1856 in Norway

• Monarch: Oscar I. • First Minister: Jørgen Herman Vogt ==Events==

• 1218 July The 7th Scandinavian Scientist Conference is held in Oslo. • Christianssands Bryggeri is founded. ==Notable births==

• 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) • 13 April – Urania Marquard Olsen, Danish-born actress and theatre director (died 1932) • 3 May – Inga Houge, actress (died 1926) • 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). • 6 August – Anton Johan Rønneberg, politician (died 1922) • 18 August – John Grieg, printer, publisher and bookseller (died 1905). • 11 September – Otto Jensen, bishop, politician and Minister (died 1918) • 26 September – Anna Paaske, opera singer and music teacher (died 1935) • 9 December – Gerhard Gran, literary historian, professor, magazine editor, essayist and biographer (died 1925) Full date unknown • Kristofer Kristofersson Hjeltnes, horticulturist and politician (died 1930) • Jacob Marius Schøning, politician and Minister (died 1934) ==Notable deaths==

• 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) Full date unknown • Andreas Aagaard Kiønig, judge and politician (born 1771) • Nicolai Johan Lohmann Krog, politician and Minister (born 1787) • Steinar Sulheim, mountain tourism pioneer (born 1815) • Niels Andreas Thrap, politician (born 1793) ==See also==