1720 in Norway

Events in the year 1720 in Norway.

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Centuries:
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Decades:
  • 1700s
  • 1710s
  • 1720s
  • 1730s
  • 1740s
See also:1720 in Denmark
List of years in Norway

Incumbents
  • Monarch: Frederick IV.[1]

Events
  • 14 July – Denmark-Norway leaves the Great Northern War after the Treaty of Frederiksborg.
  • 10 August – The town of Moss was founded.[2]

Arts and literature

Births
  • 16 March – Cecilie Christine Schøller, socialite (died 1786).[3]
  • 2 October – Jens Kraft, mathematician (died 1765).[4]

Deaths
Peter Tordenskjold.
  • 25 January - Jens Bircherod, bishop (born 1664).
  • 12 November - Peter Tordenskjold, nobleman and naval flag officer (born 1690).[5]

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. Vogt, Elisabeth. "Bare halv seier til bystatus i 1720". mosshistorielag.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. Andersen, Eystein M. "Cecilie Christine Schøller". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  4. Stubhaug, Arild. "Jens Kraft - 2". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  5. Sandvold, Steinar. "Peter Wessel Tordenskiold". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
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