1884 in Norway
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Events in the year 1884 in Norway.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Oscar II.[1]
- Prime Minister: Christian August Selmer (impeached)
- Prime Minister: Christian Homann Schweigaard (April to June)
- Prime Minister: Johan Sverdrup
Events
- Prime Minister Christian August Selmer is impeached and removed from office.
- 28 January â The Liberal Party is founded.
- 10 February â Jon Hol is imprisoned for his pamphlet Rifleringen.[2]
- 3 April â April ministerium begins.
- 26 June â Christian Homann Schweigaard's ministerium ends.
- Norwegian Association for Women's Rights (Norsk Kvinnesaksforening) is founded.
- Women in Norway are allowed to study.
Arts and literature
- The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen is written.
Births
January to June
- 8 January â Nils Andresson Lavik, politician (died 1966)
- 9 January â Sigge Johannessen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1974)
- 15 January â Anton Aure, bibliographer (died 1924).[3]
- 24 January â Jens Lunde, politician (died 1974)
- 9 February â Conrad Carlsrud, gymnast, track and field athlete and Olympic silver medallist (died 1973)
- 13 February â Halfdan Bjølgerud, high jumper (died 1970)
- 21 February â Ole Iversen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1953)
- 29 February â Haakon Lie, forester and writer (died 1970).[4]
- 27 March â Oscar Guttormsen, athlete (died 1964)
- 31 March â Arne Magnussen, politician
- 26 April â Sigurd Mathisen, speed skater and world champion (died 1919)
- 7 June â Birger Ljungberg, politician (died 1967)
July to September
- 6 July â Thorleif Petersen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1958)
- 10 July â Olav Nygard, poet (died 1924)
- 26 July â Trygve Pedersen, sailor and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1967)
- 31 July â Kristian Løken, military officer (died 1961)
- 23 August â Olaf Syvertsen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1964)
- 31 August â Didrik Arup Seip, linguist and professor (died 1963)
- 6 September â Sven Elvestad, journalist and author (died 1934)
- 16 September â Kristian Fjerdingen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1975)
October to December
- 17 October â Klara Semb, folklorist (died 1970).[5]
- 18 October â Esther Edler, actress (died 1908).[6]
- 25 October â Eivind Berggrav, Lutheran bishop (died 1959)
- 12 November â Leif Grøner, banker and politician (died 1971)
- 13 December â Otto Olsen, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (died 1953)
- 18 December â Ole Aanderud Larsen, ship designer and businessperson (died 1964)
- 30 December â Eugen Ingebretsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1949)
Full date unknown
- Gustav Berg-Jæger, journalist and Nazi collaborator (died 1957)
- Lars Christensen, shipowner and whaling magnate (died 1965)
- Sigurd Eriksen, painter (died 1976)
- Adolf Indrebø, politician (died 1942)
- Lars Knutsen, shipowner (died 1963)
- Arnold Rørholt, military officer (died 1961)
Deaths
- 27 February â Jo Gjende, outdoorsman and freethinker (born 1794)
- 27 March â Marie Colban, writer (born 1814).[7]
- 3 September â Christian Jensen, politician and Minister (born 1823)
Full date unknown
- Adolph Frederik Munthe, politician and Minister (born 1817)
- Ole Hovelsen Mustad, businessperson and politician (born 1810)
- Frederik Stang, lawyer, public servant and politician, Norway's first Prime Minister (born 1808)
