# 1899 in Norway

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The following events occurred in Norway in the year 1899.

## 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.
* 1 September – The Nationaltheatret is inaugurated.
* 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.
* Grans Brewery is founded.

## Popular culture
### 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)
* 13 February – Rolf Stenersen, businessman (died 1978).
* 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)
* 26 April – Fanny Elsta, opera singer (died 1978)
* 27 April – Erling Johannes Norvik, politician (died 1964)
* 9 June – Signe Amundsen, operatic soprano (died 1987)
* 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)
* 20 December – Finn Ronne, explorer (died 1980)
* 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)
* 26 May – Wilhelmine Gulowsen, writer (born 1848)
* 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)