1885 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1885 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch

Oscar II.^[1]

• Prime Minister

Johan Sverdrup

Events

• Norwegian parliamentary election is won by the Liberal Party of Norway.
• 26 February – A speed skating duel at Frognerkilen between Axel Paulsen and Renke van der Zee was attended by between 20,000 and 30,000 spectators.

Arts and literature

• Fra Kristiania-Bohêmen, novel by Hans Jæger, is first published.

Births

January to March

• 8 January – Anders Hove, politician (died 1978)
• 8 January – Anders Tjøstolvsen Noddeland, politician (died 1960)
• 16 January – Kristian Østervold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1960)
• 27 January – Gunnar Grantz, Olympic rower (died 1941).^[2]
• 1 February – Rasmus Hatledal, topographer and military officer (died 1963)
• 26 February – Odd Isaachsen Willoch, naval officer (died 1940)
• 11 March – Per Mathiesen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1971)
• 17 March – Einar Strøm, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1964)

April to June

• 4 April – Daniel Johansen, track and field athlete (died 1967)
• 26 April – Hans Peter Elisa Lødrup, journalist, newspaper editor, non-fiction writer and politician (died 1955).^[3]
• 27 May – Kristian Johan Bodøgaard, politician (died 1971)
• 2 June – Tollef Tollefsen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1963)
• 2 June – Carl Julius Alvin Westerlund, politician (died 1952)
• 15 June – Ole Landmark, architect (died 1970)
• 24 June – Olaf Holtedahl, geologist (died 1975)

July to September

• 28 July – Jens Martin Arctander Jenssen, politician (died 1968)
• 17 August – Alfred Høy, manager of Meraker Smelteverk (died 1970).^[4]
• 29 August – Paul Martin Dahlø, politician (died 1967)
• 12 September – Lars Sverkeson Romundstad, politician (died 1961)
• 29 September – Karl Johan Fjermeros, politician (died 1972)

October to December

• 13 October – Viggo Brun, mathematician (died 1978)
• 17 November – Christian Ludvig Jensen, barrister, politician and organizational leader (died 1978).^[5]
• 23 November – Sverre Gjørwad, politician (died 1969)
• 26 November – Ole Jensen Rong, politician (died 1953)
• 6 December – Helge Klæstad, judge (died 1965)
• 9 December – Søren Hans Smith Sørensen, ship-owner and politician (died 1973)

Full date unknown

• Olav Gullvåg, playwright, novelist, poet and editor (died 1961)
• Magnhild Haalke, novelist (died 1984)
• Alf Jacobsen, sailor and Olympic gold medallist
• Arne Kildal, librarian and civil servant (died 1972)
• Lars Magnus Moen, politician and Minister (died 1964)
• Ulrik Olsen, politician and Minister (died 1963)

Deaths

• 13 May – Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden, navy officer and politician (born 1816)
• 12 September – Oluf Steen Julius Berner, politician (died 1809)

Full date unknown

• Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, writer and scholar (born 1812)
• Nils Jønsberg, priest and politician (born 1808)

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Oscar 2. . Terje . Bratberg . Magnus A. . Mardal . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 4 January 2024.
2. Gunnar Grantz . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417191352/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gr/gunnar-grantz-1.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 25 August 2018 .
3. Web site: Lødrup, Hans Peter Elisa (1885-1955) . stortinget.no . no . 24 May 2021.
4. Encyclopedia: . 1968 . Høy, Alfred Severin . 10 . Bjørn . Steenstrup . Oslo . Aschehoug . Norwegian .
5. Encyclopedia: 1973. Jensen, Christian Ludvig . Hvem er hvem?. Steenstrup, Bjørn. Aschehoug. Oslo. 281. Norwegian. 8 August 2017.