1720 in Norway
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Events in the year 1720 in Norway.
See also:1720 in Denmark
List of years in Norway
List of years in Norway
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Incumbents
Events
- 14 July â DenmarkâNorway leaves the Great Northern War after the Treaty of Frederiksborg.
- 10 August â The town of Moss was founded.[2]
- Severin Seehausen was ennobled, and given the noble family name Svanenhielm.
Arts and literature
Births
- 16 March â Cecilie Christine Schøller, socialite (died 1786).[3]
- 2 October â Jens Kraft, mathematician (died 1765 in Denmark).[4]
Deaths
- 25 January â Jens Bircherod, bishop (born 1664).
- 12 November â Peter Tordenskjold, nobleman and naval flag officer (born 1690).[5]
