Events in the year 1809 in Norway.
Incumbents Monarch: Frederick VI .
Events 20 January – HMS Claudia was wrecked off Kristiansand. 4 July – The village of Hasvik was attacked by the British Royal Navy brigs HMS Snake and HMS Fancy. 10 July – 1,800 men under the command of Major General Georg Frederik von Krogh attacked Jemtland from Norway. 22 July - The British Royal Navy brigs HMS Snake and HMS Fancy attacked the town of Hammerfest. 25 July – Christian August of Augustenborg is appointed Steward of Norway. 10 December – The Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809 ends.
Arts and literature Autumn – Jacob Aall publishes the pamphlet Fædrelandske Ideer where he demands a Norwegian university, national bank and better general education.Johannes Elgvin (2002) Friedrich av Hessen. Vekstår for Norge 1809–1813.
Births 24 February – Haagen Ludvig Bergh, politician (d.1852) 23 September – Oluf Steen Julius Berner, politician (d.1885) Full date unknown Svend Foyn, whaler (d.1894) Ludvig Johan Carl Manthey, civil servant (d.1875)
Deaths 3 May – Niels Carlsen, timber merchant, landowner, shipowner and banker (born 1734). 29 July – Evert Andersen, navy officer (b.1772) 9 October – Niels Stockfleth Darre, military officer (b.1765) 27 October – Peter Westerstrøm, mass murderer (b.1779) Full date unknown Sveinung Svalastoga, rose painter (b.1772)
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