Events in the year 1808 in Norway.

Incumbents

* Monarch: Christian VII (until 13 March); then Frederick VI

Events

* Dano-Swedish War of 1808-1809: ** 14 March - Denmark-Norway declares war on

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

. ** 18 April - Battle of Lier. ** 19–20 April -

Battle of Toverud The Battle of Toverud or the Battles of Rakkestad and Toverud were several skirmishes fought around Toverud in Aurskog and Rakkestad in Viken (county), Viken, on 19 and 20 April 1808, as a part of the Dano-Swedish War of 1808-1809. Charles August ...

. ** 20 April – 7 May - Battle of Rødenes. ** 25 April - Battle of Trangen. ** 18 May - Battle of Mobekk. ** 10 June -

Battle of Prestebakke The Battle of Prestebakke was fought on 10 June 1808, between Sweden, Swedish and Norway, Norwegian forces, during the Dano-Swedish War of 1808–09. After the Swedish retreat out of Norway, a small detachment was left at Prestebakke and Berby. C ...

. ** 12 September -

Battle of Berby The Battle of Berby was fought on 12 September 1808, between Sweden, Swedish and Norway, Norwegian forces, during the Dano-Swedish War of 1808–09. Ever since the Battle of Prestebakke, the western front had been relatively calm, until colonel C ...

. ** 7 December - An armistice agreement between Denmark-Norway and

came into force. It could be terminated on 48 hours notice, but was applicable for the rest of the war. The armistice broke 2 July the next year. * Gunboat War: ** 16 May –

Battle of Alvøen The Battle of Alvøen was a naval battle of the Gunboat War between Denmark-Norway and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. It was fought on 16 May 1808 in Vatlestraumen, outside Bergen in Norway, between the British frigate HMS ''T ...

. * 31 December - The Saksebøl Slaughter.

Arts and literature

*28 January - The first issue of the newspaper '' Tiden'' was published in Christiania (now Oslo).

Births

*4 March – Frederik Stang, lawyer, public servant and politician, Norway's first Prime Minister (d.

1884 Events January–March * January 4 – The Fabian Society is founded in London. * January 5 – Gilbert and Sullivan's ''Princess Ida'' premières at the Savoy Theatre, London. * January 18 – Dr. William Price atte ...

) *17 June – Henrik Wergeland, poet (d.

1845 Events January–March * January 10 – Elizabeth Barrett receives a love letter from the younger poet Robert Browning; on May 20, they meet for the first time in London. She begins writing her ''Sonnets from the Portuguese''. * January 23 ...

) *28 July – Ulrik Frederik Lange, politician (d.

1878 Events January–March * January 5 – Russo-Turkish War – Battle of Shipka Pass IV: Russian and Bulgarian forces defeat the Ottoman Empire. * January 9 – Umberto I becomes King of Italy. * January 17 – Battle o ...

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* Christen Larsen Arneberg, politician * Ola Antonson Holsen, politician (d.

1864 Events January–March * January 13 – American songwriter Stephen Foster ("Oh! Susanna", "Old Folks at Home") dies aged 37 in New York City, leaving a scrap of paper reading "Dear friends and gentle hearts". His parlor song " ...

) * Nils Jønsberg, priest and politician (d.

1885 Events January–March * January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam. * January 4 – ...

) *

Hans Jensen Krog Hans Jensen Krog (27 December 1808 – 22 February 1897) was a Norwegian politician. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1859, representing the constituency of ''Søndre Bergenhuus Amt''. He worked as a vicar A vicar (; Latin: ''vicar ...

, politician (d.

1897 Events January–March * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a puniti ...

) * Sjur Aasmundsen Sexe, mineralogist (d.

1888 In Germany, 1888 is known as the Year of the Three Emperors. Currently, it is the year that, when written in Roman numerals, has the most digits (13). The next year that also has 13 digits is the year 2388. The record will be surpassed as late ...

)

Deaths

*29 April -

Nicolay Peter Drejer Nicolay Peter Dreyer (21 March 1773 – 29 April 1808) was a Norwegian military officer with the rank of captain. He was born in Fosnes. He became a legend during the Battle of Trangen The Battle of Trangen took place on 25 April 1808 at Trang ...

, military officer (born

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 ...

) *16 May – George Edmund Byron Bettesworth, navy officer (born 1785). *16 November – Envold de Falsen, lawyer, poet, actor and statesman (born

1755 Events January–March * January 23 (O. S. January 12, Tatiana Day, nowadays celebrated on January 25) – Moscow University is established. * February 13 – The kingdom of Mataram on Java is divided in two, creating the ...

). *20 December – Arent Greve, goldsmith and painter (born

1733 Events January–March * January 13 – Borommarachathirat V becomes King of Siam (now Thailand) upon the death of King Sanphet IX. * January 27 – George Frideric Handel's classic opera, ''Orlando'' is performed for ...

References

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