1781 in Norway

Events in the year 1781 in Norway.

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Centuries:
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Decades:
  • 1760s
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See also:1781 in Denmark
List of years in Norway

Incumbents
  • Monarch: Christian VII.[1]

Events
  • 11 April - Oplandenes amt was split into two, with the western part becoming Kristians amt and the eastern part becoming Hedemarkens amt.

Arts and literature
  • Edvard Storm writes Zinklars vise ("Ballad of Sinclair").[2]

Births
Christian Hersleb Horneman
  • 19 May – Lars Andreas Oftedahl, priest and politician (died 1843)
  • 1 December – Ferdinand Carl Maria Wedel-Jarlsberg, commanding general of the Norwegian Army (died 1857)
  • 10 December – Christian Hersleb Horneman, jurist and politician (died 1860).[3]

Full date unknown
  • Palle Rømer Fleischer, politician and Minister (died 1851)
  • Edvard Hagerup, solicitor and politician (died 1853)
  • Jørgen Young, merchant and politician (died 1837)[4]

Deaths

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. Øystein Rottem. "Edvard Storm". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  3. Sprauten, Knut. "Christian Hersleb Horneman". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  4. "Jørgen Young". nsd.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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