1792 in Norway
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- Denmark-Norway declares transatlantic slave trade illegal after 1803 (though slavery continues to 1848)
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- 1 January - Henrik Anker BjerregaardHenrik Anker BjerregaardHenrik Anker Bjerregaard was a Norwegian poet, dramatist and judge.Born in Ringsaker, he grew up in Vågå from the age of eight. He studied at the University of Copenhagen, but returned to Norway in 1814 and graduated from the Royal Frederick University with the cand.jur. degree in 1815...
, poet, dramatist and judge (d.18421842 in Norway-Events:* Porsgrunn was granted full city status. Limited city status was granted in 1807.* The Norwegian Missionary Society was founded in Stavanger.* The eleventh Storting convened, following the 1841 election.-January to June:...
) - 18 November - Even Hammer HolmboeEven Hammer Holmboe-Personal life:He was born in Trondenes as the son of bailiff Jens Holmboe and his wife Anna Margrethe Irgens . He had several brothers and sisters. His brothers Hans and Leonhard Christian became involved in politics, so did his nephew Jens Holmboe.In 1823 he married Maren Johanne Rønning, who...
, politician (d.18591859 in Norway-Events:*8 July - Charles XV succeeds his father Oscar I of Sweden and Norway -Notable births:*29 June - Ragnvald Bødtker, engineer *4 August - Knut Hamsun, author, Nobel Prize in Literature laureate...
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- Diderik BøgvadDiderik BøgvadDiderik Kornelius Mortensen Bøgvad was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1842, representing the rural constituency of Lister og Mandals Amt . He sat through only one term....
, politician (d.18571857 in Norway-Events:*6 June - Sophia of Nassau marries the future King Oscar II of Sweden-Norway-Births:*4 January - John N. Kildahl, Norwegian-American Lutheran church minister, author and educator...
) - Jørgen FloodJørgen Flood-Personal life:Jørgen Flood was born in 1792 to merchant Peder Jørgensen Flood and Inger Jørgine Jørgensen , née Wesselstoft. He had ten brothers and sisters. They grew up in Skien, but Jørgen later moved to Eidanger. Following the death of his wife Hanna in 1863, Jørgen moved to Grimstad...
, merchant and politician (d.18671867 in Norway-January to June:*19 January - Isak Kobro Collett, politician *20 January - Mons Monssen, sailor in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor *29 January - Carl L...
) - Nils Christensen RingnæsNils Christensen RingnæsNils Christensen Ringnæs was a Norwegian politician.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1842 and 1845, representing the rural constituency of Hedemarkens Amt . He worked as a farmer and bailiff.-References:...
, politician