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1829 In Norway
Events in the year 1829 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Charles III John Events *17 May – Henrik Wergeland became a symbol of the fight for celebration of the constitution at May 17, which was later to become the Norwegian National Day. He became a public hero after the infamous "Battle of the Square" in Christiania. *The present Kvitsøy Lighthouse was built. Arts and literature Births *9 January – Hans Christian Harboe Grønn, barrister and politician (d. 1902). *26 March – Georg Andreas Bull, architect and chief building inspector (d.1917) *6 April – Ole Irgens, politician (d.1906) *19 May – Julius Nicolai Jacobsen, businessperson and politician (d.1894) *15 June – Ulrik Frederik Christian Arneberg, politician (d.1911) *28 July – Josephine Sparre, courtier and royal mistress *28 September – Erik Bodom, painter (d. c1879) *21 December – Hans Christian Heg, colonel and brigade commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War (d.1863) Full date ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulrik Frederik Christian Arneberg
Ulrik Frederik Christian Arneberg (15 June 1829 – 30 October 1911) was a Norwegian jurist and elected official for the Conservative Party. Biography Arneberg was born in the village of Vanse in Vest-Agder, Norway. His father Ulrik Frederik Arneberg (1795-1835) was the senior priest at Vanse Church (''Vanse kirke'') in Farsund. After taking artium in 1846, he passed his legal examination in 1852. Arneberg became a proxy for Niels Andreas Thrap who served as the magistrate in Kristiania (now Oslo) until his death in 1856. In 1861 he became a Supreme Court Attorney, in 1866 assessor at the city count of Kristiania and in 1872 the Justiciar. He served as County Governor of ''Bratsberg Amt'' (now Telemark) from 1881 to 1889.Norwegian Counties — World Statesmen.org He served as a member of the Council of Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Hagerup Krag
Hans Hagerup Krag (9 August 1829 – 8 May 1907) was a Norwegian engineer. He was hired as an engineer in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration in 1852, and served as director of the Norwegian Directorate of Public Roads from 1874 to 1903. Also, together with Thomas Heftye he founded the Norwegian Mountain Touring Association in 1868. From 1879 to 1883 and 1893 to 1895 he was the chairman of the Norwegian Polytechnic Society The Polytechnic Society ( no, Polyteknisk Forening) is a Norwegian member network that inspires a science-based and sustainable development, through technology and interdisciplinary partnerships. It was founded in 1852 in Christiania (now: Oslo). Th .... References 1829 births 1907 deaths Norwegian engineers Directors of government agencies of Norway Directorate of Public Roads people {{Norway-engineer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Christian Hanssen-Fossnæs
Hans Christian Hanssen-Fossnæs (9 October 1829 - 28 June 1890) was a Norwegian farmer and politician with the Conservative Party. Hanssen-Fossnæs was born at Stokke in Vestfold, Norway. He grew up on the Kroken farm in Ske parish. He later acquired the Fossnes farm in Arnadal parish, which included a grain mill, sawmill and brickyard. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years base ... in 1883, representing the constituency of Jarlsberg og Larviks amt (now Vestfold), serving one term.Hans Christian Hanssen-Foss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1893 In Norway
Events in the year 1893 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch – Oscar II *Prime Minister – Events * 19 May – a quick clay slide in Verdal destroyed 105 farms and killed 116 people. * The local newspaper Stavanger Aftenblad was established by Lars Oftedal. Arts and literature *The Norwegian Authors' Union (''Den norske Forfatterforening'') is established. *Edvard Munch begins to paint ''The Scream''. Sport *27 February – Norwegian Skating Association (''Norges Skøyteforbund'') is founded. Births January to March *6 January – Olaf Bjerke, trade unionist and politician (died 1957) *16 January – Alfred Engelsen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1966) *21 January – Tolv Aamland, politician (died 1983) *26 January – Sigurd Pedersen, politician (died 1968) *30 January – Ingolf Davidsen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (died 1946) *25 February – Arne Langset, politician (died 1971) *14 March – Torstein Kvamme, politician (died 1985) *22 March – Rasmus S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludvig Daae (politician)
Ludvig Daae (24 April 1829 – 1 May 1893) was a Norwegian jurist, landowner and politician for the Liberal Party. He was the Norwegian Minister of the Army from 1884 to 1885 on the cabinet of Prime Minister Johan Sverdrup. Background Daae was born on the Solnør farm at Skodje in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. He was a son of captain Ludvig Daae (1792–1879) and Barbara Henrikke Wind (1800–1860), and grandson of the priest Johan Christopher Haar Daae. The Solnør estate had been purchased by his father in 1820. He was a brother of Henrik Wind Daae, and a second cousin of Ludvig Ludvigsen Daae and Iver Munthe Daae. In July 1858 he married Anna Christine Schavland (1836–1904), a daughter of dean and politician Aage Schavland. He was a brother-in-law of Olaf Skavlan, Sigvald Skavlan, Einar Skavlan, Sr., Aage Skavlan and Harald Skavlan. Career He attended Heltberg Latin School (''Heltbergs Studentfabrikk'') in Christiania (now Oslo) graduating in 1846 and then studied law un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1863 In Norway
