Notable Deaths
- 3 January - Andreas Grimelund, bishop (born 1812)
- 20 February - Ludwig Andreas Olsen, United States Navy sailor awarded two Medals of Honor (born 1845)
- 2 April - Christian Halvorsen Svenkerud, politician (born 1798)
- 27 May - Tellef Dahll Schweigaard, politician (born 1806)
- 15 August - Jens Amundsen, ship-owner (born 1820)
- 12 September - Johannes Henrik Berg, politician (born 1797)
- 4 October - Thomas Johannessen Heftye, businessperson, politician and philanthropist (born 1822)
- 4 November - Ole C. Johnson, soldier in the American Civil War (born 1838)
- 28 December - Peder Sather, banker and philanthropist (born 1810)
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