1892 in Norway

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See also:	1892 in Sweden List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1892 in Norway.

Events

The Holmenkollen ski jump opens on 31 January

• 31 January – The Holmenkollen ski jump opens.

Arts and literature

• Mysteries by Knut Hamsun is published.
• Peace by Arne Garborg is published.

Notable births

• 5 January – John Johnsen, swimmer (died 1984)
• 1 February – Eugen Johansen, horse rider and Olympic silver medallist (died 1973)
• 5 February – Finn Bjørnseth, geodesist (died 1970).^[1]
• 6 February – Christian Wegner Haaland, ship-owner and politician (died 1952)
• 10 February – Christian Staib, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1956)
• 23 February – Knut Severin Jakobsen Vik, politician (died 1972)
• 28 March – Gunnar Berg Lampe, tourist industry manager (died 1978).^[2]
• 31 March – Amund Rasmussen Skarholt, politician (died 1956)
• 2 April – Otto Huseklepp, politician (died 1964)
• 8 April – Aimée Sommerfelt, author (died 1975)
• 18 April – Lars Elisæus Vatnaland, politician (died 1983)
• 25 April – Max Herseth, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1976)
• 27 April – Bjarne Johnsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1984)
• 5 May – Ingebjørg Øisang, politician (died 1956)
• 9 May – Einar Iveland, politician (died 1975).^[3]
• 12 May – Torleif Torkildsen, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1944)
• 19 May – Karl Lunde, politician (died 1975)
• 24 May – Olaf Ingebretsen, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1971)
• 30 May – Johannes Heimbeck, physician (died 1976).^[4]
• 22 June – Olav Aslakson Versto, politician (died 1977)
• 9 July – Erik Herseth, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1993)
• 3 August – Olaf Sørensen, politician (died 1962)
• 5 August – Frithjof Sælen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1975)
• 7 August – Erling Vinne, triple jumper (died 1963)
• 4 September – Theodor Platou, brewer (d. 1969) .^[5][6]
• 17 October – Olav Hindahl, trade unionist and politician (died 1963)
• 29 October – Anton Berge, agronomist and politician (died 1951)
• 29 October – Sigurd Høgaas, politician (died 1969)
• 23 November – Georg Brustad, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1932)
• 27 December – Morten Ansgar Kveim, pathologist (died 1966)
• 28 December – Alfred Nilsen, politician (died 1977)

Notable deaths

Johan Sverdrup

• 18 January – Wincentz Thurmann Ihlen, engineer and industrialist (born 1826)
• 17 February – Johan Sverdrup, politician and first Prime Minister of Norway (born 1816)
• 14 October – Peter Nicolai Arbo, painter (born 1831)
• 25 October – Jens Theodor Paludan Vogt, engineer (born 1830)

References