1993 in Norway
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Incumbents
- Monarch - Harald V of NorwayHarald V of NorwayHarald V is the king of Norway. He succeeded to the throne of Norway upon the death of his father Olav V on 17 January 1991...
- 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 ....
- Gro Harlem BrundtlandGro Harlem BrundtlandGro Harlem Brundtland is a Norwegian Social democratic politician, diplomat, and physician, and an international leader in sustainable development and public health. She served three terms as Prime Minister of Norway , and has served as the Director General of the World Health Organization...
(Labour PartyNorwegian Labour PartyThe Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
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Events
- 30 April - Norway's registered partnership civil union law is passed.
- 1 August - Norway's registered partnership civil union law comes into effect, granting same-sex couples the same rights as married couples, except for the right to adopt or marry in a church..
- 10 August - Black metal musician Varg VikernesVarg VikernesVarg Vikernes is a Norwegian black metal musician, writer, philosopher, religious and political activist, arsonist and convicted murderer.Vikernes was born near Bergen, Norway. In 1991, he founded the one-man music project Burzum, which quickly became popular within the early Norwegian black metal...
murders EuronymousEuronymousØystein Aarseth , who went by the pseudonym Euronymous, was a Norwegian guitarist and co-founder of the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem...
, another black metal musician. Vikernes gets sentenced to 21 years in prison (maximum sentence under Norwegian law). - 20 August – Negotiations concerning agreements between the government of Israel and the Palestine Liberation OrganizationPalestine Liberation OrganizationThe Palestine Liberation Organization is a political and paramilitary organization which was created in 1964. It is recognized as the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people" by the United Nations and over 100 states with which it holds diplomatic relations, and has enjoyed...
(PLO) are conducted secretly in OsloOsloOslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
and eventually conclude with the signing of the first agreement in the Oslo AccordsOslo AccordsThe Oslo Accords, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or Declaration of Principles , was an attempt to resolve the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict...
between by Foreign Minister Shimon PeresShimon PeresGCMG is the ninth President of the State of Israel. Peres served twice as the eighth Prime Minister of Israel and once as Interim Prime Minister, and has been a member of 12 cabinets in a political career spanning over 66 years...
for IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, Mahmoud AbbasMahmoud AbbasMahmoud Abbas , also known by the kunya Abu Mazen , has been the Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organisation since 11 November 2004 and became President of the Palestinian National Authority on 15 January 2005 on the Fatah ticket.Elected to serve until 9 January 2009, he unilaterally...
for the PLOPalestine Liberation OrganizationThe Palestine Liberation Organization is a political and paramilitary organization which was created in 1964. It is recognized as the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people" by the United Nations and over 100 states with which it holds diplomatic relations, and has enjoyed...
and Secretary of StateUnited States Secretary of StateThe United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. The Secretary is a member of the Cabinet and the highest-ranking cabinet secretary both in line of succession and order of precedence...
Warren ChristopherWarren ChristopherWarren Minor Christopher was an American lawyer, diplomat and politician. During Bill Clinton's first term as President, Christopher served as the 63rd Secretary of State. He also served as Deputy Attorney General in the Lyndon Johnson administration, and as Deputy Secretary of State in the Jimmy...
for the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. - 13 September – The 1993 Parliamentary electionNorwegian parliamentary election, 1993A general election to the Storting, the parliament of Norway, was held on 13 September 1993. The Labour Party won a plurality of seats, and Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland remained in office. The Centre Party was particularly successful, gaining 21 seats....
takes place. The Labour PartyNorwegian Labour PartyThe Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Norway. It is the senior partner in the current Norwegian government as part of the Red-Green Coalition, and its leader, Jens Stoltenberg, is the current Prime Minister of Norway....
won a plurality of seats, and Prime MinisterPrime Minister of NorwayThe Prime Minister of Norway is the political leader of Norway and the Head of His Majesty's Government. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Stortinget , to their political party, and ultimately the...
Gro Harlem BrundtlandGro Harlem BrundtlandGro Harlem Brundtland is a Norwegian Social democratic politician, diplomat, and physician, and an international leader in sustainable development and public health. She served three terms as Prime Minister of Norway , and has served as the Director General of the World Health Organization...
remained in office. - 11 October - The Norwegian publisher William NygaardWilliam NygaardWilliam Nygaard is a retired Norwegian publisher who graduated with a degree in economics in 1967. He is also chairman of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.-Business career:...
was shot three times outside his home in Dagaliveien in OsloOsloOslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
. The assassination attempt was most likely committed by Islamic fundamentalists whom wanted to kill him for publishing the Norwegian edition of Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic VersesThe Satanic Verses (novel)The Satanic Verses is Salman Rushdie's fourth novel, first published in 1988 and inspired in part by the life of Prophet Muhammad. As with his previous books, Rushdie used magical realism and relied on contemporary events and people to create his characters...
