1773 in Norway

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See also:	1773 in Denmark List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1773 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian VII. ^[1]

Events

• 2 November - The Sunnmøre Practical Agricultural Society was founded.
• The Norwegian Mapping Authority, Norway's national mapping agency, was founded.

Births

• 21 March - Nicolay Peter Drejer, military officer (died 1808)
• 2 May - Henrik Steffens, philosopher, scientist, and poet (died 1845)
• 27 July - Jacob Aall, historian and statesman (died 1844)
• 19 August - Johan Peter Strömberg, actor, dancer and theatre director, founder of the first public theatre of Norway (dead 1834).
• 4 October - Gabriel Lund, merchant and representative at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly (died 1832)

Full date unknown

• Johan Ernst Mejdell, jurist and politician

Deaths

• 23 September - Johan Ernst Gunnerus, bishop and botanist (born 1718)

Full date unknown

• Jakob Klukstad, woodcarver (born 1705). ^[2]

References

1. Bratberg, Terje. "Christian 7.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
2. Hosar, Kåre. "Jakob Klukstad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 July 2018.