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1870 In Norway
Events in the year 1870 in Norway. Incumbents *List of Norwegian monarchs, Monarch: Charles XV of Sweden, Charles IV. Events Arts and literature Births *23 January – Ole Sæther, Olympic rifle shooter (died 1946 in Norway, 1946) *17 April – Haaken Hasberg Gran, botanist (died 1955 in Norway, 1955) *19 May – Nils Nilsen Ronning, Norwegian-American author and editor (died 1962) * 4 July – Barbra Ring, writer (died 1955 in Norway, 1955). *14 September – Einar Borch, landowner and politician (died 1952 in Norway, 1952). *22 October – Johan Ludwig Mowinckel, three-times Prime Minister of Norway (died 1943 in Norway, 1943) *26 November – Elise Sem, barrister (died 1950 in Norway, 1950) *29 November – Eivind Heiberg, engineer and railway director (died 1939 in Norway, 1939) *7 December – Worm Hirsch Darre-Jenssen, engineer and politician (died 1945 in Norway, 1945) Full date unknown *Theodor Bull, businessperson and genealogist (died 1958 in Norway, 1958) *Helm ... [...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] |
1950 In Norway
Events in the year 1950 in Norway. Incumbents * Monarch – Haakon VII * Prime Minister – Einar Gerhardsen ( Labour Party) Events * 2 January – Postbanken (lit. The Post Bank) starts its operations. * 15 November – 14 people killed in the Hjuksebø train disaster. * 1 December – Population Census: 3,278,546 inhabitants in Norway. * The official inauguration of the Oslo City Hall. Popular culture Sports Music Film Literature *September 18 – Henrik Rytter, Norwegian dramatist, lyricist and translator (born 1887) Notable births January *5 January – Halvdan Sivertsen, singer *9 January – Maryon Eilertsen, actress and theatre director (died 2015). *22 January – Tomm Kristiansen, author and journalist (died 2022) *25 January – Svein Gjedrem, economist, Governor of the Central Bank of Norway *28 January – Gro Anita Schønn, singer (died 2001). March *7 March – Eva M. Nielsen, politician *11 March – Ketil Egge, actor and theatre director (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 In Norway
Events in the year 1953 in Norway. Incumbents * Monarch – Haakon VII * Prime Minister – Oscar Torp ( Labour Party) Events * 1 June –The first Bergen International Festival opens. * 16 July – Parliament voted to move the main base for the Navy from Horten to Bergen. * 11 September – The Norwegian Consumer Council established * 12 October – The 1953 Parliamentary election takes place. * 15 November – Four men suspected of spying for the Soviet Union were arrested in Kirkenes. * The Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature (''Det Norske Akademi for Sprog og Litteratur'') is founded. Popular culture Sports Music Film Literature Notable births *6 January – Jon Eberson, jazz guitarist *10 February – Aud Folkestad, politician *18 February – Erling Aksdal, jazz pianist *6 March – Jan Kjærstad, author *21 March – Per Inge Torkelsen, humorist (died 2021). *13 April Tom Olstad, jazz drummer *24 April – Nina Bjerkedal, civil servant *24 Apri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Pierre Mathiesen
Christian Pierre Mathiesen (14 April 1870 – 8 August 1953) was a Norwegian landowner and politician for the Conservative Party. Background He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway, as the youngest son of landowner and industrialist Haaken C. Mathiesen. He finished his secondary education in 1888, graduated from the agricultural school at Sem in 1890 and also took agricultural education in Denmark. He was the owner of Linderud Manor from 1893, while his oldest brother Haaken L. Mathiesen inherited the family company Mathiesen Eidsvold Værk. In 1940 he passed Linderud Manor down to his nephew, another Mathiesen Eidsvold Værk inheritor, Jørgen Mathiesen. Career Having many political positions in Aker, Mathiesen was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1900 from the constituency Akershus Amt. He served one term. On 22 October 1903, when the Hagerup's Second Cabinet assumed office, he was appointed as the new Minister of Agriculture. He lasted until 25 September 1904, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivar Lykke Falch Lind
Ivar Lykke Falch Lind (27 February 1870 – 2 July 1951) was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Conservative Party. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 1903, and served one term. From 1920 to 1912 he served as a deputy representative. Lind was mayor of Kinn Municipality from 1923 to 1928, and from 1926 to 1928 he was temporary County Governor of Sogn og Fjordane after the County Governor Ingolf Elster Christensen was appointed to the cabinet Lykke. Outside politics he was a bailiff in Kinn and Vevring Vevring is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. It encompassed the land surrounding the western part of the Førdefjorden on both the north and sou ... from 1893, and police chief in Fjordane from 1921 to 1940. References 1870 births 1951 deaths Members of the Storting Mayors of places in Sogn og Fjordane Conservative Party (Norway) politicians County g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 In Norway
Events in the year 1940 in Norway. Overview 1940 is the year when Norway became drawn into World War II. On 9 April Nazi Germany invaded the country, which remained occupied until 8 May 1945. See the article Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany for a full exposition of World War II in Norway. Incumbents *Government in Exile (in London) – went to exile on 7 June ** Monarch – Haakon VII ** Prime Minister – Johan Nygaardsvold ( Labour Party) *German Military Governor ** Reichskommissar in Norway – Josef Terboven beginning on 24 April Events * 16 February – Altmark Incident: The British destroyer intercepts the German transport ''Altmark'' in Norwegian waters, recovering 299 British prisoners of war. * 8 April – In Operation Wilfred the United Kingdom places fictitious and real naval mine fields off the coast of Norway. The aim was to provoke a German response. ** The German troopship sinks after being torpedoed by the Polish submarine off Lillesand. * 9 April – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Severin Andreas Heyerdahl
