1892 in Norway

Events in the year 1892 in Norway.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Oscar II.
 * Prime Minister – Otto Blehr (in Stockholm), Johannes Steen (in Christiania - now Oslo)

Events

 * 31 January – The Holmenkollen ski jump opens.

Arts and literature

 * Mysteries by Knut Hamsun is published.
 * Peace by Arne Garborg is published.

Notable births



 * 5 January – John Johnsen, swimmer (died 1984)
 * 1 February – Eugen Johansen, horse rider and Olympic silver medallist (died 1973)
 * 5 February – Finn Bjørnseth, geodesist (died 1970).
 * 6 February – Christian Wegner Haaland, ship-owner and politician (died 1952)
 * 10 February – Christian Staib, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1956)
 * 23 February – Knut Severin Jakobsen Vik, politician (died 1972)
 * 23 March – Gisken Wildenvey, writer (died 1985).
 * 28 March – Gunnar Berg Lampe, tourist industry manager (died 1978).
 * 31 March – Amund Rasmussen Skarholt, politician (died 1956)
 * 2 April – Otto Huseklepp, politician (died 1964)
 * 8 April – Aimée Sommerfelt, author (died 1975)
 * 18 April – Lars Elisæus Vatnaland, politician (died 1983)
 * 25 April – Max Herseth, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1976)
 * 27 April – Bjarne Johnsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1984)
 * 5 May – Ingebjørg Øisang, politician (died 1956)
 * 9 May – Einar Iveland, politician (died 1975).
 * 12 May – Torleif Torkildsen, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1944)
 * 19 May – Karl Lunde, politician (died 1975)
 * 24 May – Olaf Ingebretsen, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1971)
 * 30 May – Johannes Heimbeck, physician (died 1976).
 * 22 June – Olav Aslakson Versto, politician (died 1977)
 * 23 June – Johan Martin Holst, surgeon and military doctor (died 1953).
 * 9 July – Erik Herseth, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1993)
 * 3 August – Olaf Sørensen, politician (died 1962)
 * 5 August – Frithjof Sælen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1975)
 * 7 August – Erling Vinne, triple jumper (died 1963)
 * 4 September – Theodor Platou, brewer (d. 1969).
 * 17 October – Olav Hindahl, trade unionist and politician (died 1963)
 * 29 October – Anton Berge, agronomist and politician (died 1951)
 * 29 October – Sigurd Høgaas, politician (died 1969)
 * 23 November – Georg Brustad, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1932)
 * 27 December – Morten Ansgar Kveim, pathologist (died 1966)
 * 28 December – Alfred Nilsen, politician (died 1977)

Full date unknown

 * Thomas Offenberg Backer, engineer (died 1987)
 * Jens Gram Dunker, architect (died 1981)
 * Anders Frihagen, politician and Minister (died 1979)
 * Nils Hjelmtveit, politician and Minister (died 1985)
 * Alf Sommerfelt, linguist and first professor of linguistics in Norway (died 1965)
 * Peter Torjesen, missionary to China (died 1939)
 * Herman Willoch, painter (died 1968)

Notable deaths

 * 18 January – Wincentz Thurmann Ihlen, engineer and industrialist (born 1826)
 * 3 February – Jørund Telnes, farmer, teacher, writer and politician (born 1845).
 * 17 February – Johan Sverdrup, politician and first Prime Minister of Norway (born 1816)
 * 22 May – Ananias Dekke, ships designer (born 1832).
 * 14 October – Peter Nicolai Arbo, painter (born 1831)
 * 25 October – Jens Theodor Paludan Vogt, engineer (born 1830)

Full date unknown

 * Jacob Bøckmann Barth, forester (born 1822)
 * Lars Kristiansen Blilie, politician (born 1820)
 * Jørgen Aall Flood, politician, vice consul and businessman (born 1820)
 * Carsten Tank Nielsen, politician and Minister (born 1818)