1849 in Norway
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Events in the year 1849 in Norway.
Incumbents[edit]
Events[edit]
- 21 March – Hamar was refounded as a city (lost its city status in 1587).
- 26 July – The official inauguration of the Norwegian Royal Palace (Norwegian: Slottet or formally Det kongelige slott), which occurred during the reign of Oscar I.
- Ryvarden Lighthouse was established.[2]
Arts and literature[edit]
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Births[edit]
- 18 February – Alexander Kielland, novelist (died 1906)
- 8 March – Eduard Boeckmann, Norwegian American ophthalmologist, physician and inventor. (died 1927)
- 9 March – Nils P. Haugen, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin (died 1931)
- 5 June – Vilhelm Andreas Wexelsen, bishop and politician (died 1909)
- 15 December – Amund B. Larsen, linguist (died 1928)
Full date unknown[edit]
- Marcus Olaus Bockman, priest and theologian (died 1942)
- Hans Dahl, painter (died 1937)
- Johan Leonard Hagen, politician
- Jon Eriksson Helland II, Hardanger fiddle maker (died 1869)
- Birger Kildal, politician and Minister (died 1913)
- Christian Fredrik Sissenèr, property owner and politician (died 1903)
Deaths[edit]
- 13 May – Gjest Baardsen, outlaw, jail-breaker, non-fiction writer, songwriter and memoirist (born 1791).[3]
- 6 July – Olaf Rye, military officer (born 1791)
- 10 October – Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie, a Norwegian constitutional father, known for being the constitutional assembly's writer (born 1778)
- 6 December – Peder Olivarius Bugge, bishop (born 1764)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Bratberg, Terje; Mardal, Magnus A. "Oscar 1.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Ryvarden fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Gjest Baardsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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