1880 In Norway
Events in the year 1880 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Oscar II Events Arts and literature Births January to June *2 February – Arnt Ferdinand Moss, accountant and politician. *20 March – Oscar Ludvig Larsen, politician *13 April – Alfred Vågnes, politician (died 1970) *29 April – Anders Krogvig, librarian, writer, literary consultant and critic (died 1924) *29 April – Jonas Lie, artist (died 1940 in America) *18 May – Thomas Thorstensen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (died 1953) *16 June – Joachim Holst-Jensen, film actor (died 1963) July to December *2 July – Olav Bergersen, naval officer and politician (d. 1973). *1 August – Hans Nordvik, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (died 1960) *30 August – Nikolai Astrup, painter (died 1928) *28 September – Jon Jørundson Mannsåker, priest and politician (died 1964) *7 October – Johan Undrum, politician (d. 1940). *8 December – Per Lysne, Rosemaling artist (died 1947) *30 Decembe ...
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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 ...
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