1878 in Norway
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Events in the year 1878 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
- A law is passed that requires teachers to speak the local dialect of their pupils and not the other way round.
Arts and literature
Births
- 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]
- 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).[3]
- 28 November – Peder Kolstad, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (died 1932)
Full date unknown
- 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
- 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)
Full date unknown
- 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
Portals:
Norway
History
Lists
References
- ^ Bratberg, Terje; Mardal, Magnus A. "Oscar 2.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Sandvik, Pål Thonstad. "Gudmund Sundby". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ Grepstad, Ottar (ed.). "Knut Markhus". Allkunne (in Norwegian). Nynorsk kultursentrum. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
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