1776 in Norway

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See also:	1776 in Denmark List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1776 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian VII. ^[1]

Events

• 15 January – A Danish-Norwegian Nationality Act reserves state offices for Norwegian, Danish and Holstein citizens.
• Blaafarveværket, a mining and industrial company in Modum, was established.
• The first Chief of police is hired in Christianssand. ^[2]

Arts and literature

Spind Church

• Spind Church was built.

Births

• 9 August - Jacob Munch, painter and military officer (died 1839)

Full date unknown

• Jens Gasmann, businessperson and politician (died 1850)
• Poul Christian Holst, politician and Minister (died 1863)
• Hilmar Meincke Krohg, politician (died 1851)

Deaths

• Henrik Bech, woodcarver (born c.1718). ^[3]

References

1. Bratberg, Terje. "Christian 7.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
2. "Bergen - historie". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
3. Elster, Elisabeth. "Henrik Bech". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 October 2014.