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List of events
Events in the year 1878 in Norway .
A law is passed that requires teachers to speak the local dialect of their pupils and not the other way round.
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(July 2010 )
Kristofer Uppdal
13 January – Henrik Østervold , sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1957 )
17 January – Olaf Husby , sport shooter
18 January – Gudmund Sundby , engineer (died 1973).[ 2]
31 January – Marta Sandal , singer (died 1930 )[ 3]
1 February – Thoralf Glad , sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1969 )
7 February – Lul Krag , painter (died 1956 )
19 February – Kristofer Uppdal , poet and author (died 1961 )
14 April – Karl Johan Pettersen Vadøy , politician (died 1965 )
27 April – Christian Fredrik Monsen , politician (died 1954 )
27 May – Arne Kavli , painter (died 1970 )
18 July – Egill Reimers , architect, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1946 )
12 August – Østen Østensen , rifle shooter and Olympic silver medallist (died 1939 )
7 November – Knut Markhus , educator and politician (died 1963 ).[ 4]
28 November – Peder Kolstad , politician and Prime Minister of Norway (died 1932 )