1886 in Norway
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- The Norwegian Medical AssociationNorwegian Medical AssociationThe Norwegian Medical Association was founded in 1886. It has more than 22,000 members, or about 94% of all Norwegian doctors. Torunn Janbu is the current president of the association. It is affiliated with the Federation of Norwegian Professional Associations....
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Notable births
- 2 January - Elise Ottesen-JensenElise Ottesen-JensenElise Ottesen-Jensen, also known as Ottar, was a Norwegian-Swedish sex educator, journalist and anarchist agitator, whose main mission was to fight for women's rights to understand and control their own body and sexuality. She was a member of the Swedish anarcho-syndicalist union Central...
, sex educator, journalist and anarchist agitator (d.19731973 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Lars Korvald until 16 October, Trygve Bratteli -Events:* 21 July – Lillehammer affair: Israeli Mossad agents assassinate a Moroccan waiter in Lillehammer...
) - 6 January - Hans Oskar EvjuHans Oskar EvjuHans Oskar Evju was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party.He was born in Sandsvær.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud in 1950, and was re-elected on one occasion...
, politician (d.19671967 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten -Events:* 1 January - The Norwegian National Insurance Act was introduced.* 22 October – The opening of the Tjeldsund Bridge....
) - 18 February - Trygve BøyesenTrygve BøyesenTrygve Carlsen Bøyesen was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics....
, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (d.19631963 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen until 28 August, John Lyng until 25 September, Einar Gerhardsen -Events:...
) - 20 February - Jørgen AndersenJørgen AndersenJørgen Marius Andersen was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics....
, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (d.19731973 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Lars Korvald until 16 October, Trygve Bratteli -Events:* 21 July – Lillehammer affair: Israeli Mossad agents assassinate a Moroccan waiter in Lillehammer...
) - 22 February - Nils VossNils VossNils Knutsen Voss was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event.-External links:*...
, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (d.19741974 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Trygve Bratteli -Events:* 2 January - drilling rig "Transocean 3" sinks in the North Sea....
) - 3 March - Tore ØrjasæterTore ØrjasæterTore "Spencer Brown" Ørjasæter was a Norwegian poet.The son of a teacher, he attended folk high school and qualified as a teacher before becoming a writer....
, poet (d.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....
) - 16 March - Sigurd SmebyeSigurd SmebyeSigurd Smebye was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Norwegian gymnastics team, which won the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team, Swedish system event.-External links:*...
, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (d.19541954 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Oscar Torp -Events:* 28 March – Bear Island accident: A Royal Norwegian Air Force seaplane crashed on the Bear Island. The plane had a crew of 8 men and one passenger...
) - 22 March - Arthur AmundsenArthur AmundsenArthur M. Amundsen was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.As a member of the Norwegian team, he won a silver medal in the gymnastics team event in 1908....
, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (d.19361936 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold -Events:* 13 September – A rockfall slide occures in the village of Loen in the Sogn og Fjordane county, killing 74 people....
) - 4 April - Jens Marcus MottréJens Marcus MottréJens Marcus Mottré is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud during the term 1945–1949.-References:...
, politician (d.19661966 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten -Events:* 7 August - The Storskog border control between Norway and the Soviet Union is opened...
) - 19 April - Olaf SlettenOlaf SlettenOlaf Johannessen was a Norwegian shooter who competed in the early 20th century in rifle shooting. He won two Olympic silver medals and one bronze medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.-Career:...
, shooter and Olympic silver medallist (d.19431943 in Norway-Incumbents:*Government in Exile ** Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway** Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold *German Military Governor** Reichskommissar in Norway - Josef Terboven*German Puppet Government in Oslo...
) - 24 May - Nils Emaus NilsenNils Emaus NilsenNils Emaus Nilsen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Mosjøen.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland in 1950, but was not re-elected in 1954.Nilsen held various positions in Haugesund city council in 1922–1931,...
, politician (d.19761976 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Trygve Bratteli until 15 January, Odvar Nordli -Events:* 15 January - Odvar Nordli becomes Prime Minister of Norway* 15 January – Nordli's Cabinet was appointed....
