Events in the year 1823 in Norway.

Incumbents

Charles III John sv, Karl Johan Baptist Julius , spouse = , issue = Oscar I of Sweden , house = Bernadotte , father = Henri Bernadotte , mother = Jeanne de Saint-Jean , birth_date = , birth_place = Pau, ...

Events

* King Carl III (Karl Johan) ordered to build the

royal palace This is a list of royal palaces, sorted by continent. Africa * Abdin Palace, Cairo * Al-Gawhara Palace, Cairo * Koubbeh Palace, Cairo * Tahra Palace, Cairo * Menelik Palace * Jubilee Palace * Guenete Leul Palace * Imperial Palace- Massa ...

in Christiania.

Arts and literature

Det Dramatiske Selskab Det Dramatiske Selskab is the name for several Norwegian amateur theatre drama troupes. These troupes were the first permanent theatre troupes in the cities of Norway. The period between 1780–1830 is described by many as ''the age of the dramatic ...

Stavanger Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the a ...

was founded.

Births

*6 January – Aimar August Sørenssen, politician and Minister (d.1908) *14 April –

Christian Jensen Christian Jensen may refer to: * Christian Albrecht Jensen (1792–1870), Danish portrait painter * Christian Jensen (politician) (1823–1884), Norwegian politician * Christian E.O. Jensen (1859–1941), Danish pharmacist and botanist * Christian ...

, politician and Minister (d.1884) *7 June –

Jørgen Breder Faye Jørgen Breder Faye (7 June 1823 – 2 August 1908) was a Norwegian banker and politician. Biography Faye was born in Bergen, Norway. He was the son of Christen Faye (1781-1836) and Magdalene Christine Wiese (1791-1878). His father was a master ba ...

, banker and politician (d.1908) *20 July –

Jacob Dybwad Jacob Dybwad (20 July 1823 – 4 September 1899) was a Norwegian bookseller and publisher as well as a pioneer in the publishing trade. Dybwad was one of the founders of the publishing company and bookstore Jacob Dybwad A/S, which was in opera ...

, bookseller and publisher (d.

1899 Events January 1899 * January 1 ** Spanish rule ends in Cuba, concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. ** Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City. * January 2 – **Bolivia sets up a c ...

). *8 October – Sivert Andreas Nielsen, politician (d.1904) *26 November –

Thomas Tellefsen Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen (26 November 1823 – 6 October 1874) was a Norwegians, Norwegian pianist, composer, and Piano pedagogy, teacher. As a composer, Tellefsen wrote 44 opuses, including solo piano works, two Piano concerto, piano conc ...

, pianist and composer (d.1874) *21 December – Asbjørn Kloster, social reformer and leader of the Norwegian temperance movement. (d. 1876 in Norway)

Full date unknown

* Lars Christian Dahll, politician and Minister (d.1908) * Simon Pedersen Holmesland, politician (d.1895) * Sofie Parelius, actress (died

1902 Events January * January 1 ** The Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen Dougherty becomes the world's f ...

)

Deaths

*16 December -

Hans Carl Knudtzon Hans Carl Knudtzon (29 January 175116 December 1823) was a Norwegian merchant, ship-owner and politician. Born in the north of Germany to a mercantile family, he travelled to Trondheim, Norway, where he had success in the trading business. He was a ...

, merchant, ship-owner and politician (b.

1751 In Britain and its colonies (except Scotland), 1751 only had 282 days due to the British Calendar Act of 1751, which ended the year on 31 December (rather than nearly three months later according to its previous rule). Events January&nd ...

)

References

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