1700 in Norway
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Events in the year 1700 in Norway.
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Incumbents
Events
- 22 February â Great Northern War starts.
- 1 March â The Gregorian calendar is adopted.[2]
- 18 August â The Peace of Travendal is concluded when DenmarkâNorway signs a peace treaty at Traventhal House in Holstein. Denmark-Norway has to withdraw from Holstein and Sweden withdraws from Denmark. The peace will last for the next 10 years.
- The Kvitsøy bucket light is established.[3]
Arts and literature
Around 1700
- The poem Stolt Anne is written by Hans Paus.[4]
Births
- 18 August â Lars Pinnerud, woodcarver (died 1762).[5]
Deaths
- Johannes Skraastad, woodcarver (born c.1648).[6]
