1875 in Norway

Incumbents

• Monarch: Oscar II.
• Prime Minister: Frederik Stang

Events

• 31 December – Population Census: 1,813,424 inhabitants in Norway.
• The Norwegian krone was introduced, replacing the Norwegian speciedaler.
• The Metric system was introduced and replaced the old measurement units.
• The town of Mosjøen is founded.

Arts and literature

• The local newspaper Fædrelandsvennen was first published.

Births

• 27 January – Eilert Falch-Lund, sailor and Olympic gold medallist
• 6 February – Mads Gram, physician
• 28 March – Ragnhild Jølsen, author
• 4 April – Olav Hoprekstad, educator and writer.
• 9 April – Kristian Laake, Commanding General of the Norwegian Army 1931–1940
• 22 April – Gustav Adolf Lammers Heiberg, barrister and politician
• 31 May – Helga Eng, psychologist and educationalist.
• 15 June – Herman Smith-Johannsen, cross-country skier and supercentenarian
• 25 August – Agnes Mowinckel, actress and stage producer.
• 12 November – Kristian Geelmuyden, politician
• 16 November – Johan Wollebæk, jurist and diplomat
• 17 November – Birger Eriksen, military officer
• 21 December – Halvor Møgster, sailor and Olympic gold medallist

Full date unknown

• Torger Baardseth, bookseller and publisher
• Jacob Gundersen, freestyle wrestler and Olympic silver medallist
• Olav Gunnarsson Helland, Hardanger fiddle maker
• Olaf Lange, painter and graphic designer
• Niels Thorshaug, veterinarian
• Jacob Vidnes, trade unionist, newspaper editor and politician
• Emanuel Vigeland, artist

Deaths

• 13 June – Eilert Sundt, sociologist

Full date unknown

• Hans Severin Arentz, politician
• Hans Jensen Blom, politician
• Ivar Christian Sommerschild Geelmuyden, politician
• Ludvig Johan Carl Manthey, civil servant
• Erik Røring Møinichen, politician and Minister
• Ingebrigt Haldorsen Sæter, politician