1854 in Norway

Centuries:	17th; 18th; 19th; 20th; 21st;
Decades:	1830s; 1840s; 1850s; 1860s; 1870s;
See also:	1854 in Sweden; List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1854 in Norway.

Incumbents

26 August – A new conscription law was sanctioned, under which all Norwegian men regardless of condition and position had an obligation to serve in the armed forces.
1 September – The first Norwegian railway, Hovedbanen between Oslo and Eidsvoll, is opened. This also constitutes the establishment of the now state owned Norwegian State Railways.

4 January – Henrik Jæger, literary historian (died 1895).^[2]
9 February – Ole Georg Gjøsteen, educator and politician (died 1936)
14 March – Ole Olsen Malm, physician, veterinarian, civil servant and politician (died 1917).^[3]
25 March – Tycho Kielland, jurist and journalist (died 1904)
16 June – Herbjørn Gausta, artist (died 1924)
2 September – Hans Jæger, writer, philosopher and anarchist political activist (died 1910).^[4]
2 October – Mathias Larsen Blilie, politician
5 October – Haakon Ditlev Lowzow, military officer, politician and Minister (died 1915)
16 October – Einar Sundt, businessman, writer and publisher (died 1917).^[5]
31 October – Otto Sverdrup, Arctic scientist and explorer (died 1930)

27 January – Andreas Samuelsen Vibstad, politician (born 1783)
1 April – Peter Motzfeldt, politician and Minister (born 1777)
29 July - Jørgen von Cappelen Knudtzon, businessman and patron of the arts (born 1784)
14 October – Aslak Hætta, Sami leader, executed (born 1824)
12 December – Georg Jacob Bull, jurist and politician (born 1785)
21 December - Oluf Borch de Schouboe, politician and Minister (born 1777)

^ Bratberg, Terje; Mardal, Magnus A. "Oscar 1.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
^ Aarnes, Sigurd Aa. "Henrik Jæger". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^ Velle, Weiert. "Ole Olsen Malm". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
^ Jensen, Lill-Ann. "Hans Jæger". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Einar Sundt". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 February 2024.