1878 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1878 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch

Oscar II .^[1]

Events

• A law is passed that requires teachers to speak the local dialect of their pupils and not the other way round.

Births

• 13 January – Henrik Østervold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1957)
• 17 January – Olaf Husby, sport shooter
• 18 January – Gudmund Sundby, engineer (died 1973).^[2]
• 31 January – Marta Sandal, singer (died 1930)^[3]
• 1 February – Thoralf Glad, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1969)
• 7 February – Lul Krag, painter (died 1956)
• 19 February – Kristofer Uppdal, poet and author (died 1961)
• 14 April – Karl Johan Pettersen Vadøy, politician (died 1965)
• 27 April – Christian Fredrik Monsen, politician (died 1954)
• 27 May – Arne Kavli, painter (died 1970)
• 18 July – Egill Reimers, architect, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1946)
• 12 August – Østen Østensen, rifle shooter and Olympic silver medallist (died 1939)
• 7 November – Knut Markhus, educator and politician (died 1963).^[4]
• 28 November – Peder Kolstad, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (died 1932)

Full date unknown

• Per Berg Lund, politician and Minister (died 1954)
• Magnus Olsen, linguist and professor of Norse philology (died 1963)
• Anton Frederik Winter Jakhelln Prytz, politician (died 1945)

Deaths

• 25 April – Nils Christian Irgens, military officer, politician and Minister (born 1811)
• 26 May - Gustav Adolph Lammers, priest, architect and artist (born 1802)
• 8 September – Ulrik Frederik Lange, politician (born 1808)

Full date unknown

• Jørgen Wright Cappelen, bookseller and publisher (born 1805)
• Johan Widing Heiberg Landmark, jurist and politician (born 1802)
• Peter Tidemand Malling, bookseller, printer and publisher (born 1807)

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Oscar 2. . Terje . Bratberg . Magnus A. . Mardal . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 4 January 2024.
2. Encyclopedia: Gudmund Sundby . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Pål Thonstad . Sandvik . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 29 April 2014.
3. Encyclopedia: Vanberg. Vidar. Marta Sandal. Norsk biografisk leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. Oslo. no. 16 August 2024.
4. Encyclopedia: Knut Markhus . Ottar . Grepstad . Ottar Grepstad . Allkunne . Nynorsk kultursentrum . Norwegian. 21 July 2018.