First performance of Henrik Ibsen's ''

A Doll's House ''A Doll's House'' (Danish and nb, Et dukkehjem; also translated as ''A Doll House'') is a three-act play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having bee ...

'' Events in the year 1877 in Norway.

Incumbents

Monarch A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College DictionarMonarch Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority ...

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

* 25 April - 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 ...

Agder Flekkefjords Tidende ''Agder Flekkefjords Tidende'' is the local newspaper for the southern Norwegian town of Flekkefjord, and the surrounding region of western Vest Agder and eastern Rogaland. History and profile The first newspaper printed in Flekkefjord was called ...

was first published. * The

Røros Line The Røros Line ( no, Rørosbanen) is a railway line which runs through the districts of Hedmarken, Østerdalen and Gauldalen in Innlandet and Trøndelag, Norway. The line branches off from the Dovre Line at Hamar Station and runs a more easterl ...

was opened.

Arts and literature

First performance of A Doll's House

Births

January to June

*25 February –

Bernt Tunold Bernt Tunold (February 25, 1877 – January 23, 1946) was a Norwegian painter. Influenced by his early years in a rural environment on the small island of Selja on the west coast of Norway, his paintings, initially inspired by the style of his c ...

, painter (died 1946) *5 March –

Klaus Sletten Klaus Daae Sletten (5 March 1877 – 4 April 1946) was a Norwegian organizational worker and politician who spent his professional career as an editor of magazines and newspapers. He was known as a supporter of the Nynorsk cause. Early life He was ...

, organizational worker, editor and politician (died 1946) *23 March –

Marta Steinsvik Marta Steinsvik (23 March 1877 – 27 July 1950) was a Norwegian author and translator. She was a champion of women's rights, a proponent of antisemitism and anti-Catholicism, and promoter of the use of Nynorsk. She was the first female to graduat ...

, author and translator (died 1950) *29 March –

Nils Waltersen Aasen Nils Waltersen Aasen (30 March 1878 – 27 December 1925) was a Norwegian arms inventor. He has been credited with having developed the modern hand grenade and land mine just prior to World War I. Biography Aasen was born at Stadsbygd in Rissa ...

, arms inventor (died 1925) *12 April – Ragnvald A. Nestos,

governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

of the U.S. state of

North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a ...

(died 1942) *19 April –

Ole Evinrude Ole Evinrude, born Ole Andreassen Aaslundeie (April 19, 1877 – July 12, 1934) was an American entrepreneur, known for the invention of the first outboard motor with practical commercial application. Biography Ole Evinrude was born in Hunnd ...

, inventor, known for the invention of the first outboard motor with practical commercial application (died 1934) *26 April –

Alfred Næss Karl Alfred Ingvald Næss (26 April 1877 – 6 July 1955) was a Norwegian speed skater. He set the men's world record for 500 meter speed skating on 5 February 1893 at 49.4 seconds in Hamar, Norway. He then broke his own world record 21 days late ...

, speed skater (died 1955) *5 May –

Halfdan Egedius Halfdan Egedius (May 5, 1877 – February 2, 1899) was a Norwegian painter and illustrator. Biography Halfdan Johnsen Egedius was born in Drammen in Buskerud county and grew up in Christiania (now Oslo). His interest in painting and illustratio ...

, painter and illustrator (died 1899) *6 May –

Bjarne Solberg Bjarne Solberg (6 May 1877 – 16 January 1928) was a Norwegian physician and politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Kristiania. He finished his secondary education in 1895, and graduated as cand.med. in 1903. He was hired as munici ...

, physician and politician (died 1928)

July to December

*18 July – Arne Sejersted, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1960) *17 August –

Bernhoff Hansen Bernhoff Otelius Hansen (August 17, 1877 – December 22, 1950) was a Norwegian wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics for the United States. He was born in Rognan in the municipality of Saltdal in Norway. Originally he w ...

, wrestler and Olympic gold medallist (died 1950) *28 August – Anna Schønheyder, painter and textile artist (died 1927). *8 September –

Rasmus Pettersen Rasmus Kristen Pettersen (8 September 1877 – 24 May 1957) was a Norwegian gymnast. He competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated ...

, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1957) *8 September –

Gunnar Ousland Gunnar Ousland (8 September, 1877 – 29 January, 1957) was a Norwegian editor, writer, trade unionist and politician for the Labour and Social Democratic Labour parties. He started out as a temperance activist and trade unionist before servin ...

