1696 in Norway
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Incumbents
Events
- Bentse Brug is established, the first paper mill in Norway.[2]
- The first Store Færder Lighthouse is established (from the start the light was simply an iron pot placed on the ground).[3]
- The Great Famine of 1696 hit major parts of Norway in the winter and spring.[4]
Arts and literature
- Tydal Church was built.[5][6]
Births
Deaths
- 12 December â Johan Caspar von Cicignon, military officer (born c.1625).[7]
