1856 in Norway

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See also:	1856 in Sweden List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1856 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Oscar I. ^[1]
• First Minister: Jørgen Herman Vogt

Events

• 12–18 July – The 7th Scandinavian Scientist Conference is held in Oslo.

Notable births

Anne Bolette Holsen

• 11 January – Christian Sinding, composer (died 1941)
• 17 January – Jens Bratlie, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (died 1939)
• 11 February – Torje Olsen Solberg, politician
• 13 March – Hans G. Jensen, tailor, trade unionist and politician (died 1922)
• 23 March – Johan Nordhagen, artist (died 1956)
• 13 April – Urania Marquard Olsen, Danish-born actress and theatre director (died 1932) ^[2]
• 3 May – Inga Houge, actress (died 1926) ^[3]
• 24 June – Haldor Johan Hanson, Norwegian-American hymn writer, publisher and author. (died 1929)
• 21 July – Anne Bolette Holsen, teacher and proponent for women's rights (died 1913). ^[4]
• 6 August – Anton Johan Rønneberg, politician (died 1922)
• 18 August – John Grieg, printer, publisher and bookseller (died 1905). ^[5]
• 11 September – Otto Jensen, bishop, politician and Minister (died 1918)
• 26 September – Anna Paaske, opera singer and music teacher (died 1935) ^[6]
• 9 December – Gerhard Gran, literary historian, professor, magazine editor, essayist and biographer (died 1925)

Full date unknown

• Kristofer Kristofersson Hjeltnes, horticulturist and politician (died 1930)
• Jacob Marius Schøning, politician and Minister (died 1934)

Notable deaths

• 26 February – Teis Lundegaard, farmer, shipowner, politician and representative at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly (born 1774)
• 1 July – Peder Jensen Fauchald, politician (born 1791)
• 15 September – Severin Løvenskiold, nobleman and politician (born 1777)

Full date unknown

• Andreas Aagaard Kiønig, judge and politician (born 1771)
• Nicolai Johan Lohmann Krog, politician and Minister (born 1787)
• Steinar Sulheim, mountain tourism pioneer (born 1815)
• Niels Andreas Thrap, politician (born 1793)

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. Jensson, Liv (1981). Biografisk skuespillerleksikon : norske, danske og svenske skuespillere på norske scener særlig på 1800-tallet (in Norwegian). Universitetsforl. p. 128. ISBN   8200056228.
3. Jensson, Liv (1981). Biografisk skuespillerleksikon: norske, danske og svenske skuespillere på norske scener særlig på 1800-tallet (in Norwegian). Universitetsforlaget. p. 78. ISBN   8200056228.
4. Mellemsether, Hanna. "Anne Holsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
5. Neraal, Anders. "John Grieg". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
6. "70 aar. Sangerinnen fru Anna Paaske". Haugesunds Dagblad (in Norwegian). Haugesund. 24 September 1926. p. 2.