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1829
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1832The place and the treeKoleraepidemiMartha is 3
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Koleraepidemi i Norge
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1832NorwayCholera reaches NorwayMartha is 3Read 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 opprettetMartha is 8
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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-governmentMartha is 8Read 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 1838Martha is 9Read 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 NorgeMartha is 11
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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 IMartha is 15
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Oscar I regjerer (svensk styre).
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1845The place and the treeDissenterloven innføresMartha is 16
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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 ActMartha is 16Read 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 etableresMartha is 17
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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 HardangerMartha is 19
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Hans Gude maler sitt berømte bilde Brudeferd i Hardanger sammen med Adolph Tidemand.
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1848NorwayThe revolutions of 1848Martha is 19Read 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 movementMartha is 19Read 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 innviesMartha is 20
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Det kongelige slott innvies i Oslo.
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1851NorwayThe Jewish clause is repealedMartha is 22Read 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 treeKoleraepidemiMartha is 24
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Koleraepidemi i Norge
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1854NorwayEqual inheritanceMartha is 25Read 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 togbaneMartha is 25
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Eidsvoll-banen, Norges første togbane åpnes.
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1854The place and the treeInnføring av frimerkerMartha is 25
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Frimerker ble vedtatt utgitt.
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1854NorwayThe first railwayMartha is 25Read more
The main line between Christiania and Eidsvoll opened – Norway's first railway.
Source: Hovedbanen
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1859The place and the treeKarl IVMartha is 30
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Karl IV regjerer (svensk styre).
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1860The place and the treeBefolkningMartha is 31
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1.596.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1860The place and the treeStorflom i Sør-NorgeMartha is 31
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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 USAMartha is 32
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Borgerkrigen i USA.
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1862The place and the treeThe Homestead ActMartha is 33
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The Homestead Act ga nybyggere i Amerika rett til 160 acres gratis land.
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11 Oct 1863
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15 Oct 1863
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