1708 in Norway

Events in the year 1708 in Norway.

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Centuries:
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
Decades:
  • 1680s
  • 1690s
  • 1700s
  • 1710s
  • 1720s
See also:1708 in Denmark
List of years in Norway

Incumbents
  • Monarch: Frederick IV.[1]

Events
  • 10 April - Johan Vibe is appointed Vice Steward of Norway.

Arts and literature

Births
Paul Egede
  • 9 September – Paul Egede, theologian, missionary, and scholar (d. 1789)
  • 10 September - Mathias Collett, civil servant (d. 1759).[2]
  • 16 September – Catharina Freymann, pietist leader (d. 1791)

    Deaths
    • 28 October – Prince George of Denmark and Norway (born 1653)
    • 25 December - Jørgen Thormøhlen, merchant, ship owner and industrialist (born c. 1640).[3]

    See also

    References
    1. Johannessen, Finn Erhard; Mardal, Magnus A. "Frederik 4.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
    2. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Mathias Collett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
    3. Fossen, Anders Bjarne. "Jørgen Thormøhlen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
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