1840 in Norway

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Centuries:|

* 17th
* 18th
* 19th
* 20th
* 21st

Decades:|

* 1820s
* 1830s
* 1840s
* 1850s
* 1860s

See also:| 1840 in Sweden
List of years in Norway

Events in the year 1840 in Norway.

## Incumbents

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* Monarch: Charles III John.[1]
* First Minister: Nicolai Krog

## Events

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* Melhus Sparebank was established, it is one of Norway’s oldest savings banks.

## Arts and literature

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## Births

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* 3 January – Cathinka Guldberg, Norway's first nurse (d.1919)
* 14 February – Lars Olsen Skrefsrud, missionary and language researcher in India (d.1910)
* 30 September – Johan Svendsen, composer, conductor and violinist (d.1911)
* 7 November – H. G. Haugan, Norwegian-born American railroad executive.

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* Karl Akre, politician
* Anton Christian Bang, politician (d.1913)
* Hans Laurits Olsen Hammerstad, politician
* Anders Sveaas, businessperson and consul (d.1917)

## Deaths

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* 28 August – Caspar Peter Hagerup, civil servant (b.1777)

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* Even Hansen, civil servant and politician (born 1790)
* Mads Lauritz Madsen, politician (born 1782)
* Peder Paulsen Balke, farmer and politician (born 1779).[2]

## See also

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Portals:

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## References

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1. ^ Mardal, Magnus A. "Karl Johan". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
2. ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Peder Paulsen Balke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 29 October 2012.

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Sovereign states|

*   * Andorra
*   *   * Austria
*   *   * Baden
*   *   *   * Belgium
*   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   * Denmark
*   *   *   *   *   * France
*   * Germany
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