2003 in Norway

none June 2020 2003 Events in the year 2003 in Norway. Incumbents Monarch – Harald V.Harald 5. Gudleiv Forr Gudleiv Forr Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Harald_5. no 30 March 2026 Regent – Haakon – from 25 November 2003 until 12 April 2004 (during the King's treatment for cancer and the subsequent convalescence period) Prime Minister – Kjell Magne Bondevik (Christian Democratic Party) Events thumb|right|150px|King Harald V successfully undergoes a 5½-hour cancer operation January February March 19 March – A man dies and four are injured in a blasting accident in Namsos Municipality. April May 15 May - Discovery of high levels of chemicals in whale meat leads to pregnant women being warned not to eat it.Norway advises pregnant women against whale meat http://www.eurocbc.org/page989.html 2022-10-19 www.eurocbc.org 200px|thumb|upright|Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik (left) meets with U.S. President George W. Bush (right) at the Oval Office in White House, Washington, D.C., on 27 May 2003. 25 May – After docking in Miami at 05:00, Norway 6 is severely damaged by a boiler explosion at 06:30, that kills 7, and injures 17 crew members. A few weeks later it is announced by NCL that she will never sail again as a commercial ocean liner. June 23 June - World Refugee Day in Norway. UNHCR, together with the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), set up a mock refugee camp in central Oslo.Refugees United Nations High Commissioner for World Refugee Day 2003: Norway https://www.unhcr.org/events/wrd/3f0180103/world-refugee-day-2003-norway.html 2022-10-19 UNHCR en July August September 15 September – Norwegian county council elections, and municipal and county elections are held throughout the country. October 200px|thumb|upright|Five Nordic Prime Ministers (Matti Vanhanen (left) from Finland, Davíð Oddsson (second left) from Iceland, Kjell Magne Bondevik (center) from Norway, Anders Fogh Rasmussen (second right) from Denmark and Göran Persson (right) from Sweden) at the Nordic Council Session in Oslo, Norway, on 27 October 2003. November December 1 December – King Harald V was announced to be suffering from bladder cancer. 10 December – Shirin Ebadi of Iran receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway.https://www.nobelprize.org/mediaplayer/index.php?id=1815 Shirin Ebadi Receives her Nobel Prize (2 minutes) nobelprize.org 10 December 2003https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3306803.stm Nobel winner blasts rights abuses BBC News 10 December 2003 12 December – Keiko, the orca whale who starred in the 1993 film Free Willy, dies of pneumonia while in the Taknes Bay located at the Arasvikfjord in Norway, where he had lived in the recent years.Kjetil Mæland Tips meg http://www.nettavisen.no/innenriks/article171056.ece Siste farvel til Keiko Nettavisen.no Popular culture Bare på jobb, a Norwegian comedy film is released.Bare på jobb Sports Music Norway competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, represented by Jostein Hasselgård with the song "I'm Not Afraid to Move On". The song was chosen as the Norwegian entry for the 2003 contest through the Melodi Grand Prix contest. Film Norwegian films of the 2000s#2003 Literature Television 2003 in Norwegian television Notable births 3 January – Nicolai Skoglund, footballer 18 January – Odin Thiago Holm, footballer 21 January – Andreas Endresen, footballer 9 February – Iker Carew, footballer (born in Spain) 16 February – Bryan Fiabema, footballer 21 February – Selma Pettersen, footballer 23 February – Christos Zafeiris, footballer (born in Greece) 16 March – Pawel Chrupalla, footballer (born in Poland) 18 March – Seedy Jatta, footballer 29 April – Maud Angelica Behn, daughter of Ari Behn and Princess Märtha Louise of NorwayTurner B. The Statesman's Yearbook 2008: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World 12 January 2017 Springer 978-1-349-74024-6 951 https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZPlDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA951 en 14 May – Maja Furu Sæteren, handballer 16 May – Kristian Bernt Torgersen, footballer 26 May – Simen Kvia-Egeskog, footballer 8 June – Mathias Emilsen, footballer 10 June – Sondre Auklend, footballer 9 July – Tobias Fjeld Gulliksen, footballer 10 July – Mina Bergersen, footballer 12 July – Oscar Bobb, footballer 22 July – Solveig Vik, politicianRepresentanter og komiteer: Representant - Vik, Solveig (2003-) https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=SOLVIK Storting 8 October 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20251003153418/https://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representant/?perid=SOLVIK 3 October 2025 Oslo, Norway no 24 July – Max Normann Williamsen, footballer 26 August – Leo Hjelde, footballer 7 September – Kristian Arnstad, footballer 22 October – Petter Nosakhare Dahl, footballer 24 October – Leander Øy, footballer 30 October – Thea Minyan Bjørseth, ski jumper 6 December – Mathias Fjørtoft Løvik, footballer 21 December – Jasper Silva Torkildsen, footballer Notable deaths January to June thumb |right |150 px |Axel Jensen 13 January – Andreas Holm, politician (born 1906) 24 January – Rolf Kirkvaag, journalist and radio and television personality (born 1920) 13 February – Axel Jensen, author and poet (born 1932) 3 March – Kitty Petrine Fredriksen, politician (born 1910).http://www.stortinget.no/no/Representanter-og-komiteer/Representantene/Representantfordeling/Representant/?perid=KIFR&tab=Biography Fredriksen, Kitty Petrine no 10 November 2012 stortinget.no Parliament of Norway 6 March – Claus Helberg, resistance fighter and mountain guide (born 1919) 17 March – Anne-Olaug Ingeborgrud, politician (born 1925) 26 March – Gerd Benneche, jurist and journalist (born 1913).Gerd Benneche Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Gerd_Benneche no 28 January 2025 29 March – Herbjørn Sørebø, media personality (born 1933).Herbjørn Sørebø Norsk biografisk leksikon Olav Kobbeltveit Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo https://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Herbjørn_Sørebø/utdypning no 30 January 2013 5 April – Sigurd Manneråk, politician (born 1942) 6 April – Ole Otto Paus, General and diplomat (born 1910) 14 April – Olai Ingemar Eikeland, politician (born 1915) 21 April – Helga Dagsland, nurse educator (born 1910).Helga Dagsland Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Helga_Dagsland no 26 January 2025 22 April – Ola H. Kveli, politician (born 1921) 9 May – Hans Engnestangen, speed skater and World Champion (born 1908) 14 May – Ingvar Lars Helle, politician (born 1933) 24 May – Arne Skouen, film director and journalist (born 1913) 30 May – Lars T. Platou, electrical engineer and politician (born 1920) 13 June – Tor Stokke, actor (born 1928) 27 June – Magne Aarøen, politician (born 1944) July to December 6 July – Arne Kielland, journalist and politician (born 1939).Arne Kielland Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Arne_Kielland no 8 April 2025 12 July – Rudolf Næss, illustrator (born 1914)Death announcement, Bergens Tidende 23 July 2003 12 August – Håkon Kyllingmark, politician and Minister (born 1915) 5 September – Harry Hansen, politician (born 1919) 9 September – Otto Lyng, politician (born 1926) 8 October – Petter Thomassen, politician and Minister (born 1941) 24 October – Eva Haalke, ballet teacher and dancer (born 1912).Eva Haalke Norsk biografisk leksikon Valdemar Hansteen Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo https://nbl.snl.no/Eva_Haalke no 20 October 2014 10 November – Edvard Beyer, literary historian, literary critic and professor (born 1920) 3 December – Kristine Rusten, politician (born 1940) 24 December – Gunnar Alf Larsen, politician (born 1919) Full date unknown Harald Magne Elstad, judge (born 1913) See also Norway History Lists References External links 2003 Norway