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1847 In Norway
Events in the year 1847 in Norway. Incumbents *List of Norwegian monarchs, Monarch: Oscar I of Sweden, Oscar I. Events Arts and literature Births *11 April – Ebbe Carsten Horneman Hertzberg, politician (d.1912 in Norway, 1912). *14 April – Karl Lous, barrister (d. 1928 in Norway, 1928). *17 April – Just Bing Ebbesen, priest and politician (d.1929 in Norway, 1929) * 20 June – Gina Krog, suffragist (died 1916 in Norway, 1916). *31 July – Johan Kristian Skougaard, military officer and politician (d.1925 in Norway, 1925) *20 October –Frits Thaulow, painter (d.1906 in Norway, 1906) *26 October – Helge Alexander Haugan, Helge A. Haugan – Norwegian-American banking executive (d.1909 in USA) *9 November – Carl Wilhelm Bøckmann Barth, artist (d. 1919 in Norway, 1919). *18 November – Oluf Iversen, politician (d.1917 in Norway, 1917) *1 December – Agathe Backer Grøndahl, pianist and composer (d.1907 in Norway, 1907). *15 December – Rolf Andvord (consul), ... [...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] |
1906 In Norway
Events in the year 1906 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch – Haakon VII *Prime Minister of Norway – Christian Michelsen Events * 12 January - Mining starts at A/S Sydvaranger in Finnmark. * 4–5 February - Noregs Mållag is founded in Kristiania. * 1 March - The steamship "Thor" sinks near Lyngholmen in Sveio, 39 people perish. * 2 March - The Second Gjæsling Accident: 25 fishermen is killed in a storm in the fjord Folda, Trøndelag. * 2 March - The first Norwegian Blue Cross association is founded in Kristiania. * 8 March - 19 people perish in an avalanche close to the fishing village Steine in Lofoten. * 22 June – Haakon VII and Maud of Wales are crowned monarch and consort of Norway in the Nidaros Cathedral. * 27 June - Coop Norge is established. * 4 September - The Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen completed a three-year voyage through the Northwest Passage in the converted herring boat Gjøa, after being trapped in ice for three winters. * The 1906 Parliamentary electi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1765 In Norway
Events in the year 1765 in Norway. Incumbents *List of Norwegian monarchs, Monarch: Frederick V of Denmark, Frederick V. Events *18 April — Strilekrigen in Bergen. *The town of Langesund was founded. Arts and literature *8 October — Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra was founded. Births *11 February – Ole Rasmussen Apeness, district sheriff, soldier, and farmer (died 1859 in Norway, 1859) Full date unknown *Knut Andreas Pettersen Agersborg, politician (died 1847 in Norway, 1847) *Niels Stockfleth Darre, military officer (died 1809 in Norway, 1809) *Mathias Hagerup, politician (died 1822 in Norway, 1822) *Osmund Andersen Lømsland, farmer and politician (died 1841 in Norway, 1841) Deaths *9 January – Christian Ancher, merchant, timber trader and ship owner (born 1711 in Norway, 1711). *21 January – Christian Braunmann Tullin, businessman and poet (born 1728 in Norway, 1728). See also References {{Year in Europe, 1765 1765 in Norway, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut Andreas Pettersen Agersborg
Knut Andreas Pettersen Agersborg (1765–1847) was a Norwegian politician. Agersborg was born at Vefsn in Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ..., Norway. He worked as a farmer, fisherman and ship-owner. He also served as police sergeant in his village. He served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament during the term 1824–1826, representing the constituency of Nordlands Amt (now Nordland). Knut Andreas Pettersen Agersborg – Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) References ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norsk Biografisk Leksikon
is the largest Norwegian biographical encyclopedia. The first edition (NBL1) was issued between 1921 and 1983, including 19 volumes and 5,100 articles. It was published by Aschehoug with economic support from the state. bought the rights to NBL1 from Aschehoug in 1995, and after a pre-project in 1996–97 the work for a new edition began in 1998. The project had economic support from the Fritt Ord Foundation and the Ministry of Culture, and the second edition (NBL2) was launched in the years 1999–2005, including 10 volumes and around 5,700 articles. In 2006 the work for an electronic edition of NBL2 began, with support from the same institutions. In 2009 an Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ... edition, with free access, was released by together with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1772 In Norway
Events in the year 1772 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Christian VII. Events *September - Charles of Hesse was appointed commander-in-chief of the Norwegian army. *German ceased to be the official language of command in the army, in favour of "Dano-Norwegian". Arts and literature *February - The first public theatre in Norway, founded in Oslo by Martin Nürenbach, is dissolved. *30 April - The Norwegian Society (''Det Norske Selskab''), a literary society for Norwegian students in Copenhagen, is formed. *September - The comedy-play ''Kierlighed uden Strømper'', by Johan Herman Wessel, is first published. Births *3 January - Søren Georg Abel, priest and politician (died 1820) *1 February - Evert Andersen, navy officer (died 1809) *29 February - Hans Andersen Barlien, farmer and politician. (died 1842) *29 November - Peder Klykken, politician (died 1861) Full date unknown * Hans Hagerup Falbe, politician and Minister (died 1830) *Sveinung Svalastoga, rose painter (die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ole Devegge
