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- 4 March - Frederik StangFrederik StangFrederik Stang was a Norwegian lawyer, public servant, and politician who served as Norway's first prime minister....
, lawyer, public servant and politician, Norway's first Prime Minister (d.18841884 in Norway-Incumbents:*Prime Minister of Norway: Christian August Selmer *Prime Minister of Norway: Christian Homann Schweigaard *Prime Minister of Norway: Johan Sverdrup-Events:...
) - 17 June - Henrik WergelandHenrik WergelandHenrik Arnold Thaulow Wergeland was a Norwegian writer, most celebrated for his poetry but also a prolific playwright, polemicist, historian, and linguist...
, poet (d.18451845 in Norway-Events:*Skutterudite, a mineral containing nickel and iron, was discovered. The discovery was made in Skuterud Mines, Modum, Buskerud.*The twelfth Storting convened, following the 1844 election.-Notable births:*17 January - Erika Nissen, pianist...
) - 28 July - Ulrik Frederik LangeUlrik Frederik LangeUlrik Frederik Lange was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1842 and 1845, while working as a headmaster in Tromsøe. He was then elected three more times, in 1854, 1857 and 1859, from the constituency Lillehammer og Hamar. He worked as a school principal there...
, politician (d.18781878 in Norway-Events:* A law is passed that requires teachers to speak the dialect of their pupils and not the other way round.-Births:*13 January - Henrik Østervold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist *17 January - Olaf Husby, sport shooter...
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- Christen Larsen ArnebergChristen Larsen ArnebergChristen Larsen Arneberg was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1851, 1854 and 1857, representing the rural constituency of Hedemarkens Amt . He worked as a farmer.-References:...
, politician - Ola Antonson HolsenOla Antonson HolsenOla Antonson Holsen was a Norwegian politician.Originally a farmer and school teacher in Holsen, he was elected as a member of Førde municipality council from 1839 to 1859. He was also elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1845, 1848, 1851 and 1854.-References:* at NRK Sogn og Fjordane County...
, politician (d.18641864 in Norway-Events:*Ja, vi elsker, composed by Rikard Nordraak, with lyrics by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, becomes the Norwegian national anthem-Births:*7 January - Rasmus Pedersen Thu, photographer...
) - Nils JønsbergNils JønsbergNils Jønsberg was a Norwegian priest and politician.He was an elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1842, representing the constituency of Finmarkens Amt, which at that time consisted of both Finnmark and Troms. He sat through only one term....
, priest and politician (d.18851885 in Norway-Events:*Norwegian parliamentary election is won by the Liberal Party of Norway.-January to March:*8 January - Anders Hove, politician *8 January - Anders Tjøstolvsen Noddeland, politician...
) - Hans Jensen KrogHans Jensen KrogHans Jensen Krog was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1859, representing the constituency of Søndre Bergenhuus Amt. He worked as a vicar there. He was re-elected for a second term in 1862....
, politician (d.18971897 in Norway-Events:* The 1897 Parliamentary election takes place.-January to March:*2 January - Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist *8 January - Theodore Theodorsen, Norwegian-American aerodynamicist...
) - Sjur Aasmundsen SexeSjur Aasmundsen SexeSjur Aasmundsen Sexe was a Norwegian mineralogist.He graduated as cand.miner. in 1840. He first worked in Trondhjem as a mine superindendent, later at the Kongsberg Silver Mines. He was mayor of Kongsberg for three months in 1851, being succeeded by Jens Landmark.From 1860 to 1877 he was a...
, mineralogist (d.18881888 in Norway-Events:*In the Norwegian parliamentary election the Conservative Party of Norway wins the most seats-Notable births:*7 January - Thorstein Johansen, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist *12 January - Jon Andrå, politician...
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