1864 in Norway

Centuries:	17th; 18th; 19th; 20th; 21st;
Decades:	1840s; 1850s; 1860s; 1870s; 1880s;
See also:	1864 in Sweden; List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1864 in Norway.

Incumbents

19 April – The last public execution in Christiania took place at Etterstad, attended by about 5,000 spectators.

Ja, vi elsker, composed by Rikard Nordraak, with lyrics by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, becomes the (de facto) Norwegian national anthem.

7 January – Rasmus Pedersen Thu, photographer (died 1946)
24 February – Anders Buen, typographer, newspaper editor, trade unionist and politician (died 1933)
10 March – Rolfine Absalonsen, actress (died 1933)^[2]
13 March – James C. M. Hanson, Norwegian American librarian and author (died 1943)
15 March – Johan Halvorsen, composer, conductor and violinist (died 1935)
21 March – Svend Rasmussen Svendsen, Norwegian American impressionist artist (died 1945)
7 June – Emil Biorn, Norwegian American sculptor and artist (died 1935)
22 June – Hans Jørgen Darre-Jenssen, engineer, politician and Minister (died 1950)
8 July – Marie Hauge, painter (died 1931)
10 October – Ola Bertelsen, jurist and politician (died 1946)
19 September – Ragna Wettergreen, stage and film actress (died 1958)
1 December – Carsten Borchgrevink, polar explorer (died 1934)
14 December – Anders Svor, sculptor (died 1929)

^ Langslet, Lars Roar; Mardal, Magnus A. "Karl 4.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
^ Jensson, Liv (1981). Biografisk skuespillerleksikon : norske, danske og svenske skuespillere på norske scener særlig på 1800-tallet (in Norwegian). Universitetsforl. p. 13. ISBN 8200056228.
^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Broder Lysholm Knudtzon". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 November 2023.