1812 in Norway

Events in the year 1812 in Norway.

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Centuries:
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1790s
  • 1800s
  • 1810s
  • 1820s
  • 1830s
See also:1812 in Denmark
List of years in Norway

Incumbents
  • Monarch: Frederick VI .[1]

Events
  • 6 July – In the Battle of Lyngør, the Danish-Norwegian frigate HDMS Najaden was sunk by the British ships HMS Dictator and HMS Calypso.[2]

Arts and literature
  • Grøndahl & Søn Forlag publishing house, was established.

Births
  • 6 January – Knud Knudsen, linguist (d.1895).[3]
  • 15 January – Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, writer and scholar (d.1885).[4]
  • 26 January – Andreas Grimelund, bishop (d.1896)
  • 1 March – Iver Steen Thomle, jurist (d.1889)
  • 28 November – Ludvig Mathias Lindeman, composer and organist (d.1887)
  • 11 December – Jørgen Tandberg Ebbesen, politician (d.1887)

Full date unknown
  • Hans Jensen Blom, politician (d.1875)
  • Nils Elias Børresen, politician
  • Christian Hansen Vennemoe, politician
  • Torbjørg Utne, hotelier (died 1903).[5]

Deaths
  • 26 October – Hans Peter Holm, naval officer (b. 1772).[6]

References
  1. Arntzen, Jon Gunnar; Mardal, Magnus A. "Frederik 6.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  2. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Lyngør". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  3. Vinje, Finn-Erik. "Knud Knudsen - 1". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  4. Kvideland, Reimund. "Peter Christen Asbjørnsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
  5. Lauritzen, Per Roger. "Torbjørg Utne". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  6. Sandvold, Steinar. "Hans Peter Holm". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 February 2019.

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