1660 in Norway
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Incumbents
Events
- January - Swedish forces laid siege the town of Halden.
- 22 February - The siege of Halden ends, and the Swedish forces retreat to Bohuslen.
- 27 May - Trondhjems len was returned to Norway, following the Treaty of Copenhagen (after having been ceded to Sweden at the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658).
- 8 December - Ove Bjelke became Chancellor of Norway.
- 24 December - Claus von Ahlefeldt was appointed commander-in-chief of the Norwegian army.
- Flekkefjord is given town status as a ladested.[2]
Arts and literature
Births
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- 4 November â Albert Angell, civil servant, landowner and businessperson (died 1705).[3]
- Vincens Budde, military officer (died 1729).[4]
- Henrik Adeler, civil servant and politician (died 1718).[5]
Probable
- Ragnhild Abelset, merchant, landowner and lensmann (died 1733).[6]
