1856 in Norway

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11 January – Christian Sinding, composer (died 1941)
17 January – Jens Bratlie, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (died 1939)
11 February – Torje Olsen Solberg, politician
13 March – Hans G. Jensen, tailor, trade unionist and politician (died 1922)
23 March – Johan Nordhagen, artist (died 1956)
24 June – Haldor Johan Hanson, Norwegian-American hymn writer, publisher and author. (died 1929)
21 July – Anne Bolette Holsen, teacher and proponent for women's rights (died 1913).^[2]
6 August – Anton Johan Rønneberg, politician (died 1922)
11 September – Otto Jensen, bishop, politician and Minister (died 1918)
9 December – Gerhard Gran, literary historian, professor, magazine editor, essayist and biographer (died 1925)

26 February - Teis Lundegaard, farmer, shipowner, politician and representative at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly (born 1774)
1 July – Peder Jensen Fauchald, politician (born 1791)
15 September – Severin Løvenskiold, nobleman and politician (born 1777)

^ Bratberg, Terje; Mardal, Magnus A. "Oscar 1.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
^ Mellemsether, Hanna. "Anne Holsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 September 2015.

Norway during the union with Sweden (1814–1905)

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