1895 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1895 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch

Oscar II.^[1]

• Prime Minister

Emil Stang, later Francis Hagerup (from 14 October)

Events

• 14 October – Francis Hagerup succeeded Emil Stang as Prime Minister of Norway

Popular culture

Music

See main article: 1895 in Norwegian music.

Literature

• Olaus Alvestad and Lars Eskeland found Voss Folk High School
• The circle of poems Haugtussa by Arne Garborg is published.
• The poetry collection Bersøglis- og andre Viser by Per Sivle is published.^[2]

Births

January to March

• 18 January – Nils Jakob Hunstad, sportsperson, businessesman, politician and military officer (died 1978).^[3]
• 28 January – Johannes Pettersen Løkke, politician (died 1988)
• 23 February – Toralv Kollin Markussen, politician (died 1973)
• 25 February – Johan Bernhard Hjort, judge (died 1969)
• 3 March – Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch, economist and Nobel Prize laureate (died 1973)
• 3 March – Adolf Nilsen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1927)
• 22 March – Botten Soot, actress, singer, and dancer (died 1958).^[4]
• 27 March – Ole Peder Arvesen, engineer and mathematician (died 1991).^[5]

April to June

• 21 April – Gerd Grieg, actress (died 1988)
• 13 May – Lars Sæter, politician (died 1988)
• 30 May – Andreas Backer, journalist and organizational leader (died 1975).^[6]
• 5 June – Ingvarda Røberg, politician (died 1990)

July to September

• 12 July – Kirsten Flagstad, opera singer (died 1962)
• 26 July – Ola Fritzner, military officer (died 1983).^[7]
• 6 August – Paul Oskar Lindberget, politician (died 1983)
• 18 August – Jon Mårdalen, cross country skier (died 1977)
• 24 August – Lauritz Wigand-Larsen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1951)
• 3 September – Erik Ørvig, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1949)

October to December

• 3 October – Johannes Olai Olsen, politician (died 1974)
• 3 October – Sigvald Svendsen, politician (died 1956)
• 20 October – Hans Reidar Holtermann, commander of Hegra Fortress (died 1966)
• 26 October – Signy Arctander, statistician and economist (died 1971).^[8]
• 12 November – Trygve Hoff, businessman, writer and editor (died 1982)
• 15 November – Hagbart Haakonsen, cross country skier
• 20 November – Fridtjof Paulsen, speed skater (died 1988)
• 29 November – Leif Bjorholt Burull, politician (died 1971)
• 13 December – Frieda Dalen, educator (died 1995).^[9]
• 17 December – Nils Asheim, politician (died 1966)
• 18 December – Einar Sverdrup, mining engineer and businessman (died 1942)
• 19 December – Ingeborg Refling Hagen, author and teacher (died 1989)

Full date unknown

• Kristian Hansson, jurist and civil servant (died 1959)
• Oskar Omdal, Norwegian Navy pilot (died 1927)
• Gunnar Schjelderup, businessperson (died 1972)
• Leif Welding-Olsen, naval commander, first casualty in the war between Norway and Nazi Germany (died 1940)

Deaths

• 6 March – Camilla Collett, writer and feminist (born 1813)
• 29 April – Johan Christian Collett, politician (born 1817)
• 19 August – Joseph Frantz Oscar Wergeland, military officer, cartographer and skiing pioneer (born 1815).^[10]
• 28 August – Andreas Olsen Sæhlie, farmer, distillery owner and politician (b. 1832).^[11]
• 17 December – Henrik Jæger, literary historian (born 1854).^[12]
• 24 December – Oluf Andreas Aabel, priest and writer (born 1825)
• 27 December – Eivind Astrup, explorer and writer (born 1871).^[13]

Full date unknown

• Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen, author and college professor in America (born 1848)
• Knud Knudsen, linguist (born 1812)
• Simon Pedersen Holmesland, politician (born 1823)

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Oscar 2. . Terje . Bratberg . Magnus A. . Mardal . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 4 January 2024.
2. Book: Nettum, Rolf Nyboe . Generasjonen fra 1890-årene . Norges Litteraturhistorie . 4 . Rolf Nyboe Nettum . Norwegian . Beyer, Edvard . Edvard Beyer . 270–271 . 1975 . Cappelen . Oslo .
3. Encyclopedia: 1973. Hunstad, Nils . Hvem er hvem?. Steenstrup, Bjørn. Aschehoug. Oslo. 261. Norwegian. 30 August 2015.
4. Encyclopedia: Botten Soot . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 2 April 2023.
5. Encyclopedia: Ole Peder Arvesen . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Dag . Johnson . Helle, Knut . Knut Helle . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 26 April 2014.
6. Encyclopedia: Andreas Backer . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Claus . Helberg . Claus Helberg . Helle, Knut . Knut Helle . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo. Norwegian. 25 March 2013.
7. Encyclopedia: Ola_Fritzner . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Ivar . Kraglund . Helle, Knut . Knut Helle . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian. 18 May 2013.
8. Encyclopedia: Signy Arctander . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 9 January 2024.
9. Encyclopedia: Frieda Dalen . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oddvar . Vormeland . Helle, Knut . Knut Helle . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 8 March 2013.
10. Encyclopedia: Oscar Wergeland (offiser) . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 2 April 2023.
11. Encyclopedia: Sæhlie, Andreas Olsen . . 2 . 1927 . 22 . Blangstrup, Chr. . Christian Blangstrup . J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel . Copenhagen . Danish . 12 November 2016 .
12. Encyclopedia: Henrik Jæger . Sigurg Aa. . Aarnes . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no. 12 February 2024.
13. Encyclopedia: Eivind Astrup . Susan . Barr . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no. 7 March 2024.