1812 in Norway

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See also:	1812 in Denmark List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1812 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Frederick VI .^[1]

Events

• 6 July – In the Battle of Lyngør, the Danish-Norwegian frigate HDMS Najaden was sunk by the British ships HMS Dictator and HMS Calypso.^[2]

Arts and literature

• Grøndahl & Søn Forlag publishing house, was established.

Births

• 6 January – Knud Knudsen, linguist (d.1895).^[3]
• 15 January – Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, writer and scholar (d.1885).^[4]
• 26 January – Andreas Grimelund, bishop (d.1896)
• 1 March – Iver Steen Thomle, jurist (d.1889)
• 28 November – Ludvig Mathias Lindeman, composer and organist (d.1887)
• 11 December – Jørgen Tandberg Ebbesen, politician (d.1887)

Full date unknown

• Hans Jensen Blom, politician (d.1875)
• Nils Elias Børresen, politician
• Christian Hansen Vennemoe, politician
• Torbjørg Utne, hotelier (died 1903).^[5]

Deaths

• 26 October – Hans Peter Holm, naval officer (b. 1772).^[6]

References

1. Arntzen, Jon Gunnar; Mardal, Magnus A. "Frederik 6.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
2. Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Lyngør". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 February 2019.
3. Vinje, Finn-Erik. "Knud Knudsen - 1". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
4. Kvideland, Reimund. "Peter Christen Asbjørnsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
5. Lauritzen, Per Roger. "Torbjørg Utne". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
6. Sandvold, Steinar. "Hans Peter Holm". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 February 2019.

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