1887 in Norway explained
Events in the year 1887 in Norway.
Incumbents
Oscar II.[1]
Johan Sverdrup
Events
Arts and literature
Births
January to March
- 7 January – Ingvald Tøndel, politician (died 1952)
- 15 January – Charles Mackenzie Bruff, forensic chemist (died 1955)[2]
- 17 January – Ola Raknes, psychoanalyst and philologist (died 1975)
- 30 January – Lauritz Bergendahl, Nordic skier (died 1964)
- 15 February – Sigurd Jørgensen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1929)
- 16 February – Kristian Fjeld, politician and Minister (died 1976)
- 11 March – Henry Olsen, track and field athlete (died 1978)
- 15 March – Johanne Samueline Pedersen, politician (died 1961)
- 20 March – Hans Eidnes, politician (died 1962)
- 26 March – Yngvar Fredriksen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1958)
April to June
- 2 April – Øyvind Alfred Stensrud, politician (died 1956)
- 4 April – Peder Morset, teacher and resistance member (died 1943)[3]
- 10 April – Alf Lie, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1969)
- 24 April – Lars Slagsvold, veterinarian (died 1959)
- 28 April – Thomas Aas, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1961)
- 3 May – Harald Halvorsen, gymnast and Olympic silver medalist (died 1965)
- 7 May – Olav Berntsen Oksvik, politician and Minister (died 1958)
- 13 May – Sverre Kornelius Eilertsen Støstad, politician and Minister (died 1959)
- 14 May – Petter Martinsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1972)
- 18 May – Eugen Lunde, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1963)
- 23 May – Thoralf Skolem, mathematician (died 1963)
- 12 June – Laurits Grønland, politician (died 1957)
- 22 June – Oscar Olstad, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1977)
- 25 June – Axel Henry Hansen, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1980)
July to September
- 3 July – Carl Klæth, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1966)
- 18 July – Vidkun Quisling, army officer, politician and Minister-President of Norway, executed (died 1945)
- 27 July – Kristoffer Skåne Grytnes, politician (died 1965)
- 11 August – Adolph M. Christianson, justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court (died 1954)
- 12 August – Erling Falk, businessman and politician (died 1940)
- 19 August – Otto Monsen, track and field athlete (died 1979)
- 20 August – Engebret Skogen, rifle shooter and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1968)
- 25 August – Fartein Valen, composer and musical theorist (died 1952)
- 11 September – Oscar Larsen, middle distance runner (died 1975)
- 16 September – Knut Fixdal, road engineer and civil servant (died 1969)[4]
- 18 September – Harald Gram, jurist, politician and genealogist (died 1961)
- 22 September – Thoralf Hagen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1979)
October to December
- 1 October – Anders Moen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1966)
- 4 October – Francis Bull, literary historian, professor, essayist and magazine editor (died 1974)
- 20 October – Arne Halse, athlete and Olympic silver medallist (died 1975)
- 26 October – Arnfinn Heje, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1958)
- 28 October – Friedrich Georg Nissen, civil servant (died 1969)
- 22 November – Knut Knutsson Steintjønndalen, Hardanger fiddle maker (died 1969)
- 23 November – Andreas Knudsen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 1982)
- 7 December – Knut Olaf Andreasson Strand, politician (died 1980)
- 10 December – Olga Bjoner, politician and organizational leader (died 1969).[5]
- 24 December – Axel Revold, painter (died 1962).[6]
Deaths
Notes and References
- Encyclopedia: Oscar 2. . Terje . Bratberg . Magnus A. . Mardal . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 4 January 2024.
- Encyclopedia: Charles M Bruff . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Jørn-Kr . Jørgensen . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 25 January 2014.
- Encyclopedia: Peder Morset . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Ivar . Kraglund . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 14 June 2013.
- Encyclopedia: . 1968 . Fixdal, Knut . 10 . Bjørn . Steenstrup . Oslo . Aschehoug . Norwegian .
- Encyclopedia: Olga Bjoner . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Hans Fredrik . Dahl . . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian. 18 May 2013.
- Encyclopedia: Axel Revold . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no. 14 March 2024.