1821 in Norway explained

Events in the year 1821 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch

Charles III John.^[1]

Events

• 1 August - The Nobility of Norway is abolished.
• Fredrik Meltzer designs the modern flag of Norway to replace the modified Danish and Swedish flags then in use.
• Thomas Fasting became the first individual ever convicted in an impeachment trial by the Norwegian Constitutional Court of the Realm (Riksrett).

Births

• 2 May – Jens Andreas Friis, linguist and author (d.1896)
• 14 July – Jens Holmboe, politician and Minister (d.1891)
• 17 August – Jacob Andreas Michelsen, businessperson and politician (d.1902)
• 23 August – Christian Collett Kjerschow, politician (d.1889)
• 24 October – James DeNoon Reymert, newspaper editor, mine operator, lawyer and politician (d.1896)
• 18 November – Johan Jørgen Lange Hanssen, politician (d.1889)

Full date unknown

• Eilev Jonsson Steintjønndalen, Hardanger fiddle maker (d.1876)

Deaths

• 14 January – Jens Zetlitz, priest and poet (b.1761)
• 5 March – Gabriel Schanche Kielland, businessman and ship owner (b.1760)
• 20 May – Abraham Pihl, clergyman, astronomer and architect (b.1756).^[2]
• 21 November – Jonas Rein, priest, poet and member of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll (b.1760)

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia: Karl Johan . Magnus A. . Mardal . . Bolstad . Erik . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo . no . 18 December 2023.
2. Encyclopedia: Abraham Pihl . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Jan . Wiig . . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . Norwegian. 10 May 2013.