1839 in Norway

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See also:	1839 in Sweden List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1839 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Charles III John. ^[1]

Arts and literature

• Det Dramatiske Selskab in Hammerfest was founded.

Births

• 25 March – Frederik Collett, painter (d.1914). ^[2]
• 7 June – Karl Ditlev Rygh, archaeologist and politician (d.1915)
• 12 June – Theodor Peterson, businessperson and politician (d.1888)
• 23 December – Carl Otto Løvenskiold, naval officer, politician and land owner (died 1916). ^[3]

Full date unknown

• Walter Scott Dahl, politician and Minister (d.1906)
• Ole Falck Ebbell, architect (d.1919)
• Lars Knutson Liestøl, politician and Minister (d.1912)

Deaths

• 10 June – Jacob Munch, painter and military officer (b.1776)
• 2 December – Andreas Landmark, politician (b.1769)

Full date unknown

• Jens Esmark, mountain climber and professor of mineralogy (born 1763)
• Peder Tonning, politician (born 1782)
• Lars Larsen Forsæth, farmer and politician (born 1759). ^[4]

References

1. Mardal, Magnus A. "Karl Johan". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
2. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Frederik Collett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
3. Bratberg, Terje. "Carl Otto Løvenskiold". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
4. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Lars Larsen Forsæth". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 29 October 2012.