1896 in Norway

Events in the year 1896 in Norway.

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Centuries:
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Decades:
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See also:1896 in Sweden
List of years in Norway

Incumbents
  • Monarch: Oscar II.[1]
  • Prime Minister: Francis Hagerup

Events
  • The BAA's first organised eclipse expedition
  • 11 July – Noregs Ungdomslag (lit. "Norway's youth society") was founded.

Sports
  • 3 March – FC Lyn Oslo football club is founded.

Music

Births

January to March
  • 4 January
    • Jørgen Løvset, gynecologist and academic (died 1981)
    • Johanne Reutz Gjermoe, economist and politician (died 1989).[2]
  • 2 February – Einar Ræder, long jumper (died 1976)
  • 5 February – Paul Tjøstolsen Sunde, politician (died 1958)
  • 9 February – Arthur Rydstrøm, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1986)
  • 10 February – Alf Aanning, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1948)
  • 17 February – Arthur Qvist, horse rider and Olympic silver medallist (died 1973)
  • 22 February – Ingvald Johannes Jaklin, politician (died 1966)

April to June
  • 9 April – Cato Andreas Sverdrup, politician (died 1948)
  • 20 April – Asbjørn Bodahl, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1962)
  • 21 April – Leif Høegh, shipowner (died 1974)
  • 22 April – Gunnar Jamvold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1984)
  • 22 May – Leiv Kreyberg, pathologist (died 1984).[3]

July to September
  • 16 July – Trygve Lie, politician, the first elected United Nations Secretary-General (died 1968)
  • 19 July – Olaf Solumsmoen, newspaper editor and politician (died 1972)
  • 27 July – Ivar Andresen, opera singer (died 1940)
  • 27 July – Olav Svalastog, politician (died 1979)
  • 21 August – Gunnar Reiss-Andersen, poet and author (died 1964)
  • 25 August – Eilif Løvrak Holmesland, jurist and politician
  • 11 September – Isak Larsson Flatabø, politician (died 1969)
  • 20 September – Einar Gundersen, international soccer player (died 1962)
  • 22 September – Claudia Olsen, politician (died 1980)

October to December
  • 8 October – Jon Vislie, lawyer, executed as a reprisal (died 1945)
  • 25 October – Karl Marthinsen, commander of Statspolitiet and Sikkerhetspolitiet in Norway during the Nazi occupation (died 1945)
  • 26 October – Johs Haugerud, politician (died 1971)
  • 1 November – Mathias Torstensen, rower
  • 12 November – Lars Evensen, trade unionist and politician (died 1969)

Full date unknown
  • Gunnar Bråthen, politician and Minister (died 1980)
  • Mons Lid, politician and Minister (died 1967)
  • Asbjørn Øverås, educator (died 1966)
  • Alfred Trønsdal, politician (died 1953)

Deaths
  • 3 January – Andreas Grimelund, bishop (born 1812)
  • 16 February – Jens Andreas Friis, linguist and author (born 1821)
  • 23 September – Ivar Aasen, philologist, lexicographer, playwright and poet (born 1813)

Full date unknown
  • Ludvig Aubert, politician and Minister (born 1838)
  • Ludvig Maribo Benjamin Aubert, jurist and politician (born 1836)
  • Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland, bishop (born 1807)
  • Jess Julius Engelstad, engineer and railroad administrator (born 1822)
  • Baard Madsen Haugland, politician (born 1835)
  • Erik Jørgensen, master gunsmith (born 1848)
  • Lars Anton Nicolai Larsen-Naur, politician (born 1841)
  • Olav Paulssøn, bailiff, writer and politician (born 1822)

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. Jensen, Lill-Ann. "Johanne Reutz Gjermoe". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  3. Larsen, Øivind. "Leiv Kreyberg". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
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