1768 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1768 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch

Christian VII.^[1]

Events

• 1 December - The slave ship Fredensborg sinks off Tromøya.^[2]

Arts and literature

• January - Gunnerus Library, the oldest scientific library in Norway is opened in Trondheim.

Births

Full date unknown

• Johan Ernst Berg, politician (died 1828)

Deaths

• 12 January – Joen Jacobsen, master builder (born 1714).^[3]
• 24 January  - Morten Leuch, timber merchant and landowner (born 1732).^[4]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Christian 7. . Terje . Bratberg . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 13 December 2023.
2. Porter, Darwin & Danforth Prince. Frommer's Norway, 3rd Edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2007. 218.
3. Encyclopedia: Joen Jacobsen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 16 January 2024.
4. Encyclopedia: Morten d.y. Leuch . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Arne . Apelseth . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 5 September 2013.