1896 in Norway explained
Events in the year 1896 in Norway.
Incumbents
Oscar II.[1]
Francis Hagerup
Events
- The BAA's first organised eclipse expedition
- 11 July – Noregs Ungdomslag (lit. "Norway's youth society") was founded.
Popular culture
Sports
Music
See main article: 1896 in Norwegian music.
Literature
Births
January to March
April to June
July to September
- 16 July – Trygve Lie, politician, the first elected United Nations Secretary-General (died 1968)
- 19 July – Olaf Solumsmoen, newspaper editor and politician (died 1972)
- 27 July – Ivar Andresen, opera singer (died 1940)
- 27 July – Olav Svalastog, politician (died 1979)
- 21 August – Gunnar Reiss-Andersen, poet and author (died 1964)
- 25 August – Eilif Løvrak Holmesland, jurist and politician
- 11 September – Isak Larsson Flatabø, politician (died 1969)
- 20 September – Einar Gundersen, international soccer player (died 1962)
- 22 September – Claudia Olsen, politician (died 1980)
October to December
- 8 October – Jon Vislie, lawyer, executed as a reprisal (died 1945)
- 25 October – Karl Marthinsen, commander of Statspolitiet and Sikkerhetspolitiet in Norway during the Nazi occupation (died 1945)
- 26 October – Johs Haugerud, politician (died 1971)
- 1 November – Mathias Torstensen, rower
- 12 November – Lars Evensen, trade unionist and politician (died 1969)
Full date unknown
Deaths
Full date unknown
Notes and References
- Encyclopedia: Oscar 2. . Terje . Bratberg . Magnus A. . Mardal . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 4 January 2024.
- Encyclopedia: Johanne Reutz Gjermoe . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Lill-Ann . Jensen . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 17 August 2013.
- Encyclopedia: Leiv Kreyberg . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Øivind . Larsen . . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo. Norwegian. 15 February 2013.