1808 in Norway
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Events in the year 1808 in Norway.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Christian VII (until 13 March); then Frederick VI
Events
- Dano-Swedish War of 1808-1809:
- 19–20 April - Battle of Toverud
- 20 April – 7 May - Battle of Rødenes
- 25 April - Battle of Trangen
- 18 May - Battle of Mobekk
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
- Christen Larsen Arneberg, politician
- Ola Antonson Holsen, politician (d.1864)
- Nils Jønsberg, priest and politician (d.1885)
- Hans Jensen Krog, politician (d.1897)
- Sjur Aasmundsen Sexe, mineralogist (d.1888)
Deaths
- 16 November – Envold de Falsen, lawyer, poet, actor and statesman (born 1755).[1]
References
- ↑ Thyness, Paul. "Envold De Falsen". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
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