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28 Nov 1858BornKviteseid, Bratsbergs amt, NorgeSourced
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8 May 1859BaptisedKviteseid kyrkje, Kviteseid, Bratsbergs amt, NorgeSourced
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1859The place and the treeKarl IVThora is 1
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Karl IV regjerer (svensk styre).
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1860The place and the treeBefolkningThora is 2
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1.596.000 mennesker i Norge.
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1860The place and the treeStorflom i Sør-NorgeThora is 2
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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 USAThora is 3
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Borgerkrigen i USA.
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1862The place and the treeThe Homestead ActThora is 4
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The Homestead Act ga nybyggere i Amerika rett til 160 acres gratis land.
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1864The place and the treeThe diocese of Hamar is restoredThora is 6Read more
Hamar got its own diocese again, which had been under Oslo since the Reformation.
Source: Hamar bispedømme
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1865The place and the treeDampskip til AmerikaThora is 7
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Dampskipstrafikken overtok Amerikafarten etter seilbåtene.
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1865The place and the treeFolketellingThora is 7
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Folketelling.
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1865The place and the treeUtvandring til AmerikaThora is 7
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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 1865Thora is 7Read 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 waveThora is 8Read 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 unifiedThora is 13Read 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 IIThora is 14
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Oscar II regjerer (svensk styre).
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1875The place and the treeFolketellingThora is 17
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Folketelling.
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1875The place and the treeKrone innføres som pengeenhetThora is 17
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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 henrettelseThora is 18
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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 1875Thora is 18Read 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 opprettesThora is 18
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Statistisk sentralbyrå opprettes.
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1880The place and the treeSterk økonomisk vekst i AmerikaThora is 22
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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 NorgeThora is 22
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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 emigrationThora is 22Read 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 NorgeThora is 22
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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 stiftesThora is 26
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Partiene Høyre og Venstre stiftes.
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1884The place and the treeParlamentarismen innføresThora is 26
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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 governmentThora is 26Read 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 treeFolketellingThora is 27
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Folketelling.
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1885The place and the treeNynorsk og bokmål jamstillesThora is 27
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Nynorsk og bokmål ble jamstilte skriftspråk i Norge.
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1886NorwayThe land register of 1886Thora is 28Read 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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26 Feb 1887DiedVang (Hedmark), Hedemarkens amt, NorgeSourced
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9 Mar 1887BuriedVang kirke, Hamar, Hamar, Hedemarkens amt, NorgeSourced
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1887The place and the treeArbeiderpartiet stiftesThora is 29
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Det Norske Arbeiderparti stiftes.
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