1981 in Norway
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Events in the year 1981 in Norway.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Olav V
- Prime Minister – Odvar Nordli (Labour Party) until 4 February, Gro Harlem Brundtland (Labour Party) until 14 October, Kåre Willoch (Conservative Party)
Events
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- 4 February – Brundtland's First Cabinet was appointed. Gro Harlem Brundtland becomes the first female Prime Minister of Norway
- 14 October – The government of Gro Harlem Brundtland resigns
- 14 October – Willoch's First Cabinet was appointed.
- 5 November – Five people are killed when a seaplane crashes in the Forsand municipality.
- 6 December – The 1981 Parliamentary election takes place.
- Norway becomes the first country in the world to enact a law to prevent discrimination against homosexuals.
- The Hessdalen light UFO phenomenon emerged in December and occurred with high frequency for the next several years.
Popular culture
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Sports
Music
Film
Literature
Notable births
- 16 June – Ola Kvernberg, jazz violinist and composer.
- 1 July – Kirsti Bergstø, politician
- 3 August – Erlend Tvinnereim, operatic tenor
- 9 August – Azar Karadaş, soccer player
- 29 October – Lene Alexandra, singer and model
- 20 December – John Olav Nilsen, singer and songwriter
Notable deaths
- 12 January – Olav Marensius Strandås, politician (born 1900)
- 16 January – Birger Haug, high jumper (born 1908)
- 22 January – Torgeir Svendsen, politician (born 1910).[1]
- 1 February – Geirr Tveitt, composer and pianist (born 1908)
- 11 February – Haakon Olsen Wika, politician (born 1899)
- 11 March – Jonas Enge, politician (born 1908)
- 4 April – Aanund Bjørnsson Berdal, engineer (born 1888).[2]
- 11 May – Odd Hassel, physical chemist and Nobel Laureate (born 1897)
- 22 May – Reimar Riefling, classical pianist, music teacher, and music critic (born 1898)
- 7 June – Asbjørn Listerud, politician (born 1905)
- 2 August – Kåre Norum, educator (born 1907).[3]
- 11 August – Arne Skaare, politician (born 1907)
- 28 August – Bjarne Fjærtoft, politician (born 1899)
- 31 October – Bent Røiseland, politician (born 1902)
- 4 November – Sverre Helgesen, high jumper (born 1903)
- 25 November Sigbjørn Hølmebakk, author (born 1922)
- 18 December – Olav Rasmussen Langeland, politician (born 1904)
Full date unknown
- Alf-Jørgen Aas, painter (born 1915)
- Per Arneberg, poet, prosaist and translator (born 1901)
- Jens Gram Dunker, architect (born 1892)
- Olav Larssen, newspaper editor (born 1894)
- Knut Robberstad, jurist and philologist (born 1899)
See also
References
- ^ "Svendsen, Torgeir". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Parliament of Norway. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ Magnus, Jens Christian. "Aanund Bjørnsson Berdal". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ Vormeland, Oddvar. "Kåre Norum". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
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