1872 in Norway
Events in the year 1872 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
Oslo Vestbanestasjon (Oslo V) opens
- 18 September – King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway.
- 7 October - The railway line Drammenbanen between Oslo and Drammen is opened.
- Oslo Vestbanestasjon (Oslo V) opens.
Notable births
- 7 January - Olaf Sæther, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (died 1945)
- 9 January - Ivar Lykke, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (died 1949)
- 6 March - Johan Bojer, novelist and dramatist (died 1959)
- 7 April - Hendrik Christian Andersen, sculptor, painter and urban planner in America (died 1940)
- 29 April - Eyvind Alnæs, composer, pianist, organist and choir director (died 1932)
- 7 May - Peder Østlund, speed skater (died 1939)
- 28 May - Otto Bahr Halvorsen, politician and twice Prime Minister of Norway (died 1923)
- 9 June - Olaf Bryn, politician (died 1948)
- 10 June - Harald Natvig, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (died 1947)
- 5 July - Sten Abel, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 1942)
- 16 July - Roald Amundsen, polar explorer, led the first Antarctic expedition to reach the South Pole (died 1928)
- 3 August - Haakon VII, King of Norway (died 1957)
- 19 September - Ragnvald Hvoslef, politician (died 1944)
- 8 October - Kristine Bonnevie, biologist and Norway's first female professor (died 1948)
- 14 October - Ole Østervold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1936)
- 17 November - Edvard Engelsaas, speed skater and world champion
Full date unknown
Notable deaths
