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Events in the year 1718 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
- 29 August - 10,000 men under the command of Lieutenant-general Carl Gustaf Armfeldt attacked Trøndelag from Jemtland.
- 30 November - King Karl XII was shot and killed at the Siege of Fredriksten fortress.
Arts and literature
Births
- 26 February - Johan Ernst Gunnerus, bishop and botanist (died 1773)
- 29 December - Ole Nilsen Weierholt, wood carver (died 1792)
- Anders Olsen, trader, explorer and colonial administrator (died 1786)
Deaths
- 8 February – Henrik Adeler, civil servant and politician (born 1660).[2]
- 16 May – Jonas Danilssønn Ramus, priest and historian (born 1649)
- 9 September – Caspar Herman Hausmann, general, lumber merchant and squire (born 1653)
- 30 November – King Karl XII of Sweden (born 1682)
References
- ^ Johannessen, Finn Erhard; Mardal, Magnus A. "Frederik 4.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ Huitfeldt-Kaas, H. J. (1887–1905). "Adeler, Henrik". In Bricka, Carl Frederik (ed.). Dansk biografisk Lexikon (in Danish). Vol. I. Copenhagen: Gyldendalske boghandels forlag. p. 94. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
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