1876 in Norway
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Events in the year 1876 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
- 22 February - Sofie Johannesdotter was beheaded by axe for trifold murder, she was the last woman to be executed in Norway.
- 25 February - Kristoffer Nilsen Svartbækken Grindalen was beheaded by axe for murder, it was witnessed by estimated 2,500 spectators, it was the last public execution in Norway.
Births
January to June
- 8 January â Nils Tveit, politician (died 1949)
- 31 January â Mette Bull, actress (died 1946)[2]
- 23 March â Nils Erik Flakstad, businessperson and politician (died 1939)
- 22 April â Ole Edvart Rølvaag, novelist and professor in America (died 1931)
- 9 May â Johan Arndt, politician (died 1933)
- 18 May â Thorvald Astrup, architect (died 1940)
- 11 June â Christen Gran Bøgh, jurist, tourism promoter and theatre critic (died 1955)
July to December
- 17 August â Henny Astrup, actress (died 1961)[3]
- 22 August â Christen Wiese, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1968)
- 16 September â Albert Helgerud, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (died 1954)
- 24 September â Jacob Thorkelson, elected official, naval officer and medical doctor in America (died 1945)
- 18 October â Erik Colban, diplomat (died 1956)
- 19 October â Oluf Christian Müller, politician (died 1938)
- 21 November â Olav Duun, novelist (died 1939)
- 8 December â Jan Ãstervold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1945)
Full date unknown
- Edvin Alten, judge (died 1967)
- Olaf Amundsen, politician and Minister (died 1939)
- Sverre Hassel, polar explorer (died 1928)
- Lars Olai Meling, politician and Minister (died 1951)
- Embrik Strand, arachnologist (died 1947)
- Ole Nikolai Ingebrigtsen Strømme, politician and Minister (died 1936)
Deaths
- 18 January â Asbjorn Kloster, social reformer and leader of the Norwegian temperance movement (born 1823)
- 22 February - Sofie Johannesdotter, serial killer (born 1839)
- 25 February - Kristoffer Nilsen Svartbækken Grindalen, criminal, killer and thief (born 1804)
- 8 May â Christian Lassen, orientalist (born 1800)
- 20 July - Hans Riddervold, bishop and politician (born 1795)
Full date unknown
- Karelius August Arntzen, politician (born 1802)
- Eilev Jonsson Steintjønndalen, Hardanger fiddle maker (born 1821)
