25 June – The school ship
Georg Stage is in a collision with the English steamship Ancona in Hollænderdybet, resulting in Georg Stage sinking and the deaths of 22 aspiring sailors.[2]
20 November – A delegation from the Norwegian
Storting is received by
Christian IX who gives his consent to the election of Prince Carl (his grandson) as King of Norway under the name
Haakon VII.[2]