Ole Devegge (20 October 1772 – 16 January 1847) was a Norwegian librarian, numismatist and collector. References 1772 births 1847 deaths Norwegian librarians Norwegian numismatists {{Norway-academic-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Christian Albert Hansen
Hans Christian Albert Hansen (26 December 1847 – 4 August 1925) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was Minister of Labour from 1903 to 1905. Biography He was born in Fredrikshald (now Halden), studied in Stockholm and graduated in engineering in 1868. From 1868 to 1874 he worked as an engineer in Sweden, overseeing the construction of canals, railroad and roads. From 1874 to 1878 he worked with railroads in Norway: Trondhjem–Størenbanen and Smaalensbanen. In 1878 he was hired as county engineer of Buskeruds Amt (now Buskerud). He became a member of the city council in Drammen, and was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1900, representing the urban constituency Drammen. He was later re-elected on one occasion. In October 1903, when the Francis Hagerup George Francis Hagerup (22 January 1853 – 8 February 1921) was a Norwegian law professor, diplomat, politician for the Conservative Party and women's rights advocate. He was the 7th p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Andvord (consul)
Rolf Thorsteinson Andvord (15 December 1847 – 26 October 1906) was a Norwegian ship-owner. He was born in Lyngdal as a son of vicar Thorstein Rolfsen Andvord (1810–1870) and his wife Sofie Barbara Margrethe Feyer (1824–1869). He was a nephew of Johan Fredrik Feyer, a brother of physician Kristian Andvord, and uncle of ambassador Rolf Otto Andvord. He married Antonette Smith-Petersen, a daughter of ship-owner Morten Smith-Petersen. Their daughter Margrethe married physician Edvard Heiberg Hansteen. He grew up at his uncle's in Egersund, and went to school here. From the age of 14 he worked at sea, advancing to captain. He founded the shipping company Østlandske Lloyd in 1881, and ran the company until early 1906, when it was incorporated into the company Ganger Rolf. He was a driving force in converting to steam ships, bought the vessel SS ''Memento'' which became well known along the coast in his day. SS ''Memento'' sailed on Antwerp, and Andvord also broke the Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1907 In Norway
Events in the year 1907 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch – Haakon VII *Prime Minister – Christian Michelsen Events * 14 June – Norway adopts female suffrage in parliamentary elections. * Norsk Hydro, having been founded in 1905, opens up its first plant at Notodden. * Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country. * The construction of the Bergen Line is completed. Popular culture Sports Music Film Literature * The first Olav Duun novel ''Løglege skruvar og anna folk (Sogor)'' (''Oddballs and Other People (Stories)'') was published. Notable births *5 January – Sunniva Hakestad Møller, politician (died 1995) *9 January – Haakon Hansen, boxer (died 1985) *14 January – Christian S. Oftedal, politician (died 1955) *16 January – Arne Skaare, politician (died 1981) *4 February – Eva Lund Haugen, author and editor in America (died 1996) *5 February – Birgith Dalland, politician *24 February – Karl Valdemar Westerlund, politician (died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1917 In Norway
Events in the year 1917 in Norway. Incumbents * Monarch – Haakon VII Events * The Bratsberg Line began rail traffic between Eidanger and Notodden. The line was closed in 2001. Popular culture Sports *2 April – Lillestrøm SK football club is founded after the merger of two local football clubs. *19 May – Rosenborg BK football club is founded. Music Film Literature *The Knut Hamsun novel ''Markens Grøde'' Volume 1 & 2 ( Growth of the Soil, was published. * The Olav Duun novel ''På Lyngsøya'' (''At Heather Island''), was published. *The Mikkjel Fønhus debut novel '' Skoggangsmand'' (''Outlaw''), was published. Notable births *20 January – Gunnar Bøe, economist and politician (died 1989) *1 February – Tor Aspengren, trade unionist (died 2004) *2 March – Haakon Tranberg, sprinter (died 1991) *6 March – Paul Svarstad, politician (died 1998) *5 May – Aage Eriksen, wrestler and Olympic silver medallist (died 1998) *12 May – Johan Berg, military o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oluf Iversen
Oluf Iversen (18 November 1847 – 26 January 1917) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was born in Moss Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and hor ... as the son of a glazier. He took over his father's glazier workshop in 1861. He became involved in politics, and served for an unknown period on the city council in Moss. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1895, representing the constituency of ''Moss og Drøbak''. He was re-elected in 1898, 1900 and 1904.Oluf Iversen – Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) ...
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