1718 in Norway
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Events in the year 1718 in Norway.
See also:1718 in Denmark
List of years in Norway
List of years in Norway
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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.
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 â Henrik Adeler, civil servant and politician (born 1660).[2]
- 16 May â Jonas Danilssønn Ramus, priest and historian (born 1649)
- 9 September â Caspar Herman Hausmann, general, lumber merchant and squire (born 1653)
- 30 November â King Karl XII of Sweden (born 1682)