1807 in Norway
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- PorsgrunnPorsgrunnis a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Porsgrunn....
is granted limited city status. Full city status is granted in 18421842 in Norway-Events:* Porsgrunn was granted full city status. Limited city status was granted in 1807.* The Norwegian Missionary Society was founded in Stavanger.* The eleventh Storting convened, following the 1841 election.-January to June:...
. - Start of the Gunboat WarGunboat WarThe Gunboat War was the naval conflict between Denmark–Norway and the British Navy during the Napoleonic Wars. The war's name is derived from the Danish tactic of employing small gunboats against the conventional Royal Navy...
between Denmark-Norway and the United Kingdom.
January to June
- 19 January - Peter Hersleb Graah BirkelandPeter Hersleb Graah BirkelandPeter Hersleb Graah Birkeland was a Norwegian bishop.He was born in Borgund as the son of Lars Birkeland and Johanne Hellem Baade....
, bishop (d.18961896 in Norway-Events:* 11 July – Noregs Ungdomslag was founded.-January to March:*2 February - Einar Ræder, long jumper *5 February - Paul Tjøstolsen Sunde, politician...
) - 27 January - Ulrik Anton MotzfeldtUlrik Anton MotzfeldtUlrik Anton Motzfeldt was a Norwegian jurist and politician. He served five terms in the Norwegian Parliament, including two years as President, was a professor in Christiania and an Assessor of the Supreme Court....
, jurist and politician (d.18651865 in Norway-Births:*15 January - Finn Blakstad, farmer and politician *6 February - William Martin Nygaard, publisher and politician *12 June - Anders Beer Wilse, photographer...
) - 14 March – Josephine of LeuchtenbergJosephine of LeuchtenbergJoséphine of Leuchtenberg was Queen consort of Sweden and Norway as the wife of King Oscar I...
, Swedish and Norwegian queen (d.18761876 in Norway-January to June:*8 January - Nils Tveit, politician *23 March - Nils Erik Flakstad, businessperson and politician *22 April - Ole Edvart Rølvaag, novelist and professor in America *9 May - Johan Arndt, politician...
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July to December
- 29 November – Peter Severin SteenstrupPeter Severin SteenstrupPeter Severin Steenstrup was a Norwegian naval officer and businessperson.He was the son of Constitutional founding father and businessman Poul Steenstrup and Thea Collett....
, naval officer and businessperson (d.18631863 in Norway-January to June:*19 February - Axel Thue, mathematician *28 February - Lars Jonson Haukaness, Norwegian American impressionist artist *21 May - Gunnar Berg, painter *23 June - Christian Fredrik Michelet, politician and Minister...
) - 22 December – Johan Sebastian WelhavenJohan Sebastian WelhavenJohan Sebastian Cammermeyer Welhaven was a Norwegian author, poet, critic and art theorist.-Background:...
, poet and critic (d.18731873 in Norway-Births:*5 March - Olav Bjaaland, ski champion and polar explorer *9 March - Yngvar Sonnichsen, Norwegian-American artist and painter *11 March - Arnold Holmboe, politician and Minister...
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- Nils Fredrik Julius AarsNils Fredrik Julius AarsNils Fredrik Julius Aars was a Norwegian priest and politician.He was born in Enebakk as a son of priest and politician Jens Aars . His grandfather migrated to Norway from Aars, Denmark in 1757. Aars married Sophie Stabell, and the couple had several children, including the writer Sophus Christian...
, priest and politician (d.18651865 in Norway-Births:*15 January - Finn Blakstad, farmer and politician *6 February - William Martin Nygaard, publisher and politician *12 June - Anders Beer Wilse, photographer...
) - Halvor Olsen FolkestadHalvor Olsen FolkestadHalvor Olsen Folkestad was a Norwegian temporarily appointed councillor of state in interim in 1875. Folkestad was a bishop by profession.-References:...
, councillor of state (d.18891889 in Norway-Incumbents:*King of Norway - Oscar II, King of Sweden and Norway*Prime Minister of Norway: Johan Sverdrup, succeeded by*Prime Minister of Norway: Emil Stang-Notable births:*20 January - Tryggve Gran, aviator, explorer and author...
) - Peter Tidemand MallingPeter Tidemand MallingPeter Tidemand Malling was a Norwegian bookseller, printer and publisher.-Background:Peter Tidemand Malling was born in Strømsø , in Buskerud County, Norway. His parents were Michael Malling and Maren Elisabeth Klein...
, bookseller, printer and publisher (d.18781878 in Norway-Events:* A law is passed that requires teachers to speak the dialect of their pupils and not the other way round.-Births:*13 January - Henrik Østervold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist *17 January - Olaf Husby, sport shooter...
) - Hans WilleHans WilleHans Wille was a Norwegian priest and politician.He was born in 1807 as the oldest child of vicar and politician Jacob Andreas Wille and his wife Marine Sofia Petrea Bloch. He graduated as cand.theol., and worked as a teacher in Trondhjem from 1832. In 1837 he was appointed chaplain at Voss; and...
, priest and politician (d.18771877 in Norway-January to June:*25 February - Bernt Tunold, painter *5 March - Klaus Sletten, organizational worker, editor and politician *23 March - Marta Steinsvik, author and translator *29 March - Nils Waltersen Aasen, arms inventor...
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