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1853 In Norway
Events in the year 1853 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Oscar I. Events *24 August – The Royal Norwegian Navy Museum is founded. *The present Lista Lighthouse was built. Arts and literature Notable births *22 January – Francis Hagerup, lawyer, diplomat, politician, and twice Prime Minister of Norway (died 1921) *28 March – Jacob Breda Bull, author (died 1930) *20 September – Dikken Zwilgmeyer, writer (died 1913). *14 October – Axel Christian Zetlitz Kielland, civil servant and diplomat (died 1924 in Norway, 1924) *26 October – Kristian Vilhelm Koren Schjelderup, Sr., bishop (died 1913 Events January * January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos (1913), Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not ven ...) *3 November – Hans Nilsen Hauge, priest, politician and Minister (died 1931 in Norway, 1931) Full date unknown *Johan Magnus Ha ... [...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] |
1931 In Norway
Events in the year 1931 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarchy of Norway, Monarch – Haakon VII *Prime Minister of Norway, Prime Minister – Peder Kolstad Events * 8 June – The Menstad conflict. * 27 June – Norway occupied and claimed parts of the then-uninhabited eastern Greenland (also called Erik the Red's Land), claiming that it constituted terra nullius. * 1931 Norwegian local elections, Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country. Popular culture Sports Music Film Literature Notable births *10 January – Olaf B. Bjørnstad, ski jumper (died 2013). *26 January – Jon Gjønnes, physicist (died 2021). *27 January – Sissel Lange-Nielsen, writer, literary critic, and journalist *31 January – Ole Gabriel Ueland (1931–2009), Ole Gabriel Ueland, politician (died 2009). *22 February – Georg Johannesen, author and professor of rhetoric (died 2005) *4 March – Ludvig Hope Faye, politician (died 2017). *12 March – Knut Bohwim, film director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Jacob Arnold Jensen
Hans Jacob Arnold Jensen (12 September 1777 – 3 October 1853) was a Norwegian military officer and politician. Jensen was born at Frogn in Norderhov, Norway. His parents were Thomas Jensen and Giertrud Selmer. He entered military service at the age of 16 in 1793. He graduated from the Norwegian Military Academy ('' Den frie mathematiske Skole'') in Christiania (now Oslo) in 1794. He married Alethe Kreyberg, his third cousin, on February 17, 1836. He died in Fredrikshald, Norway at the age of 76 and was buried at Ous Kirkegård (now known as Os Gravlund) in Halden. (Os gravlund (Halden) He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament
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1782 In Norway
Events in the year 1782 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Christian VII. Events Arts and literature * The anti-union song ''«Norges Skaal»'' is first published. It was first written in 1771 by Johan Nordahl Brun. Births *5 June - Ulrik Frederik Anton de Schouboe, civil servant and politician (died 1863) *8 September - Johan Gørbitz, painter (died 1853) *14 September - Christian Magnus Falsen, statesman, jurist, and historian (died 1830) *30 December - Jonas Anton Hielm, jurist and politician (died 1848) Full date unknown * Peder Nielsen Hemb, politician *Mads Lauritz Madsen, politician (died 1840) * Ole Christian Andersen Nøstvig, politician * Niels Arntzen Sem, politician (died 1859) * Peder Tonning, politician (died 1839 Events January–March * January 2 – The first photograph of the Moon is taken, by French photographer Louis Daguerre. * January 6 – Night of the Big Wind: Ireland is struck by the most damaging cyclone in 300 years. * January 9 – T ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Gørbitz
Johan Görbitz (8 September 1782 – 3 July 1853) was a Norwegian painter. He is most associated with his portraits of prominent Norwegians. Görbitz was born in Sandviken, Norway. He was one of ten children born to Martin Görbitz (1738-1796) and Lucia Pytter (1762-1825). His father was a successful merchant in Bergen, Norway. In 1798, he was sent to Copenhagen to develop his artistic talents at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. In 1802, he returned to Bergen, where until 1805 he worked as a portrait painter. From 1805 to 1807, he was again in Copenhagen to continue their education, but then traveled to Dresden and Vienna. In 1809 he moved to Paris, where for many years he remained a popular portrait painter. In 1836, he returned to Norway and settled in Christiania (now Oslo). During the 1840s, he was one of Norway's more popular portrait artists and painted many of significant men and women on the time. Gallery File:Niels Henrik Abel.jpg, Niels Henrik Abel Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1787 In Norway
Events in the year 1787 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Christian VII. Events *15 March - Lofthusreisingen ends. Arts and literature *Det Dramatiske Selskab in Christiansand is founded. Births Full date unknown *Sjur Hansen Halkjeldsvik, politician (d.1868) * Nicolai Johan Lohmann Krog, politician and Minister (d.1856) * Johan Frederik Knudzen Nødbæk, politician * Johan Henrik Rye, jurist and politician (d.1868) * Jørgen Fredrik Spørck, military officer and politician (d.1866) Deaths Full date unknown * Jens Schanche, postmaster (born 1717 Events January–March * January 1 – Count Carl Gyllenborg, the Swedish ambassador to the Kingdom of Great Britain, is arrested in London over a plot to assist the Pretender to the British throne, James Francis Edward Stuart. * Ja ...). See also References {{Year in Europe, 1787 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herman Garmann
