1879 in Norway
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Events in the year 1879 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
- The Kverneland Group was established by Ole Gabriel Kverneland.
Arts and literature
- Henrik Ibsen (while living in Italy) publishes A Doll's House
Births
January to June
- 26 January – Birger Braadland, politician (died 1966)
- 5 March – Rachel Grepp, journalist and politician (died 1961)
- 24 March – Leiv Heggstad, educator, linguist and translator (died 1954).[2]
- 11 April – Øistein Schirmer, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1947)
- 29 April – Henrik Ameln, jurist and politician (died 1961)
- 23 May – Kjeld Stub Irgens, sea captain and collaborator minister (died 1963)
- 27 May – Per Reidarson, composer and music critic (died 1954)
- 28 May – Lilly Heber, literary critic and historian (died 1944).[3]
- 30 May – Olaf Josef Johansen, politician.[4]
- 27 June – Martin Tranmæl, socialist leader (died 1967)
July to September
- 9 July – Karen Platou, politician (died 1950)
- 5 August – Ole Hallesby, Lutheran neo-orthodox pietist (died 1961)
- 6 August – Kyrre Grepp, politician (died 1922)
- 6 September
- Knud Leonard Knudsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1954)
- Johan Nygaardsvold, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (died 1952)
- 14 September – Andreas Brecke, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1952)
- 29 September – Nils Bertelsen, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1958)
- 30 September – Johan Falkberget, author (died 1967)
October to December
- 1 October – Lauritz Sand, resistance fighter (died 1956)
- 5 October – Halfdan Cleve, composer (died 1951)
- 21 October – Torkell Vinje, politician (died 1955)
- 20 November – Martin Stenersen, sport shooter (died 1968)
- 27 November – Gil Andersen, American auto racer (died 1930)
- 29 November – Nils Trædal, cleric, politician and Minister (died 1948)
- 6 December – Rudolf Gundersen, speed skater (died 1946)
Full date unknown
- Anders Fjelstad, politician (died 1955)
Deaths
- 5 February – Halvor Schou, industrialist (born 1823)
- 8 April – Christian Cornelius Paus, lawyer, civil servant and politician (born 1800)
- 2 September – Johan Collett Falsen, jurist and politician (born 1817)
Full date unknown
- Jan Henrik Nitter Hansen, businessman and politician (born 1801)
- Henrik Krohn, poet, magazine editor and proponent for Nynorsk language (born 1826)
See also
Portals:
Norway
History
Lists
References
- ^ Bratberg, Terje; Mardal, Magnus A. "Oscar 2.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Venås, Kjell. "Leiv Heggstad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 December 2012.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Lilly Heber". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "Biografier. Olaf Josef Johansen" (in Norwegian). Norsk samfunnsvitenskapelig datatjeneste. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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