1815 in Norway
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{{Year in Norway|1815}}
Events in the year 1815 in Norway.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Charles II.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Karl 2. |first=Lars Roar |last=Langslet |first2=Magnus A. |last2=Mardal |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Karl_2. |language=no |access-date=18 December 2023}}
Events
- 31 July - The 1815 Act of Union was passed by the Storting.
- 30 April – Population Census: Norway had 885,431 inhabitants.
- The Supreme Court of Norway was established on the basis of the Constitution of Norway's §88, prescribing an independent judiciary.
Arts and literature
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Births
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- 19 February – Elise Wærenskjold, Norwegian-American pioneer in Texas (d. 1895)
- 25 March – Johan Henrik Andresen, merchant, factory owner and politician (died 1874).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Johan Henrik Andresen (1815–1874) |first=Sverre Richard |last=Knutsen |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon | editor-first=Erik |editor-last=Bolstad |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Johan_Henrik_Andresen_-_1815–1874 |language=no |access-date=27 June 2025}}
- 4 April – Johannes Wilhelm Christian Dietrichson, Lutheran Minister (d. 1883)
- 3 May – Mads Langaard, brewery owner and industrialist (d.1891).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Mads Langaard |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Fritz |last=Hodne |authorlink= |editor=Helle, Knut|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://nbl.snl.no/Mads_Langaard|language=Norwegian |accessdate=10 May 2015}}
- 4 July – Daniel Cornelius Danielssen, physician (d.1894)
- 23 July – Johan Christian Johnsen, politician (d.1898)
- 30 July – Herman Severin Løvenskiold, composer (d.1870)
- 15 September – Halfdan Kjerulf, composer (d.1868)
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- Nicolai Friis, politician (d.1888)
- Hans Peder Johansen Hafslund, politician
- Thomas Henrik Hammer, jurist and politician (d.1900)
- Hans Gerhard Colbjørnsen Meldahl, jurist and politician (d.1877)
- Joseph Frantz Oscar Wergeland, military officer, cartographer and skiing pioneer (d.1895)
Deaths
- 20 February - Maren Juel, landowner (b.1749)
- 9 December - Catharina Lysholm, businesswoman and ship-owner (b.1744)
See also
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References
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