1803 in Norway
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{{Year in Norway|1803}}
Events in the year 1803 in Norway.
Incumbents
Events
- 1 January – Denmark–Norway abolishes transatlantic slave trade.
- June – Anders Olson Lysne is executed for lèse-majesté. He is the last person executed for lèse-majesté in Norway.
Arts and literature
- The construction of Ledaal is finished.
Births
- 27 September – Hans Jørgen Darre, clergyman (died 1874)
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- 1 September – Georg Pettersen, politician (died 1879)
- Per Ivarson Undi, early homesteader in Wisconsin Territory (died 1860)
Deaths
- 15 March – Johann Friedrich von und zu Mansbach, military officer (born 1744)
- 14 April – Johan Christian Schønheyder, bishop (born 1742)
- 22 May – Frederik Otto Scheel, military officer and civil servant (born 1748).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Frederik Otto Scheel |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Terje |last=Bratberg |editor=Helle, Knut|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Frederik_Otto_Scheel/utdypning |language=no |access-date=15 November 2012}}
- June – Anders Olson Lysne, leader of a farmer rebellion (born 1764)
- 15 October – Ole Irgens, bishop (born 1724)
- 18 November – Ditlevine Feddersen, culture personality (born 1727)
- 24 November – Reier Gjellebøl, priest and writer (born 1737).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Reier Gjellebøl |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Arne Bugge |last=Amundsen |editor=Helle, Knut|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Reier_Gjellebøl/utdypning |language=no |access-date=8 February 2013}}
See also
{{Portal bar|Norway|History|Lists}}
References
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{{Year in Europe|1803}}