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17 Aug 1841BornValestrand, Hammer, Søndre Bergenhus amt, NorgeSourced
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20 Jul 1842BaptisedNykirken, Bergen, Bergen amt, NorgeSourced
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1844The place and the treeOscar IThorvald is 3
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Oscar I regjerer (svensk styre).
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1845The place and the treeDissenterloven innføresThorvald is 4
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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 ActThorvald is 4Read 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 etableresThorvald is 5
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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 HardangerThorvald is 7
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Hans Gude maler sitt berømte bilde Brudeferd i Hardanger sammen med Adolph Tidemand.
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1848NorwayThe revolutions of 1848Thorvald is 7Read 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 movementThorvald is 7Read 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 BergenThorvald is 7Read 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 innviesThorvald is 8
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Det kongelige slott innvies i Oslo.
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1851NorwayThe Jewish clause is repealedThorvald is 10Read 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 treeKoleraepidemiThorvald is 12
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Koleraepidemi i Norge
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1854NorwayEqual inheritanceThorvald is 13Read 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 togbaneThorvald is 13
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Eidsvoll-banen, Norges første togbane åpnes.
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1854The place and the treeInnføring av frimerkerThorvald is 13
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Frimerker ble vedtatt utgitt.
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1854NorwayThe first railwayThorvald is 13Read more
The main line between Christiania and Eidsvoll opened – Norway's first railway.
Source: Hovedbanen
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1859The place and the treeKarl IVThorvald is 18
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Karl IV regjerer (svensk styre).
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1860The place and the treeBefolkningThorvald is 19
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1.596.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1860The place and the treeStorflom i Sør-NorgeThorvald is 19
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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 USAThorvald is 20
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Borgerkrigen i USA.
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26 Dec 1862
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1862The place and the treeThe Homestead ActThorvald is 21
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The Homestead Act ga nybyggere i Amerika rett til 160 acres gratis land.
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1863
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