1864 in Norway
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Events in the year 1864 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
- 19 April â 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 â Rasmus Pedersen Thu, photographer (died 1946)
- 24 February â Anders Buen, typographer, newspaper editor, trade unionist and politician (died 1933)
- 10 March â Rolfine Absalonsen, actress (died 1933)[2]
- 13 March â James C. M. Hanson, Norwegian American librarian and author (died 1943)
- 15 March â Johan Halvorsen, composer, conductor and violinist (died 1935)
- 21 March â Svend Rasmussen Svendsen, Norwegian American impressionist artist (died 1945)
- 25 May â Hildur Andersen, pianist and music pedagogue (died 1956).[3]
- 7 June â Emil Biorn, Norwegian American sculptor and artist (died 1935)
- 22 June â Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen, engineer, politician and Minister (died 1950)
- 8 July â Marie Hauge, painter (died 1931)
- 10 October â Ola Bertelsen, jurist and politician (died 1946)
- 19 September â Ragna Wettergreen, stage and film actress (died 1958)
- 1 December â Carsten Borchgrevink, polar explorer (died 1934)
- 14 December â 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 â Lars Rasch, jurist and politician (born 1797)
- 20 March - Broder Knudtzon, merchant and politician (born 1788).[4]
- 7 June â Rolf Olsen, politician (born 1818)
- 24 November â Ulrik Frederik Cappelen, jurist and politician (born 1797)
Full date unknown
- Ola Antonson Holsen, politician (born 1808)
