1769 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1769 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch

Christian VII.^[1]

Events

• 15 August – The first census in Denmark-Norway to attempt completely covering all citizens (including women and children who had previously been listed only as numbers) takes place. At that point, Norway had 774,000 citizens.^{[2] [3]}
• 14 September - Start of the Dano–Algerian War.

Births

• 8 January - Claus Pavels, bishop (died 1822)
• 25 February - Thomas Fasting, naval officer and government minister (died 1841)
• 14 April - Andreas Landmark, politician (died 1839)
• 4 May – Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm, military officer and politician (d. 1837).^{[4] [5]}
• 27 August – Hans Jacob Stabel, priest and politician (died 1836)

Deaths

• 24 February  - Johan von Mangelsen, military officer and businessperson (born 1694).^[6]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Christian 7. . Terje . Bratberg . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 13 December 2023.
2. Web site: Statbank Denmark . Statbank.dk . 2010-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040728230415/http://statbank.dk/ . July 28, 2004 . live.
3. Drake, Michael. Population and Society in Norway, 1735-1865. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1969. 2.
4. Encyclopedia: Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm . Store norske leksikon. Magnus A. . Mardal . Erik . Bolstad . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 6 November 2019.
5. Web site: Ramm, Eilert Valdemar Preben (Eidsvollsmann) . eidsvollsmenn.no . no . 6 November 2019 .
6. Encyclopedia: Johan von Mangelsen . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Jon Gunnar . Arntzen . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 19 June 2018.