1763 in Norway

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See also:	1763 in Denmark List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1763 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Frederick V

Events

• Bergenhus amt was divided in two, creating the following amt – Nordre Bergenhus amt and Søndre Bergenhus amt.

Arts and literature

• 25 May – The first newspaper in Norway ("Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler") published its first issue. ^[1]

Births

• 24 January – Peder von Cappelen, merchant and politician (d. 1837). ^[2]

Full date unknown

• Johan Andreas Altenburg, merchant and shipowner (died 1824)
• Jens Esmark, mountain climber and professor of mineralogy (died 1839)
• Diderik Hegermann, politician and Minister (died 1835)

Deaths

• 18 May - Anders Daae, priest and landowner (born 1680)

References

1. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Norske Intelligenz-Seddeler". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 November 2019.
2. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Peder von Cappelen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 November 2019.