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1816 in Norway
Events in the year
1816 in Norway
.
Incumbents
Monarch
:
Charles II
.
Events
26 May - The
Norwegian Bible Society
, the oldest interchurch organization in Norway is founded.
14 June -
Norges Bank
, the
central bank
of Norway is founded.
Full date unknown
Bodø
was granted township status.
Grimstad
received
city rights
.
Carl Carlsson Mörner
is appointed
Governor-general of Norway
.
Arts and literature
The oldest theatre building in Scandinavia;
Trøndelag Teater
was built.
Births
5 January –
Jens Zetlitz Kielland
, consul and artist (d.1881)
16 March –
Vilhelmine Ullmann
, proponent for women's rights (d. 1915).
30 May –
Jacob Smith Jarmann
, firearms designer (d.1894)
6 June –
August Thomle
, jurist and politician (d.1889)
30 July –
Johan Sverdrup
, politician and first Prime Minister of Norway (d.1892)
16 October –
Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden
, navy officer and politician (d.1885)
16 December –
Adam Hiorth
, merchant and industrial pioneer (died
1871
).
Full date unknown
Paul Peter Vilhelm Breder
, politician (d.1890)
Erik Jonsson Helland
,
Hardanger fiddle
maker (d.1868)
Wilhelm Nielsen
, politician
Deaths
26 March âÂÂ
Johan Ernst Mowinckel
, merchant and consul (b.
1759
).
26 July –
Johan Nordahl Brun
, poet, dramatist, bishop and politician (b.1745)
See also
References