1804 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1804 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch

Christian VII.^[1]

Events

• 6 January - Mathias Bonsach Krogh became the first Bishop of the Diocese of Hålogaland.
• 24 September - Trondhjems amt was split into two, with the northern part becoming Nordre Trondhjems amt and the southern part becoming Søndre Trondhjems amt.
• The first Agdenes Lighthouse was established.

Births

• 29 May – Søren Wilhelm Thorne, priest and politician (d. 1878)
• 6 June – Georg Wallace, politician (d. 1890)
• 5 July – Anton Theodor Harris, politician (d. 1866)
• 9 September - Kristoffer Nilsen Svartbækken Grindalen, criminal, killer and thief (d. 1876).^[2]
• 17 September – Hans Biørn Wenneberg, politician (d. 1878)
• 19 September – Elling Eielsen, minister and Lutheran Church leader in America (d.1883)
• 20 September – Christopher Henrik Holfeldt Tostrup, timber merchant and land-owner (d. 1881)
• 12 October – Eskild Bruun, barrister, judge and businessman (d. 1877).^[3]
• 4 November – Peder Balke, painter (d. 1887)
• 8 November – Hans Eleonardus Møller, politician and businessperson (d.1867)
• 21 November – Henrik Heftye, businessman and philanthropist (d. 1864)
• 25 November – Jens Matthias Pram Kaurin, professor of theology, biblical translator, and Lutheran priest (d. 1863).^[4]
• 19 December – Carl Siegfried Bonnevie, naval officer (d. 1856)

Full date unknown

• Paulus Flood, merchant and politician (d.1847)
• Jens Christian Folkman Schaanning, politician
• Jacob Worm Skjelderup, politician and Minister (d.1863)
• Hans Biørn Wenneberg, politician

Deaths

• 17 March – Hans Tank, skipper, merchant and endowment founder (b. 1742).^[5]
• 29 June – Halvor Blinderen, farmer (born 1733).^[6]
• 4 December – Jens Holmboe, bailiff (b. 1752)

Full date unknown

• Kristofer Sjursson Hjeltnes, farmer and businessperson (b.1730)

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Christian 7. . Terje . Bratberg . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 13 December 2023.
2. Encyclopedia: Kristoffer Nilsen Grindalen . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 6 November 2019.
3. Book: Amundsen, O. Delphin . Den kongelige norske Sankt Olavs Orden . Otto Delphin Amundsen. 34 . no . Grøndahl . Oslo . 1947.
4. Encyclopedia: Jens Kaurin . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 6 November 2019.
5. Encyclopedia: Hans Tank . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 6 November 2019.
6. Encyclopedia: Halvor Blinderen . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Knut . Sprauten . Helle, Knut . Knut Helle . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no. 10 May 2013.