1769 in Norway

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See also:	1769 in Denmark List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1769 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian VII

Events

• 15 August – The first census in Denmark-Norway to attempt completely covering all citizens (including women and children who had previously been listed only as numbers) takes place. At that point, Norway had 774,000 citizens. ^{[1] [2]}

Births

Eilert Ramm

• 8 January — Claus Pavels, bishop (died 1822)
• 25 February — Thomas Fasting, naval officer and government minister (died 1841)
• 14 April — Andreas Landmark, politician (died 1839)
• 4 May – Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm, military officer and politician (d. 1837). ^{[3] [4]}
• 27 August – Hans Jacob Stabel, priest and politician (died 1836)

Deaths

• 24 February – Johan von Mangelsen, military officer and businessperson (born 1694). ^[5]

References

1. "Statbank Denmark". Statbank.dk. Archived from the original on July 28, 2004. Retrieved 2010-11-30.
2. Drake, Michael. Population and Society in Norway, 1735-1865. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1969. 2. ISBN   0-521-07319-7
3. Mardal, Magnus A. "Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
4. "Ramm, Eilert Valdemar Preben (Eidsvollsmann)". eidsvollsmenn.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2019.
5. Arntzen, Jon Gunnar. "Johan von Mangelsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 June 2018.