1768 in Norway

Events in the year 1768 in Norway.

←

 1768
in
Norway

→

Centuries:
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
Decades:
  • 1740s
  • 1750s
  • 1760s
  • 1770s
  • 1780s
See also:1768 in Denmark
List of years in Norway

Incumbents
  • Monarch: Christian VII.[1]

Events
The slave ship Fredensborg
  • 1 December — The slave ship Fredensborg sinks off Tromøya.[2]

Arts and literature
  • January - Gunnerus Library, the oldest scientific library in Norway is opened in Trondheim.

Births

Full date unknown
  • Johan Ernst Berg, politician (died 1828)

Deaths
  • 12 January – Joen Jacobsen, master builder (born 1714).[3]
  • 24 January – Morten Leuch, timber merchant and landowner (born 1732).[4]

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. Porter, Darwin & Danforth Prince. Frommer's Norway, 3rd Edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2007. 218. ISBN 978-0-470-10057-8
  3. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Joen Jacobsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  4. Apelseth, Arne. "Morten d.y. Leuch". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.