1885 in Norway
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- Norwegian parliamentary electionNorwegian parliamentary election, 1885A parliamentary election was held in Norway in 1885. A second party, the Conservative Party had also been formed by this election, but the Liberal Party received the most votes, and could continue their government led by Johan Sverdrup.-Results:-References:*...
is won by the Liberal Party of Norway.
January to March
- 8 January - Anders HoveAnders HoveAnders Hove was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Fåberg.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Hedmark and Oppland counties in 1945, and was re-elected on two occasions.Hove held various positions in Lillehammer city council, and served as...
, politician (d.19781978 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli -Events:* 7 September - Skateboarding is banned in Norway.-Literature:*Harald Sverdrup, poet and children's writer, is awarded the Dobloug Prize literature award....
) - 8 January - Anders Tjøstolvsen NoddelandAnders Tjøstolvsen NoddelandAnders Tjøstolvsen Noddeland was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Aust-Agder in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949....
, politician (d.19601960 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 1 May - The U-2 incident reveals that the United States uses Norwegian air bases as part of spying missions against the Soviet Union....
) - 16 January - Kristian ØstervoldKristian ØstervoldKristian Olsen Østervold was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat Atlanta, which won the gold medal in the 12 metre class ....
, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (d.19601960 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 1 May - The U-2 incident reveals that the United States uses Norwegian air bases as part of spying missions against the Soviet Union....
) - 26 February Odd Isaachsen WillochOdd Isaachsen WillochOdd Isaachsen Willoch was a Norwegian naval officer who commanded one of the two coastal defence ships defending Narvik during the German invasion of Norway on 9 April 1940.-Personal life:...
, naval officer (d.19401940 in Norway- Overview :1940 is the year when Norway becomes drawn into World War II. On 9 April Nazi Germany invades the country which, however spared many of the atrocities which befell other nations, remains occupied until 8 May 1945...
) - 11 March - Per MathiesenPer MathiesenPer Anton Mathiesen was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team, free system event.-External links:*...
, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (d.19711971 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten until 17 October, Trygve Bratteli -Events:* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.* 17 March – Bratteli's First Cabinet was appointed....
) - 17 March - Einar StrømEinar StrømEinar Strøm was a Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Norwegian team, which won the gold medal in the men's team, free system event.-External links:*...
, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (d.19641964 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:*1 January – The town of Brevik, and the rural district of Eidanger, are merged with Porsgrunn*14 September – Tromsø Airport is officially opened for traffic...
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April to June
- 4 April - Daniel JohansenDaniel JohansenDaniel Victor Johansen Sundsten was a Norwegian track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics....
, track and field athlete (d.19671967 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten -Events:* 1 January - The Norwegian National Insurance Act was introduced.* 22 October – The opening of the Tjeldsund Bridge....
) - 27 May - Kristian Johan BodøgaardKristian Johan BodøgaardKristian Johan Bodøgaard was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Bodø landdistrikt....
, politician (d.19711971 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten until 17 October, Trygve Bratteli -Events:* Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.* 17 March – Bratteli's First Cabinet was appointed....
) - 2 June - Tollef TollefsenTollef TollefsenTollef K. Tollefsen was a Norwegian rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he won the bronze medal as crew member of the Norwegian boat in the eights competition.-External links:*...
, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (d.19631963 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen until 28 August, John Lyng until 25 September, Einar Gerhardsen -Events:...
) - 2 June - Carl Julius Alvin WesterlundCarl Julius Alvin WesterlundCarl Julius Alvin Westerlund was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Bodø.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from the Market towns of Vest-Agder and Rogaland counties in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949...
, politician (d.19521952 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Oscar Torp -Events:* 7 January – 15 died in a mine explosion in Svalbard.* 14-25 February – 1952 Winter Olympics are held in Oslo....
) - 15 June - Ole LandmarkOle LandmarkOle Landmark was a Norwegian architect. Born in Bergen, Landmark received his education from Trondhjems Tekniske Læreanstalt, a predecessor of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology...
, architect (d.19701970 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten -Events:* 27 April - The oil company Phillips Petroleum makes a new oil discovery in the North Sea...
) - 24 June - Olaf HoltedahlOlaf HoltedahlOlaf Holtedahl, , was a geologist who was a winner of the Wollaston Medal. He was elected member of the Royal Society in 1961.- Bibliography :...
