1742 in Norway

Events in the year 1742 in Norway.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Christian VI.

Events

 * March - The Free church; Zionittene is established.
 * July - Zionittene performs their first adult baptism in Drammenselva.
 * Molde is incorporated as a city through a royal charter.
 * Kristiansund is incorporated as a city through a royal charter.

Births

 * 10 August – Hans Tank, skipper, merchant and endowment founder (d. 1804).
 * 6 October – Johan Herman Wessel, poet (died 1785)

Deaths

 * 13 August – Karen Toller, estate owner and ship owner (born 1662).