1885 in Norway

Events in the year 1885 in Norway.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Oscar II.
 * Prime Minister: Johan Sverdrup

Events

 * Norwegian parliamentary election is won by the Liberal Party of Norway.
 * 26 February – A speed skating duel at Frognerkilen between Axel Paulsen and Renke van der Zee was attended by between 20,000 and 30,000 spectators.

Arts and literature

 * Fra Kristiania-Bohêmen, novel by Hans Jæger

January to March

 * 8 January – Anders Hove, politician (died 1978)
 * 8 January – Anders Tjøstolvsen Noddeland, politician (died 1960)
 * 16 January – Kristian Østervold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1960)
 * 27 January – Gunnar Grantz, Olympic rower (died 1941).
 * 1 February – Rasmus Hatledal, topographer and military officer (died 1963)
 * 26 February – Odd Isaachsen Willoch, naval officer (died 1940)
 * 11 March – Per Mathiesen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1971)
 * 17 March – Einar Strøm, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1964)

April to June

 * 4 April – Daniel Johansen, track and field athlete (died 1967)
 * 26 April – Hans Peter Elisa Lødrup, journalist, newspaper editor, non-fiction writer and politician (died 1955).
 * 27 May – Kristian Johan Bodøgaard, politician (died 1971)
 * 2 June – Tollef Tollefsen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1963)
 * 2 June – Carl Julius Alvin Westerlund, politician (died 1952)
 * 15 June – Ole Landmark, architect (died 1970)
 * 24 June – Olaf Holtedahl, geologist (died 1975)

July to September

 * 28 July – Jens Martin Arctander Jenssen, politician (died 1968)
 * 17 August – Alfred Høy, manager of Meraker Smelteverk (died 1970).
 * 29 August – Paul Martin Dahlø, politician (died 1967)
 * 12 September – Lars Sverkeson Romundstad, politician (died 1961)
 * 29 September – Karl Johan Fjermeros, politician (died 1972)

October to December

 * 13 October – Viggo Brun, mathematician (died 1978)
 * 17 November – Christian Ludvig Jensen, barrister, politician and organizational leader (died 1978).
 * 23 November – Sverre Gjørwad, politician (died 1969)
 * 26 November – Ole Jensen Rong, politician (died 1953)
 * 6 December – Helge Klæstad, judge (died 1965)
 * 9 December – Søren Hans Smith Sørensen, ship-owner and politician (died 1973)

Full date unknown

 * Olav Gullvåg, playwright, novelist, poet and editor (died 1961)
 * Magnhild Haalke, novelist (died 1984)
 * Alf Jacobsen, sailor and Olympic gold medallist
 * Arne Kildal, librarian and civil servant (died 1972)
 * Lars Magnus Moen, politician and Minister (died 1964)
 * Ulrik Olsen, politician and Minister (died 1963)

Deaths

 * 13 May – Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden, navy officer and politician (born 1816)
 * 12 September – Oluf Steen Julius Berner, politician (died 1809)

Full date unknown

 * Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, writer and scholar (born 1812)
 * Nils Jønsberg, priest and politician (born 1808)