1864 in Norway

Events in the year 1864 in Norway.

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Centuries:
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  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1840s
  • 1850s
  • 1860s
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
See also:1864 in Sweden
List of years in Norway

Incumbents
  • Monarch: Charles IV.[1]

Events
  • 19 April – The last public execution in Christiania took place at Etterstad, attended by about 5,000 spectators.

Arts and literature
  • Ja, vi elsker, composed by Rikard Nordraak, with lyrics by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, becomes the (de facto) Norwegian national anthem.

Births
  • 7 January – Rasmus Pedersen Thu, photographer (died 1946)
  • 24 February – Anders Buen, typographer, newspaper editor, trade unionist and politician (died 1933)
  • 13 March – James C. M. Hanson, Norwegian American librarian and author (died 1943)
  • 15 March – Johan Halvorsen, composer, conductor and violinist (died 1935)
  • 21 March – Svend Rasmussen Svendsen, Norwegian American impressionist artist (died 1945)
  • 7 June – Emil Biorn, Norwegian American sculptor and artist (died 1935)
  • 22 June – Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen, engineer, politician and Minister (died 1950)
  • 8 July – Marie Hauge, painter (died 1931)
  • 10 October – Ola Bertelsen, jurist and politician (died 1946)
  • 19 September – Ragna Wettergreen, stage and film actress (died 1958)
  • 1 December – Carsten Borchgrevink, polar explorer (died 1934)
  • 14 December – Anders Svor, sculptor (died 1929)

Full date unknown
  • Gulbrand Hagen, Norwegian American newspaper editor and writer (died 1919)
  • Fredrik Ludvig Konow, politician and Minister (died 1954)
  • Johan Wilhelm Normann Munthe, soldier and art collector (died 1935)
  • Christian Lange Rolfsen, politician and Minister (died 1934)
  • Nils Collett Vogt, poet (died 1937)
  • Johannes B. Wist (died 1923) Norwegian American journalist and author.

Deaths
  • 12 January – Lars Rasch, jurist and politician (born 1797)
  • 20 March - Broder Knudtzon, merchant and politician (born 1788).[2]
  • 7 June – Rolf Olsen, politician (born 1818)
  • 24 November – Ulrik Frederik Cappelen, jurist and politician (born 1797)

Full date unknown
  • Ola Antonson Holsen, politician (born 1808)

See also

References
  1. Langslet, Lars Roar; Mardal, Magnus A. "Karl 4.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  2. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Broder Lysholm Knudtzon". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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