1883 in Norway
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Events in the year 1883 in Norway.
Incumbents
Arts and literature
- The novel Bondestudentar (English: Peasant students), written by Arne Garborg, is published.
Births
January to March
- 10 January â Kristian Arvesen, farmer and politician
- 21 January â Olav Aukrust, poet and teacher (died 1929)
- 27 January â Hans Ingvald Hansen Ratvik, politician (died 1966)
- 10 February â Gunnar Jahn, jurist, economist and politician (died 1971)
- 26 February â John Johansen, sprinter (died 1947)
- 21 February â Haldor Andreas Haldorsen, politician (died 1965)
- 16 March â Olaf Nordhagen, architect, engineer and artist (died 1925)
- 18 March â Sven Nielsen, politician (died 1958)
April to June
- 4 April â Agnes Hvoslef, operatic soprano (died 1970).[2]
- 8 April â Olav Midttun, philologist, media executive and magazine editor (died 1972).[3]
- 19 April â Jørgen Stubberud, polar explorer (died 1980)
- 27 April â Jakob Friis, politician (died 1956)
- 27 April â Ole Lilloe-Olsen, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (died 1940)
- 29 April â Thorleif Holbye, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1963)
- 6 May â Jens Hundseid, politician (died 1965)
July to September
- 9 July â Bergljot Larsson, nurse and organizational leader (died 1968).[4]
- 11 July â Hans Svarstad, politician (died 1971)
- 22 July â Birger Gotaas, journalist (died 1960).[5]
- 8 August â Kristoffer Olsen, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1948)
- 8 September â Jens Salvesen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 1976)
- 22 September â Ole Sørensen, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1958)
October to December
- 5 October â Niels Nielsen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 1961)
- 11 October â Kristian Welhaven, chief of the Oslo police force 1927â1954 (died 1975)
- 16 October â Halfdan Hansen, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1953)
- 20 October â Wilhelm Munthe, librarian (died 1965).[6]
- 10 November â Olaf Bull, poet (died 1933)
- 11 November â Karl Johan Edvardsen, politician (died 1963)
- 14 November â Paal Kaasen, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1963)
- 18 November â Alf Bjørnskau Bastiansen, priest and politician (died 1965)
- 6 December â Arne Sunde, politician, Olympic shooter, army officer and diplomat (died 1972)
- 16 December â Haldor Bjerkeseth, politician (died 1974)
Full date unknown
- Anton Ludvig Alvestad, politician and Minister (died 1956)
- Edvard Drabløs, actor and theatre director (died 1976)
- Alfred Evensen, musician (died 1942)
- Olav Scheflo, politician and journalist (died 1943)
- Jon Sundby, politician and Minister (died 1972)
Deaths
- 10 January â Elling Eielsen, minister and Lutheran Church leader in America (born 1804)
- 26 August â Halvor Heyerdahl Rasch, zoologist (born 1805)
- 14 November â Johannes Wilhelm Christian Dietrichson minister and Lutheran Church leader (born 1815)
Full date unknown
- Peder Krabbe Gaarder, jurist and political theorist (born 1814)
