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1718 in Norway

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Events in the year 1718 in Norway.

Incumbents

Monarch: Frederick IV.

Events

29 August - 10,000 men under the command of Lieutenant-general Carl Gustaf Armfeldt attacked Trøndelag from Jemtland.
30 November - King Karl XII was shot and killed at the Siege of Fredriksten fortress.

Births

26 February - Johan Ernst Gunnerus, bishop and botanist (died 1773)
29 December - Ole Nilsen Weierholt, wood carver (died 1792)
Anders Olsen, trader, explorer and colonial administrator (died 1786)

Deaths

8 February – Henrik Adeler, civil servant and politician (born 1660).
16 May – Jonas Danilssønn Ramus, priest and historian (born 1649)
9 September – Caspar Herman Hausmann, general, lumber merchant and squire (born 1653)
30 November – King Karl XII of Sweden (born 1682)

References

Johannessen, Finn Erhard. "Frederik 4.". Norsk nettleksikon.
Huitfeldt-Kaas, H. J.. (1887–1905). "Adeler, Henrik". Gyldendalske boghandels forlag.

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