1873 in Norway

Events in the year 1873 in Norway.

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Centuries:
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  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1850s
  • 1860s
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
  • 1890s
See also:1873 in Sweden
List of years in Norway

Incumbents
  • Monarch: Oscar II .[1]

Events
  • The office of Governor-general of Norway is abolished.

Arts and literature

Births
  • 5 March – Olav Bjaaland, ski champion and polar explorer (died 1961)
  • 9 March – Yngvar Sonnichsen, Norwegian-American artist and painter (died 1938)
  • 11 March – Arnold Holmboe, politician and Minister (died 1956)
  • 3 May – Nini Roll Anker, novelist and playwright (died 1942)
  • 23 May – Ragnhild Kåta, first deafblind person in Norway to receive proper schooling (died 1947)
  • 26 May – Olaf Gulbransson, artist, painter and designer (died 1958)
  • 7 July – Halvdan Koht, historian, biographer, politician and Minister (died 1965)
  • 28 July – Martinus Lørdahl, businessperson, multi sports competitor and sports administrator (died 1933).[2]
  • 11 September – Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen, botanist (died 1943)
  • 10 October – Johan Martin Jakobsen Strand, farmer and politician (died 1935)
  • 16 October – Einar Liberg, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (died 1955)

Full date unknown
  • Axel Aubert, businessperson (died 1943)
  • Paal Olav Berg, politician and Minister (died 1968)
  • Gerdt Henrik Meyer Bruun, politician and Minister (died 1945)
  • Rasmus Olsen Langeland, politician and Minister (died 1954)
  • Haagen Krog Steffens, historian, archivist and genealogist (died 1917)

Deaths
  • 11 April – Christopher Hansteen, astronomer and physicist (born 1784)
  • 5 June – Peder Carl Lasson, jurist and politician (born 1798)
  • 16 October – Frederik Due, politician (born 1796)
  • 21 October – Johan Sebastian Welhaven, poet and critic (born 1807)

Full date unknown
  • Christian Ludvig Diriks, politician and Minister (born 1802)
  • Ole Larsen Hammerstad, politician (born 1817)

See also

References
  1. Bratberg, Terje; Mardal, Magnus A. "Oscar 2.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  2. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Martinus Lørdahl". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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