1878 in Norway
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Events in the year 1878 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
- A law is passed that requires teachers to speak the dialect of their pupils and not the other way round.
Births
- 13 January - Henrik Østervold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1957)
- 17 January - Olaf Husby, sport shooter
- 18 January - Gudmund Sundby, engineer (died 1973).[1]
- 1 February - Thoralf Glad, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1969)
- 7 February - Lul Krag, painter (died 1956)
- 14 April - Karl Johan Pettersen Vadøy, politician (died 1965)
- 27 April - Christian Fredrik Monsen, politician (died 1954)
- 27 May - Arne Kavli, painter (died 1970)
- 18 July - Egill Reimers, architect, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1946)
- 12 August - Østen Østensen, rifle shooter and Olympic silver medallist (died 1939)
- 28 November - Peder Kolstad, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (died 1932)
Full date unknown
- Per Berg Lund, politician and Minister (died 1954)
- Magnus Olsen, linguist and professor of Norse philology (died 1963)
- Anton Frederik Winter Jakhelln Prytz, politician (died 1945)
- Kristofer Uppdal, poet and author (died 1961)
Deaths
- 25 April - Nils Christian Irgens, military officer, politician and Minister (born 1811)
- 8 September - Ulrik Frederik Lange, politician (born 1808)
Full date unknown
- Jørgen Wright Cappelen, bookseller and publisher (born 1805)
- Johan Widing Heiberg Landmark, jurist and politician (born 1802)
- Peter Tidemand Malling, bookseller, printer and publisher (born 1807)
References
- ↑ Sandvik, Pål Thonstad. "Gudmund Sundby". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
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