1878 in Norway

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List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1878 in Norway.

## Incumbents

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* Monarch: Oscar II .[1]
* Prime Minister: Frederik Stang

## Events

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* A law is passed that requires teachers to speak the local dialect of their pupils and not the other way round.

## Arts and literature

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## Births

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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)

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* Per Berg Lund, politician and Minister (died 1954)
* Magnus Olsen, linguist and professor of Norse philology (died 1963)
* Anton Frederik Winter Jakhelln Prytz, politician (died 1945)

## Deaths

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* 25 April – Nils Christian Irgens, military officer, politician and Minister (born 1811)
* 26 May - Gustav Adolph Lammers, priest, architect and artist (born 1802)
* 8 September – Ulrik Frederik Lange, politician (born 1808)

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* Jørgen Wright Cappelen, bookseller and publisher (born 1805)
* Johan Widing Heiberg Landmark, jurist and politician (born 1802)
* Peter Tidemand Malling, bookseller, printer and publisher (born 1807)

## See also

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Portals:

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## References

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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. ^ Sandvik, Pål Thonstad. "Gudmund Sundby". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
3. ^ Vanberg, Vidar. "Marta Sandal". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
4. ^ Grepstad, Ottar (ed.). "Knut Markhus". Allkunne (in Norwegian). Nynorsk kultursentrum. Retrieved 21 July 2018.

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