1872 in Norway

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Events in the year 1872 in Norway.

Events

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Oslo Vestbanestasjon (Oslo V) opens

• 18 September – King Oscar II accedes to the throne of Sweden-Norway.
• 7 October - The railway line Drammenbanen between Oslo and Drammen is opened.
• Oslo Vestbanestasjon (Oslo V) opens.

Arts and literature

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Notable births

• 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)
• 5 July - Sten Abel, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (d.1942)
• 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

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• 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

Notable deaths

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