1771 in Norway

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by editing the page to add missing items, with references to reliable sources.

← 1770 1769 1768 1771 in Norway → 1772 1773 1774
Centuries:	16th 17th 18th 19th 20th
Decades:	1750s 1760s 1770s 1780s 1790s
See also:	1771 in Denmark List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1771 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian VII. ^[1]

Events

• 8 February - Jacob Benzon is deposed as Steward of Norway, and the position was vacant until 1809.
• The Tamperret (a special marriage court in Norway) was abolished. ^{[2] [3]}

Arts and literature

• December - The first theatre in Norway is founded by Martin Nürenbach in Oslo; it is dissolved in 1772.

Full date unknown

• The song «Norges Skaal» is written by Johan Nordahl Brun.

Births

• 22 February – Jørgen Aall, ship-owner and politician (died 1833)
• 3 April – Hans Nielsen Hauge, revivalist lay preacher and writer (died 1824)
• 30 May – Ole Olsen Amundrød, farmer, schoolteacher and politician (died 1835)
• 8 August - Andreas Aagaard Kiønig, judge and politician (died 1856)
• 20 August – Jonas Greger Walnum, politician (died 1838)

References

1. Bratberg, Terje. "Christian 7.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
2. Kjær, Morten; Vogt, Helle (2020). En dansk retshistorie – fra middelalder til grundlov. København: Ex Tuto. p. 131. ISBN   978-87-420-0031-1.
3. Jørgensen, Jens Ulf (16 March 2014). "tamperret". Den Store Danske .