1859 in Norway
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Events in the year 1859 in Norway.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Oscar I (until 8 July);[1] then Charles IV.[2]
- First Minister: Hans Christian Petersen
Events
- 8 July – Charles XV succeeds his father Oscar I of Sweden and Norway (as Charles IV)
- March–23 June – Parliamentary elections are held, resulting in 47 seats won by farmers, sheriffs, church singers, and teachers; 33 by civil servants; and 37 by individuals from other professions.[3]
Arts and literature
Notable births
- 28 January – Ambrosia Tønnesen, sculptor (died 1948).[4]
- 5 April – Harald Smedal, politician and Minister (died 1911)
- 15 May – Olav Bjørkum, politician (died 1936)
- 23 June – Daniel Isaachsen, physicist (died 1940)
- 29 June – Ragnvald Bødtker, engineer (died 1946)
- 30 July – Christian Sparre, politician (died 1940)
- 4 August – Knut Hamsun, author, Nobel Prize in Literature laureate (died 1952)
- 29 August – Thomas Vigner Christiansen Haaland, politician (died 1913)
- 7 October – Thorleif Frederik Schjelderup, businessperson (died 1931)
- 11 November – Belle Gunness, serial killer
- 15 November – Bjørn Bjørnson, actor and theatre director (died 1942)
- 15 November – Christopher Hornsrud, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (died 1960)
- 17 November – Fredrik Stang Lund, politician and Minister (died 1922)
- 23 December – Sigurd Ibsen, author and politician (died 1930)
- 27 December – Bernt Holtsmark, politician (died 1941)
- 27 December – Minda Ramm, novelist, translator and literary critic (died 1924).[5]
Notable deaths
- 14 February – Ole Rasmussen Apeness, district sheriff, soldier, and farmer (b. 1765)
- 26 May – Engebret Soot, canal engineer (born 1786)
- 7 June – Lauritz Dorenfeldt Jenssen, businessperson (born 1801)
- 27 August – Catharine Hermine Kølle, adventurer and painter (born 1788)
- 29 October – Nils Landmark, jurist, farmer and politician (born 1775)
- 19 December – Niels Arntzen Sem, politician (born 1782)
- 23 December – Even Hammer Holmboe, politician (born 1792)
Full date unknown
- Michael Sevald Aamodt, politician (born 1784)
See also
References
- ^ Bratberg, Terje; Mardal, Magnus A. "Oscar 1.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Langslet, Lars Roar; Mardal, Magnus A. "Karl 4.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ^ Nohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip, eds. (2010). Elections in Europe: a data handbook (1. ed.). Baden-Baden, Germany: Nomos. ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7. OCLC 617565273.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Ambrosia Tønnesen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Minda Mathea Olava Ramm". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 November 2020.