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6 January - Mathias Bonsach Krogh became the first Bishop of the Diocese of Hålogaland.
24 September - Trondhjems amt was split into two, with the northern part becoming Nordre Trondhjems amt and the southern part becoming Søndre Trondhjems amt.
The first Agdenes Lighthouse was established.

29 May – Søren Wilhelm Thorne, priest and politician (d. 1878)
6 June – Georg Wallace, politician (d. 1890)
5 July – Anton Theodor Harris, politician (d. 1866)
9 September - Kristoffer Nilsen Svartbækken Grindalen, criminal, killer and thief (d. 1876).^[2]
17 September – Hans Biørn Wenneberg, politician (d. 1878)
19 September – Elling Eielsen, minister and Lutheran Church leader in America (d.1883)
20 September – Christopher Henrik Holfeldt Tostrup, timber merchant and land-owner (d. 1881)
12 October – Eskild Bruun, barrister, judge and businessman (d. 1877).^[3]
4 November – Peder Balke, painter (d. 1887)
8 November – Hans Eleonardus Møller, politician and businessperson (d.1867)
21 November – Henrik Heftye, businessman and philanthropist (d. 1864)
25 November – Jens Matthias Pram Kaurin, professor of theology, biblical translator, and Lutheran priest (d. 1863).^[4]
19 December – Carl Siegfried Bonnevie, naval officer (d. 1856)

^ Bratberg, Terje. "Christian 7.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Kristoffer Nilsen Grindalen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
^ Amundsen, O. Delphin (1947). Den kongelige norske Sankt Olavs Orden (in Norwegian). Oslo: Grøndahl. p. 34.
^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Jens Kaurin". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Hans Tank". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
^ Sprauten, Knut. "Halvor Blinderen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 May 2013.

Norway during the union with Denmark (1536–1814)

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