1879 in Norway

Events in the year 1879 in Norway.

Incumbents

Events

The Kverneland Group was established by Ole Gabriel Kverneland.

Arts and literature

Henrik Ibsen publishes ''A Doll's House''

Births

January to June

26 January – Birger Braadland, politician
6 February – Haavard Martinsen, chemist and industrial leader.
5 March – Rachel Grepp, journalist and politician
24 March – Leiv Heggstad, educator, linguist and translator.
11 April – Øistein Schirmer, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist
29 April – Henrik Ameln, jurist and politician
23 May – Kjeld Stub Irgens, sea captain and collaborator minister
27 May – Per Reidarson, composer and music critic
28 May – Lilly Heber, literary critic and historian.
30 May – Olaf Josef Johansen, politician.
27 June – Martin Tranmæl, socialist leader

July to September

9 July – Karen Platou, politician
31 July – Cally Monrad, singer and actress.
5 August – Ole Hallesby, Lutheran neo-orthodox pietist
6 August – Kyrre Grepp, politician
6 September
* Knud Leonard Knudsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist
* Johan Nygaardsvold, politician and Prime Minister of Norway
14 September – Andreas Brecke, sailor and Olympic gold medallist
29 September – Nils Bertelsen, sailor and Olympic gold medallist
30 September – Johan Falkberget, author

October to December

1 October – Lauritz Sand, resistance fighter
5 October – Halfdan Cleve, composer
21 October – Torkell Vinje, politician
20 November – Martin Stenersen, sport shooter
27 November – Gil Andersen, American auto racer
29 November – Nils Trædal, cleric, politician and Minister
6 December – Rudolf Gundersen, speed skater

Full date unknown

Anders Fjelstad, politician

Deaths

5 February – Halvor Schou, industrialist
8 April – Christian Cornelius Paus, lawyer, civil servant and politician
2 September – Johan Collett Falsen, jurist and politician

Full date unknown

Jan Henrik Nitter Hansen, businessman and politician
Henrik Krohn, poet, magazine editor and proponent for Nynorsk language