1720 in Norway

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14 July – Denmark-Norway leaves the Great Northern War after the Treaty of Frederiksborg.
10 August – The town of Moss was founded.^[2]

25 January - Jens Bircherod, bishop (born 1664).
12 November - Peter Tordenskjold, nobleman and naval flag officer (born 1690).^[5]

^ Johannessen, Finn Erhard; Mardal, Magnus A. "Frederik 4.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
^ Vogt, Elisabeth. "Bare halv seier til bystatus i 1720". mosshistorielag.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 January 2020.
^ Andersen, Eystein M. "Cecilie Christine Schøller". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
^ Stubhaug, Arild. "Jens Kraft - 2". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
^ Sandvold, Steinar. "Peter Wessel Tordenskiold". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 July 2018.

Norway during the union with Denmark (1536–1814)

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