1769 in Norway

Events in the year 1769 in Norway.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Christian VII.

Events

 * 15 August – The first census in Denmark-Norway to attempt completely covering all citizens (including women and children who had previously been listed only as numbers) takes place. At that point, Norway had 774,000 citizens.

Births

 * 8 January &mdash; Claus Pavels, bishop (died 1822)
 * 25 February &mdash; Thomas Fasting, naval officer and government minister (died 1841)
 * 14 April &mdash; Andreas Landmark, politician (died 1839)
 * 4 May – Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm, military officer and politician (d. 1837).
 * 27 August – Hans Jacob Stabel, priest and politician (died 1836)

Deaths

 * 24 February – Johan von Mangelsen, military officer and businessperson (born 1694).