Events in the year 1753 in Norway.

Incumbents

Events

Arts and literature

Births

*2 September -

Johan Michael Lund Johan Michael Lund (2 September 1753 – 15 May 1824) was a Norwegian lawyer from Bergen active during the time of Denmark-Norway. From 1786 to 1805 he was Lawman ('' Faroese: Løgmaður'') (prime minister) of the Faroe Islands. Later, he moved ...

, lawyer and Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (died

1824 May 7: The almost completely deaf Beethoven premieres his Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven) , Ninth Symphony Events January–March * January 8 – After much controversy, Michael Faraday is finally elected as a member of the Royal Society, ...

) *30 October - Henrik Carstensen, businessman, timber merchant and shipowner (died

1835 Events January–March * January 7 – anchors off the Chonos Archipelago on her second voyage, with Charles Darwin on board as naturalist. * January 8 – The United States public debt contracts to zero, for the only time in history. ...

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Deaths

*4 November –

Iver Elieson Iver Elieson (3 November 1683 – 4 November 1753) was a Norwegian businessman, land owner and timber merchant. Elieson was born at Drammen in Buskerud, Norway. His father, Elias Nielssøn (1654-1699), was a merchant in Bragernes. Dating ...

, merchant (born

1683 Events January–March * January 5 – The Brandenburger Gold Coast, Brandenburger—African Company, of the German state of Brandenburg, signs a treaty with representatives of the Ahanta people, Ahanta tribe (in what is now Ghan ...

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