1877 in Norway

First performance of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House

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11 February – Aasa Helgesen, midwife and politician (died 1968).^[2]
25 February – Bernt Tunold, painter (died 1946)
5 March – Klaus Sletten, organizational worker, editor and politician (died 1946)
23 March – Marta Steinsvik, author and translator (died 1950)
29 March – Nils Waltersen Aasen, arms inventor (died 1925)
12 April – Ragnvald A. Nestos, governor of the U.S. state of North Dakota (died 1942)
19 April – Ole Evinrude, inventor, known for the invention of the first outboard motor with practical commercial application (died 1934)
26 April – Alfred Næss, speed skater (died 1955)
5 May – Halfdan Egedius, painter and illustrator (died 1899)
6 May – Bjarne Solberg, physician and politician (died 1928)

18 July – Arne Sejersted, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1960)
17 August – Bernhoff Hansen, wrestler and Olympic gold medallist (died 1950)
28 August – Anna Schønheyder, painter and textile artist (died 1927).^[3]
8 September – Rasmus Pettersen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1957)
8 September – Gunnar Ousland, writer, editor and politician for the Labour Party (died 1967)
13 September – Harald Halvorsen, politician (died 1943).^[4]
16 September – Carsten Tank-Nielsen, admiral (died 1957).^[5]
9 October – Isak Halvorsen, politician
12 October – Alf Hjort, electrical engineer in America (died 1944)
16 October – Bjørn Helland-Hansen, oceanographer (died 1957)
4 November – Benjamin Blessum, Norwegian-American painter, graphic artist, illustrator (died 1954)
29 November – Fredrik Barbe Wallem, art historian (died 1945).^[6]

9 October – Eskild Bruun, barrister, judge and businessman (b. 1804).^[7]
25 December – Hans Gerhard Colbjørnsen Meldahl, jurist and politician (born 1815)

^ Bratberg, Terje; Mardal, Magnus A. "Oscar 2.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
^ Haugland, Ånund. "Aasa Helgesen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
^ Aaserud, Anne. "Anna Schønheyder". Norsk kunstnerleksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
^ "Biografier 1905–1945. Harald Halvorsen" (in Norwegian). Norsk samfunnsvitenskapelig datatjeneste. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
^ Leraand, Dag. "Carsten Tank-Nielsen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Fredrik Barbe Wallem". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
^ Amundsen, O. Delphin (1947). Den kongelige norske Sankt Olavs Orden (in Norwegian). Oslo: Grøndahl. p. 34.

Norway during the union with Sweden (1814–1905)

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