1861 in Norway

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See also:| 1861 in Sweden
List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1861 in Norway.

## Incumbents

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* Monarch: Charles IV.[1]
* First Minister: Frederik Stang

## Events

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* The town of Gjøvik is founded.

## Arts and literature

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* Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860 (A remembrance of a journey in the summer 1860) was written by Aasmund Olavsson Vinje.

## Births

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Fredrikke Mørck

* 1 January – Nicoline Hambro, politician and women's rights pioneer (died 1926).[2]
* 9 March – Monthei Eriksen Haug, politician
* 18 April – Christian Emil Stoud Platou, railroad director and politician (died 1923)
* 19 April – Amalie Andersen, actress (died 1924).[3]
* 23 July – Hans Bergersen Wergeland, politician
* 10 October – Fridtjof Nansen, explorer, scientist and diplomat, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922 (died 1930)
* 9 November – Fredrikke Mørck, liberal feminist, magazine editor (died 1934).[4]
* 21 December – Valentin Valentinsen, engineer and politician

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* Pauline Fjelde, Norwegian-American painter, needlework artist and weaver (died 1923)
* Ludvig Meyer, barrister, newspaper editor and politician (died 1938)
* Olaf Norli, bookseller and publisher (died 1959)
* Anton Thorkildsen Omholt, politician and Minister (died 1925)
* Edvard Sverdrup, theologian (died 1923)

## Deaths

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* 22 January – Peder Klykken, politician (born 1772)
* 6 June – David Vogt, politician (born 1793)
* 16 October – Broder Lysholm Krohg, military officer and civil servant (born 1777)[5]

## References

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1. ^ Langslet, Lars Roar; Mardal, Magnus A. "Karl 4.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
2. ^ Aas, Kristin Natvig. "Nicoline Hambro". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
3. ^ Jensson, Liv (1981). Biografisk skuespillerleksikon : norske, danske og svenske skuespillere på norske scener særlig på 1800-tallet (in Norwegian). Universitetsforl. p. 15\. ISBN 8200056228.
4. ^ Simensen, Anne Synnøve; Aas, Kristin Natvig. "Fredrikke Mørck". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
5. ^ Tretvik, Aud M. "Broder Lysholm Krohg". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 27 February 2012.

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