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1867 In Norway
Events in the year 1867 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Charles IV Events Arts and literature Births January to June *19 January – Isak Kobro Collett, politician (died 1911) *20 January – Mons Monssen, sailor in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor (died 1930) *29 January – Carl L. Boeckmann, artist (died 1923) *5 March – Ingebrigt Vik, sculptor (died 1927) *15 May – Hjalmar Johansen, polar explorer (died 1913) July to December *2 July – Hjalmar Krag, businessman and sports official (died 1954). *24 July – Olav Kringen, newspaper editor (died 1951). *27 July – Mikal Angell Jacobus Landmark, politician (died 1939) *2 August – Johanne Dybwad, actress (died 1950). *15 August – Anathon Aall, academic (died 1943 in Norway, 1943) *8 October – Christian Hansen Wollnick, newspaper editor, jurist and politician (died 1936 in Norway, 1936) *4 November – Martin Julius Halvorsen, newspaper editor and politician *10 December – Laurit ... [...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] |
Hjalmar Krag
Hjalmar Krag (2 July 1867 – 25 April 1954) was a Norwegian military officer, businessman and sports official. Krag was born in Vestre Aker to director of the Norwegian Directorate of Public Roads, Hans Hagerup Krag, and Anna Marie Pedersen. He married Claudine Emilie Heiberg in 1896. He graduated as military officer in 1889, and from the Norwegian Military College in 1893. He served as adjutant to Haakon VII of Norway from 1905 to 1908. From 1909 to 1912 he lectured at the Norwegian Military Academy The Norwegian Military Academy (), in Oslo, educates officers of the Norwegian Army and serves as the King's Royal Guard. The academy was established in 1750, and is the oldest institution for higher education in Norway. History The Commander- .... He chaired Norges Landsforbund for Idræt from 1919 to 1925. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1935. References 1860s births 1954 deaths Military personnel from Oslo Norwegian Military ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Julius Halvorsen
Martin Julius Halvorsen (4 November 1867 – 7 March 1951) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour and Social Democratic Labour parties. Born in Kristiania, he took an education as a book printer. Having founded his own printing press in 1897, he moved it from Kristiania to rural Jessheim in 1902. Here, he founded the newspaper ''Akershusingen'', renamed to ''Romerikes Blad'' in 1904. He was the editor-in-chief of this newspaper for some time.Martin Julius Halvorsen — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) The newspaper still exists, and has a circulation of about 38,000. [...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] |
Christian Hansen Wollnick
Christian Hansen Wollnick (8 October 1867 – 27 March 1936) was a Norwegian newspaper editor, jurist and politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Tjølling as the son of a shipmaster. He took his secondary education in Skien in 1885 and worked one year as a school teacher in Larvik. He then embarked on several parallel careers; he enrolled in the military, studied law parallel and pursued a journalistic career. As a military officer he reached the ranks of Premier Lieutenant in 1894 and Captain in 1903. He had started early as a journalist, and edited the newspaper ''Ørebladet'' from 1891 to 1892. In 1895, he graduated with the cand.jur. degree. He spent the years 1896 and 1897 as a law clerk in Trondhjem, before moving to Kristiansund N. Here, he was a solicitor from 1899 to 1904, and also edited the local newspaper '' Møre Tidende''. He was also a deputy member of the city council for a short period. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1943 In Norway
Events in the year 1943 in Norway. Incumbents *Government in Exile (in London) ** Monarch – Haakon VII ** Prime Minister – Johan Nygaardsvold ( Labour Party) *German Military Governor ** Reichskommissar in Norway – Josef Terboven * German Puppet Government in Oslo ** Minister-President – Vidkun Quisling ( National Unification) Events * 5 February – The Norwegian submarine HNoMS ''Uredd'' is destroyed by a German minefield. The 39 men aboard as well as six Special Operations Executive (SOE) agents are killed in the sinking. The wreck of the submarine was only discovered in 1985. * 22 February – The collaborationist Quisling regime approves the (English: 'Law of national work effort') according to which all men between ages 18–55 and all women between ages 21–40, are required to enlist. * 24 February – 158 Norwegian Jews are deported from Norway to German extermination camps. * 28 February – Operation Gunnerside: Six Norwegian SOE agents led by Joachim Rønneb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anathon Aall
