1853 in Norway

Events in the year 1853 in Norway.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Oscar I.

Events

 * 24 August – The Royal Norwegian Navy Museum is founded.
 * The present Lista Lighthouse was built.

Notable births

 * 22 January – Francis Hagerup, lawyer, diplomat, politician, and twice Prime Minister of Norway (died 1921)
 * 28 March – Jacob Breda Bull, author (died 1930)
 * 20 September – Dikken Zwilgmeyer, writer (died 1913).
 * 14 October – Axel Christian Zetlitz Kielland, civil servant and diplomat (died 1924)
 * 26 October – Kristian Vilhelm Koren Schjelderup, Sr., bishop (died 1913)
 * 3 November – Hans Nilsen Hauge, priest, politician and Minister (died 1931)

Full date unknown

 * Johan Magnus Halvorsen, politician (died 1922)
 * Just Knud Qvigstad, politician and Minister (died 1957)

Notable deaths

 * 1 January – Valentin Christian Wilhelm Sibbern, government minister (born 1779).
 * 23 June - Herman Garmann (born 1787), businessman and merchant.
 * 3 July - Johan Gørbitz, painter (born 1782)
 * 3 October – Hans Jacob Arnold Jensen, military officer and politician (born 1777)

Full date unknown

 * Edvard Hagerup, solicitor and politician (born 1781)
 * Peter Andreas Munch, historian (born 1810)