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2 Sep 1856BornKommestadbakken, Ringsaker, Hedemarkens amt, NorgeSourced
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28 Sep 1856BaptisedVeldre kirke, Ringsaker, Hedemarkens amt, NorgeSourced
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1859The place and the treeKarl IVOle is 3
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Karl IV regjerer (svensk styre).
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1860The place and the treeBefolkningOle is 4
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1.596.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1860The place and the treeStorflom i Sør-NorgeOle is 4
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Det var storflom i Sør-Norge dette året, kombinert med at det var en kald og våt sommer. Husket som et uår.
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1861The place and the treeBorgerkrig i USAOle is 5
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Borgerkrigen i USA.
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1862The place and the treeThe Homestead ActOle is 6
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The Homestead Act ga nybyggere i Amerika rett til 160 acres gratis land.
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1865The place and the treeDampskip til AmerikaOle is 9
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Dampskipstrafikken overtok Amerikafarten etter seilbåtene.
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1865The place and the treeFolketellingOle is 9
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Folketelling.
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1865The place and the treeUtvandring til AmerikaOle is 9
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Utvandring til Amerika starter nå for fullt. Over 800.000 nordmenn utvandrer til Amerika mellom 1825 og 1930. Hele 780.000 dro i tidsrommet 1865 og 1930.
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1865NorwayThe census of 1865Ole is 9Read more
A census with the name, age, birthplace and occupation of everyone. It was also an agricultural census, so the lists give the livestock and sowing on the farms.
Source: folketelling
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1866NorwayThe emigration waveOle is 10Read more
Failed harvests and a lack of land drove 111,000 Norwegians abroad. The police emigrant protocols and the passenger lists show who left.
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1871NorwayGermany is unifiedOle is 15Read more
King William of Prussia was proclaimed German emperor at Versailles, and Germany became a united nation state. Otto von Bismarck is counted as the man behind it.
Source: Otto von Bismarck
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1872The place and the treeOscar IIOle is 16
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Oscar II regjerer (svensk styre).
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1875The place and the treeFolketellingOle is 19
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Folketelling.
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1875The place and the treeKrone innføres som pengeenhetOle is 19
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Daler- og skillingbetegnelsen blir avviklet, og det blir bestemt at Pengeenheden skal være en Krone, som deles i 100 Øre.
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1876The place and the treeSiste Norske henrettelseOle is 20
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Kristoffer Nilsen Svartbækken Grindalen var den siste som ble henrettet i Norge etter den vanlige straffeloven. Dette skjedde i 1876.
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1876NorwayThe census of 1875Ole is 20Read more
The count was made on 3 January 1876 but is called the census of 1875. It gives the name, birth year, birthplace, occupation and faith of everyone, and the livestock and sowing on the farms.
Source: folketelling
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1876The place and the treeStatistisk sentralbyrå opprettesOle is 20
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Statistisk sentralbyrå opprettes.
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1880The place and the treeSterk økonomisk vekst i AmerikaOle is 24
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I løpet av 1880-årene opplevde Amerika en sterk økonomisk vekst.
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1880The place and the treeStore barnekull i NorgeOle is 24
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De store barnekullene fra 1850-60 kom nå ut på arbeidsmarkedet noe som gjorde det vanskeligere å finne arbeid.
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1880NorwayThe great emigrationOle is 24Read more
The largest wave of emigration: more than 250,000 Norwegians left, most of them for America – 29,000 in 1882 alone. Many families have relatives in the Midwest from these years.
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1880The place and the treeTelefonen kom til NorgeOle is 24
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5. mai 1880 fikk The International Bell Telephone Company tillatelse av formannskapet i Christiania til å starte Norges første telefonsentral. Det ble starten på telefonens historie i Norge.
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1884The place and the treeHøyre og Venstre stiftesOle is 28
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Partiene Høyre og Venstre stiftes.
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1884The place and the treeParlamentarismen innføresOle is 28
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Gjennom riksrettsdommen mot ministeriet Selmer innføres parlamentarismen i Norge. Stortingets makt styrkes på bekostning av regjeringen og svenskekongen.
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1884NorwayParliamentary governmentOle is 28Read more
After the impeachment of the Selmer government, Johan Sverdrup's Liberal government was appointed. The era of the civil servants in government was over, and from now on the government needed the Storting's confidence.
Source: embetsmannsstaten
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1885The place and the treeFolketellingOle is 29
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Folketelling.
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1885The place and the treeNynorsk og bokmål jamstillesOle is 29
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Nynorsk og bokmål ble jamstilte skriftspråk i Norge.
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1886NorwayThe land register of 1886Ole is 30Read more
A new register of all landed properties, with the assessment in mark and øre and holding numbers under each farm number – the system still in use.
Source: Matrikkelen 1886
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1887The place and the treeArbeiderpartiet stiftesOle is 31
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Det Norske Arbeiderparti stiftes.
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1889The place and the treeBefolkningOle is 33
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2.000.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1889The place and the treeLov om folkeskoleOle is 33
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Lov om folkeskole innføres.
