1780 in Norway

Events in the year 1780 in Norway.

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Decades:
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See also:1780 in Denmark
List of years in Norway

Incumbents
  • Monarch: Christian VII.[1]

Events
  • August - Denmark-Norway joins the First League of Armed Neutrality.

Arts and literature
  • Det Dramatiske Selskab in Oslo is founded.

Births
Conradine Birgitte Dunker
  • 30 January – Christian Garup Meidell, military officer and politician (died 1863)
  • 25 August – Conradine Birgitte Dunker, socialite and writer (died 1866)
  • 9 November – Nicolai Wergeland, priest, writer and politician (died 1848).[2]

Full date unknown
  • Jens Aars, priest and politician (died 1834)
  • Hans Eleonardus Møller, Sr., businessperson (died 1860)

Deaths
Carl Deichman
  • 21 April – Carl Deichman, businessman, mine operator, book collector and philanthropist (born c.1705).[3]
  • 5 December – Jens Boalth, educator (born 1725).[4]

Full date unknown
  • Anders Porsanger, Sami linguist and priest (born 1735)
  • Martin Nürenbach, theatre director

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. Storsveen, Odd Arvid. "Nicolai Wergeland". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  3. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Carl Deichman". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. Fossen, Anders Bjarne. "Jens Boalth". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
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