1875 in Norway

Events in the year 1875 in Norway.

Events

• 31 December – Population Census: 1,813,424 inhabitants in Norway.
• The Norwegian krone was introduced, replacing the Norwegian speciedaler.
• The Metric system was introduced and replaced the old measurement units.

Arts and literature

Births

• 27 January - Eilert Falch-Lund, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (d.1960)
• 6 February - Mads Gram, physician (d.1929)
• 28 March - Ragnhild Jølsen, author (d.1908)
• 9 April - Kristian Laake, Commanding General of the Norwegian Army 1931-1940 (d. 1950)
• 22 April -Gustav Adolf Lammers Heiberg, barrister and politician (d.1948)
• 15 June - Herman Smith-Johannsen, cross-country skier and supercentenarian (d.1987)
• 12 November - Kristian Geelmuyden, politician (d.1969)
• 16 November - Johan Wollebæk, jurist and diplomat (d.1940)
• 17 November - Birger Eriksen, military officer (d.1958)
• 21 December - Halvor Møgster, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (d.1950)

Full date unknown

• Torger Baardseth, bookseller and publisher (d.1947)
• Jacob Gundersen, freestyle wrestler and Olympic silver medallist (d.1968)
• Olav Gunnarsson Helland, Hardanger fiddle maker (d.1946)
• Olaf Lange, painter and graphic designer (d.1965)
• Niels Thorshaug, veterinarian (d.1942)
• Jacob Vidnes, trade unionist, newspaper editor and politician (d.1940)
• Emanuel Vigeland, artist (d.1948)

Deaths

Full date unknown

• Hans Severin Arentz, politician (b.1806)
• Hans Jensen Blom, politician (b.1812)
• Ivar Christian Sommerschild Geelmuyden, politician (b.1819)
• Ludvig Johan Carl Manthey, civil servant (b.1809)
• Erik Røring Møinichen, politician and Minister (b.1797)
• Ingebrigt Haldorsen Sæter, politician (b.1800)
• Eilert Sundt, sociologist (b.1817)