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1860 In Norway
Events in the year 1860 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Charles IV Events * 5 August - Charles XV of Sweden and Louise of the Netherlands was crowned King and Queen of Norway in Trondheim. Louise was the first queen to be crowned in Norway since the Middle Ages. Arts and literature Births January to June *17 January – Erik Ramstad, one of the founders of Minot, North Dakota (died 1951) *3 February – Rudolf Krefting, physician (died 1942). *28 February – Carl Georg Barth, Norwegian-American mathematician and mechanical engineer (died 1939) *6 April – Anders Hovden, hymnwriter, priest, author and popular speaker (died 1943) *29 April – Bertrand Narvesen, businessperson (died 1939) *30 May – Helga Estby, noted for her walk across the United States during 1896 (died 1942) *11 June – Oda Krohg, painter (died 1935) *30 June – Karl Sigwald Johannes Bull, military officer, politician and Minister (died 1936) July to December *13 August – Lars Osa, artist (died 1 ... [...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] |
1939 In Norway
Events in the year 1939 in Norway. Incumbents * List of Norwegian monarchs, Monarch – Haakon VII * Heads of government of Norway, Prime Minister – Johan Nygaardsvold (Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party) Events *17 May – Sweden, Norway, and Finland refuse Germany's offer of non-aggression pacts. *1 June – Oslo Airport, Fornebu is opened. *1 June – Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik is officially opened. *1 September – Norway, Finland, Sweden and Switzerland declare their neutrality. Popular culture Sports Music Film Literature Notable births *1 January – Lars Oftedal Broch, judge (died 2017) *8 January – Laila Kaland, politician (died 2007) *12 January – Dagfinn Ripnes, politician *13 January – Kari Wærness, sociologist. *15 January – Bjørn Hansen (footballer), Bjørn Hansen, soccer player and coach *17 January – Kari Knudsen, model *4 February – Ola Hunderi, physicist *5 February – Tor Bjerkmann, publisher (died 1999). *13 February – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924 In Norway
Events in the year 1924 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarchy of Norway, Monarch – Haakon VII Events * The 1924 Norwegian parliamentary election, 1924 Parliamentary election takes place. * Kringkastningselskapet A/S was founded. This was the predecessor to the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, established in 1933 *Geitungen Lighthouse is established. *Munck Cranes company is founded. *Ny Tid (publishing house), Ny Tid begins publishing.List of publications in BIBSYS *Salhus Church is completed. Popular culture Sports Music Film Literature Notable births Jan ...
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Antarctic
The Antarctic ( or , American English also or ; commonly ) is a polar region around Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole. The Antarctic comprises the continent of Antarctica, the Kerguelen Plateau and other island territories located on the Antarctic Plate or south of the Antarctic Convergence. The Antarctic region includes the ice shelves, waters, and all the island territories in the Southern Ocean situated south of the Antarctic Convergence, a zone approximately wide varying in latitude seasonally. The region covers some 20 percent of the Southern Hemisphere, of which 5.5 percent (14 million km2) is the surface area of the Antarctica continent itself. All of the land and ice shelves south of 60°S latitude are administered under the Antarctic Treaty System. Biogeographically, the Antarctic realm is one of eight biogeographic realms of Earth's land surface. Geography As defined by the Antarctic Treaty System, the Antarctic r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Anton Larsen
Carl Anton Larsen (7 August 1860 – 8 December 1924) was a Norway, Norwegian-born Whaling, whaler and Antarctic explorer who made important contributions to the exploration of Antarctica, the most significant being the first discovery of fossils for which he received the Back Grant from the Royal Geographical Society. In December 1893 he became the first person to ski in Antarctica on the Larsen Ice Shelf which was subsequently named after him. In 1904, Larsen re-founded a whaling settlement at Grytviken on the island of South Georgia Island, South Georgia. In 1910, after some years' residence on South Georgia, he renounced his Norwegian citizenship and took British citizenship. The Norwegian whale factory ship was named after him. Early life Carl Anton Larsen was born in Østre Halsen, Tjolling, the son of Norwegian people, Norwegian sea captain Ole Christian Larsen and his wife Ellen Andrea Larsen (née Thorsen). His family subsequently relocated to nearby Sandefjord, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nils Gregoriussen Skilbred
Nils Gregoriussen Skilbred (20 August 1860 – 2 May 1943) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. Born in Gjerpen, he worked as a farmer and carpenter. He became involved in the local workers' societies, and joined the Liberal Party. He was a member of the local party board from 1897. In 1898 he was elected to Gjerpen municipal council; he served in the executive committee until 1919, except for the years 1907 to 1910 when he was deputy mayor.Nils Gregoriussen Skilbred – Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) In 1898 he was also elected to the Norwegian Parliament for his constituency |
1958 In Norway
