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- 17 April - Just Bing EbbesenJust Bing EbbesenJust Bing Ebbesen was a Norwegian priest and politician.Just Bing Ebbesen was the son of Jørgen Tandberg Ebbesen, and brother of Hanna Magdalene Frisak Ebbesen, who married Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg and was the mother of Johan Castberg.He enrolled as a student in 1866 and graduated as...
, priest and politician (d.19291929 in Norway-Events:* 8 May – Norway annexed the volcanic island Jan Mayen located in the Arctic Ocean.-Notable births:* 1 January - Fredrik Olsen, shipping magnate* 3 January - Grethe Rytter Hasle, planktologist* 17 January - Jan Rasmus Skåre, judge...
) - 26 October - Helge A. HauganHelge Alexander HauganHelge A. Haugan was an American banking executive in Chicago, Illinois. Haugan was a founding partner of Haugan & Lindgren and the founding president of the State Bank of Chicago.-Background:...
- Norwegian-American banking executive (d.1909 in USA) - 18 November - Oluf IversenOluf IversenOluf Iversen was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was born in Moss as the son of a glazier. He took over his father's glazier workshop in 1861....
, politician (d.19171917 in Norway-Events:* Bratsbergbanen railway line began traffic between Eidanger and Notodden. The line was closed in 2001.-Sport:*2 April - Lillestrøm SK football club is founded after the merger of two local football clubs.*19 May - Rosenborg BK football club is founded....
) - 1 December - Agathe Backer GrøndahlAgathe Backer GrøndahlAgathe Backer-Grøndahl was a Norwegian pianist and composer.She was born in Holmestrand, but in 1857 moved with her family to Oslo, where she studied with Otto Winther-Hjelm, Halfdan Kjerulf and Ludvig Mathias Lindeman. From 1865 she studied in Berlin, where she won fame with her interpretation of...
, pianist and composer (d.19071907 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Christian Michelsen-Events:* June 14 – Norway adopts female suffrage.* Norsk Hydro, having been founded in 1905, opens up its first plant at Notodden....
) - 26 December - Hans Christian Albert HansenHans Christian Albert HansenHans Christian Albert Hansen was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was Minister of Labour from 1903 to 1905....
, politician (d.19251925 in Norway-Events:* 1 January - The city of Christiania reclaimed its original Norwegian name, Oslo; a decision which caused much debate in its time.* 17 July - the Parliament of Norway passed the Svalbard Act which established Norwegian sovereignty on the island of Svalbard, and stated that Norwegian...
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- Carl Wilhelm Bøckmann BarthCarl Wilhelm Bøckmann BarthCarl Wilhelm Bøckmann Barth was a Norwegian painter.He was born in Christiania. He studied painting under Hans Gude from 1881 to 1883, and having worked as a naval officer until then, he specialized in marine art...
, painter (d.19191919 in Norway-Events:* Production of zinc begins in Glomfjord at the state-owned industrial plant.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-January to March:*14 January - Harry Hansen, politician...
) - Ebbe Carsten Horneman HertzbergEbbe Carsten Horneman HertzbergEbbe Carsten Horneman Hertzberg was a Norwegian member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1884. Hertzberg was a legal historian, and published several works in that field.-References:...
, politician (d.19121912 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Jens Bratlie-Events:*7 March - Roald Amundsen announces his success in reaching the South Pole*Norsk Hydro establishes artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord in Nordland...
) - Johan Kristian SkougaardJohan Kristian SkougaardJohan Kristian Skougaard was a Norwegian military officer and politician.He was born in Lista, and originally took his education in the Norwegian military. He was hired as an engineer in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration in 1873, and left the military in 1887...
, military officer and politician (d.19251925 in Norway-Events:* 1 January - The city of Christiania reclaimed its original Norwegian name, Oslo; a decision which caused much debate in its time.* 17 July - the Parliament of Norway passed the Svalbard Act which established Norwegian sovereignty on the island of Svalbard, and stated that Norwegian...
) - Frits ThaulowFrits ThaulowFrits Thaulow was a Norwegian impressionist painter, best known for his naturalistic depictions of landscape.-Biography:...
, painter (d.19061906 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Christian Michelsen-Events:* 22 June - Haakon VII and Maud of Wales are crowned rulers of Norway in the Nidaros Cathedral.* The 1906 Parliamentary election takes place....
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- Knut Andreas Pettersen AgersborgKnut Andreas Pettersen AgersborgKnut Andreas Pettersen Agersborg was a Norwegian politician.He was born in Vefsn. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament during the term 1824–1826, representing the constituency of Nordlands Amt. He worked as a farmer, fisher, police sergeant and ship-owner there.He died...
, politician (b.17651765 in Norway-Full date unknown:*Knut Andreas Pettersen Agersborg, politician *Niels Stockfleth Darre, military officer *Mathias Hagerup, politician *Osmund Andersen Lømsland, farmer and politician...
) - Paulus FloodPaulus FloodPaulus Mathias Frederikus Flood was a Norwegian merchant and politician.-Personal life:Paulus Flood was born in 1804 to merchant Peder Jørgensen Flood and Inger Jørgine Jørgensen , née Wesseltoft. He had ten brothers and sisters, and grew up in Skien.He married Constance Aall, daughter of...
, merchant and politician (b.18041804 in Norway-Births:*19 September - Elling Eielsen, minister and Lutheran Church leader in America *8 November - Hans Eleonardus Møller, politician and businessperson -Full date unknown:*Paulus Flood, merchant and politician...
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