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1854 In Norway
Events in the year 1854 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Oscar I. Events * 26 August – A new conscription law was sanctioned, under which all Norwegian men regardless of condition and position had an obligation to serve in the armed forces. * 1 September – The first Norwegian railway, Hovedbanen between Oslo and Eidsvoll, is opened. This also constitutes the establishment of the now state owned Norwegian State Railways. Arts and literature Births *4 January – Henrik Jæger, literary historian (died 1895). *9 February – Ole Georg Gjøsteen, educator and politician (died 1936) *14 March – Ole Olsen Malm, physician, veterinarian, civil servant and politician (died 1917). *25 March – Tycho Kielland, jurist and journalist (died 1904) *16 June – Herbjørn Gausta, artist (died 1924) *2 September – Hans Jæger, writer, philosopher and anarchist political activist (died 1910). *2 October – Mathias Larsen Blilie, politician *5 October – Haakon Ditlev Lowzow, milita ... [...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] |
1904 In Norway
Events in the year 1904 in Norway. Incumbents * Monarch – Oscar II * Prime Minister – Francis Hagerup Events * 23 January – Ålesund Fire: a major fire break out during the night in the town of Ålesund. The fire destroyed almost the whole city centre, built mostly of wood like the majority of Norwegian towns in that era. The Fire left nearly 10,000 people homeless. * 22 March – the profession of attorney was opened for women; Elise Sem opened an attorney's office as the first woman in Europe * 28 June – The Danish ocean liner SS ''Norge'' runs aground and sinks close to Rockall, killing 635, including 225 Norwegian emigrants * 1 November – The Flekkefjord Line is opened. Popular culture Sports Music *December – Adolf Østbye, revue artist, made the first gramophone record in Norway Film Literature Notable births *20 January – Alf Pedersen, boxer (died 1925) *22 January – Berge Helle Kringlebotn, politician (died 1992) *4 February – Werner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1927 In Norway
Events in the year 1927 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch – Haakon VII *Prime Minister – Ivar Lykke Events * Norsk Hydro forms a companionship with the German company IG Farben in order to gain access to the newly developed Haber-Bosch process for manufacturing artificial fertilizer. By 1945 IG Farben has become majority shareholder. * The 1927 Parliamentary election takes place. Popular culture Sports * The first ski jumping hill of Midtstubakken was constructed. * Oslo hosted the World Figure Skating Championships. Music Film Literature *''Arbeidermagasinet'' established. *The Knut Hamsund novel ''Landstrykere'' Volume 1 & 2 (''Wayfarers''), was published. *The two books of Olav Audunssøn, by Sigrid Undset, was published. Arts *The avant-garde theatre Balkongen is started by Agnes Mowinckel. Sport * The first ski jumping hill of Midtstubakken was constructed in 1927 * Oslo hosted the 1927 World Figure Skating Championships Notable births *7 January - Jan Bull ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernhard Brænne
Bernhard Cornelius Brænne (12 November 1854 - 7 September 1927) was a Norwegian factory owner and member of the Norwegian Parliament with the Conservative Party. Background Brænne was born in Trondheim, Norway. He was the son of Johan Sørensen Brænne (1817–71) and Karen Moe (1821–1901). His father was the owner of a factory owner in Trondheim. The factory that he inherited from his father specialized in textile production He graduated as a chemistry engineer from Trondheim Technical College (now Norwegian Institute of Technology) from 1875. He next studied chemistry and mechanical engineering at the Königlich-Sächsisches Polytechnikum (now Dresden University of Technology). In 1878 he took over the family business and expanded it into spinning, weaving and dry cleaning. Career Brænne was involved in local politics in Trondheim as a member of the city council of Trondheim 1891–1910. He served as a member of the Norwegian parliament for several periods between and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 In Norway
Events in the year 1930 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch – Haakon VII *Prime Minister – Johan Ludwig Mowinckel Events * 12 November – Norway relinquishes its claim to the Sverdrup Islands. * Having established two years earlier, what is to become Norway's largest industrial park at Herøya outside Porsgrunn, Norsk Hydro opens up its first plant in this location. * The 1930 Parliamentary election takes place. Popular culture Sports Music Film Literature * The Knut Hamsund novel ''August'' Volume 1 & 2, was published. Notable births *9 January – Tone Groven Holmboe, composer and teacher *12 January ** Per Andersen, neuroscientist ** Viking Mestad, banker and politician *6 February – Rikard Olsvik, politician *30 March – Petter Fauchald, footballer (died 2013) *8 April – Kåre Lunden, historian *28 April – Paul Hilmar Jenson, philatelist (died 2004) *6 May – Kjell Bækkelund, pianist (died 2004) *10 May – Jens Bugge, judge *29 May – Liv Stubber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arctic
The Arctic ( or ) is a polar regions of Earth, polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean, adjacent seas, and parts of Canada (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut), Danish Realm (Greenland), Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia (Murmansk Oblast, Murmansk, Siberia, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Nenets Okrug, Novaya Zemlya), Sweden and the United States (Alaska). Land within the Arctic region has seasonally varying snow and sea ice, ice cover, with predominantly treeless permafrost (permanently frozen underground ice) containing tundra. Arctic seas contain seasonal sea ice in many places. The Arctic region is a unique area among Earth's ecosystems. The cultures in the region and the Arctic indigenous peoples have adapted to its cold and extreme conditions. Life in the Arctic includes zooplankton and phytoplankton, fish and marine mammals, birds, land animals, plants and human societies. Arctic land is bordered by the subarctic. De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Sverdrup
