1805 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1805 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch

Christian VII.^[1]

Events

• The 14000NaN0 long horse-powered Damtjern-Storflåtan railway in Krokskogen, was opened. It is believed to have been Norway's first railway.

Births

• 8 January – Halvor Heyerdahl Rasch, zoologist (d.1883)

Full date unknown

• Jørgen Wright Cappelen, bookseller and publisher (d.1878)
• Bernt Sverdrup Maschmann, priest and politician (d.1869)
• Ole Hersted Schjøtt, clergyman and politician (d.1848)
• Jacob Staalesen Velde, politician

Deaths

• 21 April – Bernt Anker, merchant, chamberlain and playwright (born 1746).^[2]
• Eistein Kjørn, woodcarver (born 1727).

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Christian 7. . Terje . Bratberg . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 13 December 2023.
2. Encyclopedia: Bernt Anker . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Odd Arvid . Storsveen . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 15 November 2012.