1759 in Norway

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Events in the year 1759 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Frederick V. ^[1]

Events

Main article: 1759

Arts and literature

The Old Olden Church

• The Old Olden Church was built.

Births

Lars Larsen Forsæth painted by Christopher Pritzier Meidell

• 23 May – Johan Ernst Mowinckel, merchant and consul (died 1816). ^[2]
• 2 July – Niels Andreas Vibe, military officer (died 1814). ^[3]
• 2 August – Johan Christopher Haar Daae, priest and politician (died 1827)
• 13 August – Niels Hertzberg, priest and politician (died 1841). ^[4]
• 23 October – Sivert Aarflot, educator (died 1817). ^[5]
• 26 October – Haagen Mathiesen, timber merchant (died 1842). ^[6]
• 9 November – Frederik Petersen, painter (died 1825). ^[7]
• 30 November – Just Henrik Ely, military officer (died 1824). ^[8]

Full date unknown

• Lars Larsen Forsæth, farmer and politician (died 1839). ^[9]

Deaths

• 8 January – Rasmus Paludan, bishop (b. 1702). ^[10]
• 24 March – Mathias Collett, civil servant (b. 1708). ^[11]

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. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Johan Ernst Mowinckel". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
3. Bratberg, Terje. "Niels Vibe". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
4. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Niels Hertzberg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
5. Hovdenakk, Stine; Fet, Jostein. "Sivert Knutsson Aarflot". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
6. Sejersted, Francis. "Haagen Mathiesen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
7. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Frederik Petersen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
8. Mardal, Magnus A. "Just Henrik Ely". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
9. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Lars Larsen Forsæth". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
10. Thrap, Daniel, ed. (1887–1905). "Paludan, Rasmus". Dansk biografisk Lexikon (in Danish). Vol. XII. Kjøbenhavn: Gyldendalske boghandels forlag. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
11. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Mathias Collett". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 August 2020.