1769 in Norway
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Events in the year 1769 in Norway.
See also:1769 in Denmark
List of years in Norway
List of years in Norway
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Incumbents
Events
- 15 August â The first census in Denmark-Norway to attempt completely covering all citizens (including women and children who had previously been listed only as numbers) takes place. At that point, Norway had 774,000 citizens.[2][3]
- 14 September - Start of the DanoâAlgerian War.
- Maximilian Hell and his assistant János Sajnovics traveled to Vardø to observe the 1769 transit of Venus.
Births
- 8 January â Claus Pavels, bishop (died 1822)
- 25 February â Thomas Fasting, naval officer and government minister (died 1841)
- 14 April â Andreas Landmark, politician (died 1839)
- 4 May â Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm, military officer and politician (d. 1837).[4][5]
- 27 August â Hans Jacob Stabel, priest and politician (died 1836)
Deaths
- 24 February â Johan von Mangelsen, military officer and businessperson (born 1694).[6]
