Events in the year 1742 in Norway.
Incumbents Monarch: Christian VI.
Events March - The Free church; Zionittene is established. July - Zionittene performs their first adult baptism in Drammenselva. Molde is incorporated as a city through a royal charter. Kristiansund is incorporated as a city through a royal charter.
Births 10 August – Hans Tank, skipper, merchant and endowment founder (d. 1804). 6 October – Johan Herman Wessel, poet (died 1785)
Deaths
13 August – Karen Toller, estate owner and ship owner (born 1662).
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