Events in the year 1705 in Norway.

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Jakob Klukstad Jakob Bersveinson Klukstad (1705–1773) was a Norwegian wood carver and painter. Klukstad had great significance for future wood carvers in the Gudbrand Valley. Biography Klukstad was born in Lom, Norway, Lom. He spent most of his career on the ...

, wood carver (died

1773 Events January–March * January 1 – The hymn that becomes known as ''Amazing Grace'', at this time titled "1 Chronicles 17:16–17", is first used to accompany a sermon led by curate John Newton in the town of Olney, Bucking ...

Deaths

*13 March –

Curt Christoph von Koppelow Curt Christoph von Koppelow or Cort Christopher von Caplau (variants: Koppelöu, Kaplan, Coplou, Coppelouwe) (1624–1705) was a German-Norwegian nobleman and officer in the Dano-Norwegian army. Von Koppelow was the commander of Munkholmen fo ...

, nobleman and officer (born c. 1624). *28 August – Ludvig Stoud, bishop (b.

1649 Events January–March * January 4 – In England, the Rump Parliament passes an ordinance to set up a High Court of Justice, to try Charles I for high treason. * January 17 – The Second Ormonde Peace concludes an allian ...

). *13 September –

Albert Angell Albert Angell (4 November 1660 – 13 September 1705) was a Norwegian civil servant, landowner and businessman. He served as Mayor of Trondheim, Norway. Angell was born in Trondheim, Norway. He was the son of merchant and landowner Lorentz Mo ...

, civil servant, landowner and businessperson (born

1660 Events January–March * January 1 ** At daybreak, English Army Colonel George Monck, with two brigades of troops from his Scottish occupational force, fords the River Tweed at Coldstream in Scotland to cross the border into England ...

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Mats de Tonsberg Mats de Tonsberg or Mathias de Tonsberg (1638–1705) was a Norwegian civil servant and timber trader. He was born in Tønsberg in Jarlsberg og Larvik county in Norway to civil servant Anders Madssøn (1609-1670) and Karen Stranger (1617- ...

, civil servant and timber trader (born 1638).

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