1795 in Norway

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See also:	1795 in Denmark ; List of years in Norway

Last updated November 07, 2025

Incumbents

Monarch: Christian VII.^[1]

Events

28 January - The town of Farsund is founded.^[2]

Arts and literature

Old Åsane Church was built.

Births

23 March - Bernt Michael Holmboe, mathematician (d.1850)
7 November - Hans Riddervold, bishop and politician (d.1876)
2 December - Hans Nicolai Lange, priest and politician (d.1848)

Full date unknown

Nicolai Benjamin Cappelen, jurist and politician (d.1866)
Mensen Ernst, road runner and ultramarathoner (d.1843)
Christopher Simonsen Fougner, politician (d.1869)
Hans Andersen Kiær, businessperson and politician (d.1867)

References

↑ Bratberg, Terje. "Christian 7.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
↑ "Farsund bys historie". nb.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 November 2019.

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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.

[2] "Farsund bys historie". nb.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 November 2019.

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