) - 24 June - Ragnhild Hartmann VarmboRagnhild Hartmann VarmboRagnhild Hartmann Varmbo was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag counties during the terms 1937–1945 and 1945–1949.She worked as a school teacher....
, politician (d.19821982 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kåre Willoch -Events:* 11 March – Widerøe Flight 933 crashed into the Barents Sea near Mehamn, killing all 15 on board; this accident remains highly controversial in Norway....
) - 20 July - Thor LarsenThor LarsenThor Larsen was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.As a member of the Norwegian team, he won the silver medal in the gymnastics team event in 1908.-External links:*...
, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist - 10 August - Svein Olsen ØrakerSvein Olsen ØrakerSvein Olsen Øraker was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndelag counties in 1937, and was re-elected on one occasion...
, politician (d.19631963 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen until 28 August, John Lyng until 25 September, Einar Gerhardsen -Events:...
) - 18 September - Paul Pedersen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (d.19481948 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* August 30 – The opening of the University of Bergen....
) - 3 November - Hans NæssHans NæssHans Henrik Stoermann Næss was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in Bergen....
, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (d.19581958 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 8 January - Fire breaks out in the coastal steamer MS Erling Jarl while it is docked in Bodø...
) - 3 November - Henrik NielsenHenrik NielsenHenrik Meyer Nielsen was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Norwegian team, which won the silver medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event.- References :...
, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (d.19731973 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Lars Korvald until 16 October, Trygve Bratteli -Events:* 21 July – Lillehammer affair: Israeli Mossad agents assassinate a Moroccan waiter in Lillehammer...
) - 14 November - Marius Nygaard Smith-PetersenMarius Nygaard Smith-PetersenMarius Nygaard Smith-Petersen was Norwegian-born American physician and orthopaedic surgeon.-Background:Marius Nygaard Smith-Petersen was born of a merchant marine family in the coastal town of Grimstad, in Aust-Agder county, southwest of Oslo, Norway. He emigrated with his mother to Milwaukee in...
, Norwegian AmericanNorwegian AmericanNorwegian Americans are Americans of Norwegian descent. Norwegian immigrants went to the United States primarily in the later half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the 20th century. There are more than 4.5 million Norwegian Americans according to the most recent U.S. census, and...
physician and orthopaedic surgeon (d.1953) - 25 November - Jens BullJens BullJens Steenberg Bull was a Norwegian jurist and diplomatist. He played his most important role during World War II, when he represented his country in Stockholm, Sweden.-Personal life:...
, jurist and diplomat (d.19561956 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 7 March - Several avalanches kill 21 people and causing heavy damage in Nordland and Troms.* 9 April - The Norwegian Humanist Association is founded....
) - 1 December - Magnus JohansenMagnus Johansen (politician)Magnus Johansen was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Drammen.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 1937, and was re-elected on one occasion...
, politician (d.19701970 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten -Events:* 27 April - The oil company Phillips Petroleum makes a new oil discovery in the North Sea...
) - 8 December - Ole Konrad RibsskogOle Konrad RibsskogOle Konrad Ribsskog was a Norwegian educator and politician for the Labour and the the Social Democratic Labour parties....
, politician (d.19411941 in Norway-Incumbents:*Government in Exile ** Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway** Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold *German Military Governor** Reichskommissar in Norway - Josef Terboven-Events:...
) - 9 December - Marius EriksenMarius EriksenEmil Marius Eriksen was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Barbu, Norway and died in Oslo. He was the father of Marius Eriksen, Jr...
, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (d.19501950 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 2 January - The Norwegian Savings Bank Postbanken -Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen (Labour Party)-Events:* 2 January - The Norwegian Savings Bank Postbanken...
) - 17 December - Einar OslandEinar OslandEinar Osland was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was born in Lavik og Brekke.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland in 1950, but was not re-elected in 1954...
, politician (d.19551955 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Oscar Torp until 22 January, Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 14 January - Prime Minister Oscar Torp resigned.* 22 January – Gerhardsen's Third Cabinet was appointed....
