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
Events
- 23 June – Norway's second railway, Hamar-Grundsetbanen, is opened, followed shortly by
- 3 October – Kongsvingerbanen, Norway's third railway opens between Lillestrøm and Kongsvinger
Arts and literature
- The poem Terje Vigen, written by Henrik Ibsen, is published.
Births
January to June
- 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
- 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
Full date unknown
- 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
- 30 September – Josephine Thrane, teacher and journalist (born 1820).[1]
Full date unknown
- Jon Eriksson Helland, Hardanger fiddle maker (born 1790)
- Knut Mevasstaul, rose painter (born 1785)
- Jørgen Herman Vogt, politician (born 1784)
References
- Jensen, Lill-Ann. "Josephine Thrane". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
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