1856 in Norway

Incumbents

• Monarch: Oscar I

  Events

Arts and literature

Notable births

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

  Full date unknown

• Kristofer Kristofersson Hjeltnes, horticulturist and politician
• Jacob Marius Schøning, politician and Minister

  Notable deaths

• 1 July – Peder Jensen Fauchald, politician
• 15 September – Severin Løvenskiold, nobleman and politician

  Full date unknown

• Andreas Aagaard Kiønig, judge and politician
• Nicolai Johan Lohmann Krog, politician and Minister
• Niels Andreas Thrap, politician