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1851 In Norway
Events in the year 1851 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch: Oscar I Events Arts and literature *10 January – The Norwegian Booksellers Association (''Den Norske Bokhandlerforening'') is founded. Births January to June *2 January – Haldor Boen, teacher and politician in America (died 1912) *25 January – Arne Garborg, writer (died 1924) *28 January – Andreas Aubert, art historian (died 1913) *11 June – Oscar Borg, composer (died 1930) July to December *23 July – Peder Severin Krøyer, painter (died 1909) *20 August – Abraham Berge, politician and Minister (died 1936) *23 September – Ola Thommessen, newspaper editor (died 1942) *2 October – Elias Sunde, politician and Minister (died 1910). *30 October – Leonhard Hess Stejneger, zoologist (died 1943) *10 November – Waldemar Christofer Brøgger, geologist and mineralogist (died 1940) *25 November – Hans Andersen Foss, author, newspaper editor and temperance leader in America (died 1929) Full date unknown *Gu ... [...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] |
1942 In Norway
Events in the year 1942 in Norway. Incumbents *Government in Exile (in London) ** List of Norwegian monarchs, Monarch – Haakon VII ** Heads of government of Norway, Prime Minister – Johan Nygaardsvold (Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party) *German Military Governor ** Reichskommissar#Norway, Reichskommissar in Norway – Josef Terboven *Quisling regime, German Puppet Government in Oslo ** Minister-President – Vidkun Quisling (Nasjonal Samling, National Unification) – inducted on 1 February Events * 1 February – Vidkun Quisling is appointed as the Minister-President of Norway by the German occupiers despite strong opposition. * 12 February – Vidkun Quisling meets Adolf Hitler. * 13 March – Vidkun Quisling restored the so-called "Jewish paragraph" of the Norwegian Constitution which forbade Jews to enter or settle in Norway (This paragraph was originally abolished on July 21, 1851). This paragraph was in force until 1945. Quisling was convicted after the war on illega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1926 In Norway
Events in the year 1926 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarch – Haakon VII Events *May 11–14 – Roald Amundsen makes the first airship flight over the North Pole. The ''Norge'' leaves Spitsbergen and arrives in Teller, Alaska three days later. *September – Abraham Berge, as the only Norwegian Prime Minister ever is impeached. The charge was withholding information relating to the government rescue of a bank threatened by bankruptcy. He was, however, acquitted in 1927, along with the six ministers who stood trial alongside him. *26 September – Ullevaal Stadion opens. *Aasa Helgesen becomes the first female mayor in Norway. Popular culture Sports * Ivar Ballangrud was Men's All-round Champion. Music Film Literature Notable births *1 January – Rolf Fjeldvær, politician (died 2017) *5 January – Harald Maartmann, cross-country skier (died 2021). *18 February – Alf Næsheim, illustrator (died 2014) *25 February – Eva Bergh, actress (died 2013) *1 March – E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter W
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (album), a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a 1934 film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather Animals * Peter, the Lord's cat, cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouser), Chief Mouser between 1929 and 1946 * Peter II (cat), Chief Mouser between 1946 and 1947 * Peter III (cat), Chief Mouser between 1947 a ... [...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] |
Gunvald Aus
Gunvald Aus, also written Aas (May 30, 1851 – May 27, 1950) was a Norwegian-American engineer. He is most associated with the engineering of the Woolworth Building in New York City. Background He was born the son of Gabriel Godfrey Aas and Sophie Schroeder in Haugesund in the county of Rogaland, Norway. He was educated at the Bergen Technical School (now Norwegian University of Science and Technology (1879). He graduated from the Technical University of Munich (1882). He was then hired in the Norwegian Directorate of Public Roads as an assistant to Road Director Hans Hagerup Krag, but left for the United States in 1883. Initially, he was employed by railroad and highway bridge designer Theodore Cooper. Career Having worked in different companies, including the Phoenix Bridge Company, he was hired as chief engineer in the United States Department of the Treasury. In 1902, he started his own firm of consulting engineers, Gusvald Aus Company in New York City. The firm completed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 In Norway
