1780 in Norway

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See also:	1780 in Denmark List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1780 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian VII

Events

• August - Denmark-Norway joins the First League of Armed Neutrality.

Arts and literature

• Det Dramatiske Selskab in Oslo is founded.

Births

Conradine Birgitte Dunker

• 30 January – Christian Garup Meidell, military officer and politician (died 1863)
• 25 August – Conradine Birgitte Dunker, socialite and writer (died 1866)
• 9 November – Nicolai Wergeland, priest, writer and politician (died 1848). ^[1]

Full date unknown

• Jens Aars, priest and politician (died 1834)
• Hans Eleonardus Møller, Sr., businessperson (died 1860)

Deaths

Carl Deichman

• 21 April – Carl Deichman, businessman, mine operator, book collector and philanthropist (born c.1705). ^[2]
• 5 December – Jens Boalth, educator (born 1725). ^[3]

Full date unknown

• Anders Porsanger, Sami linguist and priest (born 1735)
• Martin Nürenbach, theatre director

References

1. Storsveen, Odd Arvid. "Nicolai Wergeland". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
2. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Carl Deichman". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
3. Fossen, Anders Bjarne. "Jens Boalth". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 October 2012.