1888 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1888 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Oscar II.^[1]
• Prime Minister – Johan Sverdrup

Events

• In the Norwegian parliamentary election the Conservative Party of Norway wins the most seats

Notable births

• 1 January – Kristian Albert Christiansen, politician (died 1966).^[2]
• 6 January – Thorry Kiær, industrialist (died 1968).^[3]
• 7 January – Thorstein Johansen, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (died 1963)
• 12 January – Jon Andrå, politician (died 1966)
• 16 January – Harald Pedersen, metallurgist (died 1945).^[4]
• 20 January – Tor Lund, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1972)
• 4 February – Gunnar Nordbye, United States federal judge (died 1977)
• 16 February – Ferdinand Bie, long jumper and Olympic gold medallist (died 1961)
• 16 February – Aldor Ingebrigtsen, politician (died 1952)
• 21 February – Knut Gysler, equestrian (died 1967).^[5]
• 4 March – Knute Rockne, American football player and coach (died 1931)
• 5 March – Ivar Skjånes, politician (died 1975)
• 9 March – John Bjørnstad, rowing coxswain (died 1968).^[6]
• 24 March – Olof Jacobsen, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist
• 28 March – Harald Smedvik, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1956)
• 2 April – Nicolai Kiær, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1934)
• 4 April – Aanund Bjørnsson Berdal, engineer (died 1981).^[7]
• 10 April – Alfred Madsen, engineer, newspaper editor, trade unionist and politician (died 1962)
• 12 April – Ejnar Tønsager, rower (died 1967)
• 14 April – Rasmus Birkeland, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1972)
• 14 April – Edvard Christian Danielsen, military officer (died 1964).^[8]
• 10 May – Thore Michelsen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1980)
• 13 May – Peder Nikolai Leier Jacobsen, politician (died 1967)
• 27 May – Ole Aarnæs, high jumper (died 1992)
• 3 July – Harald Eriksen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1968)
• 30 July – Wilhelm Keilhau, historian and economist (died 1954).^[9]
• 23 August – Ivar Asbjørn Følling, physician (died 1973)
• 1 September – Gabriel Thorstensen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1974)
• 29 September – Johannes Andersen, long distance runner (died 1967)
• 4 October – Oscar Mathisen, speed skater (died 1954)
• 15 October – Leif Erichsen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 1924)
• 16 October – Ivar Kristiansen Hognestad, politician (died 1973)
• 24 October – Anders Haugen, ski jumper (died 1984).^[10]
• 15 November – Harald Sverdrup, oceanographer and meteorologist (died 1957)
• 25 November – Amund Rydland, actor and theatre director (died 1967).^[11]

Full date unknown

• Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst, politician and Minister (died 1958)
• Sverre Grette, judge (died 1959)
• Lars Høgvold, ski jumper (died 1961)
• Jørg Tofte Jebsen, physicist (died 1922)
• Per Mathias Jespersen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist
• Gustav Smedal, jurist and irredentist activist (died 1951)

Notable deaths

• 9 January – Theodor Peterson, businessperson and politician (born 1839)
• 17 June – Hans Jensen, businessperson (born 1817)
• 22 June – Edmund Neupert, pianist and composer (born 1842)
• 1 July – Vilhelm Frimann Christie Bøgh, archivist (born 1817)
• 25 October – Theodor Kjerulf, geologist and poet (born 1825)

Full date unknown

• Erik Eriksen, ice sea captain (born 1820)
• Nicolai Friis, politician (born 1815)
• Christen Knudsen, ship-owner (born 1813)
• Ole Richter, lawyer, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (born 1829)
• Sjur Aasmundsen Sexe, mineralogist (born 1808)

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Oscar 2. . Terje . Bratberg . Magnus A. . Mardal . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 4 January 2024.
2. Web site: Biografier. Kristian Albert Christiansen . Norsk senter for forskningsdata . nsd.no . Norwegian . 5 March 2021 .
3. Encyclopedia: Thorry Meyer Kjær . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 3 February 2024.
4. Encyclopedia: Harald Pedersen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian . 8 December 2020.
5. Web site: Knut Gysler . olympedia.org . 22 November 2020.
6. Web site: John Bjørnstad . Sports-reference.com . 25 August 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121105071150/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bj/john-bjornstad-1.html . 5 November 2012 .
7. Encyclopedia: Aanund Bjørnsson Berdal . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Jens Christian . Magnus . Jens Christian Magnus . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 9 July 2013.
8. Encyclopedia: Edvard Christian Danielsen . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Jon Anton . Johnson . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 15 June 2013.
9. Encyclopedia: Wilhelm Christian Keilhau . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 3 February 2024.
10. Web site: Anders Haugen . olympedia.org . 22 November 2020.
11. Encyclopedia: Amund Rydland . Alfred . Fidjestøl . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 3 February 2024.