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1816 in Norway

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Events in the year 1816 in Norway.

Incumbents

  • Monarch: Charles II.

Events

  • 26 May - The Norwegian Bible Society, the oldest interchurch organization in Norway is founded.
  • 14 June - Norges Bank, the central bank of Norway is founded.

Full date unknown

  • Bodø was granted township status.
  • Grimstad received city rights.
  • Carl Carlsson Mörner is appointed Governor-general of Norway.

Arts and literature

  • The oldest theatre building in Scandinavia; Trøndelag Teater was built.

Births

  • 5 January – Jens Zetlitz Kielland, consul and artist (d.1881)
  • 16 March – Vilhelmine Ullmann, proponent for women's rights (d. 1915).
  • 30 May – Jacob Smith Jarmann, firearms designer (d.1894)
  • 6 June – August Thomle, jurist and politician (d.1889)
  • 30 July – Johan Sverdrup, politician and first Prime Minister of Norway (d.1892)
  • 16 October – Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden, navy officer and politician (d.1885)
  • 16 December – Adam Hiorth, merchant and industrial pioneer (died 1871).

Full date unknown

  • Paul Peter Vilhelm Breder, politician (d.1890)
  • Erik Jonsson Helland, Hardanger fiddle maker (d.1868)
  • Wilhelm Nielsen, politician

Deaths

  • 26 March – Johan Ernst Mowinckel, merchant and consul (b. 1759).
  • 26 July – Johan Nordahl Brun, poet, dramatist, bishop and politician (b.1745)

References

References

  1. Langslet, Lars Roar. "Karl 2.". Norsk nettleksikon.
  2. "Vilhelmine Ullmann". Norsk nettleksikon.
  3. Nerheim, Gunnar. "Adam Hiorth". Kunnskapsforlaget.
  4. "Johan Ernst Mowinckel". Norsk nettleksikon.
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