1809 in Norway
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Events in the year 1809 in Norway.
See also:1809 in Denmark
List of years in Norway
List of years in Norway
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Incumbents
Events
- 20 January â HMS Claudia was wrecked off Kristiansand.
- 4 July â The village of Hasvik was attacked by the British Royal Navy brigs HMS Snake and HMS Fancy.
- 10 July â 1,800 men under the command of Major General Georg Frederik von Krogh attacked Jemtland from Norway.
- 22 July - The British Royal Navy brigs HMS Snake and HMS Fancy attacked the town of Hammerfest.
- 25 July â Christian August of Augustenborg is appointed Steward of Norway.
- 10 December â The Dano-Swedish War of 1808â1809 ends.
Arts and literature
- Autumn â Jacob Aall publishes the pamphlet Fædrelandske Ideer where he demands a Norwegian university, national bank and better general education.[2]
Births
- 24 February â Haagen Ludvig Bergh, politician (d.1852)
- 23 September â Oluf Steen Julius Berner, politician (d.1885)
Full date unknown
- Svend Foyn, whaler (d.1894)
- Ludvig Johan Carl Manthey, civil servant (d.1875)
Deaths
- 3 May â Niels Carlsen, timber merchant, landowner, shipowner and banker (born 1734).[3]
- 29 July â Evert Andersen, navy officer (b.1772)
- 9 October â Niels Stockfleth Darre, military officer (b.1765)
- 27 October â Peter Westerstrøm, mass murderer (b.1779)
