1773 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1773 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch

Christian VII.^[1]

Events

• 2 November - The Sunnmøre Practical Agricultural Society was founded.
• The Norwegian Mapping Authority, Norway's national mapping agency, was founded.

Births

• 21 March - Nicolay Peter Drejer, military officer (died 1808)
• 2 May - Henrik Steffens, philosopher, scientist, and poet (died 1845)
• 27 July - Jacob Aall, historian and statesman (died 1844)
• 19 August - Johan Peter Strömberg, actor, dancer and theatre director, founder of the first public theatre of Norway (dead 1834).
• 4 October - Gabriel Lund, merchant and representative at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly (died 1832)

Full date unknown

• Johan Ernst Mejdell, jurist and politician

Deaths

• 23 September - Johan Ernst Gunnerus, bishop and botanist (born 1718)

Full date unknown

• Jakob Klukstad, woodcarver (born 1705).^[2]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Christian 7. . Terje . Bratberg . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 13 December 2023.
2. Encyclopedia: Jakob Klukstad . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Kåre . Hosar . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 16 July 2018.