Events in the year 1696 in Norway.
Incumbents Monarch: Christian V.
Events Bentse Brug is established, the first paper mill in Norway. The first Store Færder Lighthouse is established (from the start the light was simply an iron pot placed on the ground). The Great Famine of 1696 hit major parts of Norway in the winter and spring.For an open-access near-equivalent of this chapter, see
Arts and literature
Tydal Church was built.
Births
Deaths
12 December – Johan Caspar von Cicignon, military officer (born c.1625).
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