1742 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1742 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch

Christian VI.^[1]

Events

• March - The Free church; Zionittene is established.
• July - Zionittene performs their first adult baptism in Drammenselva.
• Molde is incorporated as a city through a royal charter.
• Kristiansund is incorporated as a city through a royal charter.

Births

• 10 August – Hans Tank, skipper, merchant and endowment founder (d. 1804).^[2]
• 6 October  - Johan Herman Wessel, poet (died 1785)

Deaths

• 13 August  - Karen Toller, estate owner and ship owner (born 1662).^[3]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Christian 6. . Finn Erhard . Johannessen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 13 December 2023.
2. Encyclopedia: Hans Tank . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 6 November 2019.
3. Encyclopedia: Karen Toller . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Knut . Sprauten . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 20 September 2012.