1895 in Norway
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Events in the year 1895 in Norway.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Oscar II
- Prime Minister: Emil Stang, then Francis Hagerup (from 14 October)
Events
- 14 October - Francis Hagerup succeeded Emil Stang as Prime Minister of Norway
Arts and literature
- Olaus Alvestad and Lars Eskeland found Voss Folk High School
The circle of poems Haugtussa by Arne Garborg is published.
Births
January to March
- 28 January - Johannes Pettersen Løkke, politician (died 1988)
- 23 February - Toralv Kollin Markussen, politician (died 1973)
- 25 February - Johan Bernhard Hjort, judge (died 1969)
- 3 March - Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch, economist and Nobel Prize laureate (died 1973)
- 3 March - Adolf Nilsen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1927)
- 27 March - Ole Peder Arvesen, engineer and mathematician (died 1991).[1]
April to June
- 21 April - Gerd Grieg, actress (died 1988)
- 13 May - Lars Sæter, politician (died 1988)
- 30 May – Andreas Backer, journalist and organizational leader (died 1975).[2]
- 5 June - Ingvarda Røberg, politician (died 1990)
July to September
- 12 July - Kirsten Flagstad, opera singer (died 1962)
- 26 July – Ola Fritzner, military officer (died 1983).[3]
- 6 August - Paul Oskar Lindberget, politician (died 1983)
- 18 August - Jon Mårdalen, cross country skier (died 1977)
- 24 August - Lauritz Wigand-Larsen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1951)
- 3 September - Erik Ørvig, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1949)
October to December
- 3 October - Johannes Olai Olsen, politician (died 1974)
- 3 October - Sigvald Svendsen, politician (died 1956)
- 20 October - Hans Reidar Holtermann, commander of Hegra Fortress (died 1966)
- 12 November - Trygve Hoff, businessman, writer and editor (died 1982)
- 15 November - Hagbart Haakonsen, cross country skier
- 20 November - Fridtjof Paulsen, speed skater (died 1988)
- 29 November - Leif Bjorholt Burull, politician (died 1971)
- 13 December – Frieda Dalen, educator (died 1995).[4]
- 17 December - Nils Asheim, politician (died 1966)
- 18 December - Einar Sverdrup, mining engineer and businessman (died 1942)
- 19 December - Ingeborg Refling Hagen, author and teacher (died 1989)
Full date unknown
- Kristian Hansson, jurist and civil servant (died 1959)
- Oskar Omdal, Norwegian Navy pilot (died 1927)
- Gunnar Schjelderup, businessperson (died 1972)
- Leif Welding-Olsen, naval commander, first casualty in the war between Norway and Nazi Germany (died 1940)
Deaths
- 6 March - Camilla Collett, writer and feminist (born 1813)
- 29 April - Johan Christian Collett, politician (born 1817)
- 24 December - Oluf Andreas Aabel, priest and writer (born 1825)
Full date unknown
- Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen, author and college professor in America (born 1848)
- Knud Knudsen, linguist (born 1812)
- Simon Pedersen Holmesland, politician (born 1823)
- Joseph Frantz Oscar Wergeland, military officer, cartographer and skiing pioneer (born 1815)
References
- ↑ Johnson, Dag. "Ole Peder Arvesen". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ↑ Helberg, Claus. "Andreas Backer". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ↑ Kraglund, Ivar. "Ola_Fritzner". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ↑ Vormeland, Oddvar. "Frieda Dalen". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
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