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1869 In Norway
Events in the year 1869 in Norway. Incumbents *List of Norwegian monarchs, Monarch: Charles XV of Sweden, Charles IV. Events *14 August – Charles Wilhelm Thesen leaves Norway in his 117-ton schooner ''Albatros'', loaded with timber to sell in New Zealand. *16 November – Charles Wilhelm Thesen arrives in Cape Town. After bad weather delays his onward journey, he decides to stay in South Africa. Arts and literature *3 April – Edvard Grieg's ''Piano Concerto (Grieg), Piano Concerto in A minor'' receives its première in Copenhagen, played by Edmund Neupert, with Holger Simon Paulli conducting. Births January to June *18 February – Johan Hjort, fisheries scientist, marine zoologist and oceanographer (died 1948 in Norway, 1948) *23 March – Waldemar Ager, newspaperman and author in America (died 1941 in Norway, 1941) *1 April – Peter Egge, writer (died 1959 in Norway, 1959) *11 April – Gustav Vigeland, sculptor (died 1943 in Norway, 1943) *5 May – Hjalmar Christen ... [...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] |
Peter Egge
Peter Egge (1 April 1869 – 15 July 1959) was a renowned Norwegian author, journalist and playwright. His writing career extended from 1891 until 1955. Early life Peter Egge was born in Trondheim, Norway. He was the second eldest in a family of nine children born to a couple from Nord-Trøndelag. Summer holidays were often spent with relatives in the rural countryside. His writings would later commonly focus on Trondheim, and feature the rural customs of the traditional district of Innherred where he spent his childhood and adolescence. Career Egge attended the Trondheim Cathedral School, from which he graduated in 1887. Egge made his literary debut with the novel ''Almue'' (1891). He later started his job as a journalist with the Trondheim-based newspaper ''Dagsposten''. In the following years he divided his time between journalism and authorship. He frequently wrote comedies, a genre in which he enjoyed success. This venture in comedy started with ''Faddergaven'' (The Chri ... [...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] |
Johannes Irgens
Johannes Irgens (31 July 1869 – 29 December 1939) was a Norwegian barrister, diplomat and politician, noted for his service as minister of foreign affairs of Norway from 1910 to 1913. Personal life Irgens was born into the merchant and civil service family of Irgens, as a son of Marcus Fredrik Irgens (1839–1876) and Julie Martine Nicoline Dyrgreen (1840–1906). In November 1892 he married Lilla Minda Marie Gulbranson (1872–1938), a daughter of Carl August Gulbranson (1831–1910) and Minda Ramm Juell (1844–1913). Through this marriage, Irgens was a brother-in-law of Carl Gulbranson. His father was docent at the Norwegian College of Agriculture, but died when Irgens was seven years old. Irgens moved with his mother to Kristiania, and he took the examen artium at Oslo Cathedral School in 1887. He graduated with a cand.jur. degree in law in 1892 at the Royal Frederick University. During his time as a student, he served as member and chair of the board for Norwegian St ... [...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] |
Holger Sinding-Larsen
Peter Andreas Holger Sinding-Larsen (5 July 1869 – 12 December 1938) was a Norwegian architect. He is most associated with his work at Akershus Fortress, where he was a member of the restoration committee and architect from 1905 to 1922. Biography Sinding-Larsen was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Alfred Sinding-Larsen (1839–1911) ) and Elisabeth Lange (1842–1887). He was a brother of physician Christian Magnus Sinding-Larsen, colonel Birger Fredrik Sinding-Larsen and painter Kristofer Sinding-Larsen. Sinding-Larsen began his education at Kristiania tekniske skole (now Oslo ingeniørhøgskole) from 1885 to 1889 and received training from Herman Major Schirmer during surveying in Gudbrandsdalen. Then he studied in Berlin at the Technische Hochschule Charlottenburg (now Technical University of Berlin) from 1892 to 1893 and served as an assistant under Johannes Vollmer in 1893. In the latter half of the 1890s, he went on study trips ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gitta Jønsson
Gitta Jønsson (5 October 1869 – 6 March 1950) was a Norwegian Labour Party politician and proponent for women's rights. Early and personal life Jønsson was born in Tromsøysund, a daughter of Johan Widding Larsen Hagerup and Eline Marie Moe. As a young woman she worked as housemaid in Tromsø and Kristiania, and was eventually running a milk shop along with her sister. She married saddle maker Anders Jønsson in 1903, and they settled in Tromsø, where he established a workshop and she opened a café. Their daughter Bengta Andrea married composer Bjarne Amdahl. Political career Jønsson joined the Labour Party in 1909, and founded Tromsø Arbeiderkvinneforening in 1911. Taking part in local politics, she was elected member of the executive council of Tromsø from 1913 to 1925. She was a member of the board of the Norwegian Labour Party from 1923 to 1945, and chaired the Northern Troms chapter for many years. She was elected deputy member to the Storting for the period 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Gjøstein
