1873 in Norway

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Events in the year 1873 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Oscar II . ^[1]
• Prime Minister: Frederik Stang

Events

• The office of Governor-general of Norway is abolished.
• 21 July - The post of Prime Minister for Norway was instituted, and Frederik Stang was the first appointed.

Births

Nini Roll Anker

• 5 March – Olav Bjaaland, ski champion and polar explorer (died 1961)
• 9 March – Yngvar Sonnichsen, Norwegian-American artist and painter (died 1938)
• 11 March – Arnold Holmboe, politician and Minister (died 1956)
• 3 May – Nini Roll Anker, novelist and playwright (died 1942). ^[2]
• 23 May – Ragnhild Kåta, first deafblind person in Norway to receive proper schooling (died 1947)
• 26 May – Olaf Gulbransson, artist, painter and designer (died 1958)
• 7 July – Halvdan Koht, historian, biographer, politician and Minister (died 1965)
• 28 July – Martinus Lørdahl, businessperson, multi sports competitor and sports administrator (died 1933). ^[3]
• 11 September – Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen, botanist (died 1943)
• 10 October – Johan Martin Jakobsen Strand, farmer and politician (died 1935)
• 16 October – Einar Liberg, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (died 1955)
• 12 December – Halfdan Christensen, actor and theatre director (died 1950). ^[4]

Full date unknown

• Axel Aubert, businessperson (died 1943)
• Paal Olav Berg, politician and Minister (died 1968)
• Gerdt Henrik Meyer Bruun, politician and Minister (died 1945)
• Rasmus Olsen Langeland, politician and Minister (died 1954)
• Haagen Krog Steffens, historian, archivist and genealogist (died 1917)

Deaths

• 11 April – Christopher Hansteen, astronomer and physicist (born 1784)
• 5 June – Peder Carl Lasson, jurist and politician (born 1798)
• 16 October – Frederik Due, politician (born 1796)
• 21 October – Johan Sebastian Welhaven, poet and critic (born 1807)

Full date unknown

• Christian Ludvig Diriks, politician and Minister (born 1802)
• Ole Larsen Hammerstad, politician (born 1817)

References

1. Bratberg, Terje; Mardal, Magnus A. "Oscar 2.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
2. Mathisen, Ingrid Nestås. "Nini Roll Anker". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
3. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Martinus Lørdahl". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
4. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Halfdan Christensen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 February 2025.