1887 in Norway

Events in the year 1887 in Norway.

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Centuries:
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  • 20th
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Decades:
  • 1860s
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
See also:1887 in Sweden
List of years in Norway

Incumbents
  • Monarch: Oscar II.[1]
  • Prime Minister: Johan Sverdrup

Events
  • 21 August – The Norwegian Labour Party was established.
Albertine i politilægens venteværelse.

Arts and literature
  • Albertine i politilægens venteværelse, painting by Christian Krohg
  • A Country Cobbler, naturalist painting by Harriet backer
  • Sjur Gabriel (Hellemyrsfolket), Naturalist book written by Amalie Skram
  • To Venner (hellemyrsfolket), written by Amalie skram
  • Om Albertine, pamphlet written by Amalie Skram

Births

January to March
  • 7 January – Ingvald Tøndel, politician (died 1952)
  • 15 January – Charles Mackenzie Bruff, forensic chemist (died 1955)[2]
  • 17 January – Ola Raknes, psychoanalyst and philologist (died 1975)
  • 30 January – Lauritz Bergendahl, Nordic skier (died 1964)
  • 15 February – Sigurd Jørgensen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1929)
  • 16 February – Kristian Fjeld, politician and Minister (died 1976)
  • 11 March – Henry Olsen, track and field athlete (died 1978)
  • 15 March – Johanne Samueline Pedersen, politician (died 1961)
  • 20 March – Hans Eidnes, politician (died 1962)
  • 26 March – Yngvar Fredriksen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1958)

April to June
  • 2 April – Øyvind Alfred Stensrud, politician (died 1956)
  • 4 April – Peder Morset, teacher and resistance member (died 1943)[3]
  • 10 April – Alf Lie, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1969)
  • 24 April – Lars Slagsvold, veterinarian (died 1959)
  • 28 April – Thomas Aas, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1961)
  • 3 May – Harald Halvorsen, gymnast and Olympic silver medalist (died 1965)
  • 7 May – Olav Berntsen Oksvik, politician and Minister (died 1958)
  • 13 May – Sverre Kornelius Eilertsen Støstad, politician and Minister (died 1959)
  • 14 May – Petter Martinsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1972)
  • 18 May – Eugen Lunde, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1963)
  • 23 May – Thoralf Skolem, mathematician (died 1963)
  • 12 June – Laurits Grønland, politician (died 1957)
  • 22 June – Oscar Olstad, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1977)
  • 25 June – Axel Henry Hansen, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1980)

July to September
  • 3 July – Carl Klæth, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1966)
  • 18 July – Vidkun Quisling, army officer, politician and Minister-President of Norway, executed (died 1945)
  • 27 July – Kristoffer Skåne Grytnes, politician (died 1965)
  • 11 August – Adolph M. Christianson, justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (died 1954)
  • 12 August – Erling Falk, businessman and politician (died 1940)
  • 19 August – Otto Monsen, track and field athlete (died 1979)
  • 20 August – Engebret Skogen, rifle shooter and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1968)
  • 25 August – Fartein Valen, composer and musical theorist (died 1952)
  • 11 September – Oscar Larsen, middle distance runner (died 1975)
  • 16 September – Knut Fixdal, road engineer and civil servant (died 1969)[4]
  • 18 September – Harald Gram, jurist, politician and genealogist (died 1961)
  • 22 September – Thoralf Hagen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1979)

October to December
  • 1 October – Anders Moen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1966)
  • 4 October – Francis Bull, literary historian, professor, essayist and magazine editor (died 1974)
  • 20 October – Arne Halse, athlete and Olympic silver medallist (died 1975)
  • 26 October – Arnfinn Heje, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1958)
  • 28 October – Friedrich Georg Nissen, civil servant (died 1969)
  • 22 November – Knut Knutsson Steintjønndalen, Hardanger fiddle maker (died 1969)
  • 23 November – Andreas Knudsen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 1982)
  • 7 December – Knut Olaf Andreasson Strand, politician (died 1980)
  • 10 December – Olga Bjoner, politician and organizational leader (died 1969).[5]
  • 24 December – Axel Revold, painter (died 1962).[6]

Deaths
  • 11 March – Ludvig Mathias Lindeman, composer and organist (born 1812)
  • 16 July – Jørgen Tandberg Ebbesen, politician (born 1812)
  • 7 August – Harald Kolbeinson Guddal, politician (born 1798)
  • 24 September – Leonhard Christian Borchgrevink Holmboe, priest and politician (born 1802)

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. Jørgensen, Jørn-Kr. "Charles M Bruff". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  3. Kraglund, Ivar. "Peder Morset". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  4. Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1968). "Fixdal, Knut". Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian) (10 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug.
  5. Dahl, Hans Fredrik. "Olga Bjoner". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  6. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Axel Revold". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
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