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See also:	1875 in Sweden; List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1875 in Norway.

Incumbents

31 December – Population Census: 1,813,424 inhabitants in Norway.
The Norwegian krone was introduced, replacing the Norwegian speciedaler.
The Metric system was introduced and replaced the old measurement units (de jure).

27 January – Eilert Falch-Lund, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1960)
6 February – Mads Gram, physician (died 1929)
28 March – Ragnhild Jølsen, author (died 1908)
4 April – Olav Hoprekstad, educator and writer (died 1965).^[2]
9 April – Kristian Laake, Commanding General of the Norwegian Army 1931–1940 (died 1950)
22 April – Gustav Adolf Lammers Heiberg, barrister and politician (died 1948)
31 May – Helga Eng, psychologist and educationalist (died 1966).^[3]
15 June – Herman Smith-Johannsen, cross-country skier and supercentenarian (died 1987)
25 August – Agnes Mowinckel, actress and stage producer (died 1963).^[4]
12 November – Kristian Geelmuyden, politician (died 1969)
16 November – Johan Wollebæk, jurist and diplomat (died 1940)
17 November – Birger Eriksen, military officer (died 1958)
21 December – Halvor Møgster, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1950)

^ Bratberg, Terje; Mardal, Magnus A. "Oscar 2.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
^ Hoel, Oddmund Løkensgard. "Olav Hoprekstad". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
^ Lønnå, Elisabeth. "Helga Eng". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
^ Losnedahl, Kari Gaarder. "Agnes Mowinckel". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 November 2012.