1889 in Norway
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Incumbents
- King of Norway - Oscar IIOscar II of SwedenOscar II , baptised Oscar Fredrik was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death and King of Norway from 1872 until 1905. The third son of King Oscar I of Sweden and Josephine of Leuchtenberg, he was a descendant of Gustav I of Sweden through his mother.-Early life:At his birth in Stockholm, Oscar...
, King of Sweden and Norway - Prime Minister of NorwayPrime 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...
: Johan SverdrupJohan SverdrupJohan Sverdrup was a Norwegian politician from the Liberal Party. He was the first Prime Minister of Norway after the introduction of parliamentarism. Sverdrup was Prime Minister from 1884 to 1889.- Early years :...
, succeeded by - Prime Minister of Norway: Emil StangEmil StangEmil Stang was a Norwegian jurist and politician. He became Prime Minister of Norway and was the first chairman of the Conservative Party....
Notable births
- 20 January - Tryggve GranTryggve GranJens Tryggve Herman Gran DSC, MC was a Norwegian aviator, explorer and author. He was the first pilot to cross the North Sea.-Background:...
, aviator, explorer and author (d.19801980 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli -Events:* 27 March – The Norwegian oil platform Alexander L...
) - 2 February - Hartmann BjørnsenHartmann BjørnsenHartmann Alfred Bjørnsen 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....
, 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 February - Andreas StrandAndreas StrandAndreas Strand 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 (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...
) - 28 February - Hermann HelgesenHermann HelgesenHermann Aldryk Trostrup Helgesen was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event....
, 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:...
) - 16 February - Kristian Mathias FimlandKristian Mathias FimlandKristian Mathias Fimland was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold during the term 1950–1953.-References:...
, politician - 22 April - Jacob PedersenJacob PedersenOle Jacob Pedersen was a Norwegian track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1912 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 400 metres competition. In the 800 metres event as well as in the 1500 metres competition he was eliminated in the first round.-External links:*...
, track and field athlete (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...
) - 27 April - Arnulf ØverlandArnulf ØverlandOle Peter Arnulf Øverland was a Norwegian author born in Kristiansund and raised in Bergen. His works include Berget det blå and Hustavler .-Life:...
, author (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....
) - 2 May - Margit SchiøttMargit SchiøttMargit Schiøtt, née Knudsen was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. She was born in Gjerpen, a daughter of the Norwegian Prime Minister Gunnar Knudsen. Her husband was dr. ing. Didrik Cappelen Schiøtt and they lived at Gulset in Skien, Norway, where they also owned a little farm...
, politician (d.19461946 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:*1 February - Trygve Lie is selected as the first United Nations Secretary General*6 December - The Home Guard was established....
) - 16 May - Johan FayeJohan FayeJohan Faye was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat Fornebo, which won the silver medal in the 7 metre class.-External links:*...
, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (d.19751975 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Trygve Bratteli -Events:* 1 January - Advertising of alcohol and tobacco products are prohibited.* NRK started television broadcasts in color....
) - 20 May - Rolf LieRolf LieRolf Lie 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 - 4 June - Thor JensenThor JensenThor Jensen 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....
, 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...
) - 18 June - Per KrohgPer KrohgPer Lasson Krohg was a Norwegian artist. Per Krohg is most frequently associated with the mural he created for the United Nations Security Council Chamber, located in the United Nations building in New York City.-Biography:...
, artist (d.19651965 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen until 12 October, Per Borten -Events:* 4 February-1 April – the "Grenade Man", an unidentified person whom placed grenades and grenade traps in several places in Oslo, spreads fear in Oslo...
) - 9 July - Nils ThomasNils ThomasNils Marius Thomas was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat Lyn, which won the silver medal in the 8 metre class .-External links:*...
, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (d.19791979 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli -Events:* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.* Bryggen and the Urnes stave church are designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites.-Film:...
) - 25 August - Aslaug VaaAslaug VaaAslaug Vaa was a Norwegian poet and playwright.-Biography:Aslaug Vaa was born on Nystog in Rauland, in Telemark county, Norway. Her lyrical debut was Nord i leite...
, poet and playwright (d.19651965 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen until 12 October, Per Borten -Events:* 4 February-1 April – the "Grenade Man", an unidentified person whom placed grenades and grenade traps in several places in Oslo, spreads fear in Oslo...
) - 2 October - Ingolf RødIngolf RødIngolf Rød was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat Jo, which won the gold medal in the six metre class .-External links:*...
, sailor and Olympic gold 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:...
) - 24 October - Anders Kristian Orvin, geologist and explorer (d. 1980)
- 20 November - Nils FixdalNils FixdalNils Fixdal was a Norwegian athlete who specialized in long jump and triple jump. He represented Haugesund IL....
, athlete (d.19721972 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Trygve Bratteli until 17 October, Lars Korvald -Events:* 15 June - The Norwegian pension age is lowered to 67....
