1892 in Norway
Events in the year 1892 in Norway.
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Incumbents
- Monarch – Oscar II.[1]
- Prime Minister – Otto Blehr (in Stockholm), Johannes Steen (in Christiania)
Events
- 22 January - The first sunrise of the year in Tromsø is celebrated with a holiday and gunfire.[2]
- 31 January - The Holmenkollen ski jump opens.
- 25 August - Norway's tourism now rivals Switzerland as "Europe's Playground", however the sea voyage required is still a barrier.
- Sweden rejects Norway’s request for a separate consular service.[3]
- Skjeggedalsfos is now a major attraction with boats, guides, and a hotel in progress.
- Political tensions are at a rise between Norway and Sweden.[4]
- In June, the first organised Jewish community was established in Christiania, known as "Det Jødiske Samfund".
- A large fire destroyed a significant portion of the capital, Christiania (Oslo), in July.
Arts and literature
- Mysteries by Knut Hamsun is published.
- Peace by Arne Garborg is published.
Notable births
- 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).[5][6]
- 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).[7]
- 28 March – Gunnar Berg Lampe, tourist industry manager (died 1978).[8]
- 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).[9]
- 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).[10]
- 22 June – Olav Aslakson Versto, politician (died 1977)
- 23 June – Johan Martin Holst, surgeon and military doctor (died 1953).[11]
- 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) .[12][13]
- 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
- 18 January – Wincentz Thurmann Ihlen, engineer and industrialist (born 1826)
- 3 February – Jørund Telnes, farmer, teacher, writer and politician (born 1845).[14]
- 11 February – Henriette Homann, photographer and painter (born 1819).[15]
- 17 February – Johan Sverdrup, politician and first Prime Minister of Norway (born 1816)
- 22 May – Ananias Dekke, ships designer (born 1832).[16]
- 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
- ↑ Bratberg, Terje; Mardal, Magnus A. "Oscar 2.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ↑ W., W. M. (25 August 1892). "Handbook for Travellers in Norway". Nature. 46 (1191): 390. Bibcode:1892Natur..46..390W. doi:10.1038/046390a0. ISSN 0028-0836.
- ↑ Enander, Henrik, Joys, Charles, Weibull, Jörgen, Christensen, Jan, Sandvik, Gudmund. "Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Feb. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/place/Norway.
- ↑ "VII. The Swedish-Norwegian Tension (1892–95) and Later Political Developments", Norway and the Nobel Peace Prize, Columbia University Press, 31 December 1938, pp. 85–101, doi:10.7312/faln92162-008, ISBN 978-0-231-88733-5, retrieved 1 March 2025
{{citation}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ↑ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1968). "Bjørnseth, Finn". Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian) (10 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug.
- ↑ 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). Oslo: Aschehoug. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Gisken Wildenvey". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ↑ Welle-Strand, Erling. "G B Lampe". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ↑ "Iveland, Einar" (in Norwegian). Storting. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ↑ Larsen, Øivind. "Johannes Heimbeck". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
- ↑ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Johan Martin Holst". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ↑ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1968). "Platou, Theodor Frantz Waldemar Stoud". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Jørund Telnes". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ↑ "Bekjendtgjorelser". Kragerø Tidende (in Norwegian). Kragerø. 16 February 1892. p. 3.
- ↑ 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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