1884 in Norway
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Events in the year 1884 in Norway.
Incumbents[]
- Monarch: Oscar II
- Prime Minister: Christian August Selmer (impeached)
- Prime Minister: Christian Homann Schweigaard (April to June)
- Prime Minister: Johan Sverdrup
Events[]
- Prime Minister Christian August Selmer is impeached and removed from office.
- 28 January – The Liberal Party is founded.
- 10 February – Jon Hol is imprisoned for his pamphlet Rifleringen.[1]
- 3 April – April ministerium begins.
- 26 June – Christian Homann Schweigaard's ministerium ends.
- Norwegian Association for Women's Rights (Norsk Kvinnesaksforening) is founded.
- Women in Norway are allowed to study.
Arts and literature[]
- The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen is written.
Births[]
January to June[]
- 8 January – Nils Andresson Lavik, politician (died 1966)
- 9 January – Sigge Johannessen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1974)
- 15 January – Anton Aure, bibliographer (died 1924).[2]
- 24 January – Jens Lunde, politician (died 1974)
- 9 February – Conrad Carlsrud, gymnast, track and field athlete and Olympic silver medallist (died 1973)
- 13 February – Halfdan Bjølgerud, high jumper (died 1970)
- 21 February – Ole Iversen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1953)
- 29 February – Haakon Lie, forester and writer (died 1970).[3]
- 27 March – Oscar Guttormsen, athlete (died 1964)
- 31 March – Arne Magnussen, politician
- 26 April – Sigurd Mathisen, speed skater and world champion (died 1919)
July to September[]
- 6 July – Thorleif Petersen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1958)
- 10 July – Olav Nygard, poet (died 1924)
- 26 July – Trygve Pedersen, sailor and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1967)
- 31 July – Kristian Løken, military officer (died 1961)
- 23 August – Olaf Syvertsen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1964)
- 31 August – Didrik Arup Seip, linguist and professor (died 1963)
- 6 September – Sven Elvestad, journalist and author (died 1934)
- 16 September – Kristian Fjerdingen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1975)
October to December[]
- 25 October – Eivind Berggrav, Lutheran bishop (died 1959)
- 12 November – Leif Grøner, banker and politician (died 1971)
- 13 December – Otto Olsen, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (died 1953)
- 18 December – Ole Aanderud Larsen, ship designer and businessperson (died 1964)
- 30 December – Eugen Ingebretsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1949)
Full date unknown[]
- Gustav Berg-Jæger, journalist and Nazi collaborator (died 1957)
- Lars Christensen, shipowner and whaling magnate (died 1965)
- Sigurd Eriksen, painter (died 1976)
- Adolf Indrebø, politician (died 1942)
- Lars Knutsen, shipowner (died 1963)
- Birger Ljungberg, politician and Minister (died 1967)
- Arnold Rørholt, military officer (died 1961)
Deaths[]
- 27 February – Jo Gjende, outdoorsman and freethinker (born 1794)
- 3 September – Christian Jensen, politician and Minister (born 1823)
Full date unknown[]
- Adolph Frederik Munthe, politician and Minister (born 1817)
- Ole Hovelsen Mustad, businessperson and politician (born 1810)
- Frederik Stang, lawyer, public servant and politician, Norway's first Prime Minister (born 1808)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Meyer, Håkon (1934). "Hol, Jon". In Jansen, Einar (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Vol. 6 (1 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 192–194.
- ^ Torp, Olaf Chr. "Anton Aure". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1968). "Lie, Haakon". Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian) (10 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug.
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