Events

• The Customs House being moved further down the Telemarksvassdraget from Skien
  Skien
  ' is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the administrative centre of Telemark county....
  
   to Porsgrunn
  Porsgrunn
  is a town and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Porsgrunn....
  
  , makes the latter a thriving market town
  Market town
  Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...
  
  .
• The Cappelen Family
  Cappelen (family)
  Cappelen is the surname of a prominent Norwegian family of merchants, land owners, civil servants and politicians. In the 18th and 19th century, it was one of the so-called patrician families in Norway, i.e...
  
   emigrates to Norway from Northern Germany.
• Mandal takes its present name, after abandoning the name Vesterrisør.

Births

• 2 April – Prince George of Denmark and Norway (d.1708
  1708 in Norway
  -Deaths:*28 October – Prince George of Denmark and Norway...
  
  )