1855 in Norway

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25 June – Marcus Thrane and 132 other members of the Labour Union was sentenced for crimes against the state security.^[2]
31 December – Population Census: 1,490,047 inhabitants in Norway.

23 January – Edvard Hagerup Bull, judge and politician (died 1938)
31 January – Karl Uchermann, painter and illustrator (died 1940).^[3]
11 February – Erik Werenskiold, painter and illustrator (died 1938)
21 March – Fredrik Georg Gade, physician (died 1933)
10 April – Jacob Fjelde, Norwegian-American sculptor (died 1896)
28 May – Ole Amundsen Buslett, Norwegian-American author, newspaperman, and politician (died 1924)
24 July – Nils Claus Ihlen, engineer, politician and Minister (died 1925)
5 November – Einar Wang, politician (died 1939)

^ Bratberg, Terje; Mardal, Magnus A. "Oscar 1.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
^ "Marcus Møller Thrane ( Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 2009)
^ Falahat, Ann. "Karl Uchermann". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
^ Fossen, Anders Bjarne. "Frederik Meltzer". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2012.

Norway during the union with Sweden (1814–1905)

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