Events in the year 1875 in Norway.
Incumbents
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Monarch
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:
Oscar II
Oscar II (Oscar Fredrik; 21 January 1829 – 8 December 1907) was King of Sweden from 1872 until his death in 1907 and King of Norway from 1872 to 1905.
Oscar was the son of King Oscar I and Queen Josephine. He inherited the Swedish and Norweg ...
Events
* 31 December – Population Census: 1,813,424 inhabitants in Norway.
* The
Norwegian krone
The krone (, abbreviation: kr (also NKr for distinction); code: NOK), plural ''kroner'', is currency of the Kingdom of Norway (including Svalbard). Traditionally known as the Norwegian crown in English. It is nominally subdivided into 100 ''Ã ...
was introduced, replacing the
Norwegian speciedaler
The rigsdaler specie was a unit of silver currency used in Norway, renamed as the speciedaler in 1816 and used until 1873. Norway used a common reichsthaler currency system shared with Denmark, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein until 1873 when the go ...
.
* The
Metric system
The metric system is a system of measurement that succeeded the Decimal, decimalised system based on the metre that had been introduced in French Revolution, France in the 1790s. The historical development of these systems culminated in the d ...
was introduced and replaced the old measurement units (
de jure
In law and government, ''de jure'' ( ; , "by law") describes practices that are legally recognized, regardless of whether the practice exists in reality. In contrast, ("in fact") describes situations that exist in reality, even if not legally ...
).
Arts and literature
* The
local newspaper
A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as p ...
Fædrelandsvennen
''Fædrelandsvennen'' is a regional newspaper based in Kristiansand, Norway. It covers the southernmost part of the country, ( Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder), focusing especially on the area between Mandal and Lillesand (west and east of Kristians ...
was first published.
Births
*27 January –
Eilert Falch-Lund
Eilert Dietrichson Falch-Lund (27 January 1875 – 2 February 1960) was a Norwegian businessperson and sportsperson. As a yacht racer he competed in the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics, winning one Olympic gold medal.
He was born in Kristia ...
, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1960)
*6 February –
Mads Gram, physician (died 1929)
*28 March –
Ragnhild Jølsen
Ragnhild Theodora Jølsen (28 March 1875 – 28 January 1908) was a Norwegian author. Norwegian oral traditions were a recurring theme in her works. Her writings often focused on the conflict between the old rural society and modern industrial soc ...
, author (died 1908)
*9 April –
Kristian Laake
Kristian Kristiansen Laake (9 April 1875 – 3 August 1950) was a Norwegian military officer. He is best known for having commanded the Norwegian Army in the first days after the German invasion of Norway on 9 April 1940, and for having been ...
, Commanding General of the Norwegian Army 1931–1940 (died 1950)
*22 April –
Gustav Adolf Lammers Heiberg, barrister and politician (died 1948)
*31 May –
Helga Eng, psychologist and educationalist (died 1966).
*15 June –
, cross-country skier and supercentenarian (died 1987)
*25 August –
Agnes Mowinckel
Agnes Mowinckel (25 August 1875 – 1 April 1963) was a Norwegian actress and theatre director. Born in Bergen into a distinguished family, she became Norway's first professional stage director. A pioneer in bringing painters to the theatre, she ...
, actress and stage producer (died 1963).
*12 November –
Kristian Geelmuyden, politician (died 1969)
*16 November –
Johan Wollebæk, jurist and diplomat (died 1940)
*17 November –
Birger Eriksen
Birger Kristian Eriksen (17 November 1875 – 16 July 1958) was a Norwegian officer (with the rank of Oberst) who was instrumental in stopping the first wave of ''Gruppe 5'' of the German invasion force outside Oslo.
Eriksen was the comman ...
, military officer (died 1958)
*21 December –
Halvor Møgster, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1950)
Full date unknown
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Torger Baardseth
Torger Baardseth (23 September 1875 – 21 October 1947) was a Norwegian bookseller and publisher.
Background
Torger Baardseth was born at Bærum in Akershus county, Norway. His parents were Nils Baardseth (1839–1920) and Gunda Elisa Morris ...
, bookseller and publisher (died 1947)
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Jacob Gundersen
Jacob Gundersen (29 October 1875 – 21 January 1968) was a Norwegian-American who represented Norway in the 1908 Olympics. He was a freestyle wrestler and Olympic medalist.
Gundersen was born in Fjære (later incorporated into Grimst ...
, freestyle wrestler and Olympic silver medallist (died 1968)
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Olav Gunnarsson Helland,
Hardanger fiddle
A Hardanger fiddle ( no, hardingfele) is a traditional stringed instrument considered to be the national instrument of Norway. In modern designs, this type of fiddle is very similar to the violin, though with eight or nine strings (rather than fo ...
maker (died 1946)
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Olaf Lange, painter and graphic designer (died 1965)
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Niels Thorshaug, veterinarian (died 1942)
*
Jacob Vidnes
Jacob Laurentius Vidnes (5 November 1875 – 4 October 1940) was a Norwegian trade unionist, newspaper editor, politician for the Labour Party and civil servant.
He was born in Vanylven as a son of farmer Knud Larsen Vidnes (1819–98) og Laurine ...
, trade unionist, newspaper editor and politician (died 1940)
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Emanuel Vigeland
Emanuel Vigeland (2 December 1875 – 22 December 1948) was a multitalented Norwegian artist. He is known for a variety of decorations of Scandinavian churches and for ''Tomba Emmanuelle'', his mausoleum at Slemdal in Oslo. His elder brother ...
, artist (died 1948)
Deaths
*13 June –
Eilert Sundt
Eilert Lund Sundt (8 August 1817 – 13 June 1875) was a Norwegian theologist and sociologist, known for his work on mortality, marriage and other subjects among the working class. He was an early pioneer of the field of sociology in Norway.
Ear ...
, sociologist (born 1817)
Full date unknown
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Hans Severin Arentz, politician (born 1806)
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Hans Jensen Blom, politician (born 1812)
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Ivar Christian Sommerschild Geelmuyden, politician (born 1819)
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Ludvig Johan Carl Manthey, civil servant (born 1809)
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Erik Røring Møinichen
Erik Røring Møinichen (15 December 1797 – 7 February 1875) was a Norwegian politician.
Personal life
Møinichen was born in Trondhjem as a son of district stipendiary magistrate Thomas Henrich Møinichen (1758–1845) and Ingeborg Bir ...
, politician and Minister (born 1797)
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Ingebrigt Haldorsen Sæter
Ingebrigt Haldorsen Sæter (24 June 1800 – 3 May 1875) was a Norwegian politician and farmer with connection to the ''peasant opposition'' and the democracy movement. He was Member of The Norwegian Parliament for 40 years with disruption of p ...
, politician (born 1800)
See also
References
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