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1892 in Norway

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Events in the year 1892 in Norway.

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Incumbents

Events

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  • 22 January - The first sunrise of the year in Tromsø is celebrated with a holiday and gunfire.{{Cite journal |last=W. |first=W. M. |date=25 August 1892 |title=Handbook for Travellers in Norway |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/046390a0 |journal=Nature |language=en |volume=46 |issue=1191 |pages=390 |doi=10.1038/046390a0 |bibcode=1892Natur..46..390W |issn=0028-0836}}
  • 31 January - The Holmenkollen ski jump opens.
  • 25 August - Norway's tourism now rivals Switzerland as "Europe's Playground", however the sea voyage required is still a barrier.
  • Sweden rejects Norway’s request for a separate consular service.Enander, Henrik, Joys, Charles, Weibull, Jörgen, Christensen, Jan, Sandvik, Gudmund. "Norway". Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Feb. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/place/Norway.
  • Skjeggedalsfos is now a major attraction with boats, guides, and a hotel in progress.
  • Political tensions are at a rise between Norway and Sweden.{{Citation |title=VII. The Swedish-Norwegian Tension (1892–95) and Later Political Developments |date=1938-12-31 |work=Norway and the Nobel Peace Prize |pages=85–101 |url=https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.7312/faln92162-008/html |access-date=2025-03-01 |publisher=Columbia University Press |doi=10.7312/faln92162-008 |isbn=978-0-231-88733-5}}

Arts and literature

Notable births

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  • 5 January – John Johnsen, swimmer (died 1984)
  • 1 February – Eugen Johansen, horse rider and Olympic silver medallist (died 1973)
  • 5 February – Finn Bjørnseth, geodesist (died 1970).{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Hvem er Hvem? |year=1968 |title=Bjørnseth, Finn |edition=10 |editor-first=Bjørn |editor-last=Steenstrup |location=Oslo |publisher=Aschehoug |language=Norwegian }}{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Hvem er Hvem? |year=1973 |title=Fortegnelse over personer som siste gang er omtalt i utgaven 1968 med angivelse av deres dødsdatum |url=https://runeberg.org/hvemerhvem/1973/0624.html |editor-first=Bjørn |editor-last=Steenstrup |location=Oslo |publisher=Aschehoug |language=Norwegian |access-date=27 June 2024 }}
  • 6 February – Christian Wegner Haaland, ship-owner and politician (died 1952)
  • 10 February – Christian Staib, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1956)
  • 23 February – Knut Severin Jakobsen Vik, politician (died 1972)
  • 23 March – Gisken Wildenvey, writer (died 1985).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Gisken Wildenvey |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Gisken_Wildenvey |language=no |access-date=19 December 2022}}
  • 28 March – Gunnar Berg Lampe, tourist industry manager (died 1978).{{cite encyclopedia|title=G B Lampe |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Erling |last=Welle-Strand |editor=Helle, Knut|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://nbl.snl.no/G_B_Lampe/utdypning |language=Norwegian |accessdate=22 June 2013}}
  • 31 March – Amund Rasmussen Skarholt, politician (died 1956)
  • 2 April – Otto Huseklepp, politician (died 1964)
  • 8 April – Aimée Sommerfelt, author (died 1975)
  • 18 April – Lars Elisæus Vatnaland, politician (died 1983)
  • 25 April – Max Herseth, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1976)
  • 27 April – Bjarne Johnsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1984)
  • 5 May – Ingebjørg Øisang, politician (died 1956)
  • 9 May – Einar Iveland, politician (died 1975).{{stortingetbio|EIIV|name =Iveland, Einar |accessdate=28 February 2018 }}
  • 12 May – Torleif Torkildsen, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1944)
  • 19 May – Karl Lunde, politician (died 1975)
  • 24 May – Olaf Ingebretsen, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1971)
  • 30 May – Johannes Heimbeck, physician (died 1976).{{cite encyclopedia |title=Johannes Heimbeck |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Øivind |last=Larsen |editor=Helle, Knut |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Johannes_Heimbeck/utdypning |language=Norwegian|accessdate=8 April 2013}}
  • 22 June – Olav Aslakson Versto, politician (died 1977)
  • 23 June – Johan Martin Holst, surgeon and military doctor (died 1953).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Johan Martin Holst |first= |last= |authorlink= |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Johan_Martin_Holst |language=Norwegian |accessdate=17 November 2020}}
  • 9 July – Erik Herseth, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1993)
  • 3 August – Olaf Sørensen, politician (died 1962)
  • 5 August – Frithjof Sælen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1975)
  • 7 August – Erling Vinne, triple jumper (died 1963)
  • 4 September – Theodor Platou, brewer (d. 1969) .{{cite encyclopedia|year=1968|title=Platou, Theodor Frantz Waldemar Stoud |encyclopedia=Hvem er hvem?|editor=Steenstrup, Bjørn|publisher=Aschehoug|location=Oslo |language=Norwegian}}{{cite encyclopedia |title=Hvem er Hvem? |chapter=Fortegnelse over personer som siste gang er omtalt i utgaven 1968 med angivelse av deres dødsdatum |year=1973 |edition=11 |page=629 |chapter-url=https://runeberg.org/hvemerhvem/1973/0629.html |editor-first=Bjørn |editor-last=Steenstrup |location=Oslo |publisher=Aschehoug |language=Norwegian }}
  • 17 October – Olav Hindahl, trade unionist and politician (died 1963)
  • 29 October – Anton Berge, agronomist and politician (died 1951)
  • 29 October – Sigurd Høgaas, politician (died 1969)
  • 23 November – Georg Brustad, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1932)
  • 27 December – Morten Ansgar Kveim, pathologist (died 1966)
  • 28 December – Alfred Nilsen, politician (died 1977)

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Notable deaths

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  • 18 January – Wincentz Thurmann Ihlen, engineer and industrialist (born 1826)
  • 3 February – Jørund Telnes, farmer, teacher, writer and politician (born 1845).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Jørund Telnes |first= |last= |authorlink= |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://www.snl.no/Jørund_Telnes |language=Norwegian |accessdate=5 November 2020}}
  • 11 February – Henriette Homann, photographer and painter (born 1819).{{cite news|title=Bekjendtgjorelser |url=https://www.nb.no/items/77a98b7b6b35af2b4b5901f7009a135f?page=1|work=Kragerø Tidende|date=16 February 1892|page=3|location=Kragerø|language=no}}
  • 17 February – Johan Sverdrup, politician and first Prime Minister of Norway (born 1816)
  • 22 May – Ananias Dekke, ships designer (born 1832).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Ananias Christopher Hansen Dekke |first1=Frode |last1=Rabbevåg |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Ananias_Christopher_Hansen_Dekke |language=no|access-date=13 June 2024}}
  • 14 October – Peter Nicolai Arbo, painter (born 1831)
  • 25 October – Jens Theodor Paludan Vogt, engineer (born 1830)

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See also

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References

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