1895 in Norway

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See also:| 1895 in Sweden
List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1895 in Norway.

## Incumbents

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* Monarch: Oscar II.[1]
* Prime Minister: Emil Stang, later Francis Hagerup (from 14 October)

## Events

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* 14 October – Francis Hagerup succeeded Emil Stang as Prime Minister of Norway

## Popular culture

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### Sports

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### Music

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Main article: 1895 in Norwegian music

### Theater

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### Literature

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* Olaus Alvestad and Lars Eskeland found Voss Folk High School
* The circle of poems Haugtussa by Arne Garborg is published.
* The poetry collection Bersøglis- og andre Viser by Per Sivle is published.[2]

## Births

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### January to March

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Botten Soot

* 18 January – Nils Jakob Hunstad, sportsperson, businessesman, politician and military officer (died 1978).[3]
* 28 January – Johannes Pettersen Løkke, politician (died 1988)
* 23 February – Toralv Kollin Markussen, politician (died 1973)
* 25 February – Johan Bernhard Hjort, judge (died 1969)
* 3 March – Ragnar Anton Kittil Frisch, economist and Nobel Prize laureate (died 1973)
* 3 March – Adolf Nilsen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1927)
* 22 March – Botten Soot, actress, singer, and dancer (died 1958).[4]
* 27 March – Ole Peder Arvesen, engineer and mathematician (died 1991).[5]

### April to June

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Gerd Grieg

* 21 April – Gerd Grieg, actress (died 1988)
* 29 April – Ronald Fangen, journalist and author (died 1946).[6]
* 13 May – Lars Sæter, politician (died 1988)
* 30 May – Andreas Backer, journalist and organizational leader (died 1975).[7]
* 5 June – Ingvarda Røberg, politician (died 1990)

### July to September

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* 12 July – Kirsten Flagstad, opera singer (died 1962)
* 26 July – Ola Fritzner, military officer (died 1983).[8]
* 2 August – Einar Wilhelms, footballer (died 1978).[9]
* 6 August – Paul Oskar Lindberget, politician (died 1983)
* 18 August – Jon Mårdalen, cross country skier (died 1977)
* 24 August – Lauritz Wigand-Larsen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1951)
* 3 September – Erik Ørvig, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1949)

### October to December

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Ingeborg Refling Hagen

* 3 October – Johannes Olai Olsen, politician (died 1974)
* 3 October – Sigvald Svendsen, politician (died 1956)
* 20 October – Hans Reidar Holtermann, commander of Hegra Fortress (died 1966)
* 26 October – Signy Arctander, statistician and economist (died 1971).[10]
* 12 November – Trygve Hoff, businessman, writer and editor (died 1982)
* 15 November – Hagbart Haakonsen, cross country skier
* 20 November – Fridtjof Paulsen, speed skater (died 1988)
* 29 November – Leif Bjorholt Burull, politician (died 1971)
* 13 December – Frieda Dalen, educator (died 1995).[11]
* 17 December – Nils Asheim, politician (died 1966)
* 18 December – Einar Sverdrup, mining engineer and businessman (died 1942)
* 19 December – Ingeborg Refling Hagen, author and teacher (died 1989)
* 23 December – Gabriel Langfeldt, psychiatrist (died 1983).[12]

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* Kristian Hansson, jurist and civil servant (died 1959)
* Oskar Omdal, Norwegian Navy pilot (died 1927)
* Gunnar Schjelderup, businessperson (died 1972)
* Leif Welding-Olsen, naval commander, first casualty in the war between Norway and Nazi Germany (died 1940)

## Deaths

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Camilla Collett

* 26 February – Kathinka Kraft, memoirist (born 1826).[13]
* 6 March – Camilla Collett, writer and feminist (born 1813)
* 29 April – Johan Christian Collett, politician (born 1817)
* 19 August – Joseph Frantz Oscar Wergeland, military officer, cartographer and skiing pioneer (born 1815).[14]
* 28 August – Andreas Olsen Sæhlie, farmer, distillery owner and politician (b. 1832).[15]
* 17 December – Henrik Jæger, literary historian (born 1854).[16]

* 24 December – Oluf Andreas Aabel, priest and writer (born 1825)
* 27 December – Eivind Astrup, explorer and writer (born 1871).[17]

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* Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen, author and college professor in America (born 1848)
* Knud Knudsen, linguist (born 1812)
* Simon Pedersen Holmesland, politician (born 1823)

## See also

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Portals:

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* History
* Lists

## 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. ^ Nettum, Rolf Nyboe (1975). "Generasjonen fra 1890-årene". In Beyer, Edvard (ed.). Norges Litteraturhistorie (in Norwegian). Vol. 4\. Oslo: Cappelen. pp. 270–271.
3. ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Hunstad, Nils". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 261. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
4. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Botten Soot". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
5. ^ Johnson, Dag. "Ole Peder Arvesen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
6. ^ Sørbø, Jan Inge; Moi, Morten; Skei, Hans H. "Ronald Fangen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
7. ^ Helberg, Claus. "Andreas Backer". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
8. ^ Kraglund, Ivar. "Ola_Fritzner". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
9. ^ "Einar Wilhelms". olympedia.org. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
10. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Signy Arctander". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
11. ^ Vormeland, Oddvar. "Frieda Dalen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
12. ^ Skålevåg, Svein Atle. "Gabriel Langfeldt". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
13. ^ Kraft, Kathinka; Skjelderup, Arthur (1938). Et og andet fra min tid : erindringer (in Norwegian). Oslo: Tanum.
14. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Oscar Wergeland (offiser)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
15. ^ Blangstrup, Chr., ed. (1927). "Sæhlie, Andreas Olsen". Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon (in Danish). Vol. 2 (22 ed.). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
16. ^ Aarnes, Sigurg Aa. "Henrik Jæger". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
17. ^ Barr, Susan. "Eivind Astrup". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 March 2024.

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