1872 in Norway

Events in the year 1872 in Norway.

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Centuries:
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  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1850s
  • 1860s
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
  • 1890s
See also:1872 in Sweden
List of years in Norway

Incumbents
  • Monarch: Charles IV (until 18 September),[1] then Oscar II.[2]

Events
Oslo Vestbanestasjon (Oslo V) opens
  • 18 September – King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway.
  • 7 October – The railway line Drammenbanen between Oslo and Drammen is opened.
  • Oslo Vestbanestasjon (Oslo V) opens.

Notable births
Anna Sethne
  • 7 January – Olaf Sæther, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (died 1945)
  • 9 January – Ivar Lykke, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (died 1949)
  • 6 March – Johan Bojer, novelist and dramatist (died 1959)
  • 7 April – Hendrik Christian Andersen, sculptor, painter and urban planner in America (died 1940)
  • 12 April – Marie Karsten, interior designer (died 1953).[3]
  • 29 April – Eyvind Alnæs, composer, pianist, organist and choir director (died 1932)
  • 7 May – Peder Østlund, speed skater (died 1939)
  • 28 May – Otto Bahr Halvorsen, politician and twice Prime Minister of Norway (died 1923)
  • 9 June – Olaf Bryn, politician (died 1948)
  • 10 June – Harald Natvig, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (died 1947)
  • 5 July – Sten Abel, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 1942)
  • 16 July – Roald Amundsen, polar explorer, led the first Antarctic expedition to reach the South Pole (died 1928)
  • 3 August – Haakon VII, King of Norway (died 1957)
  • 19 September – Ragnvald Hvoslef, politician (died 1944)
  • 25 September – Anna Sethne, educator (died 1961).[4]
  • 8 October – Kristine Bonnevie, biologist and Norway's first female professor (died 1948)
  • 14 October – Ole Østervold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1936)
  • 17 November – Edvard Engelsaas, speed skater and world champion

Full date unknown
  • Andreas Baalsrud, engineer (died 1961)
  • Ingolf Elster Christensen, politician (died 1943)
  • Oskar Fredriksen, speed skater (died 1920)
  • Einar Halvorsen, speed skater (died 1964)
  • Gustav Henriksen, businessperson (died 1939)
  • Hjalmar Holand, historian (died 1963)
  • Olav Kavli, businessperson and cheese scientist
  • Anders Venger, politician and Minister (died 1935)
  • Hans Westfal-Larsen, ship-owner

See also

References
  1. Langslet, Lars Roar; Mardal, Magnus A. "Karl 4.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  2. Bratberg, Terje; Mardal, Magnus A. "Oscar 2.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  3. Linder, Mats. "Marie Karsten". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  4. Grankvist, Rolf. "Anna Sethne". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
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