1899 in Norway

Events in the year 1899 in Norway.

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Centuries:
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Decades:
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  • 1890s
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See also:1899 in Sweden
List of years in Norway

Incumbents
  • Monarch – Oscar II.[1]
  • Prime Minister – Johannes Steen

Events
  • 1 April – The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions is established.[2]
  • 27 June – The paperclip is patented by Johan Vaaler, a Norwegian inventor.[3]
  • 13 October – The Røvær accident: A storm kills 30 people at sea near Haugesund.
  • 14 October – The Titran accident: A storm kills 141 fishermen at sea near Frøya, Trøndelag.
  • Grans Brewery is founded.

Sports
  • 5 March – The sports club Korsvoll IL is founded.
  • 10 August – Viking FK football club is founded.
  • The sports club Kongsberg IF is founded.
  • The gymnastics club Volda TI is founded.

Music

Theatre
  • 25 August – First performance at the theatre academy Sekondteatret
  • 1 September – First performance at the newly constructed National Theatre in Kristiania

Literature
  • The newspaper Rogalands Avis established
  • The newspaper Finnmarken established

Notable births
Lillebil Ibsen
Helge Ingstad
  • 25 January – Peder Holt, politician (died 1963)
  • 25 January – Rolf Jacobsen, boxer (died 1960)
  • 3 February – Olaf Aarvold, priest and politician (died 1991)
  • 12 February – Johan Grøttumsbråten, skier and multiple Olympic gold medallist (died 1983)
  • 15 February – Mikal Grøvan, politician (died 1956)
  • 14 March – Kjell Tellander, politician (died 1968)
  • 17 March – Søren Berg Sørensen Moen, politician (died 1946)
  • 26 March – Ragnvald Mikal Andersen, politician (died 1995)
  • 8 April – Arthur Sundt, politician (died 1971)
  • 27 April – Erling Johannes Norvik, politician (died 1964)
  • 1 July – Haakon Olsen Wika, politician (died 1981)
  • 17 July – Johannes Overå, fisheries administrator (died 1989).[4]
  • 23 July – Johan Trandem, shot putter and discus thrower (died 1996)
  • 25 July – Olav Svendsen, jurist.[5]
  • 6 August – Lillebil Ibsen, dancer and actress (died 1989)
  • 6 August – Torstein Børte, politician (died 1985)
  • 6 August – Finn Nagell, military officer, Milorg pioneer, economist and businessperson (died 1977).[6][7]
  • 8 August – Olav Sundal, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1978)
  • 17 August – Torolv Kandahl, politician (died 1982)
  • 23 August – Terje Wold, judge, politician and Minister (died 1972)
  • 25 August – Karl Aas, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1943)
  • 27 August – Per Hagen, politician (died 1983)
  • 13 September – Magnus Bjorndal, Norwegian American engineer (died 1971)
  • 22 September – Emil Løvlien, forest worker, trade unionist and politician (died 1973).[8]
  • 30 September – Henry Larsen, Arctic explorer in Canada (died 1964)
  • 7 October – Øystein Ore, mathematician (died 1968)
  • 23 October – Bernt Balchen, polar and aviation pioneer in America (died 1973)
  • 24 October – Einar Hareide, politician (died 1983)
  • 1 November – Anne Grimdalen, sculptor (died 1961)
  • 7 November – Bjarne Fjærtoft, politician (died 1981)
  • 12 November – Sverre Hansen, long jumper and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1991)
  • 24 November – Petter Jamvold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1961)
  • 27 November – Knut Hergel, actor and theatre director (died 1982)
  • 18 December – Peter Wessel Zapffe, author and philosopher (died 1990)
  • 30 December – Helge Ingstad, explorer (died 2001)

Full date unknown
  • Nils Hønsvald, politician and Minister (died 1971)
  • Jonas Lie, politician and Minister, collaborator (died 1945)
  • Egil Offenberg, politician and Minister (died 1975)
  • Jakob Martin Pettersen, politician and Minister (died 1970)
  • Knut Robberstad, jurist and philologist (died 1981)
  • Arne Torkildsen, neurosurgeon (died 1968)

Notable deaths
Sophus Lie
  • 2 February – Halfdan Egedius, painter and illustrator (born 1877)
  • 18 February – Sophus Lie, mathematician (born 1842)
  • 5 June – Magnus Feilberg, bookseller and publisher (born 1817)
  • 11 June – Jakob Sverdrup, bishop and politician (born 1845)
  • 4 September – Jacob Dybwad, bookseller and publisher (born 1823).[9]
  • 8 December – Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg, newspaper founder and editor and politician (born 1827)

Full date unknown
  • Olav Jakobsen Høyem, teacher, telegrapher, supervisor of banknote printing and linguist (born 1830)
  • Lauritz Jenssen, businessperson and politician (born 1837)
  • Oluf Rygh, archeologist, philologist and historian (born 1833)
  • Christian Homann Schweigaard, politician and Prime Minister (born 1838)

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. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Landsorganisasjonen i Norge". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  3. "Inventors: Paperclip". Archived from the original on 12 November 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2009.
  4. Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Overå, Johannes". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 437. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  5. Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1968). "Svendsen, Olav". Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian) (10 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug.
  6. Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Nagell, Finn". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 403. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  7. Nøkleby, Berit (1995). "Nagell, Finn". In Dahl; Hjeltnes; Nøkleby; Ringdal; Sørensen (eds.). Norsk krigsleksikon 1940-45 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Cappelen. p. 283. ISBN 82-02-14138-9.
  8. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Emil Løvlien". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  9. Tveterås, Egil. "Jacob Dybwad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
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