1896 in Norway

Events in the year 1896 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Prime Minister of Norway: Francis Hagerup

Events

• 11 July – Noregs Ungdomslag (lit. "Norway's youth society") was founded.

Arts and literature

Sport

• 3 March - FC Lyn Oslo football club is founded.

Births

January to March

• 2 February - Einar Ræder, long jumper (d.1976)
• 5 February - Paul Tjøstolsen Sunde, politician (d.1958)
• 9 February - Arthur Rydstrøm, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (d.1986)
• 10 February - Alf Aanning, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (d.1948)
• 17 February - Arthur Qvist, horse rider and Olympic silver medallist (d.1973)
• 22 February - Ingvald Johannes Jaklin, politician (d.1966)

April to June

• 9 April - Cato Andreas Sverdrup, politician (d.1948)
• 20 April - Asbjørn Bodahl, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (d.1962)
• 21 April - Leif Høegh, shipowner (d.1974)
• 22 April - Gunnar Jamvold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (d.1984)

July to September

• 16 July - Trygve Lie, politician, the first elected United Nations Secretary-General (d.1968)
• 19 July - Olaf Solumsmoen, newspaper editor and politician (d.1972)
• 27 July - Ivar Andresen, opera singer (d.1940)
• 27 July - Olav Svalastog, politician (d.1979)
• 21 August - Gunnar Reiss-Andersen, poet and author (d.1964)
• 25 August - Eilif Løvrak Holmesland, jurist and politician
• 11 September - Isak Larsson Flatabø, politician (d.1969)
• 20 September - Einar Gundersen, international soccer player (d.1962)
• 22 September - Claudia Olsen, politician (d.1980)

October to December

• 8 October - Jon Vislie, lawyer, executed as a reprisal (d.1945)
• 25 October - Karl Marthinsen, commander of Statspolitiet and Sikkerhetspolitiet in Norway during the Nazi occupation (d.1945)
• 26 October - Johs Haugerud, politician (d.1971)
• 1 November - Mathias Torstensen, rower
• 12 November - Lars Evensen, trade unionist and politician (d.1969)

Full date unknown

• Gunnar Bråthen, politician and Minister (d.1980)
• Mons Lid, politician and Minister (d.1967)
• Asbjørn Øverås, educator (d.1966)
• Alfred Trønsdal, politician (d.1953)

Deaths

• 3 January - Andreas Grimelund, bishop (b.1812)
• 16 February - Jens Andreas Friis, linguist and author (b.1821)
• 23 September - Ivar Aasen, philologist, lexicographer, playwright and poet (b.1813)

Full date unknown

• Ludvig Aubert, politician and Minister (b.1838)
• Ludvig Maribo Benjamin Aubert, jurist and politician (b.1836)
• Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland, bishop (b.1807)
• Jess Julius Engelstad, engineer and railroad administrator (b.1822)
• Baard Madsen Haugland, politician (b.1835)
• Erik Jørgensen, master gunsmith (b.1848)
• Lars Anton Nicolai Larsen-Naur, politician (b.1841)
• Olav Paulssøn, bailiff, writer and politician (b.1822)