1858 in Norway

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Events in the year 1858 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Oscar I. ^[1]

Events

• 14 April – The 1858 Christiania fire. Several city blocks were destroyed, 41 buildings burned down, and around 1,000 persons lost their homes. ^{[2] [3]}

Births

January to June

Cecilie Thoresen Krog

• 7 January – Andreas Kaddeland, physician and politician
• 17 February – Hans Georg Jacob Stang, politician and Minister (died 1907)
• 7 March – Cecilie Thoresen Krog, woman’s rights pioneer (died 1911). ^[4]
• 11 March – Brita Bjørgum, writer, teacher and women's rights activist (died 1906). ^[5]
• 7 April – Haaken L. Mathiesen, landowner and businessperson (died 1930)
• 19 April – Oddmund Vik, politician (died 1930)
• 9 May – Hanna Hoffmann, sculptor and silversmith (born 1917)
• 10 May – Schak Bull, architect (died 1956)
• 27 June – Magne Johnsen Rongved, politician (died 1933)

July to December

Sjur Helgeland

• 19 August – Sjur Helgeland, fiddler and composer (died 1924). ^[6]
• 27 August – Per Winge, conductor, pianist and composer (died 1935)
• 24 September – Christian Meidell Kahrs, businessperson and politician
• 28 October – Nordal Wille, botanist (died 1924)
• 29 October – Christian Bendz Kielland, civil servant (died 1934)
• 19 November – Gina Oselio, opera singer (died 1937). ^[7]
• 26 December – Torolf Prytz, architect, goldsmith and politician (died 1938)

Full date unknown

• Christian Bjelland I, businessperson (died 1927)
• Gunder Anton Johannesen Jahren, politician and Minister (died 1933)
• Vetle Vislie, educationalist and writer (died 1933)

Deaths

• 10 June – Peter Hersleb Harboe Castberg, priest and politician (born 1794)
• 11 June – Hans Conrad Thoresen, priest and politician (born 1802)

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. Hammer, S. C. (1923). "Branden 14 april 1858". Kristianias historie (in Norwegian). Vol. 4. Cappelen. pp. 423–438.
3. Arstal, Aksel; Just, Carl, eds. (1966) [1938]. "Branner". Oslo byleksikon (in Norwegian) (2 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug.
4. Moksnes, Aslaug. "Cecilie Thoresen Krog". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
5. "Brita Bjørgum". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian).
6. Bergfjord, Kjell. "Sjur Helgeland". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
7. Haavet, Inger Elisabeth. "Gina Oselio". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 April 2025.