1868 in Norway

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See also:	1868 in Sweden List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1868 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Charles IV. ^[1]

Events

• 21 January – Norwegian Trekking Association is founded.
• 12 October- The final stretch of the railway line Randsfjordbanen between Drammen and Hønefoss makes Norway's fifth railway complete.
• The local newspaper Bergens Tidende was established.

Arts and literature

Edvard Greig composes his famous A minor piano concerto.

Births

Kitty Wentzel

• 7 February – Johan Throne Holst, industrialist and politician (died 1946)
• February – Adolf Østbye, revue artist, made the first Norwegian gramophone record (died 1907)
• 24 March – Sigvald Hasund, researcher of agriculture, politician and Minister (died 1959)
• 29 April – Nils Yngvar Ustvedt, medical doctor and politician (died 1938)
• 28 July – Thomas Krag, writer (died 1913). ^[2]
• 9 August – Kitty Wentzel, writer and journalist (died 1961). ^[3]
• 15 August – Andreas Nilsen Rygg, Norwegian-American newspaper editor and author (died 1951)
• 24 August – Egil Eide, actor and director (died 1946)
• 25 September – Kristian Birch-Reichenwald Aars, academic (died 1917)

Full date unknown

• Adam Egede-Nissen, politician (died 1952)
• Katti Anker Møller, feminist, children's rights advocate and pioneer of reproductive rights (died 1945)
• Peter Andreas Amundsen Morell, politician and Minister (died 1948)
• Rudolf Elias Peersen, politician and Minister (died 1949)
• Torjus Værland, politician and Minister (died 1954)

Deaths

• 23 May – Hans Holmboe, educator and politician (born 1798)
• 11 August – Halfdan Kjerulf, composer (born 1815)

Full date unknown

• Erik Jonsson Helland, Hardanger fiddle maker (born 1816)
• Johan Henrik Rye, jurist and politician (born 1787)

References

1. Langslet, Lars Roar; Mardal, Magnus A. "Karl 4.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
2. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Thomas Krag". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
3. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Kitty Wentzel". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 January 2023.