1769 in Norway
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Events in the year 1769 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
- 15 August – The first census in Denmark-Norway to attempt completely covering all citizens (including women and children who had previously been listed only as numbers) takes place. At that point, Norway had 774,000 citizens.[2][3]
- 14 September - Start of the Dano–Algerian War.
- Maximilian Hell and his assistant János Sajnovics traveled to Vardø to observe the 1769 transit of Venus.
Arts and literature
Births
- 8 January — Claus Pavels, bishop (died 1822)
- 25 February — Thomas Fasting, naval officer and government minister (died 1841)
- 14 April — Andreas Landmark, politician (died 1839)
- 4 May – Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm, military officer and politician (d. 1837).[4][5]
- 27 August – Hans Jacob Stabel, priest and politician (died 1836)
Deaths
- 24 February – Johan von Mangelsen, military officer and businessperson (born 1694).[6]
See also
References
- ^ Bratberg, Terje. "Christian 7.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Statbank Denmark". Statbank.dk. Archived from the original on 28 July 2004. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ Drake, Michael. Population and Society in Norway, 1735-1865. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1969. 2. ISBN 0-521-07319-7
- ^ Mardal, Magnus A. "Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Ramm, Eilert Valdemar Preben (Eidsvollsmann)". eidsvollsmenn.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ Arntzen, Jon Gunnar. "Johan von Mangelsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 June 2018.