1818 in Norway
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Events in the year 1818 in Norway.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Charles II (until 5 February);[1] then Charles III John.[2]
Events
- 5 February â Carl III of Sweden-Norway became King of Sweden and King of Norway following the death of Charles XIII.
- 7 September â Carl III of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway, in Trondheim.
- 24 September â Start of the Bodø affair.
- Johan August Sandels is appointed Governor-general of Norway.
Notable births
- 14 January â Ole Jacob Broch, politician and Minister (died 1889).[3]
- 13 February â Rolf Olsen, politician (died 1864)
- 6 April â Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, poet, journalist and writer (died 1870).[4]
- 24 September â Diderik Iversen Tønseth, politician (died 1893)
Full date unknown
- Job Dischington Bødtker, jurist and politician (died 1889)
- Carl Peter Parelius Essendrop, bishop, politician and Minister (died 1893)
- Jacob Lerche Johansen, politician and Minister (died 1900)
- Henrik Andreas Zetlitz Lassen, politician
- Thorvald Meyer, businessperson (died 1909)
- Carsten Tank Nielsen, politician and Minister (died 1892)
Notable deaths
- 5 March - Johan Andreas Cornelius Ohme, army officer (born 1746)
- 25 March â Caspar Wessel, mathematician (born 1745).[5]
Full date unknown
- Anders Trulsson Bruland, civil servant and politician (born 1770)
