1855 in Norway

Events in the year 1855 in Norway.

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Centuries:
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  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1830s
  • 1840s
  • 1850s
  • 1860s
  • 1870s
See also:1855 in Sweden
List of years in Norway

Incumbents
  • Monarch: Oscar I.[1]

Events
  • 25 June – Marcus Thrane and 132 other members of the Labour Union was sentenced for crimes against the state security.[2]
  • 31 December – Population Census: 1,490,047 inhabitants in Norway.

Arts and literature

Notable births
  • 23 January – Edvard Hagerup Bull, judge and politician (died 1938)
  • 31 January – Karl Uchermann, painter and illustrator (died 1940).[3]
  • 11 February – Erik Werenskiold, painter and illustrator (died 1938)
  • 21 March – Fredrik Georg Gade, physician (died 1933)
  • 10 April – Jacob Fjelde, Norwegian-American sculptor (died 1896)
  • 28 May – Ole Amundsen Buslett, Norwegian-American author, newspaperman, and politician (died 1924)
  • 24 July – Nils Claus Ihlen, engineer, politician and Minister (died 1925)
  • 5 November – Einar Wang, politician (died 1939)

Full date unknown
  • Lars Kristian Abrahamsen, politician and Minister (died 1921)
  • Anders Bergene, businessperson (died 1920)
  • Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff, architect (died 1928)
  • Nils Hansteen, painter (died 1912)
  • Gjert Holsen, politician (died 1921)
  • Ambrotius Olsen Lindvig, politician and Minister (died 1946)
  • Anthon B. Nilsen, businessman, politician and author (died 1936)
  • Axel Paulsen, speed skater and figure skater (died 1938)
  • Ivar Bergersen Sælen, politician and Minister (died 1923)
  • Karl Anton Sanderød, politician (died 1924)

Notable deaths
  • 26 July - Ole Paus, ship's captain, shipowner and land owner (born 1766)
  • 15 December – Fredrik Meltzer, businessman and politician (born 1779).[4]

Full date unknown
  • Olea Crøger, folk music collector (born 1801)
  • Christian Holm, politician (born 1783)

See also

References
  1. Bratberg, Terje; Mardal, Magnus A. "Oscar 1.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. "Marcus Møller Thrane ( Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 2009)
  3. Falahat, Ann. "Karl Uchermann". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  4. Fossen, Anders Bjarne. "Frederik Meltzer". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
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