1756 in Norway

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Events in the year 1756 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Frederick V. ^[1]

Events

18 June – 6 July – The Cattle War, in present-day India.

Arts and literature

Main articles: 1756 in art and 1756 in literature

Births

Christen Pram is regarded as the first Norwegian novelist.

Hilchen Sommerschild

• 4 September – Christen Pram, economist, civil servant, poet, novelist, playwright (died 1821). ^[2]
• 3 October – Abraham Pihl, clergyman, astronomer and architect (died 1821). ^[3]

Full date unknown

• Anders Lysgaard, farmer and politician (died 1827). ^[4]
• Peter Andreas Heuch, merchant (died 1825). ^[5]
• Hilchen Sommerschild, first female teacher in Norway (died 1831). ^[6]

Deaths

• 26 September – Joachim Andreas Stukenbrock, Berghauptmann at the Kongsberg Silver Mines (born 1699). ^[7]

References

1. Johannessen, Finn Erhard; Mardal, Magnus A. "Frederik 5.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
2. Nettum, Rolf Nyboe. "Christen Pram". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
3. Wiig, Jan. "Abraham Pihl". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
4. Engen, Arnfinn. "Anders Lysgaard". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
5. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Heuch". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
6. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Hilchen Sommerschild". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
7. Berg, Bjørn Ivar. "Joachim Andreas Stukenbrock". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 May 2014.