Events in the year 1929 in Norway. Incumbents * Monarchy of Norway, Monarch – Haakon VII Events * 21 March - Olav V of Norway, Crown Prince Olav (later King Olav) married his cousin, Princess Märtha of Sweden. * 8 May ** Norway annexed the volcanic island Jan Mayen located in the Arctic Ocean. ** Seamen organize a general strike in opposition to proposed wage cuts. Popular culture Sports Music Film Notable births * 1 January – Fredrik Olsen, shipping magnate * 3 January – Grethe Rytter Hasle, planktologist (died 2013) * 17 January – Jan Rasmus Skåre, judge *3 February – Arvid Johanson, politician and Minister * 10 February – Hallgeir Brenden, cross country skier and double Olympic gold medallist (died 2007) * 10 February – Einar W. Sissener, businessperson (died 2008) * 26 February – Bjørn Skau, politician and Minister * 4 March – Fredrik Hagemann, geologist and public servant (died 2019). * 5 April – Ivar Giaever, physicist, shared the No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Andersen Foss
Hans Andersen Foss (November 25, 1851 – July 9, 1929) was a Norwegian-American author, newspaper editor and temperance leader. Foss is most noted for his Norwegian language novel, ''Husmands-gutte'' (1885) which was translated into English as ''The Cotter's Son. A story from Sigdal''. Biography Foss was born in Modum, Buskerud county, Norway. He was the son of a small tenant farmer, Anders Knudsen Fossen and his wife Karen Marie Henriksdatter. Foss immigrated to the United States in 1887. A lifelong proponent of the temperance movement and the Populist Party, Foss edited several temperance publications. In 1886–87, he was editor of the ''Dakota Bladet'' magazine in Portland, North Dakota. From 1888 to 1893 served as editor for the Norwegian language newspaper ''Normanden'' in Grand Forks, North Dakota. In 1892, Foss was nominated as the North Dakota Populist Party candidate for Congress, but lost the election. Afterwards Foss gave up both politics and the newspaper bu ... [...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] |
Waldemar Christofer Brøgger (geologist)
Waldemar Christofer Brøgger FRSE (10 November 185117 February 1940) was a Norwegian geologist and mineralogist. His research on Permian igneous rocks (286 to 245 million years ago) of the Oslo district greatly advanced petrologic theory on the formation of rocks. Biography He was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Anton Wilhelm Brøgger (1820–82) and Oline (“Lina”) Marie Bjerring (1826–1905). He attended Oslo Cathedral School and graduated in 1870. He studied science and zoology under Theodor Kjerulf at University of Christiania (now University of Oslo). He was Cand. filos. (1870) and delivered his dissertation in 1875. Brøgger was then immediately employed in the Norwegian Geological Survey as an assistant. In the winter of 1875–76, he made a study trip together with fellow student Hans Reusch (1852–1922) to Corsica and Elba. The two jointly published an illustrated work, ''Jættegryder ved Christiania'' (Copenhagen. 1874) which was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1943 In Norway
Events in the year 1943 in Norway. Incumbents *Government in Exile (in London) ** Monarch – Haakon VII ** Prime Minister – Johan Nygaardsvold ( Labour Party) *German Military Governor ** Reichskommissar in Norway – Josef Terboven * German Puppet Government in Oslo ** Minister-President – Vidkun Quisling ( National Unification) Events * 5 February – The Norwegian submarine HNoMS ''Uredd'' is destroyed by a German minefield. The 39 men aboard as well as six Special Operations Executive (SOE) agents are killed in the sinking. The wreck of the submarine was only discovered in 1985. * 22 February – The collaborationist Quisling regime approves the (English: 'Law of national work effort') according to which all men between ages 18–55 and all women between ages 21–40, are required to enlist. * 24 February – 158 Norwegian Jews are deported from Norway to German extermination camps. * 28 February – Operation Gunnerside: Six Norwegian SOE agents led by Joachim Rønneb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonhard Hess Stejneger
Leonhard Hess Stejneger (30 October 1851 – 28 February 1943) was a Norwegian-born American ornithologist, herpetologist and zoologist. Stejneger specialized in vertebrate natural history studies. He gained his greatest reputation with reptiles and amphibians. Wetmore, Alexander (1945). "Leonhard Hess Stejneger (1851-1943)". ''Biographical Memoir. Nat. Acad. Sci.'' 24: 145-195PDF/ref> Early life and family Stejneger was born in Bergen, Norway. His father was Peter Stamer Steineger, a merchant and auditor; his mother was Ingeborg Catharine (née Hess). Leonhard was the eldest of seven children. His sister Agnes Steineger was a Norwegian artist. Until 1880, the Steineger family had been one of the wealthy families in Bergen; at that time business reverses led to the father declaring bankruptcy. Stejneger attended the Smith Theological School in Bergen from 1859 to 1860, and Bergen Latin School until 1869. His interests in zoology developed early. By age sixteen he had a pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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