1720 in Norway

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See also:	1720 in Denmark List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1720 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Frederick IV. ^[1]

Events

• 14 July – Denmark-Norway leaves the Great Northern War after the Treaty of Frederiksborg.
• 10 August – The town of Moss was founded. ^[2]
• Severin Seehausen was ennobled, and given the noble family name Svanenhielm.

Arts and literature

Main articles: 1720 in art and 1720 in literature

Births

• 16 March – Cecilie Christine Schøller, socialite (died 1786). ^[3]
• 2 October – Jens Kraft, mathematician (died 1765). ^[4]

Deaths

Peter Tordenskjold.

• 25 January - Jens Bircherod, bishop (born 1664).
• 12 November - Peter Tordenskjold, nobleman and naval flag officer (born 1690). ^[5]

References

1. Johannessen, Finn Erhard; Mardal, Magnus A. "Frederik 4.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
2. Vogt, Elisabeth. "Bare halv seier til bystatus i 1720". mosshistorielag.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 January 2020.
3. Andersen, Eystein M. "Cecilie Christine Schøller". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
4. Stubhaug, Arild. "Jens Kraft - 2". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
5. Sandvold, Steinar. "Peter Wessel Tordenskiold". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 July 2018.