1889 in Norway

Incumbents

• Monarch – Oscar II.
• Prime Minister: Johan Sverdrup, then Emil Stang

Events

• The metric system was introduced in Norway.
• The Scandinavian mile was introduced in Norway.

Arts and literature

• The local newspaper Farsunds avis was established.
• The local newspaper Lindesnes was established.

Notable births

• 20 January – Tryggve Gran, aviator, explorer and author
• 2 February – Hartmann Bjørnsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist
• 3 February – Andreas Strand, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist
• 28 February – Hermann Helgesen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist
• 16 February – Kristian Mathias Fimland, politician
• 22 April – Jacob Pedersen, track and field athlete
• 27 April – Arnulf Øverland, author
• 2 May – Margit Schiøtt, politician
• 16 May – Johan Faye, sailor and Olympic silver medallist
• 20 May – Rolf Lie, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist
• 4 June – Thor Jensen, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist
• 18 June – Per Krohg, artist
• 9 July – Nils Thomas, sailor and Olympic silver medallist
• 17 August – Lalla Carlsen, singer and actress.
• 25 August – Aslaug Vaa, poet and playwright.
• 2 October – Ingolf Rød, sailor and Olympic gold medallist
• 24 October – Anders Kristian Orvin, geologist and explorer
• 5 November – Einar Staff, wholesaler.
• 20 November – Nils Fixdal, athlete
• 26 November – Olaf Ørvig, sailor and Olympic gold medallist
• 2 December – Harald Færstad, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist
• 3 December – Edvin Paulsen, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist
• 26 December – Ragnhild Kaarbø, painter.

Full date unknown

• Kornelius Bergsvik, politician
• Thor Bjørklund, carpenter and inventor of the cheese slicer
• Johan Cappelen, jurist and politician
• Gunnar Gunnarsson Helland, Hardanger fiddle maker
• Asbjørn Lindboe, politician and Minister
• Henry Rudi, huntsman and polar bear hunter
• G. Unger Vetlesen, shipbuilder and philanthropist

Notable deaths

• 10 January – Martin Andreas Udbye, composer and organist
• 25 January –
• *Johan Jeremiassen, ship-owner, consul and politician
• *Johan Lauritz Sundt, industrialist.
• 28 February – Gustava Kielland, author and missionary
• 10 April – Christian Collett Kjerschow, politician
• 24 June – August Thomle, jurist and politician
• 29 June – Gustav Christian Gjøs, politician
• 16 September – Iver Steen Thomle, jurist
• 19 October – Jacob Kielland, naval officer and politician
• 23 December – Johan Jørgen Lange Hanssen, politician
• Job Dischington Bødtker, jurist and politician
• Ole Jacob Broch, politician and Minister
• Halvor Olsen Folkestad, councillor of state
• Ketil Motzfeldt, politician and Minister