1820 in Norway

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Centuries:	17th 18th 19th 20th 21st
Decades:	1800s 1810s 1820s 1830s 1840s
See also:	1820 in Sweden List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1820 in Norway.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Charles III John.[1]

Events

Arts and literature

• The song Sønner av Norge is written by Henrik Anker Bjerregaard and Christian Blom.

Births

• 5 April – Josephine Thrane, teacher and political activist (d.1862).[2]
• 18 June – Martin Andreas Udbye, composer and organist (d.1889)
• 12 August – Hans Henrik Wærenskjold, politician (d.1909)
• 27 December – Jens Amundsen, ship-owner (d.1886)

Full date unknown

• Lars Kristiansen Blilie, politician (d.1892)
• Erik Eriksen, ice sea captain (d.1888)
• Jørgen Aall Flood, politician, vice consul and businessman (d.1892)

Deaths

• 5 May – Søren Georg Abel, priest and politician (b.1772)

See also

References

1. Mardal, Magnus A. "Karl Johan". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
2. Jensen, Lill-Ann. "Josephine Thrane". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 10 May 2015.