1845 in Norway
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Events
- Skutterudite, a mineral containing nickel and iron, was discovered. The discovery was made in Skuterud Mines, Modum, Buskerud.
- The twelfth Storting convened, following the 1844 election.
Notable births
- 17 January – Erika Nissen, pianist (d. 1903)
- 27 March – Jakob Sverdrup, bishop and politician (d. 1899)
- 15 July – Christian Holtermann Knudsen, typographer, newspaper editor, publisher, trade unionist and politician (d. 1929)
- 6 August – Edvard Liljedahl, politician and Minister (d. 1924)
- 5 September – Hans Hein Theodor Nysom, politician (d. 1903)
- 9 September – Christen Christensen, shipyard owner, ship-owner and whaling manager (d. 1923)
- 28 September – Cæsar Peter Møller Boeck, dermatologist (d. 1917)
- 10 October – Anton Jörgen Andersen, composer (d. 1926)
- 7 December – Tinius Olsen, Norwegian American engineer and inventor (d. 1932)
Full date unknown
- Sofus Arctander, politician and Minister (d. 1924)
- Hans Jensen Haga, politician
- Ludwig Andreas Olsen, United States Navy sailor awarded two Medals of Honor (d. 1886)
- Ole Andres Olsen, Seventh-day Adventist minister and administrator (d. 1915)
- Oscar Ludvig Stoud Platou, jurist and professor (d. 1929)
- Jon Eilevsson Steintjønndalen, Hardanger fiddle maker (d. 1902)
Notable deaths
- 13 February – Henrik Steffens, philosopher, scientist, and poet (b. 1773)
- 12 July – Henrik Wergeland, poet (b. 1808)
- 22 October – Fredrik Riis, civil servant (b. 1789)
- 31 October – Johan Reinhardt, professor in zoology (b. 1778)
Full date unknown
- Erich Haagensen Jaabech, farmer and politician (b. 1761)
- Christian Sørenssen, bishop and politician
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