1803 in Norway

Events in the year 1803 in Norway.

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Centuries:
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Decades:
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  • 1810s
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See also:1803 in Denmark
List of years in Norway

Incumbents
  • Monarch: Christian VII.[1]

Events
  • 1 January – Denmark–Norway abolishes transatlantic slave trade.
  • June – Anders Olson Lysne is executed for lèse-majesté. He is the last person executed for lèse-majesté in Norway.

Arts and literature
Ledaal
  • The construction of Ledaal is finished.

Births
  • 27 September – Hans Jørgen Darre, clergyman (died 1874)

Full date unknown
  • 1 September – Georg Pettersen, politician (died 1879)
  • Per Ivarson Undi, early homesteader in Wisconsin Territory (died 1860)

Deaths
  • 15 March – Johann Friedrich von und zu Mansbach, military officer (born 1744)
  • 14 April – Johan Christian Schønheyder, bishop (born 1742)
  • 22 May – Frederik Otto Scheel, military officer and civil servant (born 1748).[2]
  • June – Anders Olson Lysne, leader of a farmer rebellion (born 1764)
  • 15 October – Ole Irgens, bishop (born 1724)
  • 18 November – Ditlevine Feddersen, culture personality (born 1727)
  • 24 November – Reier Gjellebøl, priest and writer (born 1737).[3]

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. Bratberg, Terje. "Frederik Otto Scheel". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  3. Amundsen, Arne Bugge. "Reier Gjellebøl". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
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