1853 in Norway

Incumbents

• Monarch: Oscar I.
• First Minister: Nicolai Krog

Events

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

Notable births

• 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).
• 20 September – Dikken Zwilgmeyer, writer (died 1913).
• 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).
• 23 June – Herman Garmann (born 1787), businessman and merchant.
• 3 July – Johan Gørbitz, painter (born 1782)
• 2 September – Andrine Christensen, actress and dancer (born 1814).
• 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

References

1. "Oscar 1.". Norsk nettleksikon.
2. "Sophie Reimers". Norsk nettleksikon.
3. "Dikken Zwilgmeyer". Norsk nettleksikon.
4. Bratberg, Terje. "Valentin Sibbern". Kunnskapsforlaget.
5. "Herman Christopher Garmann". Store norske leksikon.
6. (1898). "Stamtavle over en norsk præsteslægt Friis".