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21 May 1847BornRendalen, Fjell, Søndre Bergenhus amt, NorgeSourced
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30 May 1847BaptisedFjell, Søndre Bergenhus amt, NorgeSourced
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1848The place and the treeBrudeferd i HardangerPaul is 1
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Hans Gude maler sitt berømte bilde Brudeferd i Hardanger sammen med Adolph Tidemand.
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1848NorwayThe revolutions of 1848Paul is 1Read 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 movementPaul is 1Read 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 innviesPaul is 2
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Det kongelige slott innvies i Oslo.
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1851NorwayThe Jewish clause is repealedPaul is 4Read 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The Constitution's ban on Jews in the realm was repealed once there was a two-thirds majority for it in the Storting.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 treeKoleraepidemiPaul is 6
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Koleraepidemi i Norge
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1854NorwayEqual inheritancePaul is 7Read 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 togbanePaul is 7
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Eidsvoll-banen, Norges første togbane åpnes.
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1854The place and the treeInnføring av frimerkerPaul is 7
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Frimerker ble vedtatt utgitt.
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1854NorwayThe first railwayPaul is 7Read more
The main line between Christiania and Eidsvoll opened – Norway's first railway.
Source: Hovedbanen
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1859The place and the treeKarl IVPaul is 12
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Karl IV regjerer (svensk styre).
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1860The place and the treeBefolkningPaul is 13
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1.596.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1860The place and the treeStorflom i Sør-NorgePaul is 13
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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 USAPaul is 14
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Borgerkrigen i USA.
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6 Jul 1862ConfirmedFjell, Søndre Bergenhus amt, NorgeSourced
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1862The place and the treeThe Homestead ActPaul is 15
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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 AmerikaPaul is 18
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Dampskipstrafikken overtok Amerikafarten etter seilbåtene.
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1865The place and the treeFolketellingPaul is 18
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Folketelling.
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1865The place and the treeUtvandring til AmerikaPaul is 18
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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 1865Paul is 18Read 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 wavePaul is 19Read 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 unifiedPaul is 24Read 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 IIPaul is 25
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Oscar II regjerer (svensk styre).
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1875The place and the treeFolketellingPaul is 28
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Folketelling.
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1875The place and the treeKrone innføres som pengeenhetPaul is 28
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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 henrettelsePaul is 29
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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 1875Paul is 29Read 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 opprettesPaul is 29
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Statistisk sentralbyrå opprettes.
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1880The place and the treeSterk økonomisk vekst i AmerikaPaul is 33
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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 NorgePaul is 33
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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 emigrationPaul is 33Read 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 NorgePaul is 33
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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 stiftesPaul is 37
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Partiene Høyre og Venstre stiftes.
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1884The place and the treeParlamentarismen innføresPaul is 37
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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 governmentPaul is 37Read 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 treeFolketellingPaul is 38
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Folketelling.
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1885The place and the treeNynorsk og bokmål jamstillesPaul is 38
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Nynorsk og bokmål ble jamstilte skriftspråk i Norge.
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1886NorwayThe land register of 1886Paul is 39Read 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 stiftesPaul is 40
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Det Norske Arbeiderparti stiftes.
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16 Jun 1889DiedArefjord, Fjell, Søndre Bergenhus amt, NorgeSourced
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20 Jun 1889BuriedFjell, Søndre Bergenhus amt, NorgeSourced
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1889The place and the treeBefolkningPaul is 42
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2.000.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1889The place and the treeLov om folkeskolePaul is 42
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Lov om folkeskole innføres.
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1889NorwayThe folk schoolPaul is 42Read 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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