1864 in Norway

Events in the year 1864 in Norway.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Charles IV.

Events

 * 19 April – The last public execution in Christiania took place at Etterstad, attended by about 5,000 spectators.

Arts and literature

 * Ja, vi elsker, composed by Rikard Nordraak, with lyrics by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, becomes the (de facto) Norwegian national anthem.

Births

 * 7 January – Rasmus Pedersen Thu, photographer (died 1946)
 * 24 February – Anders Buen, typographer, newspaper editor, trade unionist and politician (died 1933)
 * 13 March – James C. M. Hanson, Norwegian American librarian and author (died 1943)
 * 15 March – Johan Halvorsen, composer, conductor and violinist (died 1935)
 * 21 March – Svend Rasmussen Svendsen, Norwegian American impressionist artist (died 1945)
 * 7 June – Emil Biorn, Norwegian American sculptor and artist (died 1935)
 * 22 June – Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen, engineer, politician and Minister (died 1950)
 * 8 July – Marie Hauge, painter (died 1931)
 * 10 October – Ola Bertelsen, jurist and politician (died 1946)
 * 19 September – Ragna Wettergreen, stage and film actress (died 1958)
 * 1 December – Carsten Borchgrevink, polar explorer (died 1934)
 * 14 December – Anders Svor, sculptor (died 1929)

Full date unknown

 * Gulbrand Hagen, Norwegian American newspaper editor and writer (died 1919)
 * Fredrik Ludvig Konow, politician and Minister (died 1954)
 * Johan Wilhelm Normann Munthe, soldier and art collector (died 1935)
 * Christian Lange Rolfsen, politician and Minister (died 1934)
 * Nils Collett Vogt, poet (died 1937)
 * Johannes B. Wist (died 1923) Norwegian American journalist and author.

Deaths

 * 12 January – Lars Rasch, jurist and politician (born 1797)
 * 20 March - Broder Knudtzon, merchant and politician (born 1788).
 * 7 June – Rolf Olsen, politician (born 1818)
 * 24 November – Ulrik Frederik Cappelen, jurist and politician (born 1797)

Full date unknown

 * Ola Antonson Holsen, politician (born 1808)