1808 in Norway

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List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1808 in Norway.

Incumbents[]

  • Monarch: Christian VII (until 13 March); then Frederick VI

Events[]

  • Dano-Swedish War of 1808-1809:
    • 14 March - Denmark-Norway declares war on Sweden.
    • 19–20 April - Battle of Toverud.
    • 20 April – 7 May - Battle of Rødenes.
    • 25 April - Battle of Trangen.
    • 18 May - Battle of Mobekk.
    • 7 December - An armistice agreement between Denmark-Norway and Sweden came into force. It could be terminated on 48 hours notice, but was applicable for the rest of the war. The armistice broke 2 July the next year.[1]
  • Gunboat War:
  • 31 December - The Saksebøl Slaughter.

Arts and literature[]

  • 28 January - The first issue of the newspaper Tiden was published in Christiania (now Oslo).

Births[]

  • 4 March – Frederik Stang, lawyer, public servant and politician, Norway's first Prime Minister (d.1884)
  • 17 June – Henrik Wergeland, poet (d.1845)
  • 28 July – Ulrik Frederik Lange, politician (d.1878)

Full date unknown[]

Deaths[]

  • 29 April - Nicolay Peter Drejer, military officer (born 1773)
  • 16 May – George Edmund Byron Bettesworth, navy officer (born 1785).
  • 16 November – Envold de Falsen, lawyer, poet, actor and statesman (born 1755).[2]
  • 20 December – Arent Greve, goldsmith and painter (born 1733).[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jensen 1995, pp. 353-354
  2. ^ Thyness, Paul. "Envold De Falsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  3. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Arent Greve". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
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