Events in the year 1797 in Norway.
Incumbents Monarch: Christian VII.
Events The historical local Lagtings and the office of Lawspeaker was abolished. The Tamperret (a special marriage court in Norway) is abolished. 11 August - Overhoffretten, the highest court in Norway, was abolished, and replaced with four regional courts.
Births 13 May - Ulrik Frederik Cappelen, jurist and politician (d.1864) 21 May - Claus Winter Hjelm, judge (d.1871) 24 May - Lars Rasch, jurist and politician (b.1864) 23 September - Johannes Henrik Berg, politician (d.1886) 30 November - Otto Vincent Lange, politician and Minister (d.1870)
Full date unknown Erik Røring Møinichen, politician and Minister (d.1875) , blacksmith and mountaineer (d.1846) Christen Andersen Vallesværd, politician (d.1842) Ole Høiland, burglar and jail-breaker (d.1848)
Deaths 13 June - Christian Jensen Lofthuus, revolutionary peasant leader (b.1750)
Full date unknown Hans Strøm, zoologist (b.1726)
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