, geologist (d.19751975 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Trygve Bratteli -Events:* 1 January - Advertising of alcohol and tobacco products are prohibited.* NRK started television broadcasts in color....
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July to September
- 28 July - Jens Martin Arctander JenssenJens Martin Arctander JenssenJens Martin Arctander Jenssen was a Norwegian politician for the Communist Party.Jenssen was born in Evenes...
, politician (d.19681968 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten -Events:* 19 February - Avalanches occur in Bondalen which kill four people.* 19 March - The Palace announces that Crown Prince Harald has engaged to Sonja Haraldsen....
) - 29 August - Paul Martin DahløPaul Martin DahløPaul Martin Dahlø was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag in 1945, and was re-elected on two occasions...
, politician (d.19671967 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten -Events:* 1 January - The Norwegian National Insurance Act was introduced.* 22 October – The opening of the Tjeldsund Bridge....
) - 12 September - Lars Sverkeson RomundstadLars Sverkeson RomundstadLars Sverkeson Romundstad was a Norwegian politician for the Farmers' Party.He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from Møre in 1928, and was re-elected on four occasions....
, politician (d.19611961 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 12 January - Princess Astrid marries Johan Martin Ferner.* March - Ingrid Bjerkås, ordained as first female minister in the Church of Norway...
) - 29 September - Karl Johan FjermerosKarl Johan FjermerosKarl Johan Fjermeros was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party.He was born in Høvåg.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Vest-Agder in 1945, but was not re-elected in 1949....
, politician (d.19721972 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Trygve Bratteli until 17 October, Lars Korvald -Events:* 15 June - The Norwegian pension age is lowered to 67....
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October to December
- 13 October - Viggo BrunViggo BrunViggo Brun was a Norwegian mathematician.He studied at the University of Oslo and began research at the University of Göttingen in 1910. In 1923, Brun became a professor at the Technical University in Trondheim and in 1946 a professor at the University of Oslo...
, mathematician (d.19781978 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Odvar Nordli -Events:* 7 September - Skateboarding is banned in Norway.-Literature:*Harald Sverdrup, poet and children's writer, is awarded the Dobloug Prize literature award....
) - 23 November - Sverre GjørwadSverre GjørwadSverre Gjørwad was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Kviteseid.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Østfold in 1950, but was not re-elected in 1954...
, politician (d.19691969 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Per Borten -Events:* 6 April - Railway accident occurs in Darbu, resulting in the deaths of 8 people.* 8 September - The 1969 Parliamentary election takes place....
) - 26 November - Ole Jensen RongOle Jensen RongOle Jensen Rong was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.He was born in Herlø.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Hordaland in 1945, and was re-elected on one occasion. He had previously served in the position of deputy representative during the terms 1934–1936 and...
, politician (d.19531953 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Haakon VII of Norway* Prime Minister - Oscar Torp -Events:* 1 June –The first Bergen International Festival opens.* 16 July – Parliament voted to move the main base for the Navy from Horten to Bergen....
) - 6 December - Helge KlæstadHelge KlæstadHelge Klæstad was a Norwegian judge.He was born in Levanger. He took the dr.juris degree in 1921, and was a Supreme Court Justice from 1929 to 1946, except for the period between December 1940 and May 1945, during the German occupation of Norway...
, judge (d.19651965 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen until 12 October, Per Borten -Events:* 4 February-1 April – the "Grenade Man", an unidentified person whom placed grenades and grenade traps in several places in Oslo, spreads fear in Oslo...
) - 9 December - Søren Hans Smith SørensenSøren Hans Smith SørensenSøren Hans Smith Sørensen was a Norwegian ship-owner and politician for the Conservative Party.Born in Tromøy, he was a member of Tromøy municipal council during the term 1916–1919, and then served as mayor from 1919 to 1941 and in 1945.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from...
, ship-owner and politician (d.19731973 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Lars Korvald until 16 October, Trygve Bratteli -Events:* 21 July – Lillehammer affair: Israeli Mossad agents assassinate a Moroccan waiter in Lillehammer...
