1858 in Norway

Incumbents

• Monarch: Oscar I.
• First Minister: Hans Christian Petersen

Events

• 14 April – The 1858 Christiania fire. Several city blocks were destroyed, 41 buildings burned down, and around 1,000 persons lost their homes.
• The town of Horten is founded.

Births

January to June

• 7 January – Andreas Kaddeland, physician and politician
• 17 February – Hans Georg Jacob Stang, politician and Minister
• 7 March – Cecilie Thoresen Krog, woman’s rights pioneer.
• 11 March – Brita Bjørgum, writer, teacher and women's rights activist.
• 7 April – Haaken L. Mathiesen, landowner and businessperson
• 19 April – Oddmund Vik, politician
• 9 May Hanna Hoffmann, sculptor and silversmith
• 10 May – Schak Bull, architect
• 27 June – Magne Johnsen Rongved, politician

July to December

• 19 August – Sjur Helgeland, fiddler and composer.
• 27 August – Per Winge, conductor, pianist and composer
• 24 September – Christian Meidell Kahrs, businessperson and politician
• 28 October – Nordal Wille, botanist
• 29 October – Christian Bendz Kielland, civil servant
• 19 November – Gina Oselio, opera singer.
• 26 December – Torolf Prytz, architect, goldsmith and politician

Full date unknown

• Christian Bjelland I, businessperson
• Gunder Anton Johannesen Jahren, politician and Minister
• Vetle Vislie, educationalist and writer

Deaths

• 10 June – Peter Hersleb Harboe Castberg, priest and politician
• 11 June – Hans Conrad Thoresen, priest and politician