1788 in Norway

Centuries:	16th ; 17th ; 18th ; 19th ; 20th ;
Decades:	1760s ; 1770s ; 1780s ; 1790s ; 1800s ;
See also:	1788 in Denmark ; List of years in Norway

Last updated November 05, 2025

Incumbents

Monarch: Christian VII.^[1]

Events

21 August – Theater War: The Swedish attack on Russia caused Denmark-Norway to declare war on Sweden in accordance with its treaty obligations to Russia.
24 September - 8,000-10,000 men under the command of Prince Charles of Hesse attacked Bohuslen from Norway.
29 September - Battle of Kvistrum.

Births

24 February - Johan Christian Dahl, painter (d.1857)
20 July - Paul Hansen Birch, military officer (d.1863)
5 October - Broder Knudtzon, merchant and politician (d.1864)
14 December - Jacob Kielland, businessperson, consul and politician (d.1863)

Full date unknown

Asle Christensen Hoffart, politician
Catharine Hermine Kølle, adventurer and painter (d.1859)
Sølver Hansen Laane, politician
Lars Thorstensen Tønsager, politician

References

↑ Bratberg, Terje. "Christian 7.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 December 2023.

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[1] Bratberg, Terje. "Christian 7.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 December 2023.

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