1780 in Norway

Events in the year 1780 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian VII.

Events

• August - Denmark-Norway joins the First League of Armed Neutrality.

Arts and literature

• Det Dramatiske Selskab in Oslo is founded.

Births

• 30 January – Christian Garup Meidell, military officer and politician (died 1863)
• 25 August – Conradine Birgitte Dunker, socialite and writer (died 1866)
• 9 November – Nicolai Wergeland, priest, writer and politician (died 1848).

Full date unknown

• Jens Aars, priest and politician (died 1834)
• Hans Eleonardus Møller, Sr., businessperson (died 1860)

Deaths

• 21 April – Carl Deichman, businessman, mine operator, book collector and philanthropist (born c.1705).
• 5 December – Jens Boalth, educator (born 1725).

Full date unknown

• Anders Porsanger, Sami linguist and priest (born 1735)
• Martin Nürenbach, theatre director

See also

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