Events in the year 1845 in Norway.
Incumbents
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Monarch
A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College DictionarMonarch Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority ...
:
Oscar I
Events
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Skutterudite
Named after Skuterudåsen, a hill in Modum, Norway, skutterudite is a cobalt arsenide mineral containing variable amounts of nickel and iron substituting for cobalt with the ideal formula CoAs3. Some references give the arsenic a variable formula ...
, a mineral containing
nickel
Nickel is a chemical element with symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel is a hard and ductile transition metal. Pure nickel is chemically reactive but large pieces are slow to ...
and
iron
Iron () is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from la, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, right in f ...
, was discovered. The discovery was made in Skuterud Mines,
Modum
Modum is a municipality in Buskerud in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Vikersund. The municipality of Modum was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
The area has a long tr ...
,
Buskerud
Buskerud () is a former county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardan ...
.
*The twelfth
Storting
The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years bas ...
convened, following the
1844 election.
*The
Dissenter Act was enacted on 16 July 1845.
Notable births
![RagnaNielsen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/RagnaNielsen.jpg)
*10 January –
Jørund Telnes
Jørund Telnes (10 January 1845 – 3 February 1892) was a Norwegian farmer, teacher, writer and politician. Today he is most commonly associated with his book ''Soga om Sterke-Nils'' about :no:Sterke-Nils (1722–1800), the legendary strongman f ...
, farmer, teacher, writer and politician (d. 1892).
*17 January –
Erika Nissen
Erika Nissen, née Lie (17 January 1845 – 27 October 1903), also known as Erika Røring Møinichen Lie Nissen, was a Norwegian pianist.
She was born in Kongsvinger as the daughter of jurist Michael Strøm Lie and his wife Ingeborg Birgitte Rør ...
, pianist (d. 1903)
*7 March –
Jens Braage Halvorsen
Jens Braage Halvorsen (7 March 1845 – 22 February 1900) was a Norwegian librarian, magazine editor and literary historian.
Halvorsen was born in Bergen, Norway. In 1866, he relocated to Christiania (now Oslo). He edited the magazine ''Ny I ...
, librarian, magazine editor and literary historian (d. 1900).
*27 March –
Jakob Sverdrup Jakob Sverdrup may refer to:
*Jakob Sverdrup (politician) (1845–1899), Norwegian bishop and politician
*Jakob Sverdrup (philologist) (1881–1938), Norwegian philologist
*Jakob Sverdrup (historian)
Jakob Sverdrup (30 November 1919 – 5 December ...
, bishop and politician (d. 1899).
*18 June –
Gustav Storm
Gustav Storm (18 June 1845 – 23 February 1903) was a Norwegian historian, a professor at the Royal Frederick University in Christiania from 1877. He was a driving force in the research of Scandinavian history and literature of the Middle ...
, historian (d. 1903).
*15 July –
Christian Holtermann Knudsen
Christian Holtermann Knudsen (15 July 1845 – 21 April 1929) was a Norwegian typographer, newspaper editor, publisher, trade unionist and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party. He is known as chairman of his party in three non-consecuti ...
, typographer, newspaper editor, publisher, trade unionist and politician (d. 1929)
*17 July –
Ragna Vilhelmine Nielsen, pedagogue and feminist (d. 1924)
*6 August –
Edvard Liljedahl
Edvard Apolloniussen Liljedahl (6 August 1845, in Vik - 10 October 1924) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm in 1889, and Minister of Education and Church Affairs in 1912- ...
, politician and Minister (d. 1924)
*5 September –
Hans Hein Theodor Nysom
Hans Hein Theodor Nysom (5 September 1845 – 28 August 1903) was a Norwegian politician with the Liberal Party, a cabinet minister and member of Norwegian Parliament.
Nysom was born at Botne in Vestfold, Norway. He was a grandchild of priest ...
, politician (d. 1903)
*9 September –
Christen Christensen, shipyard owner, ship-owner and whaling manager (d. 1923)
*28 September –
Cæsar Peter Møller Boeck
Cæsar Peter Møller Boeck (28 September 1845 – 17 March 1917) was a Norwegian dermatologist born in Lier, Norway. He was a nephew to dermatologist Carl Wilhelm Boeck (1808-1875) and zoologist Christian Peder Bianco Boeck (1798-1877).
In 187 ...
, dermatologist (d. 1917)
*10 October –
Anton Jörgen Andersen, composer (d. 1926)
* 7 December –
Tinius Olsen Tinius Olsen (December 7, 1845 – October 20, 1932) was a Norwegian-born American engineer and inventor. He was the founder of thTinius Olsen Material Testing Machine Company a maker of material testing machines. He was awarded the Elliott Cre ...
