1812 in Norway
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Events in the year 1812 in Norway.
Incumbents
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.[1]
Arts and literature
- Grøndahl & Søn Forlag publishing house, was established.
Births
- 6 January – Knud Knudsen, linguist (d.1895).[2]
- 15 January – Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, writer and scholar (d.1885).[3]
- 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
Deaths
- 26 October – Hans Peter Holm, naval officer (b. 1772).[4]
References
- ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Lyngør". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ Vinje, Finn-Erik. "Knud Knudsen - 1". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ Kvideland, Reimund. "Peter Christen Asbjørnsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ Sandvold, Steinar. "Hans Peter Holm". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
