Norway. He has had many important roles in Norwegian music, film, opera, television, comedy and theater. For so ...

, Bør Børson Jr. and

Sigurd Jansen Sigurd Jansen (born 4 March 1932) is a Norwegian composer, pianist and conductor. Biography Sigurd Alf Jansen was born in Horten, in Vestfold county, Norway. He studied classical music at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. He was a teacher o ...

also receive the award.

Knutsen & Ludvigsen Knutsen & Ludvigsen (English: Tootson and Ludiwood) was a Norwegian singing duo consisting of Øystein Dolmen ("Knutsen") and Gustav Lorentzen ("Ludvigsen"). Writing and performing various songs mostly aimed at children, they released seven album ...

win in the category "Music for children" and

Jens Book-Jenssen Jens Peter Book-Jenssen (14 November 1910 – 28 March 1999) was a Norwegian singer of popular music, songwriter, revue artist and theatre director. From his stage debut in the early 1930s, his career included radio and television work, recordi ...

win the Special Award.

Film

Literature

* Aasmund Brynildsen, essayist, biographer and magazine editor, is awarded the

Riksmål Society Literature Prize The Riksmål Society Literature Prize (''Riksmålsforbundets litteraturpris'') is awarded annually by the '' Riksmålsforbundet'' for the outstanding publication in riksmål. The prize was awarded until 2002 by the ''Oslo and Bærum Riksmål Leagu ...

Notable births

*1 January –

Jon-Ivar Nygård Jon-Ivar Nygård (born 2 January 1973) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He has served as minister of transport since 2021. He previously served as the mayor of Fredrikstad from 2011 to 2021. Early and personal life Born in Borge ...

, politician. *29 January – Lena Jensen, politician *5 March –

Eva Kristin Hansen Eva Kristin Hansen (born 5 March 1973 in Trondheim) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She briefly served as the President of the Storting from October to November 2021. She has also served as an MP for South Trøndelag since 2005. ...

, politician *12 April –

Linda Monsen Merkesdal Linda Monsen Merkesdal (born 12 April 1973) is a Norwegian politician. She was elected representative to the Storting from the constituency of Hordaland (Storting constituency), Hordaland for the period 2021–2025, for the Labour Party (Norway ...

, politician. *18 April – Trude Marstein, author *30 April – Øystein Carlsen, speed skater. *3 May – Per Vidar Kjølmoen, politician. *30 June –

Hege Anett Pettersson Hege Anett Pettersson (née Hege Anett Johansen; born 30 June 1973) is a Norwegian handball player who played for the club Tertnes HE Tertnes Håndball Elite is the women's handball team of the Norwegian multi-sports club Tertnes IL based in Ber ...

, handball player (née Hege Johansen). *19 July –

Christian Berge Christian Berge (born 19 July 1973) is a Norwegian former handball player and current coach of Kolstad Håndball. Previously he was the coach of the Norwegian national team. He played 63 matches and scored 251 goals for the Norwegian national ...

, handball player and coach. *17 September – Mona Nilsen, politician. *24 October –

Laila Gustavsen Laila Gustavsen (born 24 October 1973) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She served in the position of deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud during the terms 2001–2005 and 2005–2009. When the se ...

, politician *5 September –

Heidi Tjugum Heidi Marie Tjugum (born 5 September 1973) is a Norwegian team handball player and goalkeeper, and World Champion from 1999. She was born in Drammen. She received a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

, handball player. *3 November – Caroline Gedde-Dahl, alpine skier.

Full date missing

* Lene Barlie, sport wrestler.

Notable deaths

*5 January –

Henny Skjønberg Henny Kristin Skjønberg (6 August 1886 – 5 January 1973) was a Norwegian actress and stage director. Biography Hennika Bucher Eide was born in Stavanger, Norway. She was the daughter of Henrik Eide (1831–1907) and Ingeborg Sofie Bucher (1 ...

, actress and stage director (born 1886) *24 January –

Ivar Asbjørn Følling Ivar Asbjørn Følling (23 August 1888 – 24 January 1973) was a Norwegian physician and biochemist. He first described the disease commonly known as Følling's disease or phenylketonuria (PKU). Career He was born at Kvam, Steinkjer in Trønde ...

, physician (born 1888) *25 January –

Kjeld Langeland Kjeld Langeland (9 August 1920 – 25 January 1973) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Bergen. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1965, and was re-elected on two occasions. Towards ...

, politician (born 1920) *31 January –

Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch (3 March 1895 – 31 January 1973) was an influential Norwegian economist known for being one of the major contributors to establishing economics as a quantitative and statistically informed science in the early 20th ce ...

