Events in the year 1781 in Norway.
Incumbents
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
- 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]
Deaths
See also
References
- ^ Bratberg, Terje. "Christian 7.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Øystein Rottem. "Edvard Storm". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ Sprauten, Knut. "Christian Hersleb Horneman". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ^ "Jørgen Young". nsd.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2019.
