1818 in Norway

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See also:	1818 in Sweden List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1818 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Charles II (until 5 February); ^[1] then Charles III John. ^[2]

Events

Coronation of Charles III John in Nidaros Cathedral 1818

• 5 February – Carl III of Sweden-Norway became King of Sweden and King of Norway following the death of Charles XIII.
• 7 September – Carl III of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim.
• 24 September – Start of the Bodø affair.
• Johan August Sandels is appointed Governor-general of Norway.

Notable births

• 14 January – Ole Jacob Broch, politician and Minister (died 1889). ^[3]
• 13 February – Rolf Olsen, politician (died 1864)
• 6 April – Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, poet, journalist and writer (died 1870). ^[4]
• 24 September – Diderik Iversen Tønseth, politician (died 1893)

Full date unknown

• Job Dischington Bødtker, jurist and politician (died 1889)
• Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop, bishop, politician and Minister (died 1893)
• Jacob Lerche Johansen, politician and Minister (died 1900)
• Henrik Andreas Zetlitz Lassen, politician
• Thorvald Meyer, businessperson (died 1909)
• Carsten Tank Nielsen, politician and Minister (died 1892)

Notable deaths

• 5 March - Johan Andreas Cornelius Ohme, army officer (born 1746)
• 25 March – Caspar Wessel, mathematician (born 1745). ^[5]

Full date unknown

• Anders Trulsson Bruland, civil servant and politician (born 1770)

References

1. Langslet, Lars Roar; Mardal, Magnus A. "Karl 2.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
2. Mardal, Magnus A. "Karl Johan". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
3. Wasberg, Gunnar Christie; Haugland, Karen Mathilde. "Ole Jacob Broch". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
4. Stegane, Idar. "Aasmund Olavsson Vinje". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
5. Johansen, Nils Voje. "Caspar Wessel". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 April 2018.