1731 in Norway

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See also:	1731 in Denmark List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1731 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian VI. ^[1]

Events

Royal Standard of Denmark-Norway.

• 8 January – An avalanche from the Skafjell mountain causes a massive wave in the Storfjorden fjord, that sinks all boats that happen to be in the water at the time and kills people on both shores. ^[2]
• Christian Rantzau was appointed Governor-General of Norway. ^[3]
• Denmark-Norway introduces a new Royal Standard flag.

Arts and literature

Main articles: 1731 in art and 1731 in literature

Births

• 20 September – Vilhelm Bornemann, Hudge Advocate General, chief of police and Supreme Court justice (born 1801 in Denmark)

Deaths

Bartholomæus Deichman

• 16 April – Bartholomæus Deichman, bishop (born 1671). ^[4]
• 24 May – Peder Krog, bishop (born 1654). ^[5]
• 5 October – Ditlev Vibe, Governor-general of Norway (born 1670). ^[6]

References

1. Johannessen, Finn Erhard. "Christian 6.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
2. "The Skafjell Rock Avalanche in 1731", Fjords.com
3. Mardal, Magnus A. "Christian Rantzau". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
4. Supphellen, Steinar. "Bartholomæus Deichman". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
5. Lysaker, Trygve. "Peder Krog". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
6. Bratberg, Terje. "Ditlev Vibe". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 July 2018.