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- 3 January - Cathinka GuldbergCathinka GuldbergCathinka Augusta Guldberg was a Norwegian nurse, the first in that country.Guldberg was born in the city of Christiania, now Oslo, Norway. Her father was a priest and her mothers’ cousin was the famous Marcus Thrane, leader of the first Norwegian labour union. When her mother died in 1854,...
, Norway's first nurse (d.19191919 in Norway-Events:* Production of zinc begins in Glomfjord at the state-owned industrial plant.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-January to March:*14 January - Harry Hansen, politician...
) - 4 February - Lars Olsen SkrefsrudLars Olsen SkrefsrudLars Olsen Skrefsrud was a Norwegian missionary and language researcher in India. Together with Hans Peter Børresen he is regarded as the founder of the Norwegian missionary organization Santalmisjonen...
, missionary and language researcher in IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
(d.19101910 in Norway-Events:* Norwegian Institute of Technology is established in Trondheim.* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Notable births:*10 January - Kitty Petrine Fredriksen, politician...
) - 30 September - Johan SvendsenJohan SvendsenJohan Severin Svendsen was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist. Born in Christiania , Norway, he lived most his life in Copenhagen, Denmark....
, composer, conductor and violinist (d.19111911 in Norway-Events:*14 December - Roald Amundsen's Norwegian expedition becomes the first to reach the South Pole.*Norsk Hydro's second plant opens at Rjukan, four years after its first plant at Notodden.-January to March:*1 January - Håkon Melberg, linguist...
) - 7 November - H. G. HauganH. G. Haugan-Background:Hauman G. Haugan was born in Oslo, Norway, the elder son of Helge A. and Anna B. Haugan. Together with his brother Helge Alexander Haugan, he immigrated to Canada and moved to Montreal in 1859.-Career:...
, Norwegian-born American railroad executive.
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- Karl AkreKarl AkreKarl Akre was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1886, representing the urban constituency of Hammerfest, Vardø og Vadsø. He served only one three-year term. He worked as a school teacher in Vadsø.-References:...
, politician - Anton Christian BangAnton Christian BangAnton Christian Bang was a Norwegian theologian, historian and politician for the Conservative Party of Norway....
, politician (d.19131913 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Haakon VII of Norway*Prime Minister of Norway - Jens Bratlie-Events:* Female suffrage is enacted in Norway* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.-Sport:...
) - Hans Laurits Olsen HammerstadHans Laurits Olsen HammerstadHans Laurits Olsen Hammerstad was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1877, representing the constituency of Kristians Amt. He only served one term....
, politician - Anders SveaasAnders SveaasAnders Sveaas was a Norwegian businessperson and consulate. He was involved in a number of foreign ventures before founding the pulp mill Kistefos Træsliberi in Jevnaker, Norway in 1889. He had bought the waterfall the year before and production at the plant started in 1890. The succession of the...
, businessperson and consul (d.19171917 in Norway-Events:* Bratsbergbanen railway line began traffic between Eidanger and Notodden. The line was closed in 2001.-Sport:*2 April - Lillestrøm SK football club is founded after the merger of two local football clubs.*19 May - Rosenborg BK football club is founded....
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- Even HansenEven HansenEven Hansen was a Norwegian civil servant and politician.He worked as fut in Sunnfjord and Nordfjord from 1826 to 1833, and later in Hedmark. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament in 1830 and 1833.-References:...
, civil servant and politician (b.17901790 in Norway-Births:*1 November - Dominicus Nagell Lemvig Brun, military officer and politician *26 December - Andreas Martin Seip, military officer and politician -Full date unknown:*Melchior Schjelderup Olsson Fuhr, politician...
) - Mads Lauritz MadsenMads Lauritz MadsenMads Lauritz Madsen was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the first session of the Norwegian Parliament in 1827, representing the constituency of Drammen. He worked as a merchant in that city. He only served one term.-References:...
, politician (b.17821782 in Norway-Births:*14 September - Christian Magnus Falsen, statesman, jurist, and historian -Full date unknown:*Peder Nielsen Hemb, politician*Mads Lauritz Madsen, politician *Ole Christian Andersen Nøstvig, politician...
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