1708 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1708 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch

Frederick IV.^[1]

Events

• 10 April - Johan Vibe is appointed Vice Steward of Norway.

Births

• 9 September – Paul Egede, theologian, missionary, and scholar (d. 1789)
• 10 September - Mathias Collett, civil servant (d. 1759).^[2]
• 16 September  - Catharina Freymann, pietist leader (d. 1791)

Deaths

• 28 October – Prince George of Denmark and Norway (born 1653)
• 25 December - Jørgen Thormøhlen, merchant, ship owner and industrialist (born c. 1640).^[3]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Frederik 4. . Finn Erhard . Johannessen . Magnus A. . Mardal . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 14 December 2023.
2. Encyclopedia: Mathias Collett . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no. 3 August 2020.
3. Encyclopedia: Jørgen Thormøhlen . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Anders Bjarne . Fossen . . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo. no. 21 October 2014.