Events in the year 1579 in Norway.
Incumbents
*
Monarch:
Frederick II
Events
Arts and literature
*
Christen Mule
Christian or Christen Mule (died 1589) was a merchant and Mayor of Oslo, Norway. He was probably a member of the family Mule from Denmark. Mule's parents have not been identified, but claims that he was the illegitimate son of the unpopular bishop ...
erects a
Renaissance building on the ruins of the previous
bishop's palace in
Oslo.
Births
*3 June -
Jens Munk, polar explorer (died
1628
Events
January–March
* January 19 – (26 Jumada al-Awwal 1037 A.H.) The reign of Salef-ud-din Muhammad Shahryar as the Mughal Emperor, Shahryar Mirza, comes to an end a little more than two months after the November 7 dea ...
).
Deaths
See also
References
{{Year in Europe, 1579