1885 in Norway

Events in the year 1885 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Prime Minister of Norway: Johan Sverdrup

Events

• Norwegian parliamentary election is won by the Liberal Party of Norway.

Arts and literature

Births

January to March

• 8 January - Anders Hove, politician (d.1978)
• 8 January - Anders Tjøstolvsen Noddeland, politician (d.1960)
• 16 January - Kristian Østervold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (d.1960)
• 26 February Odd Isaachsen Willoch, naval officer (d.1940)
• 11 March - Per Mathiesen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (d.1971)
• 17 March - Einar Strøm, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (d.1964)

April to June

• 4 April - Daniel Johansen, track and field athlete (d.1967)
• 27 May - Kristian Johan Bodøgaard, politician (d.1971)
• 2 June - Tollef Tollefsen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (d.1963)
• 2 June - Carl Julius Alvin Westerlund, politician (d.1952)
• 15 June - Ole Landmark, architect (d.1970)
• 24 June - Olaf Holtedahl, geologist (d.1975)

July to September

• 28 July - Jens Martin Arctander Jenssen, politician (d.1968)
• 29 August - Paul Martin Dahlø, politician (d.1967)
• 12 September - Lars Sverkeson Romundstad, politician (d.1961)
• 29 September - Karl Johan Fjermeros, politician (d.1972)

October to December

• 13 October - Viggo Brun, mathematician (d.1978)
• 23 November - Sverre Gjørwad, politician (d.1969)
• 26 November - Ole Jensen Rong, politician (d.1953)
• 6 December - Helge Klæstad, judge (d.1965)
• 9 December - Søren Hans Smith Sørensen, ship-owner and politician (d.1973)

Full date unknown

• Olav Gullvåg, playwright, novelist, poet and editor (d.1961)
• Magnhild Haalke, novelist (d.1984)
• Alf Jacobsen, sailor and Olympic gold medallist
• Arne Kildal, librarian and civil servant (d.1972)
• Lars Magnus Moen, politician and Minister (d.1964)
• Ulrik Olsen, politician and Minister (d.1963)

Deaths

• 13 May - Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden, navy officer and politician (b.1816)
• 12 September - Oluf Steen Julius Berner, politician (d.1809)

Full date unknown

• Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, writer and scholar (b.1812)
• Nils Jønsberg, priest and politician (b.1808)