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Contents 1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Births 3.1 January to June 3.2 July to September 3.3 October to December 3.4 Full date unknown 4 Deaths 4.1 Full date unknown

[edit] Events

[edit] Arts and literature

• Henrik Ibsen (while living in Italy) publishes A Doll’s House

[edit] Births

[edit] January to June

• 11 April - Øistein Schirmer, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (d.1947)
• 29 April - Henrik Ameln, jurist and politician (d.1961)
• 27 June - Martin Tranmæl, socialist leader (d.1967)

[edit] July to September

• 5 August - Ole Hallesby, Lutheran neo-orthodox pietist (d.1961)
• 6 September - Knud Leonard Knudsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (d.1954)
• 6 September - Johan Nygaardsvold, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (d.1952)
• 14 September - Andreas Brecke, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (d.1952)
• 29 September - Nils Bertelsen, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (d.1958)
• 30 September - Johan Falkberget, author (d.1967)

[edit] October to December

• 5 October - Halfdan Cleve, composer (d.1951)
• 21 October - Torkell Vinje, politician (d.1955)
• 20 November - Martin Stenersen, sport shooter (d.1968)
• 27 November - Gil Andersen, motor racing driver in America (d.1935)
• 6 December - Rudolf Gundersen, speed skater (d.1946)

[edit] Full date unknown

• Birger Braadland, politician (d.1966)
• Anders Fjelstad, politician (d.1955)
• Kyrre Grepp, politician (d.1922)
• Rachel Grepp, journalist and politician (d.1961)
• Per Reidarson, composer and music critic (d.1954)
• Nils Trædal, cleric, politician and Minister (d.1948)

[edit] Deaths

• 8 April - Christian Cornelius Paus, lawyer, civil servant and politician (b.1800)
• 2 September - Johan Collett Falsen, jurist and politician (b.1817)

[edit] Full date unknown

• Jan Henrik Nitter Hansen, businessman and politician (b.1801)