Events in the year 1788 in Norway.
Incumbents
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Monarch
A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College DictionarMonarch Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority and power i ...
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Christian VII
Christian VII (29 January 1749 – 13 March 1808) was a monarch of the House of Oldenburg who was King of Denmark–Norway and Duke of Duchy of Schleswig, Schleswig and Duchy of Holstein, Holstein from 1766 until his death in 1808. For his motto ...
Events
*21 August –
Theater War
{{Campaignbox Dano-Swedish Wars
The Theatre War ( sv, Teaterkriget), Cowberry War, Cranberry War or Lingonberry War ( no, Tyttebærkrigen, da, Tyttebærkrigen), was a brief war between Denmark–Norway and Sweden, starting on 24 September 1788 ...
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Swedish attack on Russia caused
Denmark-Norway to
declare war on Sweden in accordance with its treaty obligations to Russia.
*24 September - 8,000-10,000 men under the command of Prince
Charles of Hesse attacked
Bohuslen from Norway.
*29 September -
Battle of Kvistrum
The Battle of Kvistrum or the Battle of Kvistrum bridge took place on September 29, 1788, during the Theatre War, a phase of the Russo-Swedish War (1788–90), between Sweden and the Denmark–Norway. The Swedes lost the battle and had five kill ...
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Arts and literature
Births
*24 February -
Johan Christian Dahl
Johan Christian Claussen Dahl (24 February 178814 October 1857), often known as or , was a Danish-Norwegian artist who is considered the first great romantic painter in Norway, the founder of the "golden age" of Norwegian painting, and, by some ...
, painter (d.1857)
*20 July -
Paul Hansen Birch
Paul Hansen Birch (20 July 1788 – 25 April 1863) was a Norwegian Major General in the Norwegian Army.
He was born in Fåberg in Oppland, Norway to Johan Gottfried Reichenwald and Mari Birch. He was adopted by his uncle General War Commissioner ...
, military officer (d.1863)
*5 October -
Broder Knudtzon
Broder Lysholm Knudtzon (5 October 178820 March 1864) was a Norwegian merchant, politician and benefactor. Born into one of Trondheim's wealthiest mercantile families, he travelled to England where he developed a great admiration of English langu ...
, merchant and politician (d.1864)
*14 December -
Jacob Kielland, businessperson, consul and politician (d.1863)
Full date unknown
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Asle Christensen Hoffart, politician
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Catharine Hermine Kølle, adventurer and painter (d.1859)
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Sølver Hansen Laane, politician
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Lars Thorstensen Tønsager, politician
Deaths
See also
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