1762 In Norway
Events in the year 1762 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Frederick V. Events *Hadeland Glassverk is established in Jevnaker. Arts and literature Births *24 April – Alexander Møller, surgeon (died 1847). *16 November – Henriette Mathiesen, culture personality (died 1825) Full date unknown * Peder Jacobsen Bøgvald, politician (died 1829) Deaths *12 November – Hans Friis, priest and poet (born 1716). Full date unknown *Lars Pinnerud, woodcarver (born 1700 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 19), where then Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 11 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 17 ...). See also References {{Year in Europe, 1762 ...
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Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the se ...
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