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Events in the year 1804 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
- 6 January - Mathias Bonsach Krogh became the first Bishop of the Diocese of Hålogaland.
- 24 September - Trondhjems amt was split into two, with the northern part becoming Nordre Trondhjems amt and the southern part becoming Søndre Trondhjems amt.
- The first Agdenes Lighthouse was established.
Arts and literature
Births
- 29 May – Søren Wilhelm Thorne, priest and politician (d. 1878)
- 6 June – Georg Wallace, politician (d. 1890)
- 5 July – Anton Theodor Harris, politician (d. 1866)
- 9 September - Kristoffer Nilsen Svartbækken Grindalen, criminal, killer and thief (d. 1876).[2]
- 17 September – Hans Biørn Wenneberg, politician (d. 1878)
- 19 September – Elling Eielsen, minister and Lutheran Church leader in America (d.1883)
- 20 September – Christopher Henrik Holfeldt Tostrup, timber merchant and land-owner (d. 1881)
- 12 October – Eskild Bruun, barrister, judge and businessman (d. 1877).[3]
- 4 November – Peder Balke, painter (d. 1887)
- 8 November – Hans Eleonardus Møller, politician and businessperson (d.1867)
- 21 November – Henrik Heftye, businessman and philanthropist (d. 1864)
- 25 November – Jens Matthias Pram Kaurin, professor of theology, biblical translator, and Lutheran priest (d. 1863).[4]
- 19 December – Carl Siegfried Bonnevie, naval officer (d. 1856)
Full date unknown
- Paulus Flood, merchant and politician (d.1847)
- Jens Christian Folkman Schaanning, politician
- Jacob Worm Skjelderup, politician and Minister (d.1863)
- Hans Biørn Wenneberg, politician
Deaths
- 17 March – Hans Tank, skipper, merchant and endowment founder (b. 1742).[5]
- 29 June – Halvor Blinderen, farmer (born 1733).[6]
- 4 December – Jens Holmboe, bailiff (b. 1752)
Full date unknown
- Kristofer Sjursson Hjeltnes, farmer and businessperson (b.1730)
See also
References
- ^ Bratberg, Terje. "Christian 7.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Kristoffer Nilsen Grindalen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ Amundsen, O. Delphin (1947). Den kongelige norske Sankt Olavs Orden (in Norwegian). Oslo: Grøndahl. p. 34.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Jens Kaurin". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Hans Tank". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ Sprauten, Knut. "Halvor Blinderen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
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