1792 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1792 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch

Christian VII.^[1]

Events

• Denmark-Norway declares transatlantic slave trade will be illegal after 1803 (though slavery continues to 1848 in Denmark)^[2]

Arts and literature

• Sør-Fron Church was built.
• Sandar Church was built.

Births

• 1 January – Henrik Anker Bjerregaard, poet, dramatist and judge (died 1842)
• 18 November – Even Hammer Holmboe, politician (died 1859)
• 13 December – Christian Schou, brewer and merchant (died 1874).^[3]

Full date unknown

• Diderik Bøgvad, politician (died 1857)
• Jørgen Flood, merchant and politician (died 1867)
• Nils Christensen Ringnæs, politician
• Erike Kirstine Kolstad, the first professional native stage actress in Norway (d.1830)

Deaths

• 14 December - Ole Nilsen Weierholt, wood carver (born 1718)

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Christian 7. . Terje . Bratberg . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 13 December 2023.
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=ATq5_6h2AT0C&dq=abolish+slavery+iceland&pg=PA8 The Historical encyclopedia of world slavery, Volume 1 By Junius P. Rodriguez
3. Encyclopedia: Christian Schou . Jon Gunnar . Arntzen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 17 November 2020.