Events in the year 1818 in Norway.
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Incumbents edit
- Monarch: Charles II (until 5 February);[1] then Charles III John.[2]
Events edit
- 5 February – Carl III of Sweden-Norway became King of Sweden and King of Norway following the death of Charles XIII.
- 7 September – Carl III of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim.
- 24 September – Start of the Bodø affair.
- Johan August Sandels is appointed Governor-general of Norway.
Notable births edit
- 14 January – Ole Jacob Broch, politician and Minister (died 1889).[3]
- 13 February – Rolf Olsen, politician (died 1864)
- 6 April – Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, poet, journalist and writer (died 1870).[4]
- 24 September – Diderik Iversen Tønseth, politician (died 1893)
Full date unknown edit
- Job Dischington Bødtker, jurist and politician (died 1889)
- Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop, bishop, politician and Minister (died 1893)
- Jacob Lerche Johansen, politician and Minister (died 1900)
- Henrik Andreas Zetlitz Lassen, politician
- Thorvald Meyer, businessperson (died 1909)
- Carsten Tank Nielsen, politician and Minister (died 1892)
Notable deaths edit
- 5 March - Johan Andreas Cornelius Ohme, army officer (born 1746)
- 25 March – Caspar Wessel, mathematician (born 1745).[5]
Full date unknown edit
- Anders Trulsson Bruland, civil servant and politician (born 1770)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Langslet, Lars Roar; Mardal, Magnus A. "Karl 2.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Mardal, Magnus A. "Karl Johan". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Wasberg, Gunnar Christie; Haugland, Karen Mathilde. "Ole Jacob Broch". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ Stegane, Idar. "Aasmund Olavsson Vinje". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ Johansen, Nils Voje. "Caspar Wessel". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 April 2018.