. - 27 October - 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 744Widerøe Flight 744Widerøe Flight 744, also known as the Namsos Accident , was a controlled flight into terrain of a de Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter during approach to Namsos Airport, Høknesøra in Norway. The incident occurred on 27 October 1993 at 19:16:48 and killed six of the nineteen people on board,...
, a De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin OtterDe Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin OtterThe DHC-6 Twin Otter is a Canadian 19-passenger STOL utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada and currently produced by Viking Air. The aircraft's fixed tricycle undercarriage, STOL abilities and high rate of climb have made it a successful cargo, regional passenger airliner and MEDEVAC...
, crashes in OverhallaOverhallaOverhalla is a municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Namdalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ranemsletta . Other villages include Melen, Skage, Skogmo, Svalia, and Øysletta.The population is concentrated in the relatively broad...
, Norway on approach to Namsos AirportNamsos Airport, HøknesøraNamsos Airport, Høknesøra is a regional airport located along the Namsen river, just outside of the town of Namsos in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The airport is served with Dash 8 aircraft from Widerøe on public service obligation contracts with the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and...
, killing both pilots and four passengers; the crash is also known as the Namsos Accident. - Alta MuseumAlta MuseumThe Alta Museum is located in Alta in northern Norway within the Arctic Circle. Its northern Norway's most-visited summer museum, with more than 1,000 visitors each day...
receives the European Museum of the Year AwardEuropean Museum of the Year AwardThe European Museum of the Year Award , established in 1977, is presented each year by the European Museum Forum , under the Council of Europe...
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Notable deaths
- 12 January - Margit TøsdalMargit TøsdalMargit Tøsdal was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.She was born in Os.She was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1961, and was re-elected on two occasions...
, 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:...
) - 25 January - Nils Kristen JacobsenNils Kristen JacobsenNils Kristen Jacobsen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Troms in 1945, and was re-elected on six occasions....
, politician (b.19081908 in Norway-Sport:*26 September - SK Brann football club is founded.*Football Association of Norway joins FIFA.-January to March:*3 February - Ragna Johanne Forsberg, politician *3 February - Oddbjørn Hagen, skier, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion...
) - 28 January - Erik HersethErik HersethErik Johan Herseth was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat Eleda, which won the gold medal in the 10 metre class ....
, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.18921892 in Norway-Events:* 31 January - The Holmenkollen ski jump opens.-Notable births:*5 January - John Johnsen, swimmer *1 February - Eugen Johansen, horse rider and Olympic silver medallist...
) - 31 January - Frithjof UllebergFrithjof UllebergFrithjof Ulleberg was a Norwegian football player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Norwegian team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament....
, soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist (b.19111911 in Norway-Events:*14 December - Roald Amundsen's Norwegian expedition becomes the first to reach the South Pole.*Norsk Hydro's second plant opens at Rjukan, four years after its first plant at Notodden.-January to March:*1 January - Håkon Melberg, linguist...
) - 7 February - Erling Dekke NæssErling Dekke NæssErling Dekke Næss, was a Norwegian shipowner and businessman. Brother of philosopher Arne Dekke Næss, his nephew was the mountaineer and businessman Arne Næss Jr.. Best known for his early adoption of flags of convenience, Næss was Deputy Head of Nortraship's New York office from 1942 to 1946....
, shipowner and businessman (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...
) - 17 March - Thorstein TreholtThorstein TreholtThorstein Treholt was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was the father of convicted Norwegian spy Arne Treholt.He was born in Skoger....
, politician and Minister (b.19111911 in Norway-Events:*14 December - Roald Amundsen's Norwegian expedition becomes the first to reach the South Pole.*Norsk Hydro's second plant opens at Rjukan, four years after its first plant at Notodden.-January to March:*1 January - Håkon Melberg, linguist...
) - 28 March - Per SonerudPer SonerudPer Sonerud was a Norwegian banker, sports official and politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Skjeberg. He took middle school in 1934, and spent his career in Sarpsborg Elektriske Bureau from 1933 to 1935 and Sarpsborg Sparebank from 1935 to 1982...
