1853 in Norway

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See also:	1853 in Sweden List of years in Norway

Hovedbanen's first trial run in 1853

Events in the year 1853 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Oscar I. ^[1]

Events

• 24 August – The Royal Norwegian Navy Museum is founded.
• The present Lista Lighthouse was built.

Notable births

Sophie Reimers

• 22 January – Francis Hagerup, lawyer, diplomat, politician, and twice Prime Minister of Norway (died 1921)
• 28 March – Jacob Breda Bull, author (died 1930)
• 19 April – Sophie Reimers, actress (died 1932). ^[2]
• 20 September – Dikken Zwilgmeyer, writer (died 1913). ^[3]
• 14 October – Axel Christian Zetlitz Kielland, civil servant and diplomat (died 1924)
• 26 October – Kristian Vilhelm Koren Schjelderup, Sr., bishop (died 1913)
• 3 November – Hans Nilsen Hauge, priest, politician and Minister (died 1931)

Full date unknown

• Johan Magnus Halvorsen, politician (died 1922)
• Just Knud Qvigstad, politician and Minister (died 1957)

Notable deaths

• 1 January – Valentin Christian Wilhelm Sibbern, government minister (born 1779). ^[4]
• 23 June – Herman Garmann (born 1787), businessman and merchant. ^[5]
• 3 July – Johan Gørbitz, painter (born 1782)
• 2 September – Andrine Christensen, actress and dancer (born 1814). ^[6]
• 3 October – Hans Jacob Arnold Jensen, military officer and politician (born 1777)

Full date unknown

• Edvard Hagerup, solicitor and politician (born 1781)
• Peter Andreas Munch, historian (born 1810)

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. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Sophie Reimers". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
3. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Dikken Zwilgmeyer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
4. Bratberg, Terje. "Valentin Sibbern". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
5. "Herman Christopher Garmann". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
6. Nordahl-Olsen, Joh (1898). Stamtavle over en norsk præsteslægt Friis. Bergen. p. 15.