1872 in Norway
Events in the year 1872 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
- 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 opens.
Notable births
- 7 January – Olaf Sæther, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist
- 9 January – Ivar Lykke, politician and Prime Minister of Norway
- 6 March – Johan Bojer, novelist and dramatist
- 7 April – Hendrik Christian Andersen, sculptor, painter and urban planner in America
- 12 April – Marie Karsten, interior designer.
- 29 April – Eyvind Alnæs, composer, pianist, organist and choir director
- 7 May – Peder Østlund, speed skater
- 28 May – Otto Bahr Halvorsen, politician and twice Prime Minister of Norway
- 9 June – Olaf Bryn, politician
- 10 June – Harald Natvig, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist
- 5 July – Sten Abel, sailor and Olympic silver medallist
- 16 July – Roald Amundsen, polar explorer, led the first Antarctic expedition to reach the South Pole
- 3 August – Haakon VII, King of Norway
- 19 September – Ragnvald Hvoslef, politician
- 25 September – Anna Sethne, educator.
- 8 October – Kristine Bonnevie, biologist and Norway's first female professor
- 14 October – Ole Østervold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist
- 17 November – Edvard Engelsaas, speed skater and world champion
Full date unknown
- Andreas Baalsrud, engineer
- Ingolf Elster Christensen, politician
- Oskar Fredriksen, speed skater
- Einar Halvorsen, speed skater
- Gustav Henriksen, businessperson
- Hjalmar Holand, historian
- Olav Kavli, businessperson and cheese scientist
- Anders Venger, politician and Minister
- Hans Westfal-Larsen, ship-owner