Events in the year 1839 in Norway.
Incumbents Monarch: Charles III John. First Minister: Nicolai Krog
Arts and literature Det Dramatiske Selskab in Hammerfest was founded. Maurits Hansen wrote the world's first crime novel with "Mordet på Maskinbygger Roolfsen" (The Murder of Engine Maker Roolfsen).
Births 25 March – Frederik Collett, painter (d.1914). 7 June – Karl Ditlev Rygh, archaeologist and politician (d.1915) 12 June – Theodor Peterson, businessperson and politician (d.1888) 23 December – Carl Otto Løvenskiold, naval officer, politician and land owner (died 1916).
Full date unknown Walter Scott Dahl, politician and Minister (d.1906) Ole Falck Ebbell, architect (d.1919) Lars Knutson Liestøl, politician and Minister (d.1912)
Deaths 10 June – Jacob Munch, painter and military officer (b.1776) 2 December – Andreas Landmark, politician (b.1769)
Full date unknown Jens Esmark, mountain climber and professor of mineralogy (born 1763) Peder Tonning, politician (born 1782) Lars Larsen Forsæth, farmer and politician (born 1759).
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