1872 in Norway
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[edit] Events
- 7 October - The railway line Drammenbanen between Oslo and Drammen is opened.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Births
[edit] January to June
- 7 January - Olaf Sæther, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (d.1945)
- 9 January - Ivar Lykke, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (d.1949)
- 6 March - Johan Bojer, novelist and dramatist (d.1959)
- 7 April - Hendrik Christian Andersen, sculptor, painter and urban planner in America (d.1940)
- 29 April - Eyvind Alnæs, composer, pianist, organist and choir director (d.1932)
- 7 May - Peder Østlund, speed skater (d.1939)
- 28 May - Otto Bahr Halvorsen, politician and twice Prime Minister of Norway (d.1923)
- 9 June - Olaf Bryn, politician (d.1948)
- 10 June - Harald Natvig, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (d.1947)
[edit] July to December
- 16 July - Roald Amundsen, polar explorer, led the first Antarctic expedition to reach the South Pole (d.1928)
- 3 August - Haakon VII of Norway, King of Norway (d.1957)
- 19 September - Ragnvald Hvoslef, politician (d.1944)
- 8 October - Kristine Bonnevie, biologist and Norway's first female professor (d.1948)
- 14 October - Ole Østervold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (d.1936)
- 17 November - Edvard Engelsaas, speed skater and world champion
[edit] Full date unknown
- Andreas Baalsrud, engineer (d.1961)
- Ingolf Elster Christensen, politician (d.1943)
- Oskar Fredriksen, speed skater (d.1920)
- Einar Halvorsen, speed skater (d.1964)
- Gustav Henriksen, businessperson (d.1939)
- Hjalmar Holand, historian (d.1963)
- Olav Kavli, businessperson and cheese scientist
- Anders Venger, politician and Minister (d.1935)
- Hans Westfal-Larsen, ship-owner
