1872 in Norway

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Centuries:

17th
18th
19th
20th
21st

Decades:

1850s
1860s
1870s
1880s
1890s

Incumbents

Monarch: Charles IV (until 18 September), then Oscar II

Events

Oslo Vestbanestasjon (Oslo V) opens

18 September – King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway.
7 October - The railway line Drammenbanen between Oslo and Drammen is opened.
Oslo Vestbanestasjon (Oslo V) opens.

Notable births

7 January - Olaf Sæther, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (died 1945)
9 January - Ivar Lykke, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (died 1949)
6 March - Johan Bojer, novelist and dramatist (died 1959)
7 April - Hendrik Christian Andersen, sculptor, painter and urban planner in America (died 1940)
29 April - Eyvind Alnæs, composer, pianist, organist and choir director (died 1932)
7 May - Peder Østlund, speed skater (died 1939)
28 May - Otto Bahr Halvorsen, politician and twice Prime Minister of Norway (died 1923)
9 June - Olaf Bryn, politician (died 1948)
10 June - Harald Natvig, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (died 1947)
5 July - Sten Abel, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 1942)
16 July - Roald Amundsen, polar explorer, led the first Antarctic expedition to reach the South Pole (died 1928)
3 August - Haakon VII, King of Norway (died 1957)
19 September - Ragnvald Hvoslef, politician (died 1944)
8 October - Kristine Bonnevie, biologist and Norway's first female professor (died 1948)
14 October - Ole Østervold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1936)
17 November - Edvard Engelsaas, speed skater and world champion

Full date unknown

Andreas Baalsrud, engineer (died 1961)
Ingolf Elster Christensen, politician (died 1943)
Oskar Fredriksen, speed skater (died 1920)
Einar Halvorsen, speed skater (died 1964)
Gustav Henriksen, businessperson (died 1939)
Hjalmar Holand, historian (died 1963)
Olav Kavli, businessperson and cheese scientist
Anders Venger, politician and Minister (died 1935)
Hans Westfal-Larsen, ship-owner

Notable deaths

Norway during the union with Sweden (1814–1905)

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