1894 in Norway

← 1893 1892 1891 1894 in Norway → 1895 1896 1897
Centuries:	17th 18th 19th 20th 21st
Decades:	1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s
See also:	1894 in Sweden List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1894 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Oscar II. ^[1]
• Prime Minister – Emil Stang

Events

• The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History is founded.
• The 1894 Parliamentary election takes place.
• Dalen Hotel, designed by Haldor Børve, is opened. ^[2]

Arts and literature

• Erika Nissen, pianist, is granted an artist's scholarship by the Norwegian state
• The periodical For Kirke og Kultur is founded. ^[3]

Sport

• 4 February – Hamar IF were the local technical organisers of the first official national championships of skating at Åkersvika, Mjøsa in Hamar in Norwegian Allround Championships (first champion: Einar Halvorsen) and Norwegian Figure Skating Championships (first champion: Johan Lefstad). ^[4]

Notable births

Martin Linge

• 1 January – Otto Aasen, Nordic skier (died 1983)
• 4 January – Hans Nikolai Stavrand, politician (died 1980)
• 7 January – Anton Beinset, journalist, newspaper editor, short story writer, crime fiction writer and politician (died 1963). ^[5]
• 15 January – Jacob Opdahl, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1938)
• 1 March – Sigurd Maseng, diplomat (died 1952)
• 2 March – Halldis Stenhamar, journalist (died 1983). ^[6]
• 4 March – Arne Rostad, politician (died 1969)
• 9 March – Jørgen Leonard Firing, politician (died 1977)
• 14 March – Mikkjel Fønhus, writer (died 1973). ^[7]
• 18 March – John Anker Johansen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1986)
• 21 March – Hannah Ryggen, textile artist (died 1970). ^[8]
• 31 March – Svein Rosseland, astrophysicist (died 1985)
• 2 April – Jørgen Bjørnstad, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1942)
• 13 April – Ludvig Irgens-Jensen, composer (died 1969)
• 5 May – Johan Sigurd Karlsen, politician (died 1967)
• 19 May – Carl Søyland, Editor-in-chief of Nordisk Tidende (died 1978)
• 4 June – Alv Kjøs, politician (died 1990)
• 15 June – Trygve Gulbranssen, novelist (died 1962)
• 18 June – Ernst Ullring, naval officer (died 1953). ^{[9] [10]}
• 5 July – Eivind Holmsen, sport shooter (died 1990)
• 13 July – Aani Aanisson Rysstad, politician (died 1965)
• 25 July – Otto Johannessen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1962)
• 20 August – Snefrid Eriksmoen, politician (died 1954)
• 8 September – Arne Damm, publisher and military officer (died 1968). ^[11]
• 12 September – Endre Kristian Vestvik, politician (died 1956)
• 27 September – Johan Clementz, boxer (died 1952)
• 28 September – Thorleif Haug, skier and Olympic gold medallist (died 1934)
• 29 September – Ludvig Ellefsrød, politician (died 1983)
• 7 October – Ola Torstensen Lyngstad, politician (died 1952)
• 16 October – Ingvald Haugen, trade unionist and politician (died 1958)
• 30 October – Halvor Birkeland, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1971)
• 5 November – Erling Wikborg, politician (died 1992)
• 12 November – Thorleif Schjelderup-Ebbe, (died 1976)
• 25 November – Håkon Ellingsen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1971)
• 11 December – Martin Linge, actor and military commander (died 1941)
• 26 December – Håkon Evjenth, jurist and children's writer (died 1951). ^[12]

Full date unknown

• Anders Beggerud, civil servant (died 1957)
• Arne Dagfin Dahl, military officer (died 1990)
• Leif Grung, architect (died 1945)
• Johan Peter Holtsmark, physicist (died 1975)
• Olav Larssen, newspaper editor (died 1981)
• Kristian Vilhelm Koren Schjelderup, Jr., Lutheran theologian, author and bishop (died 1980)
• Carl Søyland, newspaper editor (died 1978)

Notable deaths

Gisle Johnson

• 7 January – Søren Jaabæk, politician and farmer (born 1814)
• 29 March – Jacob Smith Jarmann, firearms designer (born 1816)
• 13 July – Daniel Cornelius Danielssen, physician (born 1815)
• 25 December – Julius Nicolai Jacobsen, businessperson and politician (born 1829)

Full date unknown

• Hans J. C. Aall, politician (born 1806)
• Svend Foyn, whaler (born 1809)
• Niels Petersen Vogt, politician and Minister (born 1817)
• Gisle Johnson, theologian (born 1822)

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. Lauritzen, Per Roger. "Dalen Hotel". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
3. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Kirke og Kultur". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
4. "Skøitekapløbet paa Hamar" [Ice skating in Hamar]. Norges Sjøfartstidende (in Norwegian). 6 February 1894. p. 2. Retrieved 28 July 2025– via Old News.
5. Helle, Knut (ed.). "Anton Beinset". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
6. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Halldis Stenhamar". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
7. Brandrud, Rolf; Sandvik, Per Roger. "Mikkjel Fønhus". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
8. Næss, Inga Elisabeth. "Hannah Ryggen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
9. Gram, Harald; Steenstrup, Bjørn, eds. (1948). "Ullring, Ernst". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 548. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
10. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Ernst Ullring". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
11. Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1968). "Damm, Arne". Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian) (10 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug.
12. Vold, Karen Beate. "Håkon Evjenth". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 September 2015.