1758 in Norway
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  • 5 November - Hans Egede
    Hans Egede
    Hans Poulsen Egede was a Norwegian-Danish Lutheran missionary who launched mission efforts to Greenland, which led him to be styled the Apostle of Greenland. He established a successful mission among the Inuit and is credited with revitalizing Dano-Norwegian interest in the island after contact...

    , Lutheran missionary (b.1686)
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