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- Bjarne EriksenBjarne Eriksen (businessperson)Bjarne Eriksen was a Norwegian businessperson.He was born in Trondheim. He was hired as a Supreme Court barrister in 1917, but started a career in Norsk Hydro in 1926. He was originally head of the judicial and financial department, but was then promoted to Director-General in 1941...
, businessperson (d.19761976 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Trygve Bratteli until 15 January, Odvar Nordli -Events:* 15 January - Odvar Nordli becomes Prime Minister of Norway* 15 January – Nordli's Cabinet was appointed....
) - Thorstein John Ohnstad FretheimThorstein John Ohnstad FretheimThorstein John Ohnstad Fretheim was a Norwegian acting councillor of state in the NS government of Vidkun Quisling 1940-1941, and minister 1941-1945. Fretheim was a district veterinary by profession.-References:...
, politician (d.19711971 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten until 17 October, Trygve Bratteli -Events:* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.* 17 March – Bratteli's First Cabinet was appointed....
) - Ingar NielsenIngar NielsenIngar Nielsen was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics....
, sailor and Olympic gold medallist - Ferdinand SchjelderupFerdinand SchjelderupFerdinand Schjelderup was a Norwegian mountaineer, Supreme Court Justice and resistance member during the German occupation of Norway.-Personal life:He was born in Kristiania as the son of Thorleif Frederik Schjelderup and Inga Berven...
, mountaineer, Supreme Court Justice and resistance member (d.19551955 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Oscar Torp until 22 January, Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 14 January - Prime Minister Oscar Torp resigned.* 22 January – Gerhardsen's Third Cabinet was appointed....
) - Henny SkjønbergHenny SkjønbergHenny Skjønberg was a Norwegian actress and stage director.She was mainly employed at Det Norske Teatret in Oslo where with humour and irony she would specialize herself as a character comedian. She also acted in movies from 1920 to 1967.Skjønberg's most famous role came as the cranky old aunt,...
, actress and stage director (d.19731973 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Lars Korvald until 16 October, Trygve Bratteli -Events:* 21 July – Lillehammer affair: Israeli Mossad agents assassinate a Moroccan waiter in Lillehammer...
) - Olav Martinus Knutsen SteinnesOlav Martinus Knutsen SteinnesOlav Martinus Knutsen Steinnes was Norwegian educator and politician for the Labour Party and Nasjonal Samling.He was born at Steinnes in Ørsta as a son of farmers Knut Olai Olavsen Steinnes and Berte Sporstøyl . After some years as a laborer he attended Møre Folk High School and then Volda...
, politician and Minister (d.19611961 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 12 January - Princess Astrid marries Johan Martin Ferner.* March - Ingrid Bjerkås, ordained as first female minister in the Church of Norway...
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Notable deaths
- 3 January - Andreas GrimelundAndreas GrimelundAndreas Grimelund was a Norwegian bishop.The son of a farmer in Aker, he graduated as cand.theol. in 1835. He became residing chaplain in Nannestad in 1844 and Ullensaker in 1847. He was a teacher at the theological seminary in Christiania starting in 1851, and was appointed vicar in Gerpen in 1856...
, bishop (b.18121812 in Norway-Births:*26 January - Andreas Grimelund, bishop *1 March - Iver Steen Thomle, jurist *28 November - Ludvig Mathias Lindeman, composer and organist *11 December - Jørgen Tandberg Ebbesen, politician -Full date unknown:...
) - 20 February - Ludwig Andreas OlsenLudwig Andreas OlsenLudwig Andreas Olsen , also known as Louis Williams, was a United States Navy sailor and one of only 19 people to ever be awarded two Medals of Honor. Both awards were for peace-time actions rescuing fellow seamen.-Biography:Olsen was born in Oslo, Norway, in 1845. He joined the Navy in California...
, United States NavyUnited States NavyThe United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
sailor awarded two Medals of HonorMedal of HonorThe Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
(b.18451845 in Norway-Events:*Skutterudite, a mineral containing nickel and iron, was discovered. The discovery was made in Skuterud Mines, Modum, Buskerud.*The twelfth Storting convened, following the 1844 election.-Notable births:*17 January - Erika Nissen, pianist...
