1868 in Norway
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Events
- 21 January - Norwegian Trekking Association is founded
- 12 October- The final stretch of the railway line Randsfjordbanen between Drammen and Hønefoss makes Norway's fifth railway complete.
Births
- 7 February - Johan Throne Holst, industrialist and politician (died 1946)
- February - Adolf Østbye, revue artist, made the first Norwegian gramophone record (died 1907)
- 24 March - Sigvald Hasund, researcher of agriculture, politician and Minister (died 1959)
- 29 April - Nils Yngvar Ustvedt, medical doctor and politician (died 1938)
- 15 August - Andreas Nilsen Rygg, Norwegian-American newspaper editor and author (died 1951)
- 24 August - Egil Eide, actor and director (died 1946)
- 25 September - Kristian Birch-Reichenwald Aars, academic (died 1917)
Full date unknown
- Adam Egede-Nissen, politician (died 1952)
- Katti Anker Møller, feminist, children's rights advocate and pioneer of reproductive rights (died 1945)
- Peter Andreas Amundsen Morell, politician and Minister (died 1948)
- Rudolf Elias Peersen, politician and Minister (died 1949)
- Torjus Værland, politician and Minister (died 1954)
Deaths
- 23 May - Hans Holmboe, educator and politician (born 1798)
- 11 August - Halfdan Kjerulf, composer (born 1815)
Full date unknown
- Erik Jonsson Helland, Hardanger fiddle maker (born 1816)
- Johan Henrik Rye, jurist and politician (born 1787)
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