Otto Neumann Knoph Sverdrup (31 October 1854, in Bindal, Helgeland – 26 November 1930) was a Norwegian sailor and Arctic explorer. Early and personal life He was born in Bindal as a son of farmer Ulrik Frederik Suhm Sverdrup (1833–1914) and his wife Petra Neumann Knoph (1831–1885). He was a great-grandnephew of Georg Sverdrup and Jacob Liv Borch Sverdrup, first cousin twice removed of Harald Ulrik Sverdrup (politician), Harald Ulrik and Johan Sverdrup, second cousin once removed of Jakob Sverdrup (politician), Jakob, Georg Sverdrup (theologian), Georg and Edvard Sverdrup, third cousin of Georg Johan Sverdrup, Georg Johan, Jakob Sverdrup (philologist), Jakob, Mimi Sverdrup Lunden, Mimi, Leif J. Sverdrup, Leif and Harald Sverdrup (oceanographer), Harald Ulrik Sverdrup. He was a brother-in-law of Johan Vaaler, and Otto himself married his own first cousin, Gretha Andrea Engelschiøn (1866–1937), in October 1891 in Oslo, Kristiania. Their daughter Audhild Sverdrup (1893– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Einar Sundt
Einar Sundt (16 October 1854 – 20 September 1917) was a Norwegian businessman, writer and publisher. He was born in Christiania to Eilert Sundt and Nicoline Conradine Hansen, and was a cousin of Johan Lauritz Sundt and Karen Sundt Karen Sundt (23 May 1841 – 1 January 1924) was a Norwegian journalist and writer of popular literature. She was born in Farsund, and was a nephew of Eilert Sundt and cousin of Johan Lauritz Sundt. She made her literary debut in 1877 with .... He founded the business magazine '' Farmand'' in 1891, and edited the magazine until his death in 1917. References 1854 births 1917 deaths Businesspeople from Oslo Norwegian publishers (people) Norwegian writers 19th-century Norwegian businesspeople {{Norway-journalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1915 In Norway
Events in the year 1915 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch – Haakon VII. Events * 20 May - The Bastøy Boys' Home Insurrection. * 21 October - The 1915 Parliamentary election takes place. * The present Lindesnes Lighthouse was built. Popular culture Sports Music Film Literature * The Knut Hamsund novel ''Segelfoss By'' Volume 1 & 2 (''Segelfoss Town''), was published. * The Olav Duun novel ''Harald'' was published. Notable births *16 January – Aase Bjerkholt, politician (died 2012) *19 January – Håkon Kyllingmark, politician and minister (died 2003) *25 January – Sverre L. Mo, politician (died 2002) *31 January – Andreas Zeier Cappelen, politician (died 2008). *3 February – Henki Kolstad, actor (died 2008). *14 February – Idar Norstrand, civil servant and politician (died 1986) *8 March – Odd Hilt, sculptor (died 1986). *9 March – Kåre Grøndahl Hagem, politician (died 2008) *13 March – Eva Scheer, journalist, literary critic, translator and auth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haakon Ditlev Lowzow
Haakon Ditlev Lowzow (5 October 1854 – 12 August 1915) was a Norwegian military officer and politician for the Liberal Party. He is best known as the Norwegian Minister of Defence from 1908 to 1909. Personal life Lowzow was born in Kristiania, and came from a military background. His father was a lieutenant, his grandfather was a major general and his great-grandfather was a lieutenant general. Also, he was a granduncle of Carl Fredrik and Wenche Lowzow. Career He became a military officer in 1872, and was promoted to premier lieutenant in 1887 and lieutenant colonel in 1904. On 11 April 1908, when the first cabinet Knudsen assumed office, he was appointed as the new Minister of Defence. He held this position until 19 August 1909, when he resigned. He later became major general Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathias Larsen Blilie
Mathias Larsen Blilie (2 October 1854 – ??) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party and the Liberal Left Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1907, representing the Liberal Party and the constituency of Toten. He was re-elected in 1910, but this time representing the Liberal Left Party.Mathias Larsen Blilie — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) Born in Vestre Toten, his father Lars Kristian Blilie was a member of Parliament too. Mathias Blilie worked as a farmer, and was also director of the local savings bank and insurance company for some time. He was a member of Vestr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910 In Norway
In 1910 Haakon VII serves his sixth year as King of Norway. On 1 February Wollert Konow takes over as Prime Minister after Gunnar Knudsen, who has held this position since 1908. The Parliament passes a resolution about universal suffrage for women in municipal elections on 30 April. In Finnmark the Kirkenes–Bjørnevatn Line opens this year, and the Bøkfjord Lighthouse outside Kirkenes is completed. The Norwegian Institute of Technology is opened in Trondheim, as well as the accociated Student Society in Trondheim. The factory Norsk Gjærde- og Metaldukfabrik is founded. Also the Solør Line between Flisa and Elverum opens this year. Several of the most difficult summits in Norway are first ascended in 1910. The climbing of Stetind in Nordland by Bryn, Rubenson and Schjelderup is followed by the same group's first ascent of Svolværgeita and Trakta in the Lofoten archipelago. There are now 278 newspapers in Norway. Among the new newspapers is ''Tidens Tegn'', founded by O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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