) - 27 May - Tellef Dahll SchweigaardTellef Dahll SchweigaardTellef Dahll Schweigaard was a Norwegian politician.-Personal life:Schweigaard was born in Kragerø as the oldest son and second child of merchant Jørgen Fredrich Schweigaard and his wife Johanne Marie Dahll . His paternal grandfather had immigrated to Norway from Holstein...
, politician (b.18061806 in Norway-Births:*2 February - Bersvend Martinussen Røkkum, politician *2 March - Carl Andreas Fougstad, politician *7 August - Tellef Dahll Schweigaard, politician *15 November - Hans Severin Arentz, politician -Full date unknown:...
) - 15 August - Jens AmundsenJens AmundsenJens Engebreth Amundsen was a significant Norwegian ship-owner in the second half of the 19th century. He was the father of the explorer Roald Amundsen....
, ship-owner (b.18201820 in Norway-Births:*18 June - Martin Andreas Udbye, composer and organist *12 August - Hans Henrik Wærenskjold, politician *27 December - Jens Amundsen, ship-owner -Full date unknown:*Lars Kristiansen Blilie, politician...
) - 12 September - Johannes Henrik BergJohannes Henrik BergJohannes Henrik Berg was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1854 and 1857, representing the constituency of Fredriksstad. He worked as both stipendiary magistrate and town clerk in that city. He served those two terms in parliament.-References:...
, politician (b.17971797 in Norway-Births:*13 May - Ulrik Frederik Cappelen, jurist and politician *21 May - Claus Winter Hjelm, judge *24 May - Lars Rasch, jurist and politician *23 September - Johannes Henrik Berg, politician...
) - 4 October - Thomas Johannessen HeftyeThomas Johannessen HeftyeThomas Johannessen Heftye, also known as Tho Joh Heftye was a Norwegian businessman, politician and philanthropist.-Personal life:...
, businessperson, politician and philanthoprist (b.18221822 in Norway-Events:* March 11 – A powerful sudden storm struck the western Norwegian coast killing about 300 men at sea.* May 26 – 116 people die in the Grue Church fire...
) - 4 November - Ole C. JohnsonOle C. JohnsonOle Johnson was a Norwegian-American soldier in the American Civil War who served with the Scandinavian Regiment.-Background:...
, soldier in the American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarThe American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
(b.18381838 in Norway-Events:*1 January - Fulfilling a law from 1837 all parishes form the bases for the establishment of altogether 396 formannskapsdistrikts, the precursor of municipalities.-Births:*10 January - Johan Christopher Brun, pharmacist and politician...
) - 28 December - Peder SatherPeder SatherPeder Sather was a prominent Norwegian-born American banker who is best known for his legacy to the University of California, Berkeley. His widow, Jane K. Sather, donated money in his memory for two of the school's most famous landmarks...
, banker and philanthropist (b.18101810 in Norway-Births:*20 January - Gustav Christian Gjøs, politician *5 February - Ole Bull, violinist *17 April - Johan Reinert Reiersen, emigration activist and early Texas pioneer *25 September - Peder Sather, banker and philanthropist...
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- Søren Jørgensen AandahlSøren Jørgensen AandahlSøren Jørgensen Aandahl was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1842, 1851, 1854 and 1857, representing the rural constituency of Romsdals Amt . He worked as a farmer....
, politician (b.18021802 in Norway-Births:*5 August - Niels Henrik Abel, mathematician *7 October - Magnus Brostrup Landstad, minister, psalmist and poet *10 October - Leonhard Christian Borchgrevink Holmboe, priest and politician...
) - Christian Halvorsen SvenkerudChristian Halvorsen SvenkerudChristian Halvorsen Svenkerud was a Norwegian politician.He hailed from Solør.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1839, 1842, 1848 and 1851, representing the rural constituency of Hedemarkens Amt . He worked as a farmer.-References:...
, politician (b.17961796 in Norway-Births:*14 April - Frederik Due, politician *25 August - Christian Halvorsen Svenkerud, politician...
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