Events in the year 1857 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
- 6 June – Sophia of Nassau marries the future King Oscar II of Sweden-Norway
Births
- 4 January – John N. Kildahl, Norwegian-American Lutheran church minister, author and educator (died 1920)
- 15 March – Christian Michelsen, shipping magnate, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (died 1925)
- 6 April – Per Sivle, poet, novelist, newspaper editor (died 1904).[2]
- 27 April – Theodor Kittelsen, artist (died 1914)
- 8 May – Agnes Mathilde Wergeland, Norwegian-American historian and poet (died 1914)
- 2 June – Urban Jacob Rasmus Børresen, rear admiral (died 1943)
- 28 July – Andreas Thidemand Carlsen Ruud, politician
- 19 August – Haldor Børve, architect (died 1933).[3]
- 21 October- Frederick William Cappelen, Norwegian American architect and civil engineer (died 1921)
- 10 November – Aad J. Vinje, Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court (died 1929)
- 18 November – Gunnar Heiberg, playwright (died 1929)
Full date unknown
- Waldemar Hansteen, architect (died 1921)
- Johan Peter Jacobson, politician
Deaths
- 16 April - Ferdinand Carl Maria Wedel-Jarlsberg, commanding general of the Norwegian Army (born 1781)
- 11 June - Jens Rynning, priest (born 1778)
- 14 October – Johan Christian Dahl, painter (born 1788)
- 28 October – Hother Erich Werner Bøttger, politician (born 1801)
Full date unknown
- Diderik Bøgvad, politician (born 1792)
See also
References
- ^ Bratberg, Terje; Mardal, Magnus A. "Oscar 1.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Fidjestøl, Alfred. "Per Sivle". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ Moe, Ketil. "Haldor Larsen Børve". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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