1890 in Norway

Events in the year 1890 in Norway.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Oscar II.
 * Prime Minister –

Arts and literature

 * Sult, novel by Knut Hamsun is published.

January to June

 * 10 January – Kirsten Utheim Toverud, pediatrician (died 1949).
 * 16 January – Henry Reinholt, footballer (died 1980).
 * 23 January – Leon Aurdal, painter (died 1949).
 * 13 February – Georg Tysland, engineer and metallurgist
 * 18 March – Gunnar Andersen, international soccer player and ski jumper (died 1968)
 * 26 April – Arne Gjedrem, politician (died 1978)
 * 11 May – Helge Løvland, decathlete and Olympic gold medallist (died 1984)
 * 14 May – Olaf Johannessen, rifle shooter (died 1977)
 * 14 May – Harald Houge Torp, politician (died 1972)
 * 7 June – Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen, aviation pioneer, polar explorer and businessman (died 1965)

July to September

 * 10 July – Marie Ingeborg Skau, politician (died 1966)
 * 25 July – Torleiv Corneliussen, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1975)
 * 31 July – Håkon Tønsager, rower (died 1975)
 * 19 August – Konrad Knudsen, painter, journalist and politician (died 1959)
 * 29 August – Peder Furubotn, cabinetmaker and politician (died 1975).
 * 3 September – Per Fokstad, teacher, politician and intellectual (died 1973)
 * 17 September – Sverre Grøner, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1972)

October to December

 * 1 October – Halfdan Haneborg Hansen, military officer, Milorg pioneer and businessman (died 1974).
 * 23 October – Anders Johanneson Bøyum, politician (died 1962)
 * 26 October – John Aae, politician (died 1968)
 * 23 November – Frithjof Olstad, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1956)
 * 14 December – Sigurd Hoel, author and publishing consultant (died 1960)

Full date unknown

 * Harald Langhelle, newspaper editor and politician (died 1942)
 * Ragnar Skancke, politician and Minister (died 1948)
 * Bjørn Talén, opera singer (died 1945)

Full date unknown

 * Ole Andreas Bachke, politician and Minister (born 1830)
 * Paul Peter Vilhelm Breder, politician (born 1816)
 * Svend Adolph Solberg, politician (born 1831)
 * Jacob Tostrup, goldsmith and jeweller (born 1806)
 * Clara Ursin, actress and singer (born 1828)