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23 Dec 1839
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29 Dec 1839
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1840The place and the treeFotografiet kommer til NorgeOle is 1
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På denne tiden kommer fotografiet for første gang til Norge. Portretter blir raskt populært blant middel- og overklassen. Thøge Winther regnes som Norges første fotograf; en annen tidlig fotograf er O. F. Knudsen.
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1844The place and the treeOscar IOle is 5
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Oscar I regjerer (svensk styre).
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1845The place and the treeDissenterloven innføresOle is 6
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I 1845 kom dissenterloven. For første gang ble det lov å danne uavhengige kirkesamfunn utenfor statskirka. Eksempler på slike trossamfunn er Den katolske kirke, Metodistkirka, Baptistsamfunnet og Adventistsamfunnet. Prestene eller forstanderne i disse menighetene kunne også forestå vigsler.
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1845NorwayThe Dissenter ActOle is 6Read more
Christian communities other than the state church got the right to establish themselves in Norway – among them Quakers, Catholics and Methodists.
Source: dissenterloven
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1846The place and the treeArne Fabrikker at Ytre ArnaOle is 7Read more
Peter Jebsen founded the country's first mechanical cotton mill at Ytre Arna. It grew into one of the country's largest textile makers.
Source: Arne Fabrikker
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1846The place and the treeArne Fabrikker etableresOle is 7
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I 1845 undertegnet Peter Jebsen kjøpekontrakt på Blindheimselven (Elvæ) fra Gaupås som renner ut i Ytre Arna, og grunnla det som ble landets første mekaniserte bomullsveveri. Han brukte halve formuen sin, 200 spesiedaler, på å kjøpe elven. Arbeidet kommer i gang i 1846.
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1848The place and the treeBrudeferd i HardangerOle is 9
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Hans Gude maler sitt berømte bilde Brudeferd i Hardanger sammen med Adolph Tidemand.
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1848NorwayThe revolutions of 1848Ole is 9Read more
Revolutionary uprisings across Europe, above all in France, Germany, Austria and Italy. They were followed by a new conservative reaction.
Source: februarrevolusjonen
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1848NorwayThe Thrane movementOle is 9Read more
Marcus Thrane started the first workers' association in Drammen in 1848, and soon there were such associations all over the country to better the workers' lot.
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1848The place and the treeThe cholera epidemic in BergenOle is 9Read more
Cholera spread fast among the poor, from the poorhouses to Nordnes and other poor quarters. In the cathedral's register many of those buried died of cholera.
Source: Koleraepidemi i Bergen
Picture: J.W. Cappelens Forlag / After Johan F. L. Dreier · Public domain
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1849The place and the treeSlottet innviesOle is 10
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Det kongelige slott innvies i Oslo.
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1851NorwayThe Jewish clause is repealedOle is 12Read more
The Constitution's ban on Jews in the realm was repealed once there was a two-thirds majority for it in the Storting.
Source: Jødeparagrafen
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1853The place and the treeKoleraepidemiOle is 14
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Koleraepidemi i Norge
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1854NorwayEqual inheritanceOle is 15Read more
The Inheritance Act gave men and women equal shares. Before, sisters and daughters got only half as much as their brothers.
Source: søsterlodd
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1854The place and the treeNorges første togbaneOle is 15
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Eidsvoll-banen, Norges første togbane åpnes.
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1854The place and the treeInnføring av frimerkerOle is 15
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Frimerker ble vedtatt utgitt.
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1854NorwayThe first railwayOle is 15Read more
The main line between Christiania and Eidsvoll opened – Norway's first railway.
Source: Hovedbanen
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1859The place and the treeKarl IVOle is 20
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Karl IV regjerer (svensk styre).
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1860The place and the treeBefolkningOle is 21
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1.596.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1860The place and the treeStorflom i Sør-NorgeOle is 21
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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 22
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Borgerkrigen i USA.
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1862The place and the treeThe Homestead ActOle is 23
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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 26
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Dampskipstrafikken overtok Amerikafarten etter seilbåtene.
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1865The place and the treeFolketellingOle is 26
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Folketelling.
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1865The place and the treeUtvandring til AmerikaOle is 26
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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 26Read 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 27Read 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 32Read 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 33
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Oscar II regjerer (svensk styre).
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1875The place and the treeFolketellingOle is 36
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Folketelling.
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1875The place and the treeKrone innføres som pengeenhetOle is 36
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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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1876OccupationGjerstad, Haus, Søndre Bergenhus amt, Norge · SkolelærerUnsourced
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1876The place and the treeSiste Norske henrettelseOle is 37
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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 37Read 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 37
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Statistisk sentralbyrå opprettes.
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1879OccupationYtre Arna, Bergen, Bergen amt, Norge · SkolelærerUnsourced
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1880The place and the treeSterk økonomisk vekst i AmerikaOle is 41
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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 41
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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 41Read 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 41
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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 45
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Partiene Høyre og Venstre stiftes.
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1884The place and the treeParlamentarismen innføresOle is 45
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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 45Read 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 46
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Folketelling.
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1885The place and the treeNynorsk og bokmål jamstillesOle is 46
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Nynorsk og bokmål ble jamstilte skriftspråk i Norge.
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1886NorwayThe land register of 1886Ole is 47Read 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 48
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Det Norske Arbeiderparti stiftes.
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1889The place and the treeBefolkningOle is 50
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2.000.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1889The place and the treeLov om folkeskoleOle is 50
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Lov om folkeskole innføres.
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1889NorwayThe folk schoolOle is 50Read 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 52
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Folketelling.
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1891NorwayThe census of 1891Ole is 52Read 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 53
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Lov om barnearbeid innføres.
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1893The place and the treeØkonomisk kriseOle is 54
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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 55
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Lov om ulykkestrygd innføres for industriarbeidere.
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1895The place and the treeBorgerlig vigsel tillatesOle is 56
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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 56
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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 56
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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 59
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Allmenn stemmerett for menn innføres.
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1898NorwayVotes for menOle is 59Read 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 treeKristianiakrakketOle is 60
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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 61
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2.240.032 mennesker i Norge.
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1900The place and the treeFolketellingOle is 61
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Folketelling.
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1900NorwayThe census of 1900Ole is 61Read 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 64
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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 65
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Den første kinoen kom til Norge i 1904.
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1905The place and the treeNorge blir selvstendigOle is 66
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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 66Read 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 66
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Haakon VII regjerer.
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1908The place and the treeNorges første rutebilforbindelseOle is 69
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Norges første ordinære rutebilforbindelse satt i drift; Molde – Batnfjordsøra. Aarø Automobilselskap stiftet 27.november 1907.
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1909The place and the treeThe Bergen Line opensOle is 70Read more
The railway between Bergen and Kristiania was opened by King Haakon VII, who called it "the great work of our generation".
Source: Bergensbanen
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27 Jul 1910
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1910The place and the treeFolketellingOle is 71
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Folketelling.
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1910NorwayThe census of 1910Ole is 71Read 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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