1884 in Norway

Centuries:	17th; 18th; 19th; 20th; 21st;
Decades:	1860s; 1870s; 1880s; 1890s; 1900s;
See also:	1884 in Sweden; List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1884 in Norway.

Incumbents

Prime Minister Christian August Selmer is impeached and removed from office.
28 January – The Liberal Party is founded.
10 February – Jon Hol is imprisoned for his pamphlet Rifleringen.^[2]
3 April – April ministerium begins.
26 June – Christian Homann Schweigaard's ministerium ends.
Norwegian Association for Women's Rights (Norsk Kvinnesaksforening) is founded.
Women in Norway are allowed to study.

8 January – Nils Andresson Lavik, politician (died 1966)
9 January – Sigge Johannessen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1974)
15 January – Anton Aure, bibliographer (died 1924).^[3]
24 January – Jens Lunde, politician (died 1974)
9 February – Conrad Carlsrud, gymnast, track and field athlete and Olympic silver medallist (died 1973)
13 February – Halfdan Bjølgerud, high jumper (died 1970)
21 February – Ole Iversen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1953)
29 February – Haakon Lie, forester and writer (died 1970).^[4]
27 March – Oscar Guttormsen, athlete (died 1964)
31 March – Arne Magnussen, politician
26 April – Sigurd Mathisen, speed skater and world champion (died 1919)
7 June – Birger Ljungberg, politician (died 1967)

6 July – Thorleif Petersen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1958)
10 July – Olav Nygard, poet (died 1924)
26 July – Trygve Pedersen, sailor and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1967)
31 July – Kristian Løken, military officer (died 1961)
23 August – Olaf Syvertsen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1964)
31 August – Didrik Arup Seip, linguist and professor (died 1963)
6 September – Sven Elvestad, journalist and author (died 1934)
16 September – Kristian Fjerdingen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1975)

Adolph Frederik Munthe, politician and Minister (born 1817)
Ole Hovelsen Mustad, businessperson and politician (born 1810)
Frederik Stang, lawyer, public servant and politician, Norway's first Prime Minister (born 1808)

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^ Meyer, Håkon (1934). "Hol, Jon". In Jansen, Einar (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Vol. 6 (1 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug. pp. 192–194.
^ Torp, Olaf Chr. "Anton Aure". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^ Steenstrup, Bjørn, ed. (1968). "Lie, Haakon". Hvem er Hvem? (in Norwegian) (10 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug.
^ Bakka, Egil. "Klara Semb". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Marie Schmidt Colban". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 January 2024.