1862 in Norway

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See also:| 1862 in Sweden
List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1862 in Norway.

## Incumbents

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

## Events

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* 23 June – Norway's second railway, Hamar-Grundsetbanen, is opened.
* 3 October – Kongsvingerbanen, Norway's third railway opens between Lillestrøm and Kongsvinger, is opened.

## Arts and literature

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* The poem Terje Vigen, written by Henrik Ibsen, is published.

## Births

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### January to June

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Hulda Garborg

* 22 February – Hulda Garborg, writer, novelist, playwright, poet, folk dancer and theatre instructor (died 1934)
* 14 March – Vilhelm Bjerknes, physicist and meteorologist (died 1951)
* 16 June – Olaf Frydenlund, rifle shooter and Olympic silver medallist (died 1947)
* 25 June – Thomas Wegner Larsen Haaland, politician

### July to December

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* 4 August – Albert Gran, Norwegian-American actor (born 1932)
* 15 August – Fernanda Nissen, journalist, literary critic, theatre critic, politician and feminist pioneer (died 1920)
* 21 September – Johan Castberg, jurist and politician (died 1926)
* 23 September – Bernt B. Haugan, Norwegian American minister, politician and temperance leader
* 24 September – Arnt Severin Ulstrup, physician and politician
* 14 November – Ludvig Larsen Kragtorp, physician and politician
* 11 December – Otto Valstad, educator, painter, book illustrator and children's writer (died 1950).[2]

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* Samuel Balto, explorer and adventurer (died 1922)
* Johan Olaf Bredal, politician and Minister (died 1948)
* Jørgen Brunchorst, politician and Minister (died 1917)
* Anna Bugge, feminist (died 1928)
* Ove Christian Charlot Klykken, politician
* Anders Sandvig, dentist and ethnologist (died 1950)

## Deaths

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* 30 September – Josephine Thrane, teacher and journalist (born 1820).[3]

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* Jacobine Gjertz, pianist, composer and writer (born 1819)[4]
* Jon Eriksson Helland, Hardanger fiddle maker (born 1790)
* Knut Mevasstaul, rose painter (born 1785)
* Jørgen Herman Vogt, politician (born 1784)

## See also

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Portals:

* Norway
* History
* Lists

## 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. ^ Klungsøyr, Anne Berit. "Otto Valstad". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
3. ^ Jensen, Lill-Ann. "Josephine Thrane". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
4. ^ "Jacobine Gjertz". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian).

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