Severin Andreas Heyerdahl (28 August 1870 – 26 June 1940) was a Norwegian was a physician, radiologist and hospital director. He was a pioneer in the use of radiology and radiation therapy in Norway. Biography He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Severin Andreas Heyerdahl (1818-75) and Ragna Møller (1832-1926). He took his examen artium at Aars og Voss skole in 1888. He was hired as the manager of the x-ray department at Rikshospitalet in 1899. He took his dr.med. degree at the University of Oslo in 1910. Heyerdahl started with radium treatment at the Rikshospitalet in 1912. Together with Hans L. C. Huitfeldt, he co-founded the cancer treatment clinic ''Kristiania Radium-Institutt'' in 1913. From 1919 he was a senior doctor at the Rikshospitalet and a lecturer in radiology at the University of Oslo. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Norwegian Radium Hospital Oslo University Hospital, Radiumhospitalet ( no, Oslo universitetssyke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1956 In Norway
Events in the year 1956 in Norway. Incumbents * List of Norwegian monarchs, Monarch – Haakon VII * Regent – Olav V of Norway, Olav, due to debilitating injury to the King * Heads of government of Norway, Prime Minister – Einar Gerhardsen (Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party) Events * 7 March – Several avalanches kill 21 people and causing heavy damage in Nordland and Troms. * 9 April – The Norwegian Humanist Association is founded. * 12 October – The Norwegian motor vehicle manufacturer Troll Plastik & Bilindustri presents the first Troll (automobile), Troll car in Telemark. Popular culture Sports *Roald Aas, speed skater and Olympic gold medallist and cyclist, is awarded the Egebergs Ærespris for his achievements as both a speed skater and a cyclist. Music Film Literature *''The Song of the Red Ruby'' (original title ''Sangen om den røde rubin''), novel by Agnar Mykle Notable births *9 January – Thorhild Widvey, politician *13 Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helmer Hanssen
Helmer Julius Hanssen (24 September 1870 – 2 August 1956) was a Norwegian sailor, pilot and polar explorer. He participated in three of the polar expeditions led by Roald Amundsen and was one of the first five explorers to reach the South Pole. Background Helmer Hanssen was born in Bjørnskinn, on the island of Andøya in Nordland, Norway. He was an experienced ice pilot, a skill he had learned while hunting around Spitsbergen. Between 1894 and 1897, he hunted small whales and seals in the Arctic Sea. He later sailed for the Norwegian shipping company, Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab. Career From 1903 to 1905 Helmer Hanssen participated in Roald Amundsen's successful search for the Northwest Passage, as second mate on board the ship ''Gjøa''. On the expedition he learned from the Inuit how to drive sled dogs. In 1910 he headed south with Amundsen to conquer the South Pole, this time as an expert dog driver. He was also in charge of navigation, carrying the master compass on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Theodor Bull
Theodor Bull (1870 – 1958) was a Norwegian businessperson and genealogist. He was born in Kristiania as a son of medical doctor Edvard Isak Hambro Bull (1845–1925). He was a brother of theatre director Johan Peter Bull, historian and politician Edvard Bull and literary professor Francis Bull. Through Edvard Bull he was the uncle of historian Edvard Bull. He was also a nephew of military officer Karl Sigwald Johannes Bull, grandnephew of Anders Sandøe Ørsted Bull, great-grandson of Georg Jacob Bull and great-great-grandson of Chief Justice Johan Randulf Bull. In his professional career he worked as a wholesaler. He also published several genealogical works, and was the chairman of the Norwegian Genealogical Society Norwegian Genealogical Society ( no, Norsk Slektshistorisk Forening, NSF) is a genealogical society in Oslo, Norway. It was founded on 22 October 1926 as the first exclusively Norwegian genealogical society. Among the founders were Stian Herlofsen ... from 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1945 In Norway
Events in the year 1945 in Norway. Incumbents *Government in Exile (in London) until 9 May ** Monarch – Haakon VII ** Prime Minister – Johan Nygaardsvold ( Labour Party) until 25 June, Einar Gerhardsen ( Labour Party) *German Military Governor ** Reichskommissar in Norway – Josef Terboven until 7 May, Franz Böhme until 8 May * German Puppet Government in Oslo ** Minister-President – Vidkun Quisling ( National Unification) until 8 May Events *8 February – Karl Marthinsen was assassinated. *9 February – 29 Norwegians were executed by the Nazi regime in Norway as reprisal of Marthinsen's death, among others Jon Vislie, Kaare Sundby and Haakon Sæthre. The extent and severity of the reprisals shocked the Norwegian population and government-in-exile, resulting in a general moratorium against targeted killings of high-ranking Nazi officials. *9 February – Black Friday: a large air battle between German and British aircraft over Sunnfjord. It was the largest aerial cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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