, writer, editor and politician for the Labour Party (died 1967) *13 September – Harald Halvorsen, politician (died

1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – ...

). *16 September –

Carsten Tank-Nielsen Carsten Tank-Nielsen (16 September 1877 – 2 August 1957) was a Norwegian naval officer, submarine pioneer and rear admiral. He was born in Horten, and was the grandson of Carsten Tank Nielsen. He was chief of the Norwegian Navy's first subm ...

, admiral (died 1957) *9 October – Isak Halvorsen, politician *12 October –

Alf Hjort Alf Hjort (12 October 1877 – 12 December 1944) was a Norwegian born, American electrical engineer. He played a leading part in the planning and construction of the underground and underwater railroad and car tunnels of New York City, as well as t ...

, electrical engineer in America (died 1944) *16 October –

Bjørn Helland-Hansen Bjørn Helland-Hansen (16 October 1877 – 7 September 1957) was a Norwegian pioneer in the field of modern oceanography. He studied the variation patterns of the weather in the northern Atlantic Ocean and of the atmosphere. He studied both ...

, oceanographer (died 1957) *4 November –

Benjamin Blessum Benjamin Blessum (November 4, 1877 – October 4, 1954) was an American painter, graphic artist and illustrator. He was primarily known for his Norwegian landscapes. Background Ben Blessum was born in Marstein, Romsdalen, Norway. He was the son ...

, Norwegian-American painter, graphic artist, illustrator (died 1954)

Full date unknown

* Ole Ludvig Bærøe, politician (died 1943) *

, painter and illustrator (died 1899) * Per Klingenberg Hestetun, politician (died 1928) *

Karl Hovelsen Karl Frithjof Hovelsen (23 March 1877 – 13 September 1955) was a Norwegian Nordic skier. Howelsen Hill Ski Area in Steamboat Springs, Colorado was named in his honor. Biography He was born in Kristiania (Oslo), but was a gunner for Bærums SK. ...

, Nordic skier (died 1955) *

Ivar Larsen Kirkeby-Garstad Ivar Larsen Kirkeby-Garstad (5 August 1877 – 19 June 1951) was a Norwegian politician for the Agrarian Party. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Nord-Trøndelag in 1921, and was re-elected on five consecutive occasions. He last se ...

, politician and Minister (died 1951) *

Lars Oftedal Lars Oftedal (3 January 1877 – 19 April 1932) was a Norwegian attorney and newspaper editor. Biography Oftedal was born in Stavanger in Rogaland, Norway. He was the son of parish priest Lars Oftedal (1838–1900) and his wife Olava Mat ...

, politician and Minister (died 1932) *

Nikolai Nissen Paus Nikolai Nissen Paus (4 June 1877, in Christiania – 23 December 1956, in Tønsberg) was a Norwegian surgeon, hospital director and humanitarian. He served as President of the Norwegian Red Cross 1945–1947, and as Vice President 1930–1945 an ...

, surgeon (died 1956) *

Haakon Shetelig Haakon Shetelig (June 25, 1877 – July 22, 1955) was a Norwegian archaeologist, historian and museum director. He was a pioneer in archaeology known for his study of art from the Viking era in Norway. He is most frequently associated with ...

, archaeologist (died 1955) *

, writer, editor and politician (died 1967) * Erik Solem, judge (died 1949)

Deaths

*9 October –

Eskild Bruun Eskild Bruun (12 October 1804 – 9 October 1877) was a Norwegian barrister, judge and businessman. Personal life Bruun was born in Kristiansand on 12 October 1804, a son of merchant Arnt Bruun and Johanne Louise Askildsen. From 1836 he was ma ...

, barrister, judge and businessman (b.

1804 Events January–March * January 1 – Haiti gains independence from France, and becomes the first black republic, having the only successful slave revolt ever. * February 4 – The Sokoto Caliphate is founded in West Africa. * Februa ...

). *25 December –

Hans Gerhard Colbjørnsen Meldahl Hans Gerhard Colbjørnsen Meldahl (5 October 1815 – 25 December 1877) was a Norwegian jurist and politician. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1854 and 1857, representing the constituency of ''Trondhjem og Levanger''.Christian Peder Bianco Boeck Christian Peder Bianco Boeck (September 5, 1798 – July 11, 1877) was a Norwegian doctor, zoologist, botanist and mountaineer. He is most associated with his catalog of approved drugs, ''Pharmacopoea Norvegica'' (1854) and with his studies of ...

, doctor, zoologist and mountaineer (born 1798) * Hans Wille, priest and politician (born 1807)

References

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