Anathon August Fredrik Aall (15 August 1867 – 9 January 1943) was a Norwegian academic, philosopher and psychologist. Originally educated as a theologian, he became a professor of philosophy at University of Oslo. Background He was born at Nesseby in Finnmark, Norway. He was a son of vicar Niels Anton Aall (1833–1896) and his wife Mathilde Susanne Dahl (1842–1910). His grandfather, Hans Cato Aall (1807-1862), was a Member of Parliament and mayor of Hammerfest. He was also a great-great-great-grandson of Nicolai Benjamin Aall, and a great-great-grandnephew of Niels, Jørgen and Jacob Aall. He was the brother of jurist and Fascist politician Herman Harris Aall (1871-1957). His sister Marna Aall (1873–1948) was married to philosopher Kristian Birch-Reichenwald Aars from 1895 to 1910. Anathon Aall biographed Aars in the first volume of the first edition of the biographical dictionary ''Norsk biografisk leksikon''. Career Aall's family moved a lot during his early years, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanne Dybwad
Johanne Dybwad (née Juell; 2 August 1867 – 4 March 1950) was a Norwegian stage actress and stage producer. She was the leading actress in Norwegian theatre for half a century. Early and personal life Johanne was born in Christiania (now Oslo) as the daughter of actor Mathias Juell (1835–1894) and actress Johanne Regine Elvig (1847–1882). Both her parents were acting for the Christiania Theatre. Her mother was the first Norwegian to play "Nora" in Ibsen's ''A Doll's House'', in 1880. Her mother died in 1882, only 34 years old, and Johanne grew up with her aunt in Bergen. Her foster parents wanted to keep her away from the theatre, but she wanted to become an actress. Career Actress Johanne made her debut at Den Nationale Scene in Bergen 7 November 1887, in the comedy play ''Gertrude eller den lille skat''. Her next role was "Nora" in ''A Doll's House''. She had her breakthrough as "Fanchon" in Birch-Pfeiffer's play ''En liden Hex'', first in Bergen, and la ... [...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] |
Mikal Angell Jacobus Landmark
Mikal Angell Jacobus Landmark (27 July 1867 - 27 June 1939) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1916, representing the constituency ''Nordre Nordmør''. He served only one term.Michael Angell Jakobus Landmark — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) Born in , he was a great-grandson of a Jens Landmark (1772–1811), brother of (1769–1839) and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Store Norske Leksikon
The ''Great Norwegian Encyclopedia'' ( no, Store Norske Leksikon, abbreviated ''SNL''), is a Norwegian-language online encyclopedia. The online encyclopedia is among the most-read Norwegian published sites, with more than two million unique visitors per month. Paper editions 1978–2007 The ''SNL'' was created in 1978, when the two publishing houses Aschehoug and Gyldendal merged their encyclopedias and created the company Kunnskapsforlaget. Up until 1978 the two publishing houses of Aschehoug and Gyldendal, Norway's two largest, had published ' and ', respectively. The respective first editions were published in 1907–1913 (Aschehoug) and 1933–1934 (Gyldendal). The slump in sales for paper-based encyclopedias around the turn of the 21st century hit Kunnskapsforlaget hard, but a fourth edition of the paper encyclopedia was secured by a grant of ten million Norwegian kroner from the foundation Fritt Ord in 2003. The fourth edition consisted of 16 volumes, a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 In Norway
Events in the year 1951 in Norway. Incumbents * List of Norwegian monarchs, Monarch – Haakon VII * Heads of government of Norway, Prime Minister – Einar Gerhardsen (Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party) until 9 November, Oscar Torp (Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party) Events * 19 November – Torp's Cabinet is appointed. * Norsk Hydro opens a Polyvinyl chloride, PVC plant at Herøya. * 1951 Norwegian local elections, Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country. Popular culture Sports Music Film Literature *Gunvor Hofmo, writer and poet, is awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment literature prize for the first time. *Ola Viker makes his literary debut with the novel ''Gullskoen''. Notable births *23 January – Dan Børge Akerø, television personality *1 February – Ellen Horn, actress, politician and Minister *24 February – Erna Osland, children's writer. *1 March – Berit Oskal Eira, politician (d. 2021) *10 March – Eva Harr, artist (died 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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