1763 in Norway

Events in the year 1763 in Norway.

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Centuries:
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
Decades:
  • 1740s
  • 1750s
  • 1760s
  • 1770s
  • 1780s
See also:1763 in Denmark
List of years in Norway

Incumbents
  • Monarch: Frederick V.[1]

Events
  • Bergenhus amt was divided in two, creating the following amt – Nordre Bergenhus amt and Søndre Bergenhus amt.

Arts and literature
  • 25 May – The first newspaper in Norway ("Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler") published its first issue.[2]

Births
  • 24 January – Peder von Cappelen, merchant and politician (d. 1837).[3]

Full date unknown
  • Johan Andreas Altenburg, merchant and shipowner (died 1824)
  • Jens Esmark, mountain climber and professor of mineralogy (died 1839)
  • Diderik Hegermann, politician and Minister (died 1835)

Deaths
  • 18 May - Anders Daae, priest and landowner (born 1680)

See also

References
  1. Johannessen, Finn Erhard; Mardal, Magnus A. "Frederik 5.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  3. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Peder von Cappelen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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