1884 in Norway
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Events in the year 1884 in Norway.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch: Oscar II .[1]
- Prime Minister: Christian August Selmer (impeached)
- Prime Minister: Christian Homann Schweigaard (April to June)
- Prime Minister: Johan Sverdrup
Events
[edit]- 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.[2]
- 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
[edit]- The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen is written.
Births
[edit]January to June
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- 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).[3]
- 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).[4]
- 27 March – Oscar Guttormsen, athlete (died 1964)
- 31 March – Arne Magnussen, politician
- 26 April – Sigurd Mathisen, speed skater and world champion (died 1919)
- 7 June – Birger Ljungberg, politician (died 1967)
July to September
[edit]- 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
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- 17 October – Klara Semb, folklorist (died 1970).[5]
- 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
[edit]- 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)
- Arnold Rørholt, military officer (died 1961)
Deaths
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- 27 February – Jo Gjende, outdoorsman and freethinker (born 1794)
- 27 March – Marie Colban, writer (born 1814).[6]
- 3 September – Christian Jensen, politician and Minister (born 1823)
Full date unknown
[edit]- 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
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References
[edit]- ^ Bratberg, Terje; Mardal, Magnus A. "Oscar 2.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bakka, Egil. "Klara Semb". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Marie Schmidt Colban". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
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