) - 26 November - Olaf ØrvigOlaf ØrvigOlaf Ørvig was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat Heira II, which won the gold medal in the 12 metre class .-External links:*...
, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (d.19391939 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Johan Nygaardsvold -Events:*17 May - Sweden, Norway, and Finland refuse Germany's offer of non-aggression pacts.*1 June - Oslo Airport, Fornebu is opened....
) - 2 December - Harald FærstadHarald FærstadHarald Oliver N. Færstad was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1920 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 silver medallist (d.19791979 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli -Events:* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.* Bryggen and the Urnes stave church are designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites.-Film:...
) - 3 December - Edvin PaulsenEdvin PaulsenEdvin Paulsen 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....
, gymnast and Olympic bronze 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:...
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- Kornelius BergsvikKornelius BergsvikKornelius Olai Person Bergsvik was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party, born in Austrheim, Hordaland. Bergsvik represented Hordaland in the Norwegian Parliament from 1928 to 1945. In 1936 he was appointed to the Nygaardsvold Cabinet. Bergsvik served as Minister of Social Affairs...
, politician (d.19751975 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Trygve Bratteli -Events:* 1 January - Advertising of alcohol and tobacco products are prohibited.* NRK started television broadcasts in color....
) - Thor BjørklundThor BjørklundThor Bjørklund was a Norwegian inventor. He is best known as the inventor of a popular cheese slicer whichdeveloped into an important Norwegian export products....
, carpenter and inventor of the cheese slicer (d.19751975 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Trygve Bratteli -Events:* 1 January - Advertising of alcohol and tobacco products are prohibited.* NRK started television broadcasts in color....
) - Johan CappelenJohan CappelenJohan Cappelen was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Skogn. He graduated with cand.jur. degree in 1911. He worked as a deputy judge, and from 1915, attorney. He was barrister with access to work with Supreme Court from 1922.As a politician Cappelen was...
, jurist and politician (d.19471947 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 7 August - Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft, the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after a 101 day, 4,300 mile journey across the Pacific Ocean, proving that pre-historic peoples...
) - Gunnar Gunnarsson HellandGunnar Gunnarsson HellandGunnar Gunnarsson Helland was a Norwegian-American Hardanger fiddle maker.-Background:Gunnar Gunnarsson Helland was a member of the Helland fiddle maker family of Telemark, Norway...
, Hardanger fiddle maker (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....
) - Asbjørn LindboeAsbjørn LindboeAsbjørn Lindboe was the Norwegian Minister of Justice 1931-1932 and 1932-1933.See Asbjørn Lindboe, Fra de urolige tredveårene. Dagboksnedtegnelser og kommentarer, Oslo 1965....
, politician and Minister (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....
) - Henry RudiHenry RudiHenry Rudi was a Norwegian huntsman and polar bear hunter. His father had come from Gudbrandsdalen, to settle in Troms. Rudi went on a total of 40 hunting trips to the Arctic regions, and wintered there for 25 of them...
, huntsman and polar bear hunter (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...
) - G. Unger VetlesenG. Unger VetlesenGeorg Unger Vetlesen was a Norwegian shipbuilder and naturalized American philanthropist.-Background:Vetlesen was born in Oslo, Norway, the son of a well-known Norwegian surgeon. At age eleven, he became a crew member on a ship bound for Copenhagen...
, shipbuilder and philanthropist (d.19591959 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 16 February - The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet holds its first performance in Folketeatret in Oslo....
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Notable deaths
- 10 January - Martin Andreas UdbyeMartin Andreas UdbyeMartin Andreas Udbye was a Norwegian composer and organist. Martin Andreas Udbye was born in Trondheim, Norway to Ole Jonsen Tollrorskar Udbye and Birgitte Øien...
, composer and organist (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...
) - 25 January - Johan JeremiassenJohan JeremiassenJohan Jeremiassen was a Norwegian ship-owner, consul and politician. He established the Porsgrund Porselænsfabrik .-Personal life:...
, ship-owner, consul and politician (b.18431843 in Norway-Births:*5 January - Jørgen Christian Knudsen, ship-owner and politician *8 January - Johan Jeremiassen, ship-owner, consul and politician...
) - 28 February - Gustava KiellandGustava KiellandSusanne Sophie Catharina Gustava Kielland was a Norwegian author and missionary pioneer.She was born in Kongsberg as a daughter of customs officer Gustavus Blom and his wife Karen Petronelle Stoltenberg...
, author and missionary (b.18001800 in Norway-Births:*6 March - Gustava Kielland, author and missionary *11 March - Nils Otto Tank, Moravian Church religious leader, land speculator, canal and railroad promoter *7 April - Peter Feilberg, newspaper editor and politician...