Events in the year 1958 in Norway. Incumbents * Monarch – Olav V * Prime Minister – Einar Gerhardsen ( Labour Party) Events * 8 January – Fire breaks out in the coastal steamer MS Erling Jarl while it is docked in Bodø. 14 people are killed. * 22 June – Olav V is crowned as ruler of Norway in the Nidaros Cathedral. Popular culture Sports Music Film Literature * Harald Sverdrup, poet and children's writer, is awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for his poetry, ''Sankt Elms ild''. *Astrid Tollefsen, poet, is awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment literature prize. Notable births *28 January – Lisbeth Bodd, performance artist and theatre leader (died 2014). *4 February – Kjell Ola Dahl, writer *25 February – Eugene Ejike Obiora, died during police arrest (died 2006) *19 May – Sjur Loen, curler. *9 June – Inghill Johansen, writer. *19 June – Siri Bjerke, politician *28 July – Peter M. Haugan, scientist and Director of the Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Osa
Lars Osa (13 August 1860 – 9 February 1958) was a Norwegian artist. He also worked with church decoration and restoration and was a noted fiddle player. Biography Lars Andersen was born in the village of Ulvik in Ulvik municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. When Lars Osa was five years old, the family moved from the (larger) village of Ulvik into the (very small) village of Osa, located about away, at the end of the Osa Fjord, an arm of the Hardangerfjord. He grew up in an environment characterized by a living folk tradition. He visited Knud Bergslien in Eidfjord and received his first art lessons from him. That same year he went to Christiania and was a pupil at Tegneskolen. In 1882 he was admitted as a student at the Art Academy in Copenhagen. He studied there until 1885, and continued as a student under the Danish painters Laurits Tuxen (1853–1927) and Peder Severin Krøyer until 1886. He used a travel scholarship for trips to Paris during the autumn and winter of 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1936 In Norway
Events in the year 1936 in Norway. Incumbents * Monarch – Haakon VII * Prime Minister – Johan Nygaardsvold ( Labour Party) Events * 13 September – A major rockfall hit the lake Loenvatnet in Sogn og Fjordane, creating a flood wave that destroyed several farms, killing 74 people. The second such incident in 31 years, the disaster caused the permanent depopulation of the area. * Norsk Hydro opens its Herøya plant for the production of artificial fertilizer. * The 1936 Parliamentary election takes place. This was the last Norwegian parliamentary election held before World War II and the German invasion of Norway. * Leon Trotsky was in Norway until September 1936 Popular culture Sports * Ivar Ballangrud was olympic and world champion of speed skating. Music Film Literature * The Knut Hamsund novel ''Ringen sluttet'' (''The Ring is Closed''), was published. Notable births *2 January – Kjell Opseth, politician (d. 2017) *13 January – Jan Brøgger, professo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Sigwald Johannes Bull
Karl Sigwald Johannes Bull (30 June 1860 – 27 December 1936) was a Norwegian military officer and politician for the Conservative Party. He is best known as the Norwegian Minister of Defence from 1910 to 1912. Personal life He was born in Kristiania as the son of military officer and politician Anders Sandøe Ørsted Bull and his wife Caroline Elisabeth Dahl. Also, he was a grandson of Supreme Court Justice Georg Jacob Bull, a great-grandson of Chief Justice Johan Randulf Bull, a great-grandnephew of Johan Lausen Bull and a first cousin of chief physician Edvard Isak Hambro Bull. His son Georg Jacob Falck Bull (1892–1977) became a major general. Career He graduated from officer's school in 1880, held the rank of second lieutenant from 1880 and premier lieutenant from 1883. In 1889 he was promoted to captain. He worked for the Norwegian Mapping and Cadastre Authority (then known as ''Den geografiske opmaaling'') from 1889 to 1891, and as a teacher at the Norwegian Military Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1935 In Norway
Events in the year 1935 in Norway. Incumbents * List of Norwegian monarchs, Monarch – Haakon VII. * Heads of government of Norway, Prime Minister – Johan Ludwig Mowinckel (Liberal Party (Norway), Liberal Party) until 20 March, Johan Nygaardsvold (Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party) Popular culture Sports Music Film *''Du har lovet mig en kone!'', starring Einar Sissener, directed by Tancred Ibsen Literature *Nordahl Grieg – ''Vår ære og vår makt'' Births January to March *5 January – Jan Paulsen, List of Presidents of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists *7 January – Olav Holt, physicist (died 2012) *13 January – Svein Aasmundstad, civil servant *22 January – Gunnar Høst Sjøwall, tennis player and photographer (died 2013) *26 January – Tore Bernitz Pedersen, illustrator and comics artist (died 2015 in Norway, 2015). *6 February – Peter Angelsen, politician and M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oda Krohg
Oda Krohg (born Othilia Pauline Christine Lasson; 11 June 1860 – 19 October 1935) was a Norwegian painter, and the wife of her teacher and colleague Christian Krohg. Biography She was the second daughter of public attorney Christian Lasson and Alexandra Cathrine Henriette von Munthe af Morgenstierne. Her maternal grandmother Anastasia Sergeyevna Saltykova was a member of the Russian princely Saltykov that belonged to the high nobility; other members of this family were Field Marshal Prince Nikolai Saltykov and Catherine the Great's lover Sergei Saltykov. She grew up in a liberal-conservative household, along with eight sisters and two brothers. Her brother Per Lasson became a noted composer and her sister Caroline "Bokken" Lasson a singer and writer. In 1881 she married the businessman Jørgen Engelhardt (1852–1921), with whom she had two children. She split from Engelhardt in 1883, and divorced him in 1888. In 1885 she became a student of Erik Werenskiold and C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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