,
Norwegian American
Norwegian Americans ( nb, Norskamerikanere, nn, Norskamerikanarar) are Americans with ancestral roots in Norway. Norwegian immigrants went to the United States primarily in the latter half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the ...
engineer
Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the l ...
and
inventor
An invention is a unique or novel device, method, composition, idea or process. An invention may be an improvement upon a machine, product, or process for increasing efficiency or lowering cost. It may also be an entirely new concept. If an ...
(d. 1932)
Full date unknown
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Sofus Arctander
Sofus Anton Birger Arctander (22 January 1845 - 20 August 1924) was a politician with the Liberal Party who served as acting Prime Minister of Norway during 1905.
Background
Sofus Arctander was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the ...
, politician and Minister (d. 1924)
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Hans Jensen Haga
Hans Jensen Haga (6 December 1845 – 12 October 1924) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament in 1889, representing Akershus Amt
Akershus () is a traditional region and current elector ...
, politician
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Ludwig Andreas Olsen
Ludwig Andreas Olsen (1845 – February 20, 1886), also known as Louis Williams, was a United States Navy sailor and one of only 19 people to ever be awarded two Medals of Honor. Both awards were for non-combat actions rescuing fello ...
,
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
sailor awarded two
Medals of Honor
The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. Th ...
(d. 1886)
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Ole Andres Olsen
Ole Andres Olsen (28 July 1845 – 29 January 1915)Ochs, Daniel A. and Ochs, Grace Lillian (1974). ''The Past and the Presidents''. Southern Publishing Association, Nashville, TN. SBN: 8127-0084-8. was a Seventh-day Adventist minister and admin ...
,
Seventh-day Adventist
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventism, Adventist Protestantism, Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the Names of the days of the week#Numbered days of the week, seventh day of the ...
minister and administrator (d. 1915)
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Oscar Ludvig Stoud Platou
Oscar Ludvig Stoud Platou (16 July 1845 – 17 January 1929) was a Norwegian jurist. After fourteen years as an assessor in Oslo City Court from 1876 to 1890, he was a professor at the Royal Frederick University from 1890 to 1920.
Personal life
H ...
, jurist and professor (d. 1929)
*
Jon Eilevsson Steintjønndalen,
Hardanger fiddle
A Hardanger fiddle ( no, hardingfele) is a traditional stringed instrument considered to be the national instrument of Norway. In modern designs, this type of fiddle is very similar to the violin, though with eight or nine strings (rather than fo ...
maker (d. 1902)
Notable deaths
![Wergeland daguerreotype](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Wergeland_daguerreotype.jpg)
*13 February –
Henrik Steffens
Henrik Steffens (2 May 1773 – 13 February 1845), was a Norwegian philosopher, scientist, and poet.
Early life, education, and lectures
He was born at Stavanger. At the age of fourteen he went with his parents to Copenhagen, where he studied ...
, philosopher, scientist, and poet (b. 1773)
*17 May –
Christopher Borgersen Hoen
Christopher Borgersen Hoen (26 August 1767 – 17 May 1845) was a Norwegian farmer and politician.
Christopher Hoen was born on the Vølstad farm in Øvre Eiker in the county of Buskerud, Norway. In 1791, he acquired the Hoen farm (''Nedre Hoen ...
, farmer and politician (b.
1767
Events
January–March
* January 1 – The first annual volume of ''The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris'', produced by British Astronomer Royal Nevil Maskelyne at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, gives navigators the ...
).
*12 July –
Henrik Wergeland
Henrik Arnold Thaulow Wergeland (17 June 1808 – 12 July 1845) was a Norwegian writer, most celebrated for his poetry but also a prolific playwright, polemicist, historian, and linguist. He is often described as a leading pioneer in the develop ...
, poet (b. 1808)
*22 October –
Fredrik Riis
Fredrik Riis (29 January 1789 – 22 October 1845) was a Norwegian civil servant.
He was born in Christiania, enrolled as a student in 1806 and graduated as cand.jur. in 1809. He worked as a police attorney from 1810, police secretary from 1813 a ...
, civil servant (b. 1789)
*31 October –
Johan Reinhardt
Johannes Christopher Hagemann Reinhardt (23 December 1778 – 31 October 1845), sometimes called J. C. H. Reinhardt, was a professor in zoology at the University of Copenhagen.
Born in Rendalen parish in Norway, his father, Johannes Henrik Reinhar ...
, professor in zoology (b. 1778)
Full date unknown
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Erich Haagensen Jaabech Erich Haagensen Jaabech (6 December 1761 – 4 January 1845) was a Norwegian farmer who served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly.
Jaabech was born on Usland at Øyslebø in Vest-Agder, Norway. He was the son of Haa ...
, farmer and politician (b. 1761)
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Christian Sørenssen
Christian Sørenssen (born 25 September 1765 in Christiansand, died 16 August 1845 in Våler) was a Norwegian theologian, politician, and Bishop of the Church of Norway. He was bishop of the Diocese of Christianssand from 1811 until 1823 whe ...
, bishop and politician
See also
References
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