1807 in Norway

Events in the year 1807 in Norway.

Incumbents

Monarch: Christian VII.

Events

12 August - Start of the Gunboat War between Denmark-Norway and the United Kingdom.
1 September - The Norwegian was formed.
18 September - British forces blows up Fredriksholm Fortress, four Englishmen was killed in the blast.
9 October - is established. It was Norway's highest court until 1815, when the Supreme Court of Norway was established.
Porsgrunn is granted limited city status. Full city status is granted in 1842.

Arts and literature

The oldest monument in Norway; ' is erected.

Births

January to June

19 January Ã¢ÂÂ Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland, bishop (d.1896)

27 January Ã¢ÂÂ Ulrik Anton Motzfeldt, jurist and politician (d.1865)

14 March Ã¢ÂÂ Josephine of Leuchtenberg, Swedish and Norwegian queen (d.1876)

July to December

29 November Ã¢ÂÂ Peter Severin Steenstrup, naval officer and businessperson (d.1863)

22 December Ã¢ÂÂ Johan Sebastian Welhaven, poet and critic (d.1873)

Full date unknown

Nils Fredrik Julius Aars, priest and politician (d.1865)

Halvor Olsen Folkestad, councillor of state (d.1889)

Peter Tidemand Malling, bookseller, printer and publisher (d.1878)

Hans Wille, priest and politician (d.1877)

Deaths

16 September Ã¢ÂÂ Jochum Brinch Lund, merchant (b.1743).

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