1982 in Norway

Events in the year 1982 in Norway.

Incumbents

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

Events

* 11 March – Widerøe Flight 933 crashed into the Barents Sea near Mehamn, killing all 15 on board; this accident remains highly controversial in Norway.
* 2 July – A bomb explodes in a locker 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 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 Nesset, who stands accused of killing 25 patients at the Geriatric institution in Orkdal where he was the director, begins.
* The Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs is established

Popular culture

Sports

Music

Film

Literature

*Gunvor Hofmo, writer and poet, is awarded the Dobloug Prize literature award.
*Sissel Lange-Nielsen, writer, literary critic, and journalist, is awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize.
*Åge Rønning, writer and journalist, is awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for his novel ''Kolbes reise''.

Notable births

*1 January – Mah-Rukh Ali, journalist and news anchor
*1 January – Andreas Lønmo Knudsrød, drummer
*5 January – Kjersti Buaas, snowboarder
*16 January – Martin Høyem, footballer
*16 January – Are Hansen, sport shooter
*19 January – Maria Solheim, singer-songwriter
*20 January – Fredrik Strømstad, footballer
*23 January – Børre Næss, cross-country skier
*24 January – Alexander Buchmann, handball player
*26 January – Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen, track and field athlete
*2 February – Sofie Cappelen, actress
*4 February – Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen, musician
*12 February – Øyvind Hegg-Lunde, musician
*13 February – Even Helte Hermansen, guitarist
*18 February – Kristian Ystaas, footballer
*5 March – Toril Hetland Akerhaugen, footballer
*8 March – Isak Strand, musician, sound engineer, music producer and composer
*9 March – Gunnar Greve, talent manager, producer, singer, songwriter and record executive
*19 March – Triana Iglesias, model and burlesque artist
*21 March – Christoffer Svae, curler
*25 March – Gard Filip Gjerdalen, cross-country skier
*1 April – Andreas Thorkildsen, javelin thrower
*2 April – Daniel Herskedal, jazz tubist
*5 April – Ann-Kristin Engstad, politician
*5 April – Jon André Fredriksen, footballer
*7 April – Joshua French, security contractor
*9 April – Øyvind Skarbø, drummer and composer
*14 April – Kari Innerå, chef
*19 April – Ola Vigen Hattestad, cross-country skier
*21 April – Ørjan Hartveit, singer
*21 April – Torill Fjellestad, footballer
*23 April – Lars Nordberg, handball player
*23 April – Birger Madsen, footballer
*25 April – Tommy Runar, footballer
*30 April – Christine Colombo Nilsen, footballer
*13 May – Solfrid Andersen, footballer
*19 May – Pål Steffen Andresen, footballer
*20 May – Morten Giæver, footballer
*25 May – Daniel Braaten, footballer
*26 May – Else Marie Tveit Rødby, politician.
*29 May – Bjarte Myrhol, handball player
*4 June – Stian Remme, racing cyclist
*10 June – Ruth Kasirye, weightlifter
*11 June – Eldar Rønning, cross-country skier
*11 June – Håkon Opdal, footballer
*11 June – Renate Urne, handball player
*14 June – Anders Jektvik, singer, songwriter and guitarist
*14 June – Ørjan Nilsen, producer and DJ
*14 June – Trine Rønning, footballer.
*22 June – Svenn Erik Medhus, handball player
*22 June – Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen, footballer
*23 June – Einar Tørnquist, drummer and talk-show host
*25 June – Mato Grubisic, footballer
*28 June – Hedda Strand Gardsjord, footballer
*1 July – Hilma Nikolaisen, musician
*4 July – Julie Andem, screenwriter, director, and television producer
*6 July – Petter Vågan, singer, guitarist and composer
*10 July – Solveig Vitanza, politician.
*13 July – Julia Schacht, actress
*15 July – Haakon Lunov, footballer
*15 July – Carl Espen, singer and songwriter
*20 July – Lars Erik Bjørnsen, handball player
*22 July – Ole Talberg, footballer
*24 July – Tord Øverland Knudsen, musician
*27 July – Kristin Minde, pop singer and pianist
*28 July – Sara Blengsli Kværnø, badminton player
*28 July – Carl Waaler Kaas, orienteering competitor
*31 July – Mira Craig, R&B artist
*31 July – Solveig Rogstad, biathlete
*7 August – Anders Hana, musician
*10 August – Dag Ole Teigen, politician
*12 August – Even Wetten, speed skater
*18 August – Odd Harald Johansen, politician
*19 August – Kurt Heggestad, footballer
*24 August – Anders Bardal, ski jumper
*24 August – Glen Atle Larsen, footballer
*25 August – Silje Reinåmo, actress, dancer, and musical performer
*28 August – Robert Evensen, footballer
*31 August – Marie Knutsen, footballer
*5 September – Sondre Lerche, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
*18 September – Mikael Flygind Larsen, speed skater
*22 September – Masud Gharahkhani, politician
*26 September – Linn Githmark, curler
*1 October – Pål Rustadstuen, footballer
*2 October – Aleksander Midtsian, footballer
*2 October – Sverre Haugli, speed skater
*6 October – Alexander Lund Hansen, footballer
*12 October – Chand Torsvik, singer
*13 October – Hanneli Mustaparta, photographer, fashion blogger, stylist and model
*6 November – Torbjørn Schei, singer and songwriter
*6 November – Ann Kristin Flatland, biathlete
*7 November – Knut Henrik Spets, ice hockey player
*17 November – Thomas Sørum, footballer
*21 November – Aleksander L. Nordaas, screenwriter and film director
*24 November – Therese Birkelund Ulvo, composer and producer
*25 November – Lene Byberg, cross-country mountain biker and road bicycle racer
*29 November – Marthe Valle, singer and songwriter
*2 December – Siren Sundby, sailor
*10 December – Live Nelvik, radio and television presenter and actress
*12 December – Heidi Løke, handball player.
*16 December – Hans Olav Uldal, track and field athlete
*17 December – Stephan Meidell, guitarist and composer
*19 December – Gjøran Sæther, artist and painter
*26 December – Aksel Lund Svindal, alpine skier
*28 December – Anne Gerd Eieland, high jumper

