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1874 In Norway
Events in the year 1874 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Oscar II Events Arts and literature Births *12 April – Kristian Edland, farmer and politician. *8 May – Endre Johannes Cleven, settler in Canada (died 1916) *2 July – Oluf Wesmann-Kjær, rifle shooter (died 1945) *14 July – Torleiv Hannaas, philologist (died 1929) *24 August – Einar Hanssen, judge. *3 September – Carl Størmer, mathematician and physicist (died 1957) *8 September – Torgrim Castberg, violinist (died 1928) *26 September – Simon Johnson, Norwegian-American author (died 1970) *2 December – Johannes Hanssen, bandmaster, composer and teacher (died 1967) *19 December – Axel Theodor Næss, judge (d. 1945). Full date unknown *Aagot Didriksen, actress (died 1968) *Knut Olai Thornæs, newspaper editor and politician (died 1935) Deaths *20 February – Dominicus Nagell Lemvig Brun, military officer and politician (b.1790) *1 March – Hans Jørgen Darre, clergyman (b.1803) *15 September ... [...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] |
Johannes Hanssen
Johannes Hanssen (2 December 1874 in Ullensaker – 25 November 1967 in Oslo) was a Norwegian bandmaster, composer and teacher. He was bandmaster of the Oslo Military Band from 1926 to 1934 and again from 1945 to 1946. Hanssen received the King's Order of Merit in Gold and King Haakon VII's Jubilee Medal. His most famous composition is his ''Valdresmarsjen'' (Valdres March, 1904), a march celebrating the beautiful Valdres region in Norway that lies between Oslo and Bergen. The main theme is the signature fanfare for the Valdres Battalion, which is based on an ancient melody formerly played on the medieval ''lur'', an uncoiled wooden wind instrument. The melody of the trio section derives from a fiddle tune traditional in Hardanger and a pentatonic folk tune, above a typical Norwegian drone bass line. It was first performed in 1904 by the band of the second regiment of Norway, with the composer playing the baritone horn himself. Numerous settings for brass band exist in addit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Tellefsen
Thomas Dyke Acland Tellefsen (26 November 1823 – 6 October 1874) was a Norwegians, Norwegian pianist, composer, and Piano pedagogy, teacher. As a composer, Tellefsen wrote 44 opuses, including solo piano works, two Piano concerto, piano concertos, and chamber music. He dedicated many of his compositions to the Polish people, Polish, Russians, Russian, and French people, French Aristocracy (class), aristocracy. Life Tellefsen, the youngest of six siblings, was born in Trondheim, Norway, where he studied with his father Johan Christian Tellefsen (1774–1857)—the organist at Trondheim cathedral, Trondheim Cathedral—and with Ole Andreas Lindeman. Thomas gave his first public concert in his home town in the spring of 1842, age 18. Until he was 19, he had studied to be a priest; instead, he turned to music, and moved to Paris to seek tutelage under Frédéric Chopin. Here, he became the pupil of his compatriot Charlotte Thygeson (1811–1872; a daughter of Nicolai Emanuel ... [...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] |
1792 In Norway
Events in the year 1792 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Christian VII Events * Denmark-Norway declares transatlantic slave trade will be illegal after 1803 (though slavery continues to 1848 in Denmark) Arts and literature *Sør-Fron Church was built. *Sandar Church was built. Births *1 January – Henrik Anker Bjerregaard, poet, dramatist and judge (died 1842) *18 November – Even Hammer Holmboe, politician (died 1859) *13 December – Christian Schou, brewer and merchant (died 1874). Full date unknown *Diderik Bøgvad, politician (died 1857) * Jørgen Flood, merchant and politician (died 1867) * Nils Christensen Ringnæs, politician *Erike Kirstine Kolstad, the first professional native stage actress in Norway (d.1830) Deaths *14 December - Ole Nilsen Weierholt, wood carver (born 1718 Events January – March * January 7 – In India, Sufi rebel leader Shah Inayat Shaheed from Sindh who had led attacks against the Mughal Empire, is beheaded days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Schou
Christian Schou (13 December 1792 – 15 September 1874) was a Norwegian merchant, brewer and politician. Biography He was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Didrik Hansen Schou (1744–1795) and Anna Ludovica Wittrog. His father died when he was quite young and he was raised by a relative. Schou established trading license at Christiania in 1822 and ran a farmer's shop at Grønland. He also operated a vinegar distillery and liquor store. In 1834, he acquired the Vestre Sinsen farm and ran a dairy. In 1837 he bought Jørgen Young's brewery in Fjerdingen, which he converted to Schou Brewery. Schou owned property along the Akerselva and utilized areas closest to the river for expansion of the brewery. Schou became a member of the first presidency of Christiania in 1837. He was decorated Knight of the Order of St. Olav in 1872. He died during 1874 in Christiania. The square '' Schous plass'' in Oslo is named after him. Personal life He was married in 182 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1803 In Norway
