1812 in Norway
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Events in the year 1812 in Norway.
See also:1812 in Denmark
List of years in Norway
List of years in Norway
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Incumbents
Events
- 6 July â In the Battle of Lyngør, the Danish-Norwegian frigate HDMS Najaden was sunk by the British ships HMS Dictator and HMS Calypso.[2]
Arts and literature
- Grøndahl & Søn Forlag publishing house, was established.
Births
- 6 January â Knud Knudsen, linguist (d.1895).[3]
- 15 January â Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, writer and scholar (d.1885).[4]
- 26 January â Andreas Grimelund, bishop (d.1896)
- 1 March â Iver Steen Thomle, jurist (d.1889)
- 28 November â Ludvig Mathias Lindeman, composer and organist (d.1887)
- 11 December â Jørgen Tandberg Ebbesen, politician (d.1887)
Full date unknown
- Hans Jensen Blom, politician (d.1875)
- Nils Elias Børresen, politician
- Christian Hansen Vennemoe, politician
- Torbjørg Utne, hotelier (died 1903).[5]
Deaths
- 26 October â Hans Peter Holm, naval officer (b. 1772).[6]
