1781 in Norway

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See also:	1781 in Denmark List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1781 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian VII. ^[1]

Events

• 23 February - Hans Eilersen Hagerup was ennobled, and given the noble family name Gyldenpalm.
• 11 April - Oplandenes amt was split into two, with the western part becoming Kristians amt and the eastern part becoming Hedemarkens amt.

Arts and literature

• Edvard Storm writes Zinklars vise ("Ballad of Sinclair"). ^[2]

Births

Christian Hersleb Horneman

• 19 May – Lars Andreas Oftedahl, priest and politician (died 1843)
• 1 December – Ferdinand Carl Maria Wedel-Jarlsberg, commanding general of the Norwegian Army (died 1857)
• 10 December – Christian Hersleb Horneman, jurist and politician (died 1860). ^[3]

Full date unknown

• Palle Rømer Fleischer, politician and Minister (died 1851)
• Edvard Hagerup, solicitor and politician (died 1853)
• Jørgen Young, merchant and politician (died 1837) ^[4]

References

1. Bratberg, Terje. "Christian 7.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
2. Øystein Rottem. "Edvard Storm". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
3. Sprauten, Knut. "Christian Hersleb Horneman". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
4. "Jørgen Young". nsd.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2019.