1891 in Norway

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See also:	1891 in Sweden List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1891 in Norway.

Incumbents[edit]

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

Events[edit]

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• The 1891 Parliamentary election takes place, resulting in a victory for the Liberal Party, who won 63 of the 114 seats in the Storting.

Arts and literature[edit]

Tired Men (or Weary Men) by Arne Garborg is published.

Births[edit]

January to March[edit]

• 8 January – Hans Gabrielsen, county governor of Finnmark and Oppland (died 1965)
• 10 January – Sig Haugdahl, motor racing driver in America (died 1970)
• 17 January – Astrid Skare, politician (died 1963)
• 9 February – Kristian Krefting, footballer, military officer, chemical engineer and company owner (died 1964).^[2]
• 16 February – Håkon Endreson, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1970)
• 24 February – Theo Findahl, teacher and journalist (died 1976).^[3]
• 27 February – Johannes Stubberud, newspaper editor (died 1942)
• 6 March – Herman Smitt Ingebretsen, politician (died 1961)
• 8 March – Robert Sjursen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1965)
• 17 March – Claus Høyer, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1923)
• 23 March – Jens Olai Steffensen, politician (died 1961)

April to June[edit]

• 5 April – Per Severin Hjermann, politician (died 1972)
• 28 April – Isak Abrahamsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1972)
• 11 May – Gerda Ring, actress (died 1999).^[4]
• 15 May – Halfdan Jønsson, trade unionist (died 1945).^[5]
• 20 May – Per Skou, international soccer player (died 1962)
• 28 May – Anders Jahre, shipping magnate (died 1982)
• 30 May – August Schønemann, singer, actor and comedian (died 1925).^[6]
• 8 June – Bjarne Pettersen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist
• 20 June – Sjur Johnsen, wrestler and hammer thrower (died 1978).^[7]

July to September[edit]

• 3 July – Birger Brodtkorb, track and field athlete (died 1935)
• 3 July – Erling Jensen, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist
• 6 July – Conrad Olsen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1970)
• 21 July – Ingvar Wedervang, economist and statistician (died 1961)
• 28 July – Anders Endreson Skrondal, politician (died 1968)
• 16 August – Henry Larsen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist
• 18 August – Mons Arntsen Løvset, politician (died 1972)
• 4 September – Alfred Sigurd Nilsen, politician (died 1977)
• 8 September – Martin Smeby, politician (died 1975)
• 9 September – Johan Lauritz Eidem, politician (died 1984)
• 20 September – Kristen Gundelach, poet (died 1971).^[8]
• 22 September – Klara Amalie Skoglund, politician (died 1978)

October to December[edit]

• 6 October – Olaf Hovdenak, long distance runner (died 1929)
• 25 October – Ola Olsen, politician (died 1973)
• 17 November – Sigurd Christiansen, novelist and playwright (died 1947)
• 20 November – Einar Berntsen, sailor and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1965)
• 14 December – Thor Ørvig, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1965)
• 14 December – Sverre Reiten, politician (died 1965)

Full date unknown[edit]

• Birger Bergersen, politician and Minister (died 1977)
• Ludvig G. Braathen, shipping and airline magnate (died 1976)
• Hans Julius Gabrielsen, politician (died 1965)
• Toralv Øksnevad, politician, journalist, newspaper editor and radio personality (died 1975)
• Julius Sundsvik, novelist and newspaper editor (died 1971)

Deaths[edit]

• 23 March – Mads Langaard, brewery owner and industrialist (born 1815).^[9]
• 23 April – Harald Ulrik Sverdrup, priest and politician (born 1813)
• 23 June – Frederik Christian Stoud Platou, politician (born 1811)
• 13 July – Jens Holmboe, politician and Minister (born 1821)

Full date unknown[edit]

• Halvor Olaus Christensen, politician (born 1800)
• Daniel Otto Isaachsen, businessperson and politician (born 1806)

See also[edit]

References[edit]