What we know – and how
The life
-
20 Oct 1836
-
1837The place and the treeKommunalt selvstyre opprettetEllen is 1
Read more
Det kommunale selvstyret blir opprettet ved Formannskapslovene. Opprettelsen av kommunene fører til at Norge får et mer desentralisert styre enn nabolandene.
-
1837NorwayLocal self-governmentEllen is 1Read 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
-
1838NorwayThe land register of 1838Ellen is 2Read 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
-
1840The place and the treeFotografiet kommer til NorgeEllen is 4
Read more
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.
-
1844The place and the treeOscar IEllen is 8
Read more
Oscar I regjerer (svensk styre).
-
1845The place and the treeDissenterloven innføresEllen is 9
Read more
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.
-
1845NorwayThe Dissenter ActEllen is 9Read more
Christian communities other than the state church got the right to establish themselves in Norway – among them Quakers, Catholics and Methodists.
Source: dissenterloven
-
1846The place and the treeArne Fabrikker etableresEllen is 10
Read more
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.
-
1848The place and the treeBrudeferd i HardangerEllen is 12
Read more
Hans Gude maler sitt berømte bilde Brudeferd i Hardanger sammen med Adolph Tidemand.
-
1848NorwayThe revolutions of 1848Ellen is 12Read more
Revolutionary uprisings across Europe, above all in France, Germany, Austria and Italy. They were followed by a new conservative reaction.
Source: februarrevolusjonen
-
1848NorwayThe Thrane movementEllen is 12Read 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.
-
1849The place and the treeSlottet innviesEllen is 13
Read more
Det kongelige slott innvies i Oslo.
-
1851NorwayThe Jewish clause is repealedEllen is 15Read 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
-
1853The place and the treeKoleraepidemiEllen is 17
Read more
Koleraepidemi i Norge
-
1854NorwayEqual inheritanceEllen is 18Read more
The Inheritance Act gave men and women equal shares. Before, sisters and daughters got only half as much as their brothers.
Source: søsterlodd
-
1854The place and the treeNorges første togbaneEllen is 18
Read more
Eidsvoll-banen, Norges første togbane åpnes.
-
1854The place and the treeInnføring av frimerkerEllen is 18
Read more
Frimerker ble vedtatt utgitt.
-
1854NorwayThe first railwayEllen is 18Read more
The main line between Christiania and Eidsvoll opened – Norway's first railway.
Source: Hovedbanen
-
1859The place and the treeKarl IVEllen is 23
Read more
Karl IV regjerer (svensk styre).
-
6 Jul 1860
-
1860The place and the treeBefolkningEllen is 24
Read more
1.596.000 mennesker i Norge.
-
1860The place and the treeStorflom i Sør-NorgeEllen is 24
Read more
Det var storflom i Sør-Norge dette året, kombinert med at det var en kald og våt sommer. Husket som et uår.
_(4906954044).jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
How are you related to Ellen?
Find out