1789 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1789 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch

Christian VII.^[1]

Events

• 20 February  - Hanging as a capital punishment was abolished.
• July  - The flood Storofsen struck eastern Norway.^[2]
• 9 July  - Theater War part of the Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790): Denmark-Norway agreed to cease active engagement in the conflict. A statement of neutrality was issued by Denmark-Norway, not a formal peace treaty and Denmark-Norway leaves the war.
• 17 July:
  • The town of Hammerfest was founded.
  • The town of Vardø was founded.
• 12 November  - The Norwegian army retreated from Bohuslen back to Norway. During the retreat, the Norwegian army lost 1,500-3,000 men to hunger, disease, poor sanitary conditions, and exposure to continual autumn rainfall

Births

• 29 January - Fredrik Riis, civil servant (d.1845)
• 19 March Peter Christian Knudtzon, businessman (died 1864)
• 2 November - Karen Wedel-Jarlsberg, courtier (d.1849)

Full date unknown

• Ole Johannesen Staff, politician

Deaths

• 1 August - Peder Hjort, businessperson (born 1715)

Full date unknown

• Eric Gustaf Tunmarck, painter (born 1729).^[3]

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Christian 7. . Terje . Bratberg . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 13 December 2023.
2. Encyclopedia: Storofsen . Marius A. . Mardal . . Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no. 20 September 2012.
3. Encyclopedia: Eric Gustaf Tunmarck . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Einar . Sørensen . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 28 November 2014.