1721 in Norway
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Events in the year 1721 in Norway.
Incumbents[]
- Monarch: Frederick IV
Events[]
- The Bergen Greenland Company was founded.
- 2 May - Hans Egede departed with three ships from Bergen to Greenland, starting the Danish-Norwegian colonization of Greenland.
- 1 August - The King orders a large sale of church property in Norway.
- 10 September - Great Northern War ends.
Arts and literature[]
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Births[]
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Deaths[]
- 15 February – Tørres Christensen, merchant, ship owner, land owner (born 1664).[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Eliassen, Finn-Einar. "Tørres Christensen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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