1899 in Norway

Events in the year 1899 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Prime Minister of Norway: Johannes Steen

Events

• 27 June - The paperclip is patented by Johan Vaaler, a Norwegian inventor.^[1]

Sport

• 10 August - Viking FK football club is founded

Notable births

• 25 January - Peder Holt, politician (d.1963)
• 25 January - Rolf Jacobsen, boxer (d.1960)
• 3 February - Olaf Aarvold, priest and politician (d.1991)
• 12 February - Johan Grøttumsbråten, skier and multiple Olympic gold medallist (d.1983)
• 15 February - Mikal Grøvan, politician (d.1956)
• 14 March - Kjell Tellander, politician (d.1968)
• 17 March - Søren Berg Sørensen Moen, politician (d.1946)
• 26 March - Ragnvald Mikal Andersen, politician (d.1995)
• 8 April - Arthur Sundt, politician (d.1971)
• 27 April - Erling Johannes Norvik, politician (d.1964)
• 1 July - Haakon Olsen Wika, politician (d.1981)
• 23 July - Johan Trandem, shot putter and discus thrower (d.1996)
• 6 August - Lillebil Ibsen, dancer and actress (d.1989)
• 6 August - Torstein Børte, politician (d.1985)
• 8 August - Olav Sundal, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (d.1978)
• 17 August - Torolv Kandahl, politician (d.1982)
• 23 August - Terje Wold, judge, politician and Minister (d.1972)
• 25 August - Karl Aas, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (d.1943)
• 27 August - Per Hagen, politician (d.1983)
• 13 September - Magnus Bjorndal, Norwegian American engineer (d.1971)
• 22 September - Emil Løvlien, forest worker, trade unionist and politician (d.1973)
• 30 September - Henry Larsen, Arctic explorer in Canada (d.1964)
• 7 October - Øystein Ore, mathematician (d.1968)
• 23 October - Bernt Balchen, polar and aviation pioneer in America (d.1973)
• 24 October - Einar Hareide, politician (d.1983)
• 1 November - Anne Grimdalen, sculptor (d.1961)
• 7 November - Bjarne Fjærtoft, politician (d.1981)
• 12 November - Sverre Hansen, long jumper and Olympic bronze medallist (d.1991)
• 24 November - Petter Jamvold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (d.1961)
• 27 November - Knut Hergel, actor and theatre director (d.1982)
• 18 December - Peter Wessel Zapffe, author and philosopher (d.1990)
• 30 December - Helge Ingstad, explorer (d.2001)

Full date unknown

• Nils Hønsvald, politician and Minister (d.1971)
• Jonas Lie, politician and Minister, collaborator (d.1945)
• Egil Offenberg, politician and Minister (d.1975)
• Jakob Martin Pettersen, politician and Minister (d.1970)
• Knut Robberstad, jurist and philologist (d.1981)
• Arne Torkildsen, neurosurgeon (d.1968)

Notable deaths

• 18 February – Sophus Lie, mathematician (b.1842)
• 11 June - Jakob Liv Rosted Sverdrup, bishop and politician (b.1845)
• 8 December - Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg, newspaper founder and editor and politician (b.1827)

Full date unknown

• Halfdan Egedius, painter and illustrator (b.1877)
• Magnus Feilberg, bookseller and publisher (b.1817)
• Olav Jakobsen Høyem, teacher, telegrapher, supervisor of banknote printing and linguist (b.1830)
• Lauritz Jenssen, businessperson and politician (b.1837)
• Oluf Rygh, archeologist, philologist and historian (b.1833)
• Christian Homann Schweigaard, politician and Prime Minister (b.1838)

References