Full date missing

*Espen Aune, strongman competitor
* Alex Dahl, crime fiction writer
* Jan-Erik Fjell, novelist
* Triana Iglesias, model and burlesque artist
* Marte Wexelsen Goksøyr, actress, public speaker, writer and public debater
* Tina Signesdottir Hult, photographer
* Runar Jørstad, journalist
*Håvard Lothe, musician
*Kristin Solberg, journalist

Notable deaths

*3 January – Inger Haldorsen, physician, midwife and politician (born 1899)
*4 January – Trygve Hoff, businessman, writer and editor (born 1895)
*4 January – Ragnhild Hartmann Varmbo, politician (born 1886)
*5 January – Thomas Stang, forester and businessperson (born 1897)
*8 January – Bjarne Støtvig, politician (born 1898)
*14 January – Ragnar Larsen, international soccer player, manager and journalist (born 1925)
*22 January – Arne Lie, actor (born 1921)
*24 January – Nils Sletbak, jurist and theatre director (born 1896)
*26 January – Hans Jacob Ustvedt, medical doctor and broadcasting administrator (born 1903)
*1 February – Eilert Bøhm, gymnast (born 1900)
*1 February – Egil Olbjørn, police leader (born 1902)
*11 February – Andreas Knudsen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (born 1887)
*20 February – Alfhild Hovdan, journalist and tourist manager (born 1904)
*26 February – Anders Jahre, shipping magnate (born 1891)
*28 February – Aage Steen, boxer (born 1900)
*2 March – Inger Alver Gløersen, smallholder and writer (born 1892)
*5 March – Torolv Kandahl, politician (born 1899)
*8 March – Mauritz Amundsen, sport shooter (born 1904)
*29 March – Karl Aasland, politician (born 1918)
*2 April – Johan Gørrissen, chemical engineer and industrial leader (born 1907)
*8 May – Otto Sverdrup Engelschiøn, marketer, businessperson, resistance member and genealogist (born 1902)
*9 May – Erling Engan, politician (born 1910)
*18 May – Sigrun Berg, weaver and textile designer (born 1901)
*12 June – Per Hansson, journalist (born 1922)
*22 June – Hjalmar Andresen, footballer (born 1914)
*27 June – Ingvar Bakken, politician (born 1920)
*12 July – Arne Askildsen, bailiff and politician (born 1898)
*12 July – Einar Bergsland, skier (born 1909)
*16 July – Herman L. Løvenskiold, ornithologist, photographer, government scholar and author on heraldry (born 1897)
*27 July – Henrik Bahr, judge (born 1902)
*4 August – Hallvard Rieber-Mohn, writer and Dominican priest (born 1922)
*13 August – Bjarne Andersen, actor, stage producer and theatre director (born 1909)
*13 August – Frank Cook, jazz musician and band leader (born 1924)
*14 August – Harald Rød, farmer and politician (born 1907)
*27 August – Sverre Udnæs, playwright, dramatist, director and stage producer (born 1939)
*2 September – Odd Granlund, media personality (born 1910).
*2 September – Knut Hergel, actor and theatre director (born 1899)
*19 September – Reidar Lunde, newspaper editor (born 1911)
*21 September – Georg Hagerup-Larssen, engineer and businessperson (born 1903)
*1 October – Finn Berstad, footballer (born 1901)
*1 October – Nils Helgheim, politician (born 1903)
*9 October – Otto Nielsen, songwriter, revue writer, cabaret singer and radio personality (born 1909)
*13 October – Kristian Rønneberg, politician (born 1898)
*14 October – Otto von Porat, heavyweight boxer (born 1903)
*19 October – Ivar Cederholm, tenor (born 1902)
*21 October – Radka Toneff, jazz singer (born 1952)
*31 October – Jacob Ramm, dentist and organizational leader (born 1890)
*20 November – Odd Hovdenak, civil servant (born 1917)
*27 November – Jonas Brunvoll Jr., opera singer and actor (born 1920)
*19 December – Karen Grønn-Hagen, politician and Minister (born 1903)
*29 December – Leif Johansen, economist (born 1930)

Full date missing

* Christian August Anker, businessperson in the paper industry (born 1896)
* Dagfinn Dekke, jurist and civil servant (born 1908)
* Leif O. Foss, trade unionist and politician (born 1899)
* Jens Gram Jr., barrister and politician (born 1897)
* Håkon Robak, forester (born 1905)
* Eivind Tverbak, novelist and children's writer (born 1897)

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