, politician (b.19151915 in Norway-Events:* The 1915 Parliamentary election takes place.-Notable births:*16 January - Aase Bjerkholt, politician*19 January - Håkon Kyllingmark, politician and Minister *25 January - Sverre L...
) - 17 April - Torstein EckhoffTorstein EckhoffTorstein Einang Eckhoff was a Norwegian civil servant and professor of law at the University of Oslo.-Personal life:...
, civil servant and professor of law (b.19161916 in Norway-Events:* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Notable births:*7 January - Gunnar Jakobsen, politician *15 January - Sigrid Utkilen, politician *24 January - Erik Heiberg, sailor and Olympic silver medallist...
) - 18 June - Brynjulf BullBrynjulf BullBrynjulf Friis Bull was a Norwegian lawyer, Supreme Court advocate and Mayor of Oslo.Brynjulf Bull was born in Kristiania and brought up in Alfaset in Oslo's Grorud Valley...
, lawyer, Supreme Court advocate and politician (b.19061906 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Christian Michelsen-Events:* 22 June - Haakon VII and Maud of Wales are crowned rulers of Norway in the Nidaros Cathedral.* The 1906 Parliamentary election takes place....
) - 24 June - Odd Sagør, politician and Minister (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:...
) - 30 June - Iver Johan UnsgårdIver Johan UnsgårdIver Johan Unsgård was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag in 1958, and was re-elected on two occasions...
, 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...
) - 30 July - Sigmund SøftelandSigmund SøftelandSigmund Søfteland was a Norwegian speed skater who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 1956 Winter Olympics.He was born in Os, Hordaland and died in Bergen....
, speed skater (b.19231923 in Norway-Events:* 4 November – the Communist Party of Norway is formed, following a split in the Norwegian Labour Party.-January to March:*1 January - Kristin Kverneland Lønningdal, politician...
) - 10 August - EuronymousEuronymousØystein Aarseth , who went by the pseudonym Euronymous, was a Norwegian guitarist and co-founder of the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem...
, black metal guitarist (b.19681968 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten -Events:* 19 February - Avalanches occur in Bondalen which kill four people.* 19 March - The Palace announces that Crown Prince Harald has engaged to Sonja Haraldsen....
) - 21 August - Thor FossumThor FossumThor Fossum was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Bærum.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1961, and was re-elected on one occasion...
, politician (b.19161916 in Norway-Events:* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Notable births:*7 January - Gunnar Jakobsen, politician *15 January - Sigrid Utkilen, politician *24 January - Erik Heiberg, sailor and Olympic silver medallist...
) - 14 September - Erling Asbjørn KongshaugErling Asbjørn KongshaugErling Asbjørn Kongshaug was a Norwegian rifle shooter who competed after World War II.He was born in Oslo and died in Bærum....
, rifle shooter, Olympic gold medallist and multiple World Champion (b.19151915 in Norway-Events:* The 1915 Parliamentary election takes place.-Notable births:*16 January - Aase Bjerkholt, politician*19 January - Håkon Kyllingmark, politician and Minister *25 January - Sverre L...
) - 14 October - Harald HennumHarald HennumHarald Hennum was a Norwegian footballer. Playing for Frigg and Skeid, he was one of Norway's greatest football profiles in the 1950s. He won the Norwegian cup with Skeid four times....
, international soccer player (b.19281928 in Norway-Events:* 27 June – The opening of the underground railway line to Nationaltheatret station in Oslo .* At Herøya, outside Porsgrunn, Norsk Hydro establishes what is to become Norway's largest industrial park....
) - 18 November - Arvid FladmoeArvid FladmoeArvid Fladmoe was a Norwegian composer and conductor. He was particularly known for his work as conductor of opera and operetta.-Background:...
, composer and conductor (b.19151915 in Norway-Events:* The 1915 Parliamentary election takes place.-Notable births:*16 January - Aase Bjerkholt, politician*19 January - Håkon Kyllingmark, politician and Minister *25 January - Sverre L...
) - 27 November - Einar LandvikEinar LandvikEinar Aslaksen Landvik was a Norwegian Nordic skier who won the Holmenkollen medal in 1925.He was born in Kviteseid and died in Tinn....
, Nordic skier (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:...
