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1882 In Norway
Events in the year 1882 in Norway. Incumbents *Monarchy of Norway, Monarch: Oscar II of Sweden, Oscar II. Events * The 1882 Norwegian parliamentary election, 1882 Parliamentary election takes place. Arts and literature Births January to June *6 January – Lise Stauri, educator (died 1949). *25 January – Conrad Christensen, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (d.1951) *4 February Birger Meidell, politician (d.1958) *5 February – Karl Ouren, Norwegian-American artist (d.1943) *19 February – Hans Ystgaard, politician and Minister (d.1953) *27 February – Nils Selmer Hauff, bookseller (d.1963) *11 March – Gunnar Kaasen, musher, delivered diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska in 1925, as the last leg of a dog sled relay that saved the city from an epidemic (d.1960) *12 March – Jakob Nilsson Vik, politician and Minister (d.1960) *2 May – Aagot Nissen, actress (d.1978) *5 May – Carl Alfred Pedersen, gymnast and triple jumper (d.1960) *20 May – Sigrid Undset, nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monarchy Of Norway
The Norwegian monarch is the head of state of Norway, which is a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system. The Norwegian monarchy can trace its line back to the reign of Harald Fairhair and the previous petty kingdoms which were united to form Norway; it has been in unions with both Sweden and Denmark for long periods. The present monarch is King Harald V, who has reigned since 17 January 1991, succeeding his father, Olav V. The heir apparent is his only son, Crown Prince Haakon. The crown prince undertakes various public ceremonial functions, as does the king's wife, Queen Sonja. The crown prince also acts as regent in the king's absence. There are several other members of the royal family, including the king's daughter, grandchildren and sister. Since the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden and the subsequent election of a Danish prince as King Haakon VII in 1905, the reigning royal house of Norway has been a branch of the Schleswig- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
