1653 in Norway
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Events in the year 1653 in Norway:
Incumbents
[edit | edit source]Events
[edit | edit source]- May - The Vardø witch trials ends. It resulted in the death of seventeen women by burning.
Full date unknown
[edit | edit source]- The Customs House is moved further down the Telemarksvassdraget from the town of Skien to the smaller coastal town of Porsgrunn, making the latter a thriving market town.
- The Cappelen Family emigrates to Norway from Northern Germany.
- The southern coastal town of Vesterrisør is renamed "Mandal".
Births
[edit | edit source]- 2 April – Prince George of Denmark and Norway (d.1708)
Deaths
[edit | edit source]- Peter Paulson Paus, provost (born 1590)
References
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