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1889NorwayThe folk schoolOle is 33Read more
The Folk School Act created a common school for children of every class, with an elected school board in place of the church's men.
Source: folkeskolen
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1891The place and the treeFolketellingOle is 35
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Folketelling.
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1891NorwayThe census of 1891Ole is 35Read more
A census with the name, birth year, birthplace and occupation of everyone. As in other counts, the given birth year is not always right.
Source: folketelling
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1892The place and the treeLov om barnearbeidOle is 36
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Lov om barnearbeid innføres.
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1893The place and the treeØkonomisk kriseOle is 37
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I perioden 1893 til 1905 opplevde Norge tunge tider. Landet sett under ett gikk inn i en økonomisk krise.
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1894The place and the treeLov om ulykkestrygdOle is 38
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Lov om ulykkestrygd innføres for industriarbeidere.
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1895The place and the treeBorgerlig vigsel tillatesOle is 39
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I 1895 ble det åpnet adgang til borgerlig vigsel. Vigselen kunne arrangeres som en livssynsnøytral seremoni og var likevel en rettslig handling. Slike vigsler skulle utføres av notarius publicus, det vil si en dommer (byfogd eller sorenskriver), dommerfullmektig eller annen tjenestemann i tingretten.
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1895The place and the treeNorges første bilOle is 39
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Norges første bil var en Benz. Den kom til Gjøvik i 1895 for å settes i rutetrafikk i Gudbrandsdalen.
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1895The place and the treeNobels fredspris opprettesOle is 39
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Nobels fredspris er en av de fem priser svensken Alfred Nobel opprettet i sitt testamente av 27. november 1895. Den deles ut av Den Norske Nobelkomite. Mottaker av den årlige prisen kunngjøres tradisjonelt i begynnelsen av oktober, mens selve prisutdelingen finner sted på Nobels dødsdag den 10. desember.
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1898The place and the treeAllmenn stemmerett for mennOle is 42
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Allmenn stemmerett for menn innføres.
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1898NorwayVotes for menOle is 42Read more
All men over 25 got the vote in elections to the Storting, whatever their income or wealth.
Source: stemmerettens historie i Norge
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1899The place and the treeMoelven BrugOle is 43Read more
Moelven Brug was founded by taking over a wheel and cart factory – the origin of the Moelven industrial group.
Source: Moelven
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1899The place and the treeKristianiakrakketOle is 43
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Kristianiakrakket er vanlig betegnelse på det krakk i aksje- og eiendomsmarkedet som skjedde i Kristiania (i dag Oslo) 11. juni 1899.
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1900The place and the treeBefolkningOle is 44
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2.240.032 mennesker i Norge.
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1900The place and the treeFolketellingOle is 44
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Folketelling.
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1900NorwayThe census of 1900Ole is 44Read more
Everyone was recorded where they were on the day of the count. Most have a birth year; children born in 1900 have a date of birth.
Source: folketelling
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1903The place and the treeVerdens første flyturOle is 47
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Brødrene Orville og Wilbur Wright gjennomfører den første flygningen med et fly.
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1904The place and the treeFørste kino til NorgeOle is 48
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Den første kinoen kom til Norge i 1904.
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1905The place and the treeNorge blir selvstendigOle is 49
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Etter lang forfatningsstrid blir unionen med Sverige oppløst; først etter stortingsvedtak 7. juni, deretter gjennom forhandlinger med svenskene og en folkeavstemning. Etter nok en folkeavstemning blir Norge et konstitusjonelt monarki med en egen konge (Haakon 7).
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1905NorwayThe union is dissolvedOle is 49Read more
The Storting declared the union with Sweden dissolved. The referendum in August gave an overwhelming yes, and Norway got its own king.
Source: Unionsoppløsningen i 1905
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1905The place and the treeHaakon VIIOle is 49
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Haakon VII regjerer.
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24 Aug 1907ResidenceCanada · Reiser over til Canada med skipet Montebello fra Oslo.Sourced
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1908The place and the treeNorges første rutebilforbindelseOle is 52
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Norges første ordinære rutebilforbindelse satt i drift; Molde – Batnfjordsøra. Aarø Automobilselskap stiftet 27.november 1907.
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1910The place and the treeFolketellingOle is 54
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Folketelling.
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1910NorwayThe census of 1910Ole is 54Read more
For the first time returned Norwegian Americans were counted separately – with their home before emigrating, their home and work in the USA and the dates of their journeys.
Source: folketelling
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1911The place and the treeNorge når sørpolenOle is 55
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Roald Amundsen når Sørpolen.
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24 Jun 1912DiedAlberta Hospital for the Insane, Ponoka, Alberta, CanadaUnsourced
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1912The worldThe Titanic sinksOle is 56Read more
The liner Titanic sank on her first voyage after striking an iceberg. About 1,500 people died, 20 of them Norwegians.
Source: Titanic
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1912The place and the treeTitanic forliserOle is 56
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RMS «Titanic» forliser etter å ha truffet et isfjell på jomfruturen over Atlanteren.
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