) - 6 December - Jørgen MathiesenJørgen MathiesenJørgen Arthur Mathiesen was a Norwegian landowner and businessperson in the forestry sector.He was born in Eidsvoll as the son of landowner Haaken L. Mathiesen and his wife Erikka Kiær . His maternal grandfather was Anders Ferrand Kiær, and his paternal grandfather was Haaken C. Mathiesen...
, landowner and businessperson (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...
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- Aagot BørsethAagot BørsethAagot Børseth was a Norwegian actor.-Filmography:*Fru Inger til Østråt .... Tjenestejente*Eiszeit *Bernardas hus .... Bernardas mor...
, actor (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:...
) - Johan HambroJohan HambroJohan Randulf Bull Hambro was a Norwegian journalist, translator and biographer. He was the fourth son of Norwegian politician C. J. Hambro, whose biography he wrote in 1984. He lived in the United States from 1939 to 1982, where he studied and worked as a foreign-affairs journalist, press attaché...
, journalist (b.19151915 in Norway-Events:* The 1915 Parliamentary election takes place.-Notable births:*16 January - Aase Bjerkholt, politician*19 January - Håkon Kyllingmark, politician and Minister *25 January - Sverre L...
) - Hans Andreas IhlebækHans Andreas IhlebækHans Andreas Ihlebæk was a Norwegian journalist.He started his career working in Rana Blad, Bergens Arbeiderblad and Vestfold Arbeiderblad between 1957 and 1965. After seven years at the Norwegian Journalist School, he became the secretary-general of the Norwegian Press Association in 1972...
, journalist (b.19301930 in Norway-Events:* 12 November - Norway relinquishes its claim to the Sverdrup Islands.* Having established two years earlier, what is to become Norway's largest industrial park at Herøya outside Porsgrunn, Norsk Hydro opens up its first plant in this location....
) - Jens Christian MellbyeJens Christian MellbyeJens Christian Mellbye was a Norwegian judge. He served as a Supreme Court Justice from 1968 to 1992.He was born in Oslo as a son of barrister Gunnar Lange Mellbye and Aagot Maartmann-Moe . He was a brother of Fredrik Mellbye, grandson of Christian Mellbye and first cousin once removed of Johan...
, judge (b.19141914 in Norway-January to March:*31 January - Hans Martin Gulbrandsen, canoeist *3 March - Håkon Johnsen, politician *7 March - Knut Bergsland, linguist *7 March - Arne Jensen, banker*18 March - Trygve Haugeland, politician and Minister...
) - Nils Johan RudNils Johan RudNils Johan Rud was a Norwegian novelist, writer of short stories, children's writer, and a magazine editor. He is particularly known for his long-term period as editor of the magazine Arbeidermagasinet / Magasinet For Alle.-Personal life:Nils Johan Rud was born in Ringsaker as the son of Mons...
, novelist, short story writer and magazine editor (b.19081908 in Norway-Sport:*26 September - SK Brann football club is founded.*Football Association of Norway joins FIFA.-January to March:*3 February - Ragna Johanne Forsberg, politician *3 February - Oddbjørn Hagen, skier, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion...
) - Simen SkjønsbergSimen SkjønsbergSimen Skjønsberg was a Norwegian journalist and writer.He was born in Øyer, and graduated as cand.mag. in 1950. He was hired as a journalist in Dagbladet in 1954, and was its cultural editor from 1959 to 1978....
, journalist and writer (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...
) - Tor SkjønsbergTor SkjønsbergTor Vangen Skjønsberg was a Norwegian resistance leader, by education he was a lawyer.In 1941 Tor Skjønsberg called for a meeting "Grimelundsmøtet" which is considered the start of organized resistance in Norway....
, resistance leader, 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...
) - Olav TorppOlav TorppOlav A. B. Torpp was a Norwegian traffic engineer and civil servant.He graduated as siv.ing. from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1931, and then spent his entire career in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration...
, traffic engineer and civil servant (b.19071907 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Christian Michelsen-Events:* June 14 – Norway adopts female suffrage.* Norsk Hydro, having been founded in 1905, opens up its first plant at Notodden....
) - Johan VestlyJohan VestlyJohan Vestly was a Norwegian illustrator, artist and film producer.Johan Vestly was born in Oslo, Norway. After taking his secondary education in 1943, he studied at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry as well as privately. He also stayed in Paris in 1949...
, illustrator (b.19231923 in Norway-Events:* 4 November – the Communist Party of Norway is formed, following a split in the Norwegian Labour Party.-January to March:*1 January - Kristin Kverneland Lønningdal, politician...
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