Herman Garmann (27 March 1787 – 23 June 1853) was a Norwegian businessman and merchant. Biography Herman Christopher Garmann was born at Alstahaug, Nordland, Norway. He was the son of Christopher Garmann (1747–1800) and Maren Elisabeth Schanke (1753–1817). Garmann grew up in the rectory of Alstahaug Church where his father was the vicar. In 1811, he settled in Trondheim where he joined the firm H. Hoë & Company, the trading company founded by his father-in-law, Herman Hoë (1751–1837). H. Hoe & Company was one of the most powerful trading houses in Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ... through the decades from the end of the 1700s until the mid-1800s. The firm operated a fleet of ships and was based on the trade of fish, grain, glass, lumber and cop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knut Helle
Knut Helle (19 December 1930 – 27 June 2015) was a Norwegian historian. A professor at the University of Bergen from 1973 to 2000, he specialized in the late medieval history of Norway. He has contributed to several large works. Early life, education and marriage He was born in Larvik as the son of school inspector Hermann Olai Helle (1893–1973) and teacher Berta Marie Malm (1906–1991). He was the older brother of politician Ingvar Lars Helle. The family moved to Hetland when Knut Helle was seventeen years old. He took the examen artium in Stavanger in 1949, and a teacher's education in Kristiansand in 1952. He studied philology in Oslo and Bergen, and graduated with the cand.philol. degree in 1957. His paper ''Omkring Bǫglungasǫgur'', on the Bagler sagas, was printed in 1959. In December 1957 he married Karen Blauuw, who would later become a professor. Helle's marriage to Blauuw was dissolved in 1985. In October 1987 Helle married museum director and professor of mediev ... [...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] |
1779 In Norway
Events in the year 1779 in Norway. Incumbents *List of Norwegian monarchs, Monarch: Christian VII Events *23 November - Magnus Theiste was sentenced by the Supreme Court to be removed from his office as County Governor of Sogn og Fjordane, County Governor of Nordre Bergenhus amt, because of his involvement with corruption. Arts and literature Births *12 February – Jens Jensen Gram, jurist and politician (died 1824 in Norway, 1824). *10 August – Carl Rønneberg, merchant and ship owner (died 1858 in Norway, 1858). *27 August – Hovel Helseth, industrial pioneer (died 1865 in Norway, 1865). *19 September – Valentin Christian Wilhelm Sibbern, government minister (died 1853 in Norway, 1853). *21 September (in France) – Johan Caspar Herman Wedel-Jarlsberg, politician and nobleman (died 1840 in Germany, 1840). *29 September – Fredrik Meltzer, businessman and politician (died 1855 in Norway, 1855). *2 November – Frederik Motzfeldt, politician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentin Christian Wilhelm Sibbern
Valentin Christian Wilhelm Sibbern (19 September 1779 – 1 January 1853) was a Norwegian government minister and representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly. Biography Valentin Christian Wilhelm Sibbern was born on the Værne Kloster estate at Rygge in Østfold, Norway. In 1793, he became a student at the Royal Danish Military Academy in Copenhagen. He was promoted to First Lieutenant in 1800 and Captain of the cavalry and commander of Rakkestadske Company in 1809. He took the legal examination in 1802. He was promoted to Major in 1812. In 1814, he was appointed district governor of Smaalenenes amt (now Østfold). In 1823, he was also appointed district governor of Akershus. Between 1830 and 1852, he served in different positions within the Norwegian government including Minister of Auditing, Minister of Justice, Minister of the Army and Minister of the Navy. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1814 returning in 1815–1816, 1818, 1821–1822 and 1824. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 In Norway
Events in the year 1957 in Norway. Incumbents * List of Norwegian monarchs, Monarch – Haakon VII of Norway, Haakon VII (until September 21), then Olav V of Norway, Olav V * Regent – Olav V of Norway, Olav (until September 21) * Heads of government of Norway, Prime Minister – Einar Gerhardsen (Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party) Events * 16 March – The Kongsberg Silver Mines closes. * 21 March – The Soviet Union threatened to use nuclear weapons if foreign military bases were established in Norway. * 21 September – King Haakon VII of Norway, Haakon VII dies * 7 October – The 1957 Norwegian parliamentary election, 1957 Parliamentary election takes place. * 16 December – During a NATO meeting in Paris, Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen declares that Norway will not allow Nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons or foreign bases on Norwegian soil. Popular culture Sports Music Film Literature *''The Birds (novel), Fuglane'', novel by Tarjei Vesaas Notable births Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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