1898 in Norway

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List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1898 in Norway.

## Incumbents

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* Monarch – Oscar II.[1]
* Prime Minister: Francis Hagerup (until 17 February), then Johannes Steen

## Events

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* 12 January – The National Association for Women's Suffrage is founded by Gina Krog and Hagbard Emanuel Berner.[2]
* 28 February – Melhus IL sports club is founded in Melhus
* 31 May – A/S Holmenkolbanen open the Holmenkollen Line to Besserud
* 1 June – HNoMS Storm is launched, one of the oldest ships still in front line service in the Second World War
* 14 September – Nordal Church in Norddalsfjord is consecrated
* 27 September – Snillfjord Church is consecrated by Johannes Skaar
* 30 December – Stryn TIL sports club is founded in Stryn

## Popular culture

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### Sports

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### Music

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Main article: 1898 in Norwegian music

* 26 June – Edvard Grieg holds Norway's first music festival in Bergen
* Olaus Alvestad publishes the songbook Norsk Songbok for Ungdomsskular og Ungdomslag

### Theatre

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### Literature

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* 24 January – Daily newspaper Bladet Tromsø is first printed in Tromsø
* August The longest running Northern Sami newspaper, Nuorttanaste, is first printed in Bodø
* The political newspapers Budstikka and Søndfjords Avis are founded

## Notable births

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Rolf Hofmo

* 12 January – Jacob Erstad, gymnast (died 1963)
* 19 January – Harald Økern, Nordic combined skier (died 1977)
* 25 January – Sveinung O. Flaaten, politician (died 1962)
* 1 February – Roald Larsen, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist (died 1959)
* 13 February – Albert Andreas Mørkved, politician (died 1990)
* 19 February – Arnold Carl Johansen, politician (died 1957)
* 2 March – Erling Aastad, long jumper and sprinter (died 1963)
* 2 March – Nils Thune, politician (died 1988)
* 8 March – Per Almaas, politician (died 1991)
* 8 March – Per Næsset, politician (died 1970)
* 25 March – Einar Landvik, Nordic skier (died 1993)
* 31 March – Tora Øyna, politician (died 1991)
* 7 April – Jacob Tullin Thams, skier (died 1954)
* 17 April – Birger Grønn, engineer and resistance member (died 1988).[3][4]
* 20 April – Johan Johannesen, track and field athlete (died 1979)
* 8 May – Erling Gjone, architect (died 1990).[5]
* 18 May – Einar Stang, painter and illustrator (died 1984).[6][7]
* 19 May – Bjart Ording, horse rider and Olympic silver medallist (died 1975)
* 14 June – Kristian Alfred Hammer, politician (died 1965)
* 19 June – Olav Dalgard, filmmaker and literature and art historian (died 1980)
* 24 June – Bjarne Støtvig, politician (died 1982)
* 25 June – Anders Lundgren, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1964)
* 26 June – Ole Reistad, military officer and pentathlete (died 1949)
* 3 July – Kristian Rønneberg, politician (died 1982)
* 9 July – Johannes S. Andersen, resistance fighter (died 1968)
* 1 August – Sverre Steen, historian (died 1983).[8]
* 5 August – Reidar Magnus Aamo, politician (died 1972)
* 10 August – Ivar Kornelius Eikrem, politician (died 1994)
* 10 August – Rolf Hofmo, politician and sports official (died 1966)[9]
* 23 August – Sigrid Boo, novelist (died 1953)
* 27 August – Carl Otto Løvenskiold, businessperson (died 1969)
* 15 September – Bjørn Hougen, archaeologist (died 1976)[10][11]
* 19 September – Erik Rotheim, chemical engineer and inventor of the aerosol spray can (died 1938)
* 2 October – Trond Hegna, journalist and politician (died 1992)
* 18 October – John Ditlev-Simonsen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 1967)
* 22 October – Inge Lyse, engineer and resistance member (died 1990)[12][13]
* 22 October – Bjørn Skjærpe, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist
* 20 November – Einar Stavang, politician (died 1992)
* 29 November – Aagot Børseth, actor (died 1993)
* 2 December – Henry Jacobsen, politician (died 1964)
* 3 December – Asbjørn Halvorsen, international soccer player and general secretary of the Norwegian Football Association (died 1955)
* 4 December – Reimar Riefling, classical pianist, music teacher, and music critic (died 1981)
* 8 December –
* Christopher Dahl, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1966)
* Aslak Nilsen, politician (died 1952).[14]
* 29 December – Randi Anda, politician (died 1999)

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* Conrad Bonnevie-Svendsen, priest and politician (died 1983)
* Rolf Gammleng, violinist and organizational leader (died 1984).[15]
* Sonja Hagemann, literary historian and literary critic (died 1983)
* Odd Hølaas, journalist and writer (died 1968)
* Sverre Munck, businessperson (died 1970)
* Rolf Østbye, businessperson (died 1979)
* Sverre Petterssen, meteorologist (died 1974)
* Leif J. Sverdrup, civil engineer and military officer in America (died 1976)

## Notable deaths

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Hans Rasmus Astrup

* 5 January – Valdemar Knudsen, sugar cane plantation pioneer in Hawaii (born 1819)
* 2 February – Johan Christian Johnsen, politician (born 1815)
* 7 September – Karl Hals, businessperson and politician (born 1822)

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* Hans Rasmus Astrup, politician (born 1831)
* Axel Gudbrand Blytt, botanist (born 1843)
* Laura Gundersen, actor (born 1832)
* Nils Pedersen Igland, farmer and politician (born 1833)
* Holm Hansen Munthe, architect (born 1848)
* Johan Jørgen Schwartz, politician and businessperson (born 1824)

## 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. ^ "Landskvindestemmeretsforeningen". kvinnesak.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
3. ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Grønn, Birger". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 191. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
4. ^ Dahlø, Rolf (2001). Skjebnetråder. En historie om de ukjente krigerne (in Norwegian). Oslo: Schibsted. pp. 213–227. ISBN 82-516-1882-7.
5. ^ Berg, Arne. "Erling Gjone". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
6. ^ Reisegg, Øyvind. "Einar Stang". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
7. ^ Graff, Finn; Mannila, Leena; Smit, Toril M, eds. (1984). Norske Avistegnere (in Norwegian). Oslo: J. M. Stenersens Forlag. pp. 32–37, 231. ISBN 82-7201-035-6.
8. ^ Mardal, Magnus A. "Sverre Steen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
9. ^ Goksøyr, Matti. "Rolf Hofmo". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
10. ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Hougen, Bjørn". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 258. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
11. ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Bjørn Hougen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
12. ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1973). "Lyse, Inge". Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 358. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
13. ^ Dahlø, Rolf (2001). Skjebnetråder. En historie om de ukjente krigerne (in Norwegian). Oslo: Schibsted. pp. 213–227. ISBN 82-516-1882-7.
14. ^ "Biografier. Aslak Nilsen". nsd.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 March 2021.
15. ^ Gaukstad, Øystein (1991). "Gammleng, Rolf". Musikkleksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. ISBN 82-00-02973-5.

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