1772 in Norway

Events in the year 1772 in Norway.

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Decades:
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See also:1772 in Denmark
List of years in Norway

Incumbents
  • Monarch: Christian VII.[1]

Events
  • September - Charles of Hesse was appointed commander-in-chief of the Norwegian army.
  • German ceased to be the official language of command in the army, in favour of "Dano-Norwegian".

Arts and literature
  • February - The first public theatre in Norway, founded in Oslo by Martin Nürenbach, is dissolved.
  • 30 April - The Norwegian Society (Det Norske Selskab), a literary society for Norwegian students in Copenhagen, is formed.
  • September - The comedy-play Kierlighed uden Strømper, by Johan Herman Wessel, is first published.

Births
  • 3 January - Søren Georg Abel, priest and politician (died 1820)
  • 1 February - Evert Andersen, navy officer (died 1809)
  • 29 February - Hans Andersen Barlien, farmer and politician. (died 1842)
  • 29 November - Peder Klykken, politician (died 1861)

Full date unknown
  • Hans Hagerup Falbe, politician and Minister (died 1830)
  • Sveinung Svalastoga, rose painter (died 1809)

Deaths
  • 30 May – Peder von Todderud, Army general and landowner (b. 1691).[2]
  • 18 October – Gunder Gundersen Hammer, government official (b. 1725).[3]

References
  1. Bratberg, Terje. "Christian 7.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. Nissen, Harald. "Peder Von Todderud". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  3. Huitfeldt-Kaas, H J (1892). "Hammer, Gunder". In Bricka, Carl Frederik (ed.). Dansk biografisk Lexikon (in Danish). Vol. VI. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske Boghandels Forlag. p. 531. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

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