1888 in Norway

• Monarch – Oscar II. • Prime Minister – Johan Sverdrup ==Events==

• In the Norwegian parliamentary election the Conservative Party of Norway wins the most seats ==Notable births==

• 1 January – Kristian Albert Christiansen, politician (died 1966). • 6 January – Thorry Kiær, industrialist (died 1968). • 7 January – Thorstein Johansen, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (died 1963) • 12 January – Jon Andrå, politician (died 1966) • 16 January – Harald Pedersen, metallurgist (died 1945). • 20 January – Tor Lund, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1972) • 4 February – Gunnar Nordbye, United States federal judge (died 1977) • 16 February – Ferdinand Bie, long jumper and Olympic gold medallist (died 1961) • 16 February – Aldor Ingebrigtsen, politician (died 1952) • 21 February – Knut Gysler, equestrian (died 1967). • 4 March – Knute Rockne, American football player and coach (died 1931) • 5 March – Ivar Skjånes, politician (died 1975) • 9 March – John Bjørnstad, rowing coxswain (died 1968). • 24 March – Olof Jacobsen, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist • 28 March – Harald Smedvik, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1956) • 2 April – Nicolai Kiær, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1934) • 4 April – Aanund Bjørnsson Berdal, engineer (died 1981). • 10 April – Alfred Madsen, engineer, newspaper editor, trade unionist and politician (died 1962) • 12 April – Ejnar Tønsager, rower (died 1967) • 14 April – Rasmus Birkeland, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1972) • 14 April – Edvard Christian Danielsen, military officer (died 1964). • 10 May – Thore Michelsen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1980) • 13 May – Peder Nikolai Leier Jacobsen, politician (died 1967) • 27 May – Ole Aarnæs, high jumper (died 1992) • 3 July – Harald Eriksen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1968) • 30 July – Wilhelm Keilhau, historian and economist (died 1954). • 23 August – Ivar Asbjørn Følling, physician (died 1973) • 1 September – Gabriel Thorstensen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1974) • 29 September – Johannes Andersen, long distance runner (died 1967) • 4 October – Oscar Mathisen, speed skater (died 1954) • 15 October – Leif Erichsen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 1924) • 16 October – Ivar Kristiansen Hognestad, politician (died 1973) • 24 October – Anders Haugen, ski jumper (died 1984). • 15 November – Harald Sverdrup, oceanographer and meteorologist (died 1957) • 25 November – Amund Rydland, actor and theatre director (died 1967). Full date unknown • Torgeir Anderssen-Rysst, politician and Minister (died 1958) • Sverre Grette, judge (died 1959) • Lars Høgvold, ski jumper (died 1961) • Jørg Tofte Jebsen, physicist (died 1922) • Per Mathias Jespersen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist • Gustav Smedal, jurist and irredentist activist (died 1951) ==Notable deaths==

• 9 January – Theodor Peterson, businessperson and politician (born 1839) • 17 June – Hans Jensen, businessperson (born 1817) • 22 June – Edmund Neupert, pianist and composer (born 1842) • 1 July – Vilhelm Frimann Christie Bøgh, archivist (born 1817) • 25 October – Theodor Kjerulf, geologist and poet (born 1825) Full date unknown • Erik Eriksen, ice sea captain (born 1820) • Nicolai Friis, politician (born 1815) • Christen Knudsen, ship-owner (born 1813) • Ole Richter, lawyer, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (born 1829) • Sjur Aasmundsen Sexe, mineralogist (born 1808) ==See also==