1794 in Norway

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See also:	1794 in Denmark List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1794 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian VII. ^[1]

Events

Fru Haugans Hotel

• Tromsø was issued its city charter.
• Fru Haugans Hotel in Mosjøen is founded (Northern Norway's oldest hotel in continuous operation).

Arts and literature

• Det Dramatiske Selskab in Bergen is founded.

Births

Søren Christian Sommerfelt

• 9 April – Søren Christian Sommerfelt, priest and botanist (d. 1838). ^[2]
• 5 July - Maurits Hansen, writer (d.1842)
• 22 July - Peter Hersleb Harboe Castberg, priest and politician (d.1858)

Full date unknown

• Johan Peder Basberg, politician
• Jo Gjende, outdoorsman and freethinker (d.1884)

Deaths

• 4 February - Salve Johannessøn Kallevig, merchant (b.1732)
• 29 September - Edvard Storm, poet (b.1749)

References

1. Bratberg, Terje. "Christian 7.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
2. Sunding, Per. "Søren Christian Sommerfelt - 1". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 May 2019.