1692 in Norway

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{{Year in Norway|1692}}

Events in the year 1692 in Norway.

Incumbents

  • Monarch: Christian V.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Christian 5. |first=Øystein |last=Rian |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Christian_5. |language=no |access-date=14 December 2023}}

Events

  • February – The last of the Finmark witch trials takes place, Anders Poulsen, an old Sámi shaman is put on trial.{{cite journal |date=27 May 2020 |title=Anders Poulsen—Sámi Shaman Accused of Witchcraft, 1692 (subscription required)|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0015587X.2019.1690243 |journal=Folklore |volume= 131|issue=2 |pages=135–158 |doi=10.1080/0015587X.2019.1690243 |s2cid=219744071 |access-date=15 July 2020|url-access=subscription }}
  • The first Chief of police is hired in Bergen.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Bergen - historie |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Bergen_-_historie |language=no | access-date=15 July 2020}}
  • The {{ill|Bolvik|no|Bolvig Jernværk}} ironwork is established.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Bolvik |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Bolvik |language=no | access-date=15 July 2020}}

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  • 13 June - The first known recipe for Bløtkake is written down.{{cite book |url=https://kokekunst.tumblr.com/post/36880765068/litenbok |title=Family Tribal Roll in question Eliesonske, Ankerske, Collettske, Kiønigske m.m.m. Families, from the end of 1600 to 1874, etc. |author=various |date=n.d. |publisher=n/a |access-date=15 July 2020}}

Arts and literature

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  • Old Gimmestad Church is built.{{cite encyclopedia |title=Gimmestad |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Gimmestad |language=no | access-date=15 July 2020}}{{cite web |title=Gimmestad gamle kyrkjestad |website=kulturminnesok.no |url=https://kulturminnesok.no/minne/?queryString=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.kulturminne.no%2Faskeladden%2Flokalitet%2F84240 |language=no | access-date=15 July 2020}}

Births

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  • 29 December – Thomas Angell, merchant, philanthropist (died 1767).{{cite encyclopedia |title=Thomas Angell |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Ida |last=Bull |editor=Helle, Knut |editor-link=Knut Helle |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo|url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Thomas_Angell/utdypning |language=no |access-date=3 May 2015 }}

Deaths

  • 11 February – Anders Paulsen, Sami noaidi (born c. 1600).{{cite encyclopedia |title=Anders Paulsen |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Einar |last=Niemi |author-link=Einar Niemi |editor-link=Knut Helle |editor-last=Helle |editor-first= Knut |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=https://nbl.snl.no/Anders_Paulsen |language=no|access-date=15 July 2020}}

See also

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References

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