) - 10 April - Christian Collett KjerschowChristian Collett KjerschowChristian Collett Hersleb Kjerschow was a Norwegian politician.He was born in Aker as the oldest son of bishop Peder Christian Hersleb Kjerschow and his wife Johanne Benedicte Collett . His younger sister Caroline Sophie Erasmine Kjerschow married businessman Jacob Andreas Michelsen, and was the...
, politician (b.18211821 in Norway-Events:* Fredrik Meltzer designs the modern flag of Norway to replace the modified Danish and Swedish flags then in use.-Births:*2 May - Jens Andreas Friis, linguist and author *14 July - Jens Holmboe, politician and Minister...
) - 24 June - August ThomleAugust ThomleAugust Thomle was a Norwegian jurist and politician.He was born in Arendal as the son of Erich Andreas Thomle and his wife Mette Maria, née Binneballe. His brother Iver Steen Thomle became a jurist and politician. August Thomle married twice; in 1845 and 1860.He graduated from the University of...
, jurist and politician (b.18161816 in Norway-Births:*5 January - Jens Zetlitz Kielland, consul and artist *30 May - Jacob Smith Jarmann, firearms designer *6 June - August Thomle, jurist and politician *30 July - Johan Sverdrup, politician and first Prime Minister of Norway...
) - 29 June - Gustav Christian GjøsGustav Christian GjøsGustav Christian Gjøs was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1851, representing the constituency of Fredrikshald. He worked as a master painter in that city. He only served one term....
, politician (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...
) - 16 September - Iver Steen ThomleIver Steen ThomleIver Steen Thomle was Norwegian jurist.He was the son of Erich Andreas Thomle and his wife Mette Maria, née Binneballe. His brother was politician and jurist August Thomle. In 1838 Iver Steen Thomle married Augusta Sophie Smith...
, jurist (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:...
) - 19 October - Jacob KiellandJacob Kielland (officer)Jacob Kielland was a Norwegian naval officer and politician.-Personal life:He was born in Stavanger to Jacob Kielland and Axeliane Christine , née Zetlitz. His grandfather was Gabriel Schanche Kielland, his uncle Jonas Schanche Kielland. He had four brothers and five sisters, most of them older...
, naval officer and politician (b.18251825 in Norway-Events:* 27 November - Population Census: Norway had 1,051,318 inhabitants.-Births:*13 March - Hans Gude, painter *30 March - Theodor Kjerulf, geologist and poet *28 April - Lorenz Juhl Vogt, politician...
) - 23 December - Johan Jørgen Lange HanssenJohan Jørgen Lange Hanssen-Personal life:He was born in 1821 in Christiania as the son of jurist and politician Even Hanssen and his wife Barbara Abigael Lange. He had a younger brother Peter Nicolai Freberg Hansen who became a jurist like his father....
, politician (b.18211821 in Norway-Events:* Fredrik Meltzer designs the modern flag of Norway to replace the modified Danish and Swedish flags then in use.-Births:*2 May - Jens Andreas Friis, linguist and author *14 July - Jens Holmboe, politician and Minister...
) - Job Dischington BødtkerJob Dischington BødtkerJob Dischington Bødtker was a Norwegian jurist and politician.He resided in Tønsberg, where he worked as stipendiary magistrate . He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1865, 1868, 1871 and 1874, representing his city....
, jurist and politician (b.18181818 in Norway-Events:* 5 February - Carl III of Sweden-Norway became King of Sweden and King of Norway following the death of Charles XIII.* 7 September - Carl III of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim-Notable births:...
) - Ole Jacob BrochOle Jacob BrochOle Jacob Broch was a Norwegian mathematician, physicist, economist and politician. Broch was born in Fredrikstad, the son of war commissary Johan Jørgen Broch and Jensine Laurentze Bentzen . He showed a talent for mathematics at an early age, and after studies in Christiania , he travelled abroad...
, politician and Minister (b.18181818 in Norway-Events:* 5 February - Carl III of Sweden-Norway became King of Sweden and King of Norway following the death of Charles XIII.* 7 September - Carl III of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim-Notable births:...
) - Halvor Olsen FolkestadHalvor Olsen FolkestadHalvor Olsen Folkestad was a Norwegian temporarily appointed councillor of state in interim in 1875. Folkestad was a bishop by profession.-References:...
, councillor of state (b.18071807 in Norway-Events:* Porsgrunn is granted limited city status. Full city status is granted in 1842.* Start of the Gunboat War between Denmark-Norway and the United Kingdom.-January to June:*19 January - Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland, bishop...
) - Ketil Motzfeldt, politician and Minister (b.18141814 in Norway- Overview :1814 has historically been considered the most important year in the history of Norway. Sovereignty was transferred from the King of Denmark to the King of Sweden. The Constitution of Norway was signed at Eidsvoll on May 17, later to be designated and celebrated as Norwegian...
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