Events in the year 1779 in Norway.
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Incumbents edit
Events edit
- 23 November - Magnus Theiste was sentenced by the Supreme Court to be removed from his office as County Governor of Nordre Bergenhus amt, because of his involvement with corruption.[2]
Arts and literature edit
Births edit
- 12 February – Jens Jensen Gram, jurist and politician (died 1824).[3]
- 10 August – Carl Rønneberg, merchant and ship owner (died 1858).[4]
- 27 August – Hovel Helseth, industrial pioneer (died 1865).[5]
- 19 September – Valentin Christian Wilhelm Sibbern, government minister (died 1853).[6]
- 21 September (in France) – Johan Caspar Herman Wedel-Jarlsberg, politician and nobleman (died 1840).[7]
- 29 September – Fredrik Meltzer, businessman and politician (died 1855).[8]
- 2 November – Frederik Motzfeldt, politician (died 1848).[9]
- 8 November – Wollert Konow, merchant and vice consul (died 1839).[10]
Full date unknown edit
- Peder Paulsen Balke, farmer and politician (died 1840).[11]
- Anders Hansen Grønneberg, farmer and politician (died 1819).[12]
Deaths edit
- 5 January – Niels Thaaning, painter (born c.1732).[13]
Full date unknown edit
- Gottfried Heinrich Gloger, organ builder (born 1710).[14]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Bratberg, Terje. "Christian 7.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Huitfeldt-Kaas, H. J., ed. (1887–1905). "Theiste, Magnus". Dansk biografisk Lexikon (in Danish). Vol. XVII. Kjøbenhavn: Gyldendalske boghandels forlag. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Jens Jensen Gram" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ Dale, Bjørn Jonson. "Carl Rønneberg". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ Heiene, Gunnar. "Hovel Helseth". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ Bratberg, Terje. "Valentin Sibbern". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ Storsveen, Odd Arvid. "Herman Wedel Jarlsberg". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ Fossen, Anders Bjarne. "Frederik Meltzer". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ "Frederik Motzfeldt" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD). Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ Fossen, Anders Bjarne. "Wollert Konow". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Peder Paulsen Balke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ Mardal, Magnus A. "Anders Hansen Grønneberg". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ Halaas, Kristin. "Niels Thaaning". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
- ^ Kolnes, Stein Johannes. "Gottfried Heinrich Gloger". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 May 2015.