1660 in Norway

Events in the year 1660 in Norway.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Frederick III.

Events

 * January - Swedish forces laid siege the town of Halden.
 * 22 February - The siege of Halden ends, and the Swedish forces retreat to Bohuslen.
 * 27 May - Trondhjems len was returned to Norway, following the Treaty of Copenhagen (after having been ceded to Sweden at the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658).
 * 8 December - Ove Bjelke became Chancellor of Norway.
 * 24 December - Claus von Ahlefeldt was appointed commander-in-chief of the Norwegian army.

Births



 * 4 November – Albert Angell, civil servant, landowner and businessperson (died 1705).
 * Vincens Budde, military officer (died 1729).
 * Henrik Adeler, civil servant and politician (died 1718).

Probable

 * Ragnhild Abelset, merchant, landowner and lensmann (died 1733).