1776 in Norway

Events in the year 1776 in Norway.

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Centuries:
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
Decades:
  • 1750s
  • 1760s
  • 1770s
  • 1780s
  • 1790s
See also:1776 in Denmark
List of years in Norway

Incumbents
  • Monarch: Christian VII.[1]

Events
  • 15 January – A Danish-Norwegian Nationality Act reserves state offices for Norwegian, Danish and Holstein citizens.
  • Blaafarveværket, a mining and industrial company in Modum, was established.

Arts and literature
Spind Church
  • Spind Church was built.

Births
  • 9 August - Jacob Munch, painter and military officer (died 1839)

Full date unknown
  • Jens Gasmann, businessperson and politician (died 1850)
  • Poul Christian Holst, politician and Minister (died 1863)
  • Hilmar Meincke Krohg, politician (died 1851)

Deaths
  • Henrik Bech, woodcarver (born c.1718).[2]

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. Elster, Elisabeth. "Henrik Bech". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
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