1816 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1816 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch

Charles II.^[1]

Events

• 26 May - The Norwegian Bible Society, the oldest interchurch organization in Norway is founded.
• 14 June - Norges Bank, the central bank of Norway is founded.

Full date unknown

• Bodø was granted township status.
• Grimstad received city rights.
• Carl Carlsson Mörner is appointed Governor-general of Norway.

Arts and literature

• The oldest theatre building in Scandinavia; Trøndelag Teater was built.

Births

• 5 January  - Jens Zetlitz Kielland, consul and artist (d.1881)
• 16 March  - Vilhelmine Ullmann, proponent for women's rights (d. 1915).^[2]
• 30 May  - Jacob Smith Jarmann, firearms designer (d.1894)
• 6 June  - August Thomle, jurist and politician (d.1889)
• 30 July  - Johan Sverdrup, politician and first Prime Minister of Norway (d.1892)
• 16 October  - Christian Torber Hegge Geelmuyden, navy officer and politician (d.1885)
• 16 December  - Adam Hiorth, merchant and industrial pioneer (died 1871).^[3]

Full date unknown

• Paul Peter Vilhelm Breder, politician (d.1890)
• Erik Jonsson Helland, Hardanger fiddle maker (d.1868)
• Wilhelm Nielsen, politician

Deaths

• 26 March – Johan Ernst Mowinckel, merchant and consul (b. 1759).^[4]
• 26 July  - Johan Nordahl Brun, poet, dramatist, bishop and politician (b.1745)

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Karl 2. . Lars Roar . Langslet . Magnus A. . Mardal . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 18 December 2023.
2. Encyclopedia: Vilhelmine Ullmann . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 11 January 2024.
3. Encyclopedia: Adam Hiorth . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Gunnar . Nerheim . Helle, Knut. Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian . 9 May 2015.
4. Encyclopedia: Johan Ernst Mowinckel . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . Norwegian. 3 August 2020.