Events in the year 1590 in Norway.
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IncumbentsEdit
EventsEdit
- 7 April – Anne Pedersdotter was burned alive at the stake in the city of Bergen. Her case is regarded as the starting point of the witch trials in Norway.
Arts and literatureEdit
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BirthsEdit
- Peter Paulson Paus, provost (died 1653)
ProbableEdit
- Magdalena Andersdotter, shipowner (died c.a 1650)
DeathsEdit
- 7 April – Anne Pedersdotter, alleged witch.[1]
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Hagen, Rune Blix. "Anne Pedersdotter". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
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