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- Olav GullvågOlav GullvågOlav Gullvåg was a Norwegian playwright, novelist, poet and editor.He was born in Trondheim. He worked as editor-in-chief of Søndmøre Folkeblad from 1911 to 1912, Norig from 1912 to 1921 and Gula Tidend from 1921 to 1929...
, playwright, novelist, poet and editor (d.19611961 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:* 12 January - Princess Astrid marries Johan Martin Ferner.* March - Ingrid Bjerkås, ordained as first female minister in the Church of Norway...
) - Magnhild HaalkeMagnhild HaalkeMagnhild Haalke was a Norwegian novelist.Magnhild Haalke was born in Vikna, an island off the Namdalen coast in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. Before she took up writing she worked as a teacher for 30 years in Sør-Odal...
, novelist (d.19841984 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Kåre Willoch -Events:* 20 January – Arne Treholt was arrested on suspicion of spying for the Soviet Union....
) - Alf JacobsenAlf JacobsenAlf Kristian Bruun Jacobsen was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a crew member of the Norwegian boat Irene, which won the gold medal in the 8 metre class ....
, sailor and Olympic gold medallist - Arne KildalArne KildalArne Kildal was a Norwegian author, librarian and civil servant.-Background:Arne Kildal was born in Kristiania, the son of politician Birger Kildal. He finished his secondary education in 1903, and took the cand.philol. degree before traveling to the United States to train as a librarian...
, librarian and civil servant (d.19721972 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Trygve Bratteli until 17 October, Lars Korvald -Events:* 15 June - The Norwegian pension age is lowered to 67....
) - Lars Magnus MoenLars Magnus MoenLars Magnus Moen was the Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1948-1951 and 1951-1953....
, politician and Minister (d.19641964 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen -Events:*1 January – The town of Brevik, and the rural district of Eidanger, are merged with Porsgrunn*14 September – Tromsø Airport is officially opened for traffic...
) - Ulrik Olsen, politician and Minister (d.19631963 in Norway-Incumbents:* Monarch - Olav V of Norway* Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen until 28 August, John Lyng until 25 September, Einar Gerhardsen -Events:...
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Deaths
- 13 May - Christian Torber Hegge GeelmuydenChristian Torber Hegge GeelmuydenChristian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden was a Norwegian navy officer and politician.He was born in Trondheim as the son of Hans Geelmuyden, and brother of Ivar Christian Sommerschild Geelmuyden. He married twice....
, navy officer and politician (b.18161816 in Norway-Births:*5 January - Jens Zetlitz Kielland, consul and artist *30 May - Jacob Smith Jarmann, firearms designer *6 June - August Thomle, jurist and politician *30 July - Johan Sverdrup, politician and first Prime Minister of Norway...
) - 12 September - Oluf Steen Julius BernerOluf Steen Julius BernerOluf Steen Julius Berner was a Norwegian politician.He was born in 1809 in Laurvig. He was the son of merchant Joachim Berner and Karen Christine Berner, née Blom. In 1840 he married Marie Lovise Falkenberg, daughter of Christian Bugge Falkenberg and Lovise Augusta , née Linaae...
, politician (d.18091809 in Norway-Births:*24 February - Haagen Ludvig Bergh, politician *23 September - Oluf Steen Julius Berner, politician -Full date unknown:*Svend Foyn, whaler *Ludvig Johan Carl Manthey, civil servant -Full date unknown:...
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- Peter Christen AsbjørnsenPeter Christen AsbjørnsenPeter Christen Asbjørnsen was a Norwegian writer and scholar. He and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe were collectors of Norwegian folklore...
, writer and scholar (b.18121812 in Norway-Births:*26 January - Andreas Grimelund, bishop *1 March - Iver Steen Thomle, jurist *28 November - Ludvig Mathias Lindeman, composer and organist *11 December - Jørgen Tandberg Ebbesen, politician -Full date unknown:...
) - Nils JønsbergNils JønsbergNils Jønsberg was a Norwegian priest and politician.He was an elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1842, representing the constituency of Finmarkens Amt, which at that time consisted of both Finnmark and Troms. He sat through only one term....
, priest and politician (b.18081808 in Norway-Births:*4 March - Frederik Stang, lawyer, public servant and politician, Norway's first Prime Minister *17 June - Henrik Wergeland, poet *28 July - Ulrik Frederik Lange, politician -Full date unknown:*Christen Larsen Arneberg, politician...
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