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1843 In Norway
Events in the year 1843 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Charles III John Events *14 September – 2/3 of the town of Egersund burns down. Arts and literature Births *5 January – Jørgen Christian Knudsen, ship-owner and politician (b.1922) *8 January – Johan Jeremiassen, ship-owner, consul and politician (d.1889) *2 February – Knute Nelson, Governor of Minnesota from 1893 till 1895 and United States Senator from Minnesota from 1895 till 1923. (d. 1923) *9 April – Canute R. Matson, Norwegian American Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois at the time of the Haymarket Square Riot (d. 1903) *15 June – Edvard Grieg, composer and pianist (d.1907) *18 August – Johan Henrik Paasche Thorne, businessperson and politician (d.1920) *4 October – Christopher Knudsen, priest, politician and Minister (d.1915) *8 October – Kitty Lange Kielland, painter (d.1914) *31 October – Oscar Nissen, physician, newspaper editor and politician (d.1911) Full date unknown *Axel Gudbrand Bl ... [...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] |
1920 In Norway
Events in the year 1920 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch – Haakon VII Events * 9 February – The League of Nations gives Spitsbergen to Norway. * 17–19 June – The Centre Party was founded. * Aalesund ship is discovered embedded in the earth south of Ålesund. Popular culture Sports * Helge Løvland, won the Olympic gold medal in the decathlon. Music Film Literature *Knut Hamsund was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature for the novel ''Markens Grøde'' (''Growth of the Soil'', 2017). * The Knut Hamsund novel ''Konerne ved Vandposten'' Volume 1 & 2 (''The Women at the Pump''), was published. *The third Sigrid Undset for the trilogy of Kristin Lavransdatter was published. *The Olav Duun novel ''Storbybryllope'' (''The Big Wedding'') from the work ''Juvikfolket'' (''The People of Juvik'', 1918–23), was published. Notable births *2 January – Anne-Sofie Østvedt, resistance leader (died 2009) *7 January – Anders Bratholm, jurist and professor of jurispruden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodor Løvstad
Theodor Julius Løvstad (2 September 1843 – 20 April 1913) was a Norwegian musician, magazine editor and revue writer. He was born in Christiania. Løvstad was kapellmeister at various establishments in and around Kristiania, including Tivoli, Bazarhallen, Møllergaten teater, Eldorado and Dovrehallen. He published the humour magazine ''Bakkus'' from 1878 to 1883, and edited the satirical magazine ''Vikingen'' from 1883 until his death in 1913. Among his contributions was the popular column ''Kjæftausa'', signed by the fictitious "Ka'l Olsen fra Vika". He wrote songs and monologues for theatres and several revues, including ''Fra Vika til Ekebergtoppen''. A bust of Løvstad was unveiled in Bygdøy Bygdøy or Bygdø is a peninsula situated on the western side of Oslo, Norway. Administratively, Bygdøy belongs to the borough of Frogner; historically Bygdøy was part of Aker Municipality and became part of Oslo in 1948. Bygdøy is a popular ... in 1990. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1928 In Norway
Events in the year 1928 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch – Haakon VII Events * 27 June – The opening of the underground railway line to Nationaltheatret station in Oslo . * At Herøya, outside Porsgrunn, Norsk Hydro establishes what is to become Norway's largest industrial park. * The city of Fredrikshald changed its name to Halden. * Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country. Popular culture Sports *Bernt Evensen, speed skater, Olympic gold medallist and racing cyclist, is awarded the Egebergs Ærespris for his achievements in speed skating and cycling. Music Film Literature * Sigrid Undset was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Notable births *8 January – Bab Christensen, actress (died 2017) *25 January – Rolf Nilssen, politician (died 2012) *3 February – Kjell Magne Fredheim, politician (died 2006) *7 February – Sonja Ludvigsen, politician and Minister (died 1974) *10 February – Sissel Sellæg, actress (died 2014) *23 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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