Anna Gjøstein (15 June 1869 – 6 January 1956) was a Norwegian proponent for women's rights. Personal life Gjøstein was born in Ås, Viken, Ås on 15 June 1869, a daughter of Ole Andersen Moberg and Ovidia Simensdatter Skræmma. While she was a child, the family moved to Oslo, Christiania where she attended ''Sandbergs pikeskole''. She travelled to Michigan in the United States with her fiancee Johan Gjøstein, and they married in 1888. In 1889 they moved back to Norway and settled in Stavanger. They were the parents of Ingerid Gjøstein Resi. Career Settled in Stavanger, Gjøstein was a co-founder and leader of ''Stavanger Kvinnesaksforening'' and ''Kvinnelig arbeiderforening'' in 1899, and the Stavanger chapter of National Association for Women's Suffrage (Norway), National Association for Women's Suffrage (Landskvinnestemmerettsforeningen) in 1900. From 1907 to 1912 she represented the Norwegian Labour Party's Women's Federation as correspondent for the international soci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 In Norway
Events in the year 1955 in Norway. Incumbents * List of Norwegian monarchs, Monarch – Haakon VII * Regent – Olav V of Norway, Olav after July, following injury to King due to fall * Heads of government of Norway, Prime Minister – Oscar Torp (Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party) until 22 January, Einar Gerhardsen (Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party) Events * 14 January – Prime Minister Oscar Torp resigned. * 22 January – Gerhardsen's Third Cabinet was appointed. * 3 December – Osvald Harjo returned to Norway after 13 years in Soviet prison camps. * 1955 Norwegian local elections, Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country. Popular culture Sports *Kristian Kristiansen (writer), Kristian Kristiansen, novelist, playwright, short story and children's writer, is awarded the Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment literary prize Music Film Literature *''Jonas (novel), Jonas'', novel by Jens Bjørneboe Notable births *2 March &ndas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Tostrup Urbye
Andreas Tostrup Urbye (8 May 1869–16 May 1955) was a Norwegian civil servant, lawyer, and politician. He served as a county governor and also as a Minister in the Norwegian Cabinet from 1913-1917. He was also the secretary at the Karlstad negotiations that led to the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden. Personal life and education Andreas Tostrup Urbye was born on 8 May 1869 in Fredrikshald, Norway. His parents were Gabriel Joachim Urbye and Elisabeth Sofie Eeg. He graduated from school in 1891 with a cand.jur. degree. Later, he studied abroad during the 1890s. In 1901, he married Anna Robertson who was from Hammerfest. He received his Dr.juris degree in criminal law in 1909. He died on 16 May 1955. Career In 1898, he was hired as the state attorney in Troms and Finnmark. In 1904, he was hired as a law professor at the University of Kristiania. In 1905, he was the secretary of the Norwegian delegates to the Karlstad negotiations that led to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1925 In Norway
Events in the year 1925 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch – Haakon VII Events * 1 January – The city of Christiania reclaimed its original Norwegian name, Oslo; a decision which caused much debate in its time. * 17 July – the Parliament of Norway passed the Svalbard Act ( no, Lov om Svalbard or colloquially ) which established Norwegian sovereignty on the island of Svalbard, and stated that Norwegian criminal law, civil law and procedure law were enforced on the island. * Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country. Popular culture Sports Music Film Literature Births January to March *7 January – Ragnar Larsen, international soccer player, manager and journalist (died 1982) *14 January – Tor Oftedal, politician (died 1980) *29 January – Ingebrigt Davik, children's writer (died 2001) *29 January – Ottar Gjermundshaug, Nordic combined skier (died 1963) *2 February – Arne Brun Lie, resistance member and author (died 2010) *20 Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hjalmar Christensen
Hjalmar Christensen (5 May 1869 – 29 December 1925) was a Norwegian writer and a prominent literary critic. Biography Christensen was born at Sunnfjord in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. He was raised on a farm in the community of Førde. He was the son of Michael Sundt Tuchsen Christensen (1827–95) and Frederikke Sophie Elster (1838–1927). His brother Ingolf Elster Christensen served as a government official and a member of the Storting. He attended Bergen Cathedral School. He studied law and received a legal degree at the Royal Frederick University (now University of Oslo) in 1892. From 1893 to 1898, Christensen was an instructor at the Christiania Theater and lectured for several years at the Bergen Museum. In 1898, the post as professor of literary history at the Royal Frederick University had become vacant. Christensen applied for the post which went to Gerhard Gran. He subsequently studied classical philology and history and in 1902 was awarded his Dr. philos. Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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