1857 in Norway
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| See also: | 1857 in Sweden List of years in Norway | ||||
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)
- 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
- 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
- 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)
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