Events in the year 1803 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Christian VII Events * 1 January – Denmark-Norway abolishes transatlantic slave trade. * June - Anders Olson Lysne is executed for Lèse majesté. He is the last person executed for Lèse majesté in Norway. Arts and literature * The construction of Ledaal is finished. Births *27 September – Hans Jørgen Darre, clergyman (died 1874) Full date unknown *1 September – Georg Pettersen, politician (died 1879) * Per Ivarson Undi, early homesteader in Wisconsin Territory (died 1860) Deaths *15 March - Johann Friedrich von und zu Mansbach, military officer (born 1744) *14 April - Johan Christian Schønheyder, bishop (born 1742) *22 May – Frederik Otto Scheel, military officer and civil servant (born 1748). *June - Anders Olson Lysne, leader of a farmer rebellion (born 1764) *15 October – Ole Irgens, bishop (born 1724) *18 November – Ditlevine Feddersen, culture personality (born 1727) *24 November – Reier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Jørgen Darre
Hans Jørgen Darre (27 September 1803 – 11 March 1874) was a Norwegian clergyman and Bishop of Nidaros. Darre was born at Klæbu in Søndre Trondhjem, Norway. He was the son of the vicar in Klæbo and constitutional founding father, Jacob Hersleb Darre. He graduated as cand.theol. in 1827 and succeeded his father as vicar in Klæbu in 1833. He was the dean in the district of Dalerne from 1843 to 1848, and in March 1849 he took over as Bishop of the Diocese of Trondhjem (Nidaros). He retired in 1860 with a 1000 speciedaler pension. In 1872, he moved to a town near the Spanish-Portuguese border, where his daughter's husband worked in a mine. Hans Jørgen Darre died in Miraflores, Spain during 1874, his body brought back to Norway in December 1883. In Throndhjem, he was a member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters. He served as praeses of the society from 1851 to 1855 and 1870 to 1872. He was a Knight of the Order of St. Olav. One of his daughters, Jørgi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1790 In Norway
Events in the year 1790 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Christian VII. Events * March – Norwegian merchants meet Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt, as representative of King Gustav III of Sweden, to discuss military hjelp from Sweden to end the Danish-Norwegian union, at Eda, Sweden. Arts and literature * The song ''«Udsikter fra Ulriken»'' is written by Johan Nordahl Brun. * Klæbu Church was built, Births *1 November - Dominicus Nagell Lemvig Brun, military officer and politician (d.1874) *26 December - Andreas Martin Seip, military officer and politician (d.1850) Full date unknown * Melchior Schjelderup Olsson Fuhr, politician (d.1869) *Jon Eriksson Helland, Hardanger fiddle maker (d.1862) * Even Hansen, civil servant and politician (d.1840 Events January–March * January 3 – One of the predecessor papers of the ''Herald Sun'' of Melbourne, Australia, ''The Port Phillip Herald'', is founded. * January 10 – Uniform Penny Post is introduced in the United Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominicus Nagell Lemvig Brun
Dominicus Nagell Lemvig Brun (1 November 1790 – 20 February 1874) was a Norwegian military officer and politician. He was born in Aafjorden to Ole Brun and his wife Catharina Hedevig Thombsen. He married Christine Lund Finckenhagen in 1816. He was a military officer by profession. He was also elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1845, 1848 and 1851, representing the constituency of ''Romsdals Amt''. Before the latter term he had been promoted from captain to lieutenant colonel.Sivert Christensen Strøm — Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) After retirement, he moved to Strinda
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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] |
Knut Olai Thornæs
Knut Olai Thornæs (30 May 1874 – 1945) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician. He was a member of the Labour Party from 1900, and represented the party politically, but joined the Communist Party upon the split in 1923. Thornæs was the editor-in-chief of several newspapers, most notably ''Ny Tid''. Career Thornæs hailed from Kristiansund. Having first worked a few years as a manual laborer, in 1893 he completed his typographer's education, and moved to Trondhjem. He became involved in his local trade union, and in 1900 he joined the Norwegian Labour Party. Thornæs published the temperance periodical ''Reform'' in 1901, but was soon hired as a journalist in ''Folketidende''. In 1902, he was hired in the local Labour Party organ, ''Ny Tid''. He worked here for many years, except for the period between 1906 and 1908, when he edited a Fredrikstad newspaper, '' Smaalenenes Social-Demokrat''. Thornæs was elected to serve in Trondhjem city council in 1914, and was re-ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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