1888 in Norway

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See also:	1888 in Sweden List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1888 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch – Oscar II. ^[1]
• Prime Minister – Johan Sverdrup

Events

• In the Norwegian parliamentary election the Conservative Party of Norway wins the most seats

Notable births

Knut Gysler

Anders Haugen

• 1 January – Kristian Albert Christiansen, politician (died 1966). ^[2]
• 6 January – Thorry Kiær, industrialist (died 1968). ^[3]
• 7 January – Thorstein Johansen, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (died 1963)
• 12 January – Jon Andrå, politician (died 1966)
• 16 January – Harald Pedersen, metallurgist (died 1945). ^[4]
• 20 January – Tor Lund, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1972)
• 4 February – Gunnar Nordbye, United States federal judge (died 1977)
• 16 February – Ferdinand Bie, long jumper and Olympic gold medallist (died 1961)
• 16 February – Aldor Ingebrigtsen, politician (died 1952)
• 21 February – Knut Gysler, equestrian (died 1967). ^[5]
• 4 March – Knute Rockne, American football player and coach (died 1931)
• 5 March – Ivar Skjånes, politician (died 1975)
• 9 March – John Bjørnstad, rowing coxswain (died 1968). ^[6]
• 24 March – Olof Jacobsen, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist
• 28 March – Harald Smedvik, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1956)
• 2 April – Nicolai Kiær, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1934)
• 4 April – Aanund Bjørnsson Berdal, engineer (died 1981). ^[7]
• 10 April – Alfred Madsen, engineer, newspaper editor, trade unionist and politician (died 1962)
• 12 April – Ejnar Tønsager, rower (died 1967)
• 14 April – Rasmus Birkeland, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1972)
• 14 April – Edvard Christian Danielsen, military officer (died 1964). ^[8]
• 10 May – Thore Michelsen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1980)
• 13 May – Peder Nikolai Leier Jacobsen, politician (died 1967)
• 27 May – Ole Aarnæs, high jumper (died 1992)
• 3 July – Harald Eriksen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1968)
• 30 July – Wilhelm Keilhau, historian and economist (died 1954). ^[9]
• 23 August – Ivar Asbjørn Følling, physician (died 1973)
• 1 September – Gabriel Thorstensen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1974)
• 29 September – Johannes Andersen, long distance runner (died 1967)
• 4 October – Oscar Mathisen, speed skater (died 1954)
• 15 October – Leif Erichsen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 1924)
• 16 October – Ivar Kristiansen Hognestad, politician (died 1973)
• 24 October – Anders Haugen, ski jumper (died 1984). ^[10]
• 15 November – Harald Sverdrup, oceanographer and meteorologist (died 1957)
• 25 November – Amund Rydland, actor and theatre director (died 1967). ^[11]

Full date unknown

• Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst, politician and Minister (died 1958)
• Sverre Grette, judge (died 1959)
• Lars Høgvold, ski jumper (died 1961)
• Jørg Tofte Jebsen, physicist (died 1922)
• Per Mathias Jespersen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist
• Gustav Smedal, jurist and irredentist activist (died 1951)

Notable deaths

Ole Richter

• 9 January – Theodor Peterson, businessperson and politician (born 1839)
• 17 June – Hans Jensen, businessperson (born 1817)
• 22 June – Edmund Neupert, pianist and composer (born 1842)
• 1 July – Vilhelm Frimann Christie Bøgh, archivist (born 1817)
• 25 October – Theodor Kjerulf, geologist and poet (born 1825)

Full date unknown

• Erik Eriksen, ice sea captain (born 1820)
• Nicolai Friis, politician (born 1815)
• Christen Knudsen, ship-owner (born 1813)
• Ole Richter, lawyer, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (born 1829)
• Sjur Aasmundsen Sexe, mineralogist (born 1808)

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. "Biografier. Kristian Albert Christiansen". nsd.no (in Norwegian). Norsk senter for forskningsdata. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
3. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Thorry Meyer Kjær". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
4. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Harald Pedersen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
5. "Knut Gysler". olympedia.org. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
6. "John Bjørnstad". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
7. Magnus, Jens Christian. "Aanund Bjørnsson Berdal". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
8. Johnson, Jon Anton. "Edvard Christian Danielsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
9. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Wilhelm Christian Keilhau". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
10. "Anders Haugen". olympedia.org. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
11. Fidjestøl, Alfred. "Amund Rydland". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 February 2024.