1872 in Norway
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Events in the year 1872 in Norway.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Charles IV (until 18 September),[1] then Oscar II.[2]
- First Minister: Frederik Stang
Events
- 18 September â King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway.
- 7 October â The railway line Drammenbanen between Oslo and Drammen is opened.
- Oslo Vestbanestasjon (Oslo V) opens.
Notable births
- 7 January â Olaf Sæther, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (died 1945)
- 9 January â Ivar Lykke, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (died 1949)
- 6 March â Johan Bojer, novelist and dramatist (died 1959)
- 7 April â Hendrik Christian Andersen, sculptor, painter and urban planner in America (died 1940)
- 12 April â Marie Karsten, interior designer (died 1953).[3]
- 29 April â Eyvind Alnæs, composer, pianist, organist and choir director (died 1932)
- 7 May â Peder Ãstlund, speed skater (died 1939)
- 28 May â Otto Bahr Halvorsen, politician and twice Prime Minister of Norway (died 1923)
- 9 June â Olaf Bryn, politician (died 1948)
- 10 June â Harald Natvig, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (died 1947)
- 5 July â Sten Abel, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 1942)
- 16 July â Roald Amundsen, polar explorer, led the first Antarctic expedition to reach the South Pole (died 1928)
- 3 August â Haakon VII, King of Norway (died 1957)
- 19 September â Ragnvald Hvoslef, politician (died 1944)
- 25 September â Anna Sethne, educator (died 1961).[4]
- 8 October â Kristine Bonnevie, biologist and Norway's first female professor (died 1948)
- 14 October â Ole Ãstervold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1936)
- 17 November â Edvard Engelsaas, speed skater and world champion
Full date unknown
- Andreas Baalsrud, engineer (died 1961)
- Ingolf Elster Christensen, politician (died 1943)
- Oskar Fredriksen, speed skater (died 1920)
- Einar Halvorsen, speed skater (died 1964)
- Gustav Henriksen, businessperson (died 1939)
- Hjalmar Holand, historian (died 1963)
- Olav Kavli, businessperson and cheese scientist
- Anders Venger, politician and Minister (died 1935)
- Hans Westfal-Larsen, ship-owner
