1792 in Norway
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Events in the year 1792 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
- Denmark-Norway declares transatlantic slave trade will be illegal after 1803 (though slavery continues to 1848 in Denmark)[2]
- The trading and shipping company Salve Kallevig & Søn was founded in Arendal.
Arts and literature
- Sør-Fron Church was built.
- Sandar Church was built.
Births
- 1 January – Henrik Anker Bjerregaard, poet, dramatist and judge (died 1842)
- 18 November – Even Hammer Holmboe, politician (died 1859)
- 13 December – Christian Schou, brewer and merchant (died 1874).[3]
Full date unknown
- Diderik Bøgvad, politician (died 1857)
- Jørgen Flood, merchant and politician (died 1867)
- Nils Christensen Ringnæs, politician
- Erike Kirstine Kolstad, the first professional native stage actress in Norway (d.1830)
Deaths
- 14 December - Ole Nilsen Weierholt, wood carver (born 1718)
See also
References
- ^ Bratberg, Terje. "Christian 7.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ The Historical encyclopedia of world slavery, Volume 1 By Junius P. Rodriguez
- ^ Arntzen, Jon Gunnar. "Christian Schou". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 17 November 2020.