1845 in Norway

Events in the year 1845 in Norway.

Incumbents

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.
16 July - The Dissenter Act was enacted.
The town of Namsos is founded.
The town of Sandefjord is founded.
The town of Svelvik is founded.
The town of Brevik is founded.

10 January – Jørund Telnes, farmer, teacher, writer and politician.
17 January – Erika Nissen, pianist
7 March – Jens Braage Halvorsen, librarian, magazine editor and literary historian.
27 March – Jakob Sverdrup, bishop and politician.
18 June – Gustav Storm, historian.
15 July – Christian Holtermann Knudsen, typographer, newspaper editor, publisher, trade unionist and politician
17 July – Ragna Vilhelmine Nielsen, pedagogue and feminist
6 August – Edvard Liljedahl, politician and Minister
5 September – Hans Hein Theodor Nysom, politician
9 September – Christen Christensen, shipyard owner, ship-owner and whaling manager
28 September – Cæsar Peter Møller Boeck, dermatologist
10 October – Anton Jörgen Andersen, composer
7 December – Tinius Olsen, Norwegian American engineer and inventor