1892 In Norway

Events in the year 1892 in Norway.

Incumbents

*Monarch – Oscar II
*Prime Minister – Otto Blehr (in Stockholm), Johannes Steen (in Christiania - now Oslo)

Events

* 31 January – The Holmenkollen ski jump opens.

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).
*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).
*28 March – Gunnar Berg Lampe, tourist industry manager (died 1978).
*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).
*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).
*22 June – Olav Aslakson Versto, politician (died 1977)
*23 June – Johan Martin Holst, surgeon and military doctor (died 1953).
*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) .
*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).
*17 February – Johan Sverdrup, politician and first Prime Minister of Norway (born 1816)
*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

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