1892 in Norway

Events in the year 1892 in Norway.

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Centuries:
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
  • 1910s
See also:1892 in Sweden
List of years in Norway

Incumbents
  • Monarch – Oscar II.[1]
  • Prime Minister – Otto Blehr (in Stockholm), Johannes Steen (in Christiania - now Oslo)

Events
The Holmenkollen ski jump opens on 31 January
  • 31 January – The Holmenkollen ski jump opens.

Arts and literature
  • Mysteries by Knut Hamsun is published.
  • Peace by Arne Garborg is published.

Notable births
Gisken Wildenvey
  • 5 January – John Johnsen, swimmer (died 1984)
  • 1 February – Eugen Johansen, horse rider and Olympic silver medallist (died 1973)
  • 5 February – Finn Bjørnseth, geodesist (died 1970).[2]
  • 6 February – Christian Wegner Haaland, ship-owner and politician (died 1952)
  • 10 February – Christian Staib, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1956)
  • 23 February – Knut Severin Jakobsen Vik, politician (died 1972)
  • 23 March – Gisken Wildenvey, writer (died 1985).[3]
  • 28 March – Gunnar Berg Lampe, tourist industry manager (died 1978).[4]
  • 31 March – Amund Rasmussen Skarholt, politician (died 1956)
  • 2 April – Otto Huseklepp, politician (died 1964)
  • 8 April – Aimée Sommerfelt, author (died 1975)
  • 18 April – Lars Elisæus Vatnaland, politician (died 1983)
  • 25 April – Max Herseth, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1976)
  • 27 April – Bjarne Johnsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1984)
  • 5 May – Ingebjørg Øisang, politician (died 1956)
  • 9 May – Einar Iveland, politician (died 1975).[5]
  • 12 May – Torleif Torkildsen, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1944)
  • 19 May – Karl Lunde, politician (died 1975)
  • 24 May – Olaf Ingebretsen, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1971)
  • 30 May – Johannes Heimbeck, physician (died 1976).[6]
  • 22 June – Olav Aslakson Versto, politician (died 1977)
  • 23 June – Johan Martin Holst, surgeon and military doctor (died 1953).[7]
  • 9 July – Erik Herseth, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1993)
  • 3 August – Olaf Sørensen, politician (died 1962)
  • 5 August – Frithjof Sælen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1975)
  • 7 August – Erling Vinne, triple jumper (died 1963)
  • 4 September – Theodor Platou, brewer (d. 1969) .[8][9]
  • 17 October – Olav Hindahl, trade unionist and politician (died 1963)
  • 29 October – Anton Berge, agronomist and politician (died 1951)
  • 29 October – Sigurd Høgaas, politician (died 1969)
  • 23 November – Georg Brustad, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1932)
  • 27 December – Morten Ansgar Kveim, pathologist (died 1966)
  • 28 December – Alfred Nilsen, politician (died 1977)

Full date unknown
  • Thomas Offenberg Backer, engineer (died 1987)
  • Jens Gram Dunker, architect (died 1981)
  • Anders Frihagen, politician and Minister (died 1979)
  • Nils Hjelmtveit, politician and Minister (died 1985)
  • Alf Sommerfelt, linguist and first professor of linguistics in Norway (died 1965)
  • Peter Torjesen, missionary to China (died 1939)
  • Herman Willoch, painter (died 1968)

Notable deaths
Johan Sverdrup
  • 18 January – Wincentz Thurmann Ihlen, engineer and industrialist (born 1826)
  • 3 February – Jørund Telnes, farmer, teacher, writer and politician (born 1845).[10]
  • 17 February – Johan Sverdrup, politician and first Prime Minister of Norway (born 1816)
  • 22 May – Ananias Dekke, ships designer (born 1832).[11]
  • 14 October – Peter Nicolai Arbo, painter (born 1831)
  • 25 October – Jens Theodor Paludan Vogt, engineer (born 1830)

Full date unknown
  • Jacob Bøckmann Barth, forester (born 1822)
  • Lars Kristiansen Blilie, politician (born 1820)
  • Jørgen Aall Flood, politician, vice consul and businessman (born 1820)
  • Carsten Tank Nielsen, politician and Minister (born 1818)

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. Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1968). "Bjørnseth, Finn". Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian) (10 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug.
  3. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Gisken Wildenvey". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. Welle-Strand, Erling. "G B Lampe". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  5. "Iveland, Einar" (in Norwegian). Storting. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  6. Larsen, Øivind. "Johannes Heimbeck". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  7. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Johan Martin Holst". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  8. Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1968). "Platou, Theodor Frantz Waldemar Stoud". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug.
  9. Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Fortegnelse over personer som siste gang er omtalt i utgaven 1968 med angivelse av deres dødsdatum". Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian) (11 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 629.
  10. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Jørund Telnes". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  11. Rabbevåg, Frode. "Ananias Christopher Hansen Dekke". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
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