1758 in Norway
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Events in the year 1758 in Norway.
See also:1758 in Denmark
List of years in Norway
List of years in Norway
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Incumbents
Events
- Kristen Paulsen is condemned to be executed by burning. He was the last person to be burned for sodomy (sex with animals) in Denmark-Norway. He was burned in Kristiansand.
- The gold mines at Gullverket, starts to operate, the mines is operated from 1758 to 1907.
Births
- 3 March â Jens Schou Fabricius, politician (died 1841)
- 15 March â Magdalene Sophie Buchholm, poet (died 1825)
- 23 April â Nils Christian Frederik Hals, military officer (died 1838)
Deaths
- 5 November â Hans Egede, Lutheran missionary (born 1686)
