1819 in Norway

Events in the year 1819 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Charles III John.

Events

• Morgenbladet, the first Norwegian daily newspaper, was released for the first time.
• 31 August – A significant earthquake (estimated M5.9±0.2) struck near Lurøy in northern Norway.

Arts and literature

• Det Dramatiske Selskab in Fredrikshald is founded.

Births

• 3 January – Henriette Homann, photographer and painter (d. 1892).
• 13 March – Henriette Wienecke, composer (d. 1907)
• 13 July – Jacobine Gjertz, pianist, composer and writer (d. 1862).
• 5 August – Valdemar Knudsen, sugar cane plantation pioneer in Hawaii (d. 1898)

Full date unknown

• Ivar Christian Sommerschild Geelmuyden, politician (d. 1875)
• Sivert Christensen Strøm, jurist and politician (d. 1902)

Deaths

• 3 March – Jens Stub, politician (born 1764)
• 30 October - Anders Hansen Grønneberg, farmer and politician (born 1779).

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