Events

• 3 July — Norway's oldest newspaper, still in print, Adresseavisen
  Adresseavisen
  Adresseavisen is a regional newspaper published daily, except Sundays, in Trondheim, Norway. It is an independent, conservative newspaper with a daily circulation of approximately 85,000. It is also informally known as Adressa. The newspaper covers the areas of Trøndelag and Nordmøre.Adresseavisen...
  
  , is founded (first edition published this date).
• 17 July — The Trondheim Society received royal affirmation of its status as the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
  Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters
  The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters is a learned society based in Trondheim, Norway.-History:DKNVS was founded in 1760 by bishop of Nidaros Johan Ernst Gunnerus, headmaster at the Trondheim Cathedral School Gerhard Schøning and Councillor of State Peter Frederik Suhm under the name...
  
  .
• The first known competition of winter sport biathlon
  Biathlon
  Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...
  
  takes place, in Norway.
• The first sections of the Hotel Refsnes Gods are erected.

Births

• 4 February — Hans Hein Nysom
  Hans Hein Nysom
  Hans Hein Nysom was a Norwegian priest and politician.He was born in Bragernes, and worked as a vicar in Botne. He married an Elisabeth Sophie Neumann....
  
  , priest and politician (d.1831
  1831 in Norway
  -Arts and literature:* The first opera, Deux mots by Nicolas Dalayrac in performed in Oslo directed by August Schrumpf with Augusta Smith in the main part...
  
  )