1742 in Norway

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See also:	1742 in Denmark List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1742 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian VI. ^[1]

Events

• March - The Free church; Zionittene is established.
• July - Zionittene performs their first adult baptism in Drammenselva.
• Molde is incorporated as a city through a royal charter.
• Kristiansund is incorporated as a city through a royal charter.

Births

• 10 August – Hans Tank, skipper, merchant and endowment founder (d. 1804). ^[2]
• 6 October – Johan Herman Wessel, poet (died 1785)

Deaths

Karen Toller

• 13 August – Karen Toller, estate owner and ship owner (born 1662). ^[3]

References

1. Johannessen, Finn Erhard. "Christian 6.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
2. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Hans Tank". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
3. Sprauten, Knut. "Karen Toller". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 20 September 2012.