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1861 In Norway
Events in the year 1861 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Charles IV. Events Arts and literature *''Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860'' (A remembrance of a journey in the summer 1860) was written by Aasmund Olavsson Vinje. Births *9 March – Monthei Eriksen Haug, politician *18 April – Christian Emil Stoud Platou, railroad director and politician (died 1923) *23 July – Hans Bergersen Wergeland, politician *10 October – Fridtjof Nansen, explorer, scientist and diplomat, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922 (died 1930) *21 December – Valentin Valentinsen, engineer and politician Full date unknown *Pauline Fjelde, Norwegian-American painter, needlework artist and weaver. (died 1923) *Ludvig Meyer, barrister, newspaper editor and politician (died 1938) *Olaf Norli, bookseller and publisher (died 1959) * Anton Thorkildsen Omholt, politician and Minister (died 1925) *Edvard Sverdrup, theologian (died 1923) Deaths *22 January – Peder Klykken, politician (born 1772) *6 J ... [...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] |
1938 In Norway
Events in the year 1938 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 * 14 January – Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica. * 20 November – Maud of Wales, Queen Maud of Norway dies * Construction starts on Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik Undated *The Norwegian Mining Museum is established. Popular culture Sports Music Film Literature d’Aulaires’ Book of Norwegian Folktales - first printed in 1938 Notable births January *2 January – Hans Herbjørnsrud, short story writer. *9 January – Agnar Sandmo, economist and professor (died 2019). *10 January – Thor Bjarne Bore, newspaper editor and politician (died 2019). *13 January – Kåre Rønnes, soccer player and coach *16 January – Helga Hernes, political scientist, diplomat and politician. *18 January – Rolf Ketil Bjørn, businessperson and politician (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1777 In Norway
Events in the year 1777 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Christian VII. Events Arts and literature Births *7 February - Severin Løvenskiold, nobleman and politician (died 1856) *18 February - Andreas Arntzen, politician (died 1837) *12 April - Caspar Peter Hagerup, civil servant (died 1840) *20 April - Hans Jørgen Reutz Synnestvedt, military officer and politician (died 1841) *5 June - Oluf Borch de Schouboe, politician and Minister (died 1844) *3 August - Peter Motzfeldt, politician and Minister (died 1854) *12 September - Hans Jacob Arnold Jensen, military officer and politician (died 1853) Full date unknown *Christian Krohg, politician and Minister (died 1828) * Peder Tollefsen Ilsaas, politician *Nicolai Niels Nielsen, priest and politician (died 1854) *Jacob Andreas Wille, priest and politician (died 1850) Deaths *22 May – Nicolaus Christian Friis, priest and writer (born 1714 Events January–March * January 21 – After being tricked into deser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broder Lysholm Krohg
Broder Lysholm Krohg (19 August 1777 – 16 October 1861) was a Norway, Norwegian military officer and civil servant. References 1777 births 1861 deaths Norwegian Army personnel {{Norway-mil-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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