1896 in Norway
Events in the year 1896 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
Sport
- 3 March - FC Lyn Oslo football club is founded.
Births
January to March
- 4 January – Johanne Reutz Gjermoe, economist and politician (died 1989).[1]
- 2 February – Einar Ræder, long jumper (died 1976)
- 5 February – Paul Tjøstolsen Sunde, politician (died 1958)
- 9 February – Arthur Rydstrøm, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1986)
- 10 February – Alf Aanning, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1948)
- 17 February – Arthur Qvist, horse rider and Olympic silver medallist (died 1973)
- 22 February – Ingvald Johannes Jaklin, politician (died 1966)
April to June
July to September
- 16 July – Trygve Lie, politician, the first elected United Nations Secretary-General (died 1968)
- 19 July – Olaf Solumsmoen, newspaper editor and politician (died 1972)
- 27 July – Ivar Andresen, opera singer (died 1940)
- 27 July – Olav Svalastog, politician (died 1979)
- 21 August – Gunnar Reiss-Andersen, poet and author (died 1964)
- 25 August – Eilif Løvrak Holmesland, jurist and politician
- 11 September – Isak Larsson Flatabø, politician (died 1969)
- 20 September – Einar Gundersen, international soccer player (died 1962)
- 22 September – Claudia Olsen, politician (died 1980)
October to December
- 8 October – Jon Vislie, lawyer, executed as a reprisal (died 1945)
- 25 October – Karl Marthinsen, commander of Statspolitiet and Sikkerhetspolitiet in Norway during the Nazi occupation (died 1945)
- 26 October – Johs Haugerud, politician (died 1971)
- 1 November – Mathias Torstensen, rower
- 12 November – Lars Evensen, trade unionist and politician (died 1969)
Full date unknown
Deaths
Full date unknown
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