1896 in Norway

Centuries:	17th; 18th; 19th; 20th; 21st;
Decades:	1870s; 1880s; 1890s; 1900s; 1910s;
See also:	1896 in Sweden; List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1896 in Norway.

Incumbents

4 January
- Jørgen Løvset, gynecologist and academic (died 1981)
- Johanne Reutz Gjermoe, economist and politician (died 1989).^[2]
2 February – Einar Ræder, long jumper (died 1976)
5 February – Paul Tjøstolsen Sunde, politician (died 1958)
9 February – Arthur Rydstrøm, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1986)
10 February – Alf Aanning, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1948)
17 February – Arthur Qvist, horse rider and Olympic silver medallist (died 1973)
22 February – Ingvald Johannes Jaklin, politician (died 1966)

16 July – Trygve Lie, politician, the first elected United Nations Secretary-General (died 1968)
19 July – Olaf Solumsmoen, newspaper editor and politician (died 1972)
27 July – Ivar Andresen, opera singer (died 1940)
27 July – Olav Svalastog, politician (died 1979)
21 August – Gunnar Reiss-Andersen, poet and author (died 1964)
25 August – Eilif Løvrak Holmesland, jurist and politician
11 September – Isak Larsson Flatabø, politician (died 1969)
20 September – Einar Gundersen, international soccer player (died 1962)
22 September – Claudia Olsen, politician (died 1980)

8 October – Jon Vislie, lawyer, executed as a reprisal (died 1945)
25 October – Karl Marthinsen, commander of Statspolitiet and Sikkerhetspolitiet in Norway during the Nazi occupation (died 1945)
26 October – Johs Haugerud, politician (died 1971)
1 November – Mathias Torstensen, rower
12 November – Lars Evensen, trade unionist and politician (died 1969)

3 January – Andreas Grimelund, bishop (born 1812)
16 February – Jens Andreas Friis, linguist and author (born 1821)
23 September – Ivar Aasen, philologist, lexicographer, playwright and poet (born 1813)

^ Bratberg, Terje; Mardal, Magnus A. "Oscar 2.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
^ Jensen, Lill-Ann. "Johanne Reutz Gjermoe". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
^ Larsen, Øivind. "Leiv Kreyberg". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 February 2013.