1808 in Norway
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Events in the year 1808 in Norway.
See also:1808 in Denmark
List of years in Norway
List of years in Norway
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Incumbents
- Monarch: Christian VII (until 13 March);[1] then Frederick VI.[2]
Events
- Dano-Swedish War of 1808-1809:
- 14 March - Denmark-Norway declares war on Sweden.
- 18 April - Battle of Lier.
- 19â20 April - Battle of Toverud.
- 20 April â 7 May - Battle of Rødenes.
- 25 April - Battle of Trangen.
- 18 May - Battle of Mobekk.
- 10 June - Battle of Prestebakke.
- 12 September - Battle of Berby.
- 7 December - An armistice agreement between Denmark-Norway and Sweden came into force. It could be terminated on 48 hours notice, but was applicable for the rest of the war. The armistice broke 2 July the next year.[3]
- Gunboat War:
- 16 May â Battle of Alvøen.
- 31 December - The Saksebøl Slaughter.
Arts and literature
Births
- 4 March â Frederik Stang, lawyer, public servant and politician, Norway's first Prime Minister (d.1884)
- 17 June â Henrik Wergeland, poet (d.1845)
- 28 July â Ulrik Frederik Lange, politician (d.1878)
Full date unknown
- Christen Larsen Arneberg, politician
- Ola Antonson Holsen, politician (d.1864)
- Nils Jønsberg, priest and politician (d.1885)
- Hans Jensen Krog, politician (d.1897)
- Sjur Aasmundsen Sexe, mineralogist (d.1888)
Deaths
- 29 April - Nicolay Peter Drejer, military officer (born 1773)
- 16 May â George Edmund Byron Bettesworth, navy officer (born 1785).
- 16 November â Envold de Falsen, lawyer, poet, actor and statesman (born 1755).[4]
- 20 December â Arent Greve, goldsmith and painter (born 1733).[5]
