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1779 in Norway

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1779 in Norway

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Events in the year 1779 in Norway.

Incumbents

  • Monarch: Christian VII.

Events

  • 23 November - Magnus Theiste was sentenced by the Supreme Court to be removed from his office as County Governor of Nordre Bergenhus amt, because of his involvement with corruption.
  • Mandal is given town status as a ladested.

Arts and literature

Main article: 1779 in art, 1779 in literature

Births

Valentin Sibbern
  • 12 February – Jens Jensen Gram, jurist and politician (died 1824).
  • 10 August – Carl Rønneberg, merchant and ship owner (died 1858).
  • 27 August – Hovel Helseth, industrial pioneer (died 1865).
  • 19 September – Valentin Christian Wilhelm Sibbern, government minister (died 1853).
  • 21 September (in France) – Johan Caspar Herman Wedel-Jarlsberg, politician and nobleman (died 1840).
  • 29 September – Fredrik Meltzer, businessman and politician (died 1855).
  • 2 November – Frederik Motzfeldt, politician (died 1848).
  • 8 November – Wollert Konow, merchant and vice consul (died 1839).

Full date unknown

  • Peder Paulsen Balke, farmer and politician (died 1840).
  • Anders Hansen Grønneberg, farmer and politician (died 1819).

Deaths

  • 5 January – Niels Thaaning, painter (born c.1732).

Full date unknown

  • Gottfried Heinrich Gloger, organ builder (born 1710).

References

References

  1. Bratberg, Terje. "Christian 7.". Norsk nettleksikon.
  2. (1887–1905). "Theiste, Magnus". Gyldendalske boghandels forlag.
  3. "Jens Jensen Gram". Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD).
  4. Dale, Bjørn Jonson. "Carl Rønneberg". Kunnskapsforlaget.
  5. Heiene, Gunnar. "Hovel Helseth". Kunnskapsforlaget.
  6. Bratberg, Terje. "Valentin Sibbern". Kunnskapsforlaget.
  7. Storsveen, Odd Arvid. "Herman Wedel Jarlsberg". Kunnskapsforlaget.
  8. Fossen, Anders Bjarne. "Frederik Meltzer". Kunnskapsforlaget.
  9. "Frederik Motzfeldt". Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD).
  10. Fossen, Anders Bjarne. "Wollert Konow". Kunnskapsforlaget.
  11. "Peder Paulsen Balke". Norsk nettleksikon.
  12. Mardal, Magnus A.. "Anders Hansen Grønneberg". Norsk nettleksikon.
  13. Halaas, Kristin. "Niels Thaaning". Kunnskapsforlaget.
  14. Kolnes, Stein Johannes. "Gottfried Heinrich Gloger". Kunnskapsforlaget.
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