1899 in Norway

Events in the year 1899 in Norway.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Oscar II.
 * Prime Minister – Johannes Steen

Events

 * 1 April – The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions is established.
 * 27 June – The paperclip is patented by Johan Vaaler, a Norwegian inventor.
 * 13 October – The Røvær accident: A storm kills 30 people at sea near Haugesund.
 * 14 October – The Titran accident: A storm kills 141 fishermen at sea near Frøya, Trøndelag.
 * Grans Brewery is founded.

Sports

 * 5 March – The sports club Korsvoll IL is founded.
 * 10 August – Viking FK football club is founded.
 * The sports club Kongsberg IF is founded.
 * The gymnastics club Volda TI is founded.

Theatre

 * 25 August – First performance at the theatre academy Sekondteatret
 * 1 September – First performance at the newly constructed National Theatre in Kristiania

Literature

 * The newspaper Rogalands Avis established
 * The newspaper Finnmarken established

Notable births

 * 25 January – Peder Holt, politician (died 1963)
 * 25 January – Rolf Jacobsen, boxer (died 1960)
 * 3 February – Olaf Aarvold, priest and politician (died 1991)
 * 12 February – Johan Grøttumsbråten, skier and multiple Olympic gold medallist (died 1983)
 * 15 February – Mikal Grøvan, politician (died 1956)
 * 14 March – Kjell Tellander, politician (died 1968)
 * 17 March – Søren Berg Sørensen Moen, politician (died 1946)
 * 26 March – Ragnvald Mikal Andersen, politician (died 1995)
 * 8 April – Arthur Sundt, politician (died 1971)
 * 27 April – Erling Johannes Norvik, politician (died 1964)
 * 1 July – Haakon Olsen Wika, politician (died 1981)
 * 17 July – Johannes Overå, fisheries administrator (died 1989).
 * 23 July – Johan Trandem, shot putter and discus thrower (died 1996)
 * 25 July – Olav Svendsen, jurist.
 * 6 August – Lillebil Ibsen, dancer and actress (died 1989)
 * 6 August – Torstein Børte, politician (died 1985)
 * 6 August – Finn Nagell, military officer, Milorg pioneer, economist and businessperson (died 1977).
 * 8 August – Olav Sundal, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1978)
 * 17 August – Torolv Kandahl, politician (died 1982)
 * 23 August – Terje Wold, judge, politician and Minister (died 1972)
 * 25 August – Karl Aas, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1943)
 * 27 August – Per Hagen, politician (died 1983)
 * 13 September – Magnus Bjorndal, Norwegian American engineer (died 1971)
 * 22 September – Emil Løvlien, forest worker, trade unionist and politician (died 1973).
 * 30 September – Henry Larsen, Arctic explorer in Canada (died 1964)
 * 7 October – Øystein Ore, mathematician (died 1968)
 * 23 October – Bernt Balchen, polar and aviation pioneer in America (died 1973)
 * 24 October – Einar Hareide, politician (died 1983)
 * 1 November – Anne Grimdalen, sculptor (died 1961)
 * 7 November – Bjarne Fjærtoft, politician (died 1981)
 * 12 November – Sverre Hansen, long jumper and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1991)
 * 24 November – Petter Jamvold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1961)
 * 27 November – Knut Hergel, actor and theatre director (died 1982)
 * 18 December – Peter Wessel Zapffe, author and philosopher (died 1990)
 * 30 December – Helge Ingstad, explorer (died 2001)

Full date unknown

 * Nils Hønsvald, politician and Minister (died 1971)
 * Jonas Lie, politician and Minister, collaborator (died 1945)
 * Egil Offenberg, politician and Minister (died 1975)
 * Jakob Martin Pettersen, politician and Minister (died 1970)
 * Knut Robberstad, jurist and philologist (died 1981)
 * Arne Torkildsen, neurosurgeon (died 1968)

Notable deaths

 * 2 February – Halfdan Egedius, painter and illustrator (born 1877)
 * 18 February – Sophus Lie, mathematician (born 1842)
 * 5 June – Magnus Feilberg, bookseller and publisher (born 1817)
 * 11 June – Jakob Sverdrup, bishop and politician (born 1845)
 * 4 September – Jacob Dybwad, bookseller and publisher (born 1823).
 * 8 December – Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg, newspaper founder and editor and politician (born 1827)

Full date unknown

 * Olav Jakobsen Høyem, teacher, telegrapher, supervisor of banknote printing and linguist (born 1830)
 * Lauritz Jenssen, businessperson and politician (born 1837)
 * Oluf Rygh, archeologist, philologist and historian (born 1833)
 * Christian Homann Schweigaard, politician and Prime Minister (born 1838)