1864 in Norway

Incumbents

• Monarch: Charles IV.
• First Minister: Frederik Stang

Events

• 19 April – The last public execution in Christiania took place at Etterstad, attended by about 5,000 spectators.

Arts and literature

• Ja, vi elsker, composed by Rikard Nordraak, with lyrics by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, becomes the (de facto) Norwegian national anthem.

Births

• 7 January – Rasmus Pedersen Thu, photographer (died 1946)
• 24 February – Anders Buen, typographer, newspaper editor, trade unionist and politician (died 1933)
• 10 March – Rolfine Absalonsen, actress (died 1933)
• 13 March – James C. M. Hanson, Norwegian American librarian and author (died 1943)
• 15 March – Johan Halvorsen, composer, conductor and violinist (died 1935)
• 21 March – Svend Rasmussen Svendsen, Norwegian American impressionist artist (died 1945)
• 25 May – Hildur Andersen, pianist and music pedagogue (died 1956).
• 7 June – Emil Biorn, Norwegian American sculptor and artist (died 1935)
• 22 June – Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen, engineer, politician and Minister (died 1950)
• 8 July – Marie Hauge, painter (died 1931)
• 10 October – Ola Bertelsen, jurist and politician (died 1946)
• 19 September – Ragna Wettergreen, stage and film actress (died 1958)
• 1 December – Carsten Borchgrevink, polar explorer (died 1934)
• 14 December – Anders Svor, sculptor (died 1929)

Full date unknown

• Gulbrand Hagen, Norwegian American newspaper editor and writer (died 1919)
• Fredrik Ludvig Konow, politician and Minister (died 1954)
• Johan Wilhelm Normann Munthe, soldier and art collector (died 1935)
• Christian Lange Rolfsen, politician and Minister (died 1934)
• Nils Collett Vogt, poet (died 1937)
• Johannes B. Wist (died 1923) Norwegian American journalist and author.

Deaths

• 12 January – Lars Rasch, jurist and politician (born 1797)
• 20 March - Broder Knudtzon, merchant and politician (born 1788).
• 7 June – Rolf Olsen, politician (born 1818)
• 24 November – Ulrik Frederik Cappelen, jurist and politician (born 1797)

Full date unknown

• Ola Antonson Holsen, politician (born 1808)

References

References

1. "Karl 4.". Norsk nettleksikon.
2. (1981). "Biografisk skuespillerleksikon : norske, danske og svenske skuespillere på norske scener særlig på 1800-tallet". Universitetsforl.
3. "Hildur Andersen". Norsk nettleksikon.
4. "Broder Lysholm Knudtzon". Norsk nettleksikon.