Events in the year 1863 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Charles IV Events * 10 August – The murder of Knut Grøte in Christiania. Births January to June *19 February – Axel Thue, mathematician (died 1922) *28 February – Lars Jonson Haukaness, Norwegian American impressionist artist (died 1929) *21 May – Gunnar Berg, painter (died 1893 Events January–March * January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America. * Mark Twain started writing Puddn'head Wilson. * January 6 – Th ...) *23 June – Christian Fredrik Michelet (politician), Christian Fredrik Michelet, politician and Minister (died 1927 in Norway, 1927) *26 June – Martin Løken, politician July to December *15 August – Even Ulving, painter (died 1952 in Norway, 1952). *3 September – Hans Aanrud, author, poet and playwright (died 1953 in Norway, 1953) *30 October – Torger Holtsmark, farmer and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states that had seceded. The central cause of the war was the dispute over whether slavery would be permitted to expand into the western territories, leading to more slave states, or be prevented from doing so, which was widely believed would place slavery on a course of ultimate extinction. Decades of political controversy over slavery were brought to a head by the victory in the 1860 U.S. presidential election of Abraham Lincoln, who opposed slavery's expansion into the west. An initial seven southern slave states responded to Lincoln's victory by seceding from the United States and, in 1861, forming the Confederacy. The Confederacy seized U.S. forts and other federal assets within their borders. Led by Confederate President Jefferson Davis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Army
During the American Civil War, the Union Army, also known as the Federal Army and the Northern Army, referring to the United States Army, was the land force that fought to preserve the Union (American Civil War), Union of the collective U.S. state, states. It proved essential to the preservation of the United States as a working, viable republic. The Union Army was made up of the permanent Regular Army (United States), regular army of the United States, but further fortified, augmented, and strengthened by the many temporary units of dedicated United States Volunteers, volunteers, as well as including those who were drafted in to service as Conscription in the United States, conscripts. To this end, the Union Army fought and ultimately triumphed over the efforts of the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War. Over the course of the war, 2,128,948 men enlisted in the Union Army, including 178,895 United States Colored Troops, colored troops; 25% of the white men who s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brigade
A brigade is a major tactical military formation that typically comprises three to six battalions plus supporting elements. It is roughly equivalent to an enlarged or reinforced regiment. Two or more brigades may constitute a division. Brigades formed into divisions are usually infantry or armored (sometimes referred to as combined arms brigades). In addition to combat units, they may include combat support units or sub-units, such as artillery and engineers, and logistic units. Historically, such brigades have sometimes been called brigade-groups. On operations, a brigade may comprise both organic elements and attached elements, including some temporarily attached for a specific task. Brigades may also be specialized and comprise battalions of a single branch, for example cavalry, mechanized, armored, artillery, air defence, aviation, engineers, signals or logistic. Some brigades are classified as independent or separate and operate independently from the traditional divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonel (United States)
The colonel () in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force, is the most senior field-grade military officer rank, immediately above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general. Colonel is equivalent to the naval rank of captain in the other uniformed services. By law, an officer previously required at least 22 years of cumulative service and a minimum of three years as a lieutenant colonel before being promoted to colonel. With the signing of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2019 (NDAA 2019), military services now have the authorization to directly commission new officers up to the rank of colonel. The pay grade for colonel is O-6. When worn alone, the insignia of rank seen at right is worn centered on headgear and fatigue uniforms. When worn in pairs, the insignia is worn on the officer's left side while a mirror-image reverse version is worn on the right side, such that both of the eagles' heads face forwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Christian Heg
Hans Christian Heg (December 21, 1829September 20, 1863) was a Norwegian American abolitionist, journalist, anti-slavery activist, politician and soldier, best known for leading the Scandinavian 15th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment on the Union side in the American Civil War. He died of the wounds he received at the Battle of Chickamauga. Early life, immigration, and education Heg was born at Haugestad in the community of Lierbyen in Lier, Buskerud, Norway on December 21, 1829. He was the eldest of the four children of the innkeeper Even Hansen Heg (1790–1850) and his wife Sigrid "Siri" Olsdatter Kallerud Heg (1799–1842). The family moved to America in 1840, settling in the Muskego Settlement in Wisconsin. Hans Heg was eleven years old when his family arrived in Muskego. He soon earned a reputation for himself as being a gifted boy. Career At twenty years old, lured by the discovery of gold in the Sacramento Valley, he and three friends joined the army of " Forty-Niners". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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