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1831
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1832The place and the treeKoleraepidemiOline is 1
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Koleraepidemi i Norge
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1832NorwayCholera reaches NorwayOline is 1Read more
Cholera was first found in Norway. A commission against the epidemic was already in place and published advice on how to recognise and treat the disease.
Source: Kolera
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1837The place and the treeKommunalt selvstyre opprettetOline is 6
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Det kommunale selvstyret blir opprettet ved Formannskapslovene. Opprettelsen av kommunene fører til at Norge får et mer desentralisert styre enn nabolandene.
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1837NorwayLocal self-governmentOline is 6Read more
Every rural district and town was to have an elected council and board of representatives – municipal self-government begins.
Source: formannskapslovene
Picture: Municipal Archives of Trondheim from Trondheim, Norway · CC BY 2.0
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1838NorwayThe land register of 1838Oline is 7Read more
The first revised, nationwide register of landed properties and their value, with the assessment in skylddaler and farm numbers within each court district.
Source: Matrikkelen 1838
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1840The place and the treeFotografiet kommer til NorgeOline is 9
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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 IOline is 13
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Oscar I regjerer (svensk styre).
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1845The place and the treeDissenterloven innføresOline is 14
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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 ActOline is 14Read 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 etableresOline is 15
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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 HardangerOline is 17
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Hans Gude maler sitt berømte bilde Brudeferd i Hardanger sammen med Adolph Tidemand.
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1848NorwayThe revolutions of 1848Oline is 17Read 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 movementOline is 17Read 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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1849The place and the treeSlottet innviesOline is 18
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Det kongelige slott innvies i Oslo.
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1851NorwayThe Jewish clause is repealedOline is 20Read 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 treeKoleraepidemiOline is 22
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Koleraepidemi i Norge
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1854NorwayEqual inheritanceOline is 23Read 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 togbaneOline is 23
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Eidsvoll-banen, Norges første togbane åpnes.
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1854The place and the treeInnføring av frimerkerOline is 23
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Frimerker ble vedtatt utgitt.
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1854NorwayThe first railwayOline is 23Read more
The main line between Christiania and Eidsvoll opened – Norway's first railway.
Source: Hovedbanen
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1859The place and the treeKarl IVOline is 28
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Karl IV regjerer (svensk styre).
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1860The place and the treeBefolkningOline is 29
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1.596.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1860The place and the treeStorflom i Sør-NorgeOline is 29
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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 USAOline is 30
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Borgerkrigen i USA.
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1862The place and the treeThe Homestead ActOline is 31
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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 AmerikaOline is 34
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Dampskipstrafikken overtok Amerikafarten etter seilbåtene.
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1865The place and the treeFolketellingOline is 34
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Folketelling.
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1865The place and the treeUtvandring til AmerikaOline is 34
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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 1865Oline is 34Read 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 waveOline is 35Read 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 unifiedOline is 40Read 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 IIOline is 41
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Oscar II regjerer (svensk styre).
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1875The place and the treeFolketellingOline is 44
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Folketelling.
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1875The place and the treeKrone innføres som pengeenhetOline is 44
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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 henrettelseOline is 45
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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 1875Oline is 45Read 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 opprettesOline is 45
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Statistisk sentralbyrå opprettes.
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1880The place and the treeSterk økonomisk vekst i AmerikaOline is 49
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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 NorgeOline is 49
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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 emigrationOline is 49Read 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 NorgeOline is 49
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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 stiftesOline is 53
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Partiene Høyre og Venstre stiftes.
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1884The place and the treeParlamentarismen innføresOline is 53
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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 governmentOline is 53Read 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 treeFolketellingOline is 54
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Folketelling.
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1885The place and the treeNynorsk og bokmål jamstillesOline is 54
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Nynorsk og bokmål ble jamstilte skriftspråk i Norge.
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1886NorwayThe land register of 1886Oline is 55Read 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 stiftesOline is 56
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Det Norske Arbeiderparti stiftes.
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1889The place and the treeBefolkningOline is 58
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2.000.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1889The place and the treeLov om folkeskoleOline is 58
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Lov om folkeskole innføres.
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1889NorwayThe folk schoolOline is 58Read 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 treeFolketellingOline is 60
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Folketelling.
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1891NorwayThe census of 1891Oline is 60Read 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 barnearbeidOline is 61
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Lov om barnearbeid innføres.
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1893The place and the treeØkonomisk kriseOline is 62
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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 ulykkestrygdOline is 63
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Lov om ulykkestrygd innføres for industriarbeidere.
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1895The place and the treeBorgerlig vigsel tillatesOline is 64
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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 bilOline is 64
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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 opprettesOline is 64
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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 mennOline is 67
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Allmenn stemmerett for menn innføres.
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1898NorwayVotes for menOline is 67Read 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 treeKristianiakrakketOline is 68
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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 treeBefolkningOline is 69
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2.240.032 mennesker i Norge.
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1900The place and the treeFolketellingOline is 69
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Folketelling.
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1900NorwayThe census of 1900Oline is 69Read 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 flyturOline is 72
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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 NorgeOline is 73
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Den første kinoen kom til Norge i 1904.
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1905The place and the treeNorge blir selvstendigOline is 74
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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 dissolvedOline is 74Read 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 VIIOline is 74
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Haakon VII regjerer.
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1908The place and the treeNorges første rutebilforbindelseOline is 77
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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 treeFolketellingOline is 79
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Folketelling.
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1910NorwayThe census of 1910Oline is 79Read 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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1911
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1911The place and the treeNorge når sørpolenOline is 80
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Roald Amundsen når Sørpolen.
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