1767 in Norway

Events in the year 1767 in Norway.

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Decades:
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See also:1767 in Denmark
List of years in Norway

Incumbents
  • Monarch: Christian VII.[1]

Events
  • 17 July — The Trondheim Society received royal affirmation of its status as the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters.[2]
  • The first known competition of winter sport biathlon takes place, in Norway.[3][4]
  • The first sections of the Hotel Refsnes Gods are erected.[5]

Arts and literature
  • 3 July — Norway's oldest newspaper, still in print, Adresseavisen, is founded (first edition published this date).[6]

Births
  • 4 February - Hans Hein Nysom, priest and politician (died 1831).
  • 26 August – Christopher Borgersen Hoen, farmer and politician (died 1845).[7]
  • 9 September - Hans Henrik Rode, military officer (died 1830).

Deaths
Thomas Angell
  • 19 September - Thomas Angell, merchant and philanthropist (born 1692).
  • 16 December – Baltzer Fleischer, civil servant and county governor (born 1703).

See also

References
  1. Bratberg, Terje. "Christian 7.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. Nordstrom, Byron J. Scandinavia since 1500. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 2000. 156. ISBN 0-8166-2099-7
  3. Lee, Phil. The Rough Guide to Norway. Penguin, 2009. 51. ISBN 1-4053-8430-1
  4. Judd, Ron C. The Winter Olympics: An Insider's Guide to the Legendsm, the Lore, and the Game. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2009. 196. ISBN 1-59485-063-1
  5. Porter, Darwin & Danforth Prince. Frommer's Norway, 2nd Edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2005. 156. ISBN 0-7645-7826-X
  6. Green, Jonathon & Nicholas J. Karolides (Eds). Encyclopedia of Censorship, New Edition. New York: Facts on File, 2005. 399. ISBN 0-8160-4464-3
  7. Mardal, Magnus A. "Christopher Borgersen Hoen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
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