, economist and Nobel Prize laureate (born 1895) *31 March – Søren Hans Smith Sørensen, ship-owner and politician (born 1885) *13 April –

Ola Olsen Ola Olsen (25 October 1891 – 13 April 1973) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. He was born in Finnås. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering ...

, politician (born 1891) *21 April – Johan Jentoft Johansen, politician (born 1906) *30 April ** Torgeir Andreas Berge, politician (born 1897) ** Ivar Kristiansen Hognestad, politician (born 1888) *30 May –

Jørgen Andersen Jørgen Marius Andersen (20 February 1886 – 30 May 1973) was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. As a member of the Norwegian team, he won a bronze medal in the gymnastics team, ...

, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (born 1886) *10 June – Leif Næss, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1923) *11 June –

Claes Gill Claes Gill (13 October 1910 - 11 June 1973) was a Norwegian writer, poet and actor. Born in Odda, but spent his childhood years in Bergen, before moving to Oslo permanently. His most famous works were the poetry book ''Fragment av et magisk liv'' ...

, author, poet and actor (born 1910) *12 June – Tore Holthe, rear admiral (born 1914) *27 June –

Odd Nansen Odd Nansen (6 December 1901 – 27 June 1973) was a Norwegian architect, writer, and humanitarian. He is credited with being a co-founder of UNICEF and for his humanitarian efforts on behalf of Jews in the early years of World War II. Biogr ...

, architect, author and humanitarian (born 1901) *30 June – Peter Kjeldseth Moe, politician (born 1909) *3 July – Tor Gjesdal, journalist and civil servant (born 1909). *8 August – Henrik Nielsen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (born 1886) *4 September ** Martha Frederikke Johannessen, politician (born 1907) **

Elise Ottesen-Jensen Elise Ottesen-Jensen, also known as Ottar, (2 January 1886 − 4 September 1973) was a Norwegian-Swedish sex educator, journalist and anarchist agitator, whose main mission was to fight for women's rights to understand and control their own body a ...

, sex educator, journalist and anarchist agitator (born 1886) *14 September – Arne Sæter, politician (born 1913) *20 September – Arthur Qvist, horse rider and Olympic silver medallist (born 1896) *24 September – Johan Støa, politician (born 1913) *17 October –

Bernt Balchen Bernt Balchen (23 October 1899 – 17 October 1973) was a Norwegian pioneer polar aviator, navigator, aircraft mechanical engineer and military leader. A Norwegian native, he later became an American citizen and was a recipient of the Distingu ...

, polar and aviation pioneer in America (born 1899) *21 October ** Conrad Carlsrud, gymnast, track and field athlete and Olympic silver medallist (born 1884) ** Arnold Dyrdahl, bobsledder (born 1919) *28 October –

Mikkjel Fønhus Mikkjel Fønhus (14 March 1894 – 28 October 1973) was a Norwegian journalist, novelist and short story writer. Fønhus' stories are often set in the wilderness, featuring animals and animal behaviour. Personal life Mikkel Arnesen Fønhus was bo ...

, writer (born 1894) *10 December – Per Fokstad, teacher, politician and intellectual (born 1890) *17 December –

Toralv Kollin Markussen Toralv Kollin Markussen (23 February 1895 – 17 December 1973) was a Norwegian politician for the Communist Party. Biography Toralv Kollin Markussen was born in Ankenes on 23 February 1895. He held various positions in Narvik city council ...

, politician (born 1895)

Full date unknown

* Ole Arntzen, businessperson and

Milorg Milorg (abbreviation of militær organisasjon – military organization) was the main Norwegian resistance movement during World War II. Resistance work included intelligence gathering, sabotage, supply-missions, raids, espionage, transport of ...

leader (b 1910) * Nils Christoffer Bøckman, military officer and businessperson (born 1880) * Eugen Johansen, horse rider and Olympic silver medallist (born 1892) *

Emil Løvlien Emil Løvlien (22 September 1899 – 4 June 1973) was a Norwegian forest worker, trade unionist and politician from Løten. He represented the Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party until the split in 1923, and the Communist Party of Norway, C ...

, forest worker, trade unionist and politician (born 1899) *

Astrid Tollefsen Astrid Tollefsen (11 December 1897 – 9 October 1973) was a Norwegian poet. She was born in Horten. She made her literary debut with the poetry collection ''Portrett i speil'' (1947). She lived in a long-term relationship with the lyricist G ...

, poet (born 1897)

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