1859 in Norway
Events in the year 1859 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
- 8 July – Charles XV succeeds his father Oscar I of Sweden and Norway
- March–23 June – Parliamentary elections are held, resulting in 47 seats won by farmers, sheriffs, church singers, and teachers; 33 by civil servants; and 37 by individuals from other professions.
Notable births
- 28 January – Ambrosia Tønnesen, sculptor.
- 5 April – Harald Smedal, politician and Minister
- 15 May – Olav Bjørkum, politician
- 23 June – Daniel Isaachsen, physicist
- 29 June – Ragnvald Bødtker, engineer
- 30 July – Christian Sparre, politician
- 4 August – Knut Hamsun, author, Nobel Prize in Literature laureate
- 29 August – Thomas Vigner Christiansen Haaland, politician
- 7 October – Thorleif Frederik Schjelderup, businessperson
- 11 November – Belle Gunness, serial killer
- 15 November – Bjørn Bjørnson, actor and theatre director
- 15 November – Christopher Hornsrud, politician and Prime Minister of Norway
- 17 November – Fredrik Stang Lund, politician and Minister
- 23 December – Sigurd Ibsen, author and politician
- 27 December – Bernt Holtsmark, politician
- 27 December – Minda Ramm, novelist, translator and literary critic.
Notable deaths
- 14 February – Ole Rasmussen Apeness, district sheriff, soldier, and farmer
- 26 May – Engebret Soot, canal engineer
- 7 June – Lauritz Dorenfeldt Jenssen, businessperson
- 27 August – Catharine Hermine Kølle, adventurer and painter
- 29 October – Nils Landmark, jurist, farmer and politician
- 19 December – Niels Arntzen Sem, politician
- 23 December – Even Hammer Holmboe, politician
Full date unknown
- Michael Sevald Aamodt, politician