Incumbents

Events

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13 January – Henrik Østervold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1957)
17 January – Olaf Husby, sport shooter
18 January – Gudmund Sundby, engineer (died 1973).^[2]
1 February – Thoralf Glad, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1969)
7 February – Lul Krag, painter (died 1956)
19 February – Kristofer Uppdal, poet and author (died 1961)
14 April – Karl Johan Pettersen Vadøy, politician (died 1965)
27 April – Christian Fredrik Monsen, politician (died 1954)
27 May – Arne Kavli, painter (died 1970)
18 July – Egill Reimers, architect, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1946)
12 August – Østen Østensen, rifle shooter and Olympic silver medallist (died 1939)
7 November – Knut Markhus, educator and politician (died 1963).^[3]
28 November – Peder Kolstad, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (died 1932)

25 April – Nils Christian Irgens, military officer, politician and Minister (born 1811)
26 May - Gustav Adolph Lammers, priest, architect and artist (born 1802)
8 September – Ulrik Frederik Lange, politician (born 1808)

^ Bratberg, Terje; Mardal, Magnus A. "Oscar 2.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
^ Sandvik, Pål Thonstad. "Gudmund Sundby". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
^ Grepstad, Ottar (ed.). "Knut Markhus". Allkunne (in Norwegian). Nynorsk kultursentrum. Retrieved 21 July 2018.

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