1884 in Norway
Events in the year 1884 in Norway.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Oscar II.
- Prime Minister: Christian August Selmer
- Prime Minister: Christian Homann Schweigaard
- Prime Minister: Johan Sverdrup
Events
- Prime Minister Christian August Selmer is impeached and removed from office.
- 28 January – The Liberal Party is founded.
- 10 February – Jon Hol is imprisoned for his pamphlet Rifleringen.
- 3 April – April ministerium begins.
- 26 June – Christian Homann Schweigaard's ministerium ends.
- Norwegian Association for Women's Rights is founded.
- Women in Norway are allowed to study.
Arts and literature
- The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen is written.
Births
January to June
- 8 January – Nils Andresson Lavik, politician
- 9 January – Sigge Johannessen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist
- 15 January – Anton Aure, bibliographer.
- 24 January – Jens Lunde, politician
- 9 February – Conrad Carlsrud, gymnast, track and field athlete and Olympic silver medallist
- 13 February – Halfdan Bjølgerud, high jumper
- 21 February – Ole Iversen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist
- 29 February – Haakon Lie, forester and writer.
- 27 March – Oscar Guttormsen, athlete
- 31 March – Arne Magnussen, politician
- 26 April – Sigurd Mathisen, speed skater and world champion
- 7 June – Birger Ljungberg, politician
July to September
- 6 July – Thorleif Petersen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist
- 10 July – Olav Nygard, poet
- 26 July – Trygve Pedersen, sailor and Olympic bronze medallist
- 31 July – Kristian Løken, military officer
- 23 August – Olaf Syvertsen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist
- 31 August – Didrik Arup Seip, linguist and professor
- 6 September – Sven Elvestad, journalist and author
- 16 September – Kristian Fjerdingen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist
October to December
- 17 October – Klara Semb, folklorist.
- 18 October – Esther Edler, actress.
- 25 October – Eivind Berggrav, Lutheran bishop
- 12 November – Leif Grøner, banker and politician
- 13 December – Otto Olsen, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist
- 18 December – Ole Aanderud Larsen, ship designer and businessperson
- 30 December – Eugen Ingebretsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist
Full date unknown
- Gustav Berg-Jæger, journalist and Nazi collaborator
- Lars Christensen, shipowner and whaling magnate
- Sigurd Eriksen, painter
- Adolf Indrebø, politician
- Lars Knutsen, shipowner
- Arnold Rørholt, military officer
Deaths
- 27 February – Jo Gjende, outdoorsman and freethinker
- 27 March – Marie Colban, writer.
- 3 September – Christian Jensen, politician and Minister
Full date unknown
- Adolph Frederik Munthe, politician and Minister
- Ole Hovelsen Mustad, businessperson and politician
- Frederik Stang